Blue Fox Run Golf Club - Blue Nine

I have been playing golf for 55 years. This was , without doubt, the worst conditioned course I have ever played. It shouldn't be a golf course, it's more like a "Weed Museum". If you didn't put one nickel into your yard, and came back 5-6 years later, that's what this course is like.
It's a shame that owners would let a property like this deteriorate to this extent. They may mow twice a summer, as some areas are completely overgrown , and others ( like the fairways) don't need to be cut as dirt doesn't grow.
Because the grass is so thin, any rain runs off to low areas making giant lakes in numerous spots where they had to close greens, fairways.
Some sand traps look like they are filled with industrial waste, not sand.
The positive take away for me will be, the next course I play will be like Augusta National!

Garbage, they don’t treat for insects so you get attacked the whole time. Only red was open, offered a rain check but there was no way I was going back. Not with your clubs would I play again.

First time playing here and would definitely go back. Really nice layout but course did have some rough spots but greens played well.

Do not play the Blue Course, the 5th hole and the tee on the 6th hole are unplayable

Last time I played here was 8 years ago and it has totally gone to sh&$ It’s really sad. Used to be in great shape. Save your money and play somewhere else. My Father and I wouldn’t go back if they paid us.

We played white course to blue course. The white course isn’t in great shape, rough is overgrown, fairway is patchy but greens are okay. One hole has half a green totally missing and it’s just hard black dirt. The blue course however should not even be open to the public. The tee boxes were like hitting from the rough. Not even mowed. Some holes has entire fairways just missing and black dirt. The greens were half sand half grass. Fairways were a mix of cabbage grass and normal grass so you would lose your ball in the middle of the fairway. It was honestly comical. I’ve never seen anything like it. $37 with a cart should have been a clue.

The course is great except for a few fairways that had water damage but did not hamper our outings.
The staff in the pro shop is great and the starter has the best attitude working with the golfers that I have ever witnessed. The kitchen staff and cart ladies were also great. Keep up the good work. We live nearly 59 miles away, but we plan to return often in the future.

Played on Saturday 7/24 and did not experience the slow pace colemelson described. Maybe he had a bad day? The par 4 on red, before the short par 5 on red is an uphill par 4 with no water anywhere. Conditions overall were excellent, consistent amount of rain in July.
Never waited on the tee except for golfers in front of us to clear. Very pleasant experience and the staff is accommodating and friendly.
The starter made sure your tee time was on time and he was always attentive.
Would go back and enjoy the amenities Blue Fox Run offers.

Played here on a Saturday morning and the pace of play was slow to put it the nicest way possible, waited for about 10 min between each hole, they clearly overbooked and did not spread the tee times out. Then When we got to one hole that last year had a green side bunker is now just a huge standing water area that should not be there, it covered the entire bunker and the front of the green and it was probably the worst course management that I have ever seen. Anyone that has gone recently knows exactly the hole I'm talking about on red right before the short par 5. Highly recommend not going to this course and wasting your money.

Last year conditions at Blue Fox were disappointing; this year they’ve been revived to respectability. That has made all the difference.

The three separate layouts are all well designed, with the White standing out for me as best overall. After a straightforward first, every hole on this somewhat links-like nine impresses, but the par-3 second, along with the par-five fifth and eighth holes, stand out.

Five is one of the best par-5’s in Connecticut, starting with a landing zone that rolls boldly in the fairway, which is guarded by sprawling bunkers, and finishing atop a perched green fronted by a St. Andrews-styled “Road Hole” bunker that demands a precise long-range approach if you hope to avoid it. The eighth, although not as dramatic from tee to green, finishes with a flourish, its green situated on a sizable hill with falloffs all around. Miss this green and your short game will be tested.

The Red is nearly as good, although not as consistent. But two outstanding holes are worth the price of admission: four and seven. Although short at some 300 yards, the fourth sports a terrific green complex set on a plateau rising about three ‘stories’ about the fairway, and putting the green itself presents challenges. And the green at the par-three seventh delivers more magic around its long, narrow and beautifully-contoured surface, with a cleverly tucked, narrow bunker below the green on the right, where invisible from the tee. To the right of the bunker is a pond to catch big misses. A pine tree to the left of the green also spells trouble if you pull your tee shot.

Conditioning today showed that the drought-induced problems of 2020 are now in the rear-view mirror. The greatest improvement has come on the fairways, which now range from average to excellent, although one outlier, the seventh on the White, is only fair. Greens are close to excellent; fringes were mostly good; bunkers good but fringed by weeds; tees acceptable. But the roughs lagged behind all--they’re fair at best. Still, the very significant improvement over what I experienced here last August was undeniable. Kudos to the groundskeeping staff. Best of all, the layout simply looks like a golf course again, which is no small thing.

Service and friendliness here are as professional and responsive as at any course I’ve played. When I experienced a playing issue between the two nines, Jay (the General Manager) responded immediately.

I frequented this course often in the late 80’s/early 90’s when there were two nines here, and the venue was then, in my estimation, one of the state’s premier golf courses, to be mentioned in the same breath with Lyman, Shennecossett, et al. Given the ups and downs of conditioning here over the past few years, Blue Fox hasn’t enjoyed the top-notch status it should have. I’m hopeful that ownership will finish going the extra mile, returning the former luster to this impressive venue.

Lots of water due to weather leading up, staff did a nice job making the course playable,

Course coming back, some areas of concern but over all a good track. look forward to coming back..

$52 cart and play, i have paid more fore worse.

Fun course to play, greens and fairways usually in great shape. Traps can use some more sand.