Pomperaug Golf Club

Conditions were pretty bad in mid august. It’s a cheap course if you want to get out and hit the ball without spending too much.

Great course for the price. A little drier from the heat lately but overall a fun course to play. A little busy and backed up on the weekend but to be expected on a nice day. Love playing here.

Unfortunately we were behind a very slow group of 5 walking golfers who were not concerned with our enjoyment. They were very slow golfers and wasted a lot of time on every hole (talking, looking for balls, etc.). Although this is not the fault of the manegement, I am surprised to see a fivesome playing at 10:00 AM on a Sunday.

This course was a great course to play on a busy July 4th holiday. The course layout is very friendly to those who want to walk a round, either 9 or 18. Very busy with a morning tournament, but the staff and starter got us out as early as possible and were super friendly! Pace was a little slower than standard due to the tournament but other than that it was awesome! I will absolutely play this course again soon!

First and foremost, I am amazed at the number of rude and discourteous ‘players’ are allowed on this course. It’s just not fun when clueless people are out there on a golf course. Golf etiquette is so lacking. The course has problems, particularly the sand traps, but also has potential from a physical perspective. However, how do you improve people’s attitude. Three possibilities 1) Have a starter there to speak to golfers before teeing off, 2) have someone on a cart out on the course observing the behavior and pace of players, 3) make everyone who plays the course watch a short video on the way to act and respect others on the course. For Love Of The Game,

Great course for new golfers or someone looking to get out for 9 and swing the clubs. Easy to walk at a great price.

Layout:

Pomeraug is a secluded, parkland nine-holer with many water hazards, mostly in the form of large ponds set on the sides of fairways, but also the Pomperaug river. There's enough bunkering–all greenside–to keep things interesting. Trees are dense on the property’s borders, but overall the feeling is open.

Conditions:

Some very significant improvements, especially since I started playing here (again) two years ago. Greens have always been well-tended and they again ran very smoothly at an above-average speed. Yet the big comeback has been the fairways, especially at three, four, and seven. Roughs were decent. Only lackluster areas today were tees and bunkers–some, but not all, of their conditioning flawed more than they should be. Overall, good conditions.

A Few More Playing Points:

The layout, though not hard, is a winner because of the strategic shot values built into it by Architect Ted Manning. If you simply give the ponds a wide enough berth, a good score should be had, but realize that this course, more than most, favors straight hitting. Play the back tees and you’ll find two tough par-threes in five and eight; the third can be played from a frontal tee, requiring a forced carry over water. Three and seven are demanding and tricky doglegs that bend around ponds. All combined, this should supply enough challenge for most players.

Conclusions:

Alhough most choose to ride, the value is simply outstanding when you walk the course, and I found no problem doing so on a warm day. The clubhouse atmosphere is invariably friendly.

Not bad! Pretty wide open but also some tight challenging shots

-greens were in great shape , definitely a little slow (local kid said there always slow ) but they were smooth at 3pm! Also mostly flat greens 8/10

-Water in play on most of the holes

-bunkers were ok, 6/10

-fairways were average for a municipal 7/10

- rough was a little weedy , not really patchy and cut to a manageable length 6/10

- few doglegs off the tee

-small but good putting green/ no driving range

- very flat I walked it easily !! 10/10. Carts looked decent non gps

I enjoyed my round with family. Course is suitable for players of varying skill levels. It is very accessible to the Novice to Intermediate golfer. Skilled players can test their abilities navigating water, deep bunkers and well maintained greens. I thought the bunkers appeared a bit neglected and could have used some new sand. They may have been the result of recent weather events. Nonetheless, I will play here again for sure.

This is the second time playing this course in 2 weeks. First time they had a wedding party that slowed down the course. This time there was a tournament. The course was backed up 40 minutes. It took almost 3 hours to play 9 holes

Pace of play was slow. Took over 4 to golf 18 holes. Fairly flat course for Connecticut so easy to walk it.

Only my 3rd time playing this course, a member of the staff remembered me, introduced himself, and let us take a cart at a discount for the 2nd 9 because we were frequent customers. Very friendly! Also numerous, clean port-a-johns on the course.