Hop Brook Golf Course

I went as a single, got paired up with a duo and another single. They were pretty nice guys. The course was great, a little hilly, but that just makes it a bit more challenging. It’s only a nine hole course, but you can play at twice for the full 18 experience. I will definitely be going back!

I really enjoy the conditions at hop Brook golf course. Everybody was friendly and professional. And the pace of play was moving right along just fine.

I was informed that they were running a few minutes behind, but after the 2nd hole, it was smooth sailing. The course was in great shape.

This is a fantastic 9 hole course and is a great bang for your buck. The scenery is beautiful…. I especially like walking across the bridge to the first tee box as i get to enjoy the sound of the flowing brook it passes over. The staff both in the pro-shop and on the maintenance team are cordial, knowledgeable and helpful…. They’re all good for a joke or in answering your general questions.

The course conditions are professionally kept unlike many other municipal 9 holes in the area and consist of nice lush disease free grass, and generally plays to a thicker cut rough which requires you to really assess your shots. The greens are some of the best in the state consisting of plenty of undulations and grain divergence, making every shot onto the green and putt towards the cup unique. If you want to work on your short game or practice reading greens this is the perfect place to do it.

The course itself offers two very different layouts from the front 5 to the back 4. The first 5 holes utilize more sloping in the fairways to navigate around where the back 4 plays much more flat with differing doglegs. This front back difference is best reflected when comparing the two par 3 holes being the 5th and 7th. The 5th hole plays downhill about 160 yards with the front half of the green being a blind shot, whereas the latter if a straight shot about 180 yards with two mounds and a sand trap directly in front of the green, requiring you to float your ball over trouble. The course also offers a fantastic putting green which is large and consistent with the play style of the greens on the course.

I also appreciate the fact that the course pays its respects to a CT old-timer and Naugatuck local Billy Burke, a pga pro who was the first player to win a major (1931 US Open) using steel shafts in an infamous 72 hole bout followed by an additional 72 playoff holes. Check it out you wont regret it.

Pro shop looked like it was about to collapse, but was usable. Parking was a bit awkward. I did not go into the restaurant. The greens, fairways and bunkers were in very good condition except for hole 9, which was being plugged, so was awkward. I accomplished to knock off another item on my bucket list by playing there. Now I've played over 120 courses in CT!!!!

Love playing this little course. The staff is always great and it’s usually in good shape. I have noticed the pace of play is painfully slow. They really need a ranger to push people along. Other than that it’s a great time. The restaurant in the same parking lot is great

We travel about 35 mins to come play hop Brook. The course is in very good conditions considering the summer we’ve had this year.

The course has seen better days. The rough grass is equivalent to my backyard grass, and there are dead patches on the fairways. but was a cute little course with small fast greens. No one was rushing you to finish, even though we finished the 9 in sub 2 hours. A good course for beginners, as there were a lot of high handicap golfers out there.