Heritage Golf Links - Legacy Nine

The course is in good condition. The improvements are great. My only issue is pace of play. Need a marshal to enforce pace of play. Nothing to do with course itself however the players are very rude and don’t understand sportsmanship. For example, I was a single behind a slow foursome, I asked if I could tee off before them. I was rudely told no.

For me, the layout stood out. Plenty of standard holes balance out the more difficult ones. Several holes demand precision, with tight landing areas off the tee. You need strong course management to post a good score. There is elevation change and fairway undulation throughout the course. A few blind shots add challenge and keep you focused. Greens rolled smooth. Fairways played well for mid-winter conditions. You will want another round on a warm day to see the course in peak season shape. I recommend this course to anyone who values strategy and shot placement.

Course was perfect challenge, not crazy hard but also not easy. Have to play smart with some good bounces but the layout is really well done. Will keep this in my rotation between Reunion and Chicopee.

Hard course, strong layout, knock is that fairway isn’t flat, very bad lies in the fairway stance wise, sometimes better off in the rough where it is flatter which is frustrating. Slow greens but they roll true.

It’s looking good again. Definitely back on my list of near in town spots. Nice folks work out there which makes it enjoyable as well.

MolloyRules23

I hadn't played this course since before Dr. J owned it. However, I was reminded on this round of the likely reason that statement is true. First of all, the course looks beautiful and the staff was great! The tee times were 10 minutes apart so, you know how slow the round was. The pace picked up a little after the turn because the course ranger made the groups ahead of us speed up. The greens were a dark rich green color and very receptive but sadly, they were full of pitch marks because nobody was repairing them. I blame the players for this and not the grounds crews. My main complaint with this course is there are very few flat surfaces other than the tee boxes. Hitting the ball into the fairway only guaranteed that you'd find it. If you struggle with uneven lies (like me) you won't enjoy this course. Even the greens were full of undulations and plateaus. The guy we were paired with was a great ball striker but by hole 7, he was noticeably as frustrated as my friend and I. If, you like playing courses with constant elevation changes and uneven lies, you will LOVE this course. The GPS screen in the carts also offered a real time drone flyover view of each hole but, that didn't help us. LOL!

I was impressed by the quality of the fairways & tees as well as the course layout. There are some very challenging holes with forced water carries so choose your tees wisely. Overall, most greens are in good shape but there are some damaged greens but that shouldn't ake away from the overall golfing experience. The sand in the bunkers varies between each nine with deep, heavy sand on one course & shallow, light sand on the other nine.

Pace of play was steady (5 hour round overall) which got painful on the second nine as some players got slower & slower the further they went. It looked like they chose the wrong tees to play from & were carving the ball all over the place & spending plenty of time looking for balls in the trees. Don't be embarrassed to play from the forward tees - know your ability & you'll enjoy the game even more.

I definitely will be back to play this course again.

I really want to like it here, but I just don’t.

Great practice areas. Range was mats only but it was wet so that’s fine. $12 for a small bucket wasn’t cool but whatever.

Huge putting green. Separate chipping green. And full bar outside by this area.

Layout is meh. You play the same hole a few times but not terrible.

Huge soft greens are nice but I have some issues…

1. Some greens are in very bad shape, especially on Tradition. Given that, don’t put the pin in the worst area of the green. We all picked up on one green because it was unplayable. Most were in good shape though.

2. They’re too soft for a public course. 50+ unrepaired ball marks on every green. Very annoying to put through all the craters. Make your patrons fix their ball marks or firm them up a bit.

Pace was awful!! 2 hours to play the front was ok I guess. But almost 3 hours on the back. You can’t send a bunch of twosomes behind 2 foursomes of people who are playing the wrong tees. Marshall was super nice but was not helping.

If you can get a hot deal I’d say it’s worth it, but I’d never pay full price here.

i paid under $20 to play here on a Monday evening after work. with my $10 coupon from golf now + a hot deal. this place was probably the best course in the area for that price 100% i think the normal price is like $30 on a weekday. course is in immense condition. compared to what it usually is (i was told by the guy i was playing with who has played there for years) the course layout is challenging and fun. i played Legacy —> Heritage. would definitely recommend!