Pomperaug Golf Club
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Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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White | 35 | 2772 yards | 33.6 | 114 |
Red (W) | 36 | 2234 yards | 33.6 | 113 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
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White/Blue M: 66.4/109 | 333 | 360 | 285 | 448 | 171 | 340 | 388 | 156 | 302 | 2783 | 5654 |
Red W: 65.0/106 | 232 | 275 | 219 | 409 | 110 | 260 | 369 | 138 | 257 | 2269 | 4538 |
Handicap | 8 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | ||
Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Handicap (W) | 11 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 7 |
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The sixth hole (par-4, 386 yards) bends around a dogleg to a slightly raised green. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/08/2023
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Seven, the number one handicap hole at Pomperaug, curves around a pond (looking back toward the tee). Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/08/2023
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A view of green seven. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/08/2023
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Hole eight, as seen from the tee. It stretches to over 200 yards from the blues. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/08/2023
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A look at the eighth hole at Pomperaug, from behind. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/08/2023
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Pomperaug Golf Course, a Ted Manning design, opened for play in 1971. This is the second hole. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 05/09/2023
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The third plays as a par-4–but from this forward tee is also an excellent three-par. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 05/09/2023
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At five, the tee shot (blue tees) needs to travel some 190 yards to reach the green. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 05/09/2023
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The course features six water hazards: five ponds and the river. Some, like this pond, verge on more than one hole. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 05/09/2023
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The sixth’s dogleg is closely guarded by tall trees; the fairway concludes–as shown here–on a raised green. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 05/09/2023
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Green nine, perched above a riverbank of the Pomperaug. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 05/09/2023
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A look at the first fairway, across the Pomperaug River. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/23/2022
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From behind the third green. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/23/2022
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The fourth fairway is sided by a long pond that does not favor slicers. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/23/2022
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The sixth green, seen from its left flank (it’s also a double green shared with the first). Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/23/2022
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The ninth green. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/23/2022
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From behind the ninth green, with a down its fairway; the river intervenes, making this green tricky to hit in regulation. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/23/2022
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At the third, a carefully placed drive off the tee is a must. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 06/25/2022
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Another view of the third hole, from the tee at which you can play it as a par-three–on the “back nine.” Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 06/25/2022
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A view down the long fourth fairway, as seen from green three. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 06/25/2022
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The sixth, a dogleg left, requires a straight drive and solid approach into this green. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 06/25/2022
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As seen from the back tee, set at 200-yards, this is hole eight. The tee shot must at least carry the pond if you hope to par the hole. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 06/25/2022
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There are two kinds of misses that become costly into the ninth green: A) landing around five yards shy of the front fringe, and B) even shorter than that. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 06/25/2022
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Par-4 Second: A small berm defends the front of the green. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/19/2021
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Second, from behind green. A view back to the fairway on this dogleg right, 383-yarder. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/19/2021
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Fifth: par-3, 188. An excellent mid-length par three. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/19/2021
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Sixth green, seen from rough: My playing partners at the green. Marc watches on the left, Jimmy chips, right. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/19/2021
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Photo submitted by pnowierski1 on 08/14/2021
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Photo submitted by pnowierski1 on 08/14/2021
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Photo submitted by pnowierski1 on 08/14/2021
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Photo submitted by pnowierski1 on 08/14/2021
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The view across the pond at the third—playable from this tee as a 3-par. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/12/2020
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Autumnal scene at hole four. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/12/2020
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The sixth, seen from the right rough, is a par-four that plays as well as it looks. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/12/2020
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The seventh: Sharon, one of our playing partners from Southbury, urges her yellow golf ball toward the hole (it finished within a foot). Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/12/2020
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Eighth hole at sunset. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/12/2020
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At dusk, a greenskeeper prepares green nine for tomorrow. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/12/2020
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Hole Three: This 360-yard par-4 doglegs to the right around a little tree, and a big pond. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/21/2020
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Four: The 448-yard par-4’s fairway is seen (to the left) here from across the same large pond. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/21/2020
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Fourth, again: from behind its green. The fifth green lies in the background. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/21/2020
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This is the fifth green complex (a par-three) as seen from fairway four. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/21/2020
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The approach to the slightly raised sixth green. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/21/2020
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Ninth: The par-four finisher being played by the foursome in front of me. Each is thinking closely—no doubt—about the carry over the Pomperaug River. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/21/2020
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The first: green and its environs on a neat opening hole. The course retains a parkland feel throughout. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/11/2020
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A big bunker guards the left front of green four, which is two-tiered. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/11/2020
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The sixth is one of Pomperaug’s outstanding holes, a dogleg-left leading to the ‘back-side’ of this double green. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/11/2020
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The conclusion to this seventh hole may look a bit benign, but the rest of the hole is a monster. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/11/2020
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Hole eight is one of two long and classic three-pars here. Ducks are lounging to the right. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/11/2020
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A river runs through it: On the ninth, you’ll be crossing the Pomperaug River to find this green on your final approach. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/11/2020
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One: A terrific 346-yard opener with a tight landing zone (view from behind green). Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/10/2020
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PGA Pro Dave Cook added this tee at three, allowing hole to be played also as a 153-yard par three the second time around. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/10/2020
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Three: Same hole from green's left flank. As a short par-4, it doglegs right around this pond. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/10/2020
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Flowing green contours at the fifth, a long and challenging four-par. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/10/2020
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From the right rough, a view of the sixth green, a strong par-4. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/10/2020
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You'll need a solid, straight tee shot to land on the well guarded eighth green (sand hazards hidden from this view). Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/10/2020
Headed for Home
I was reminded again today of how course architect Ted Manning created this coherent, disciplined layout, by and over the banks of the Pomperaug River. Drawing on the inspiration of Robert Trent Jones, the course is mostly centered on a pair of large ponds, the first coming into play on holes three, four and five, the second on seven and eight. With water—including the Pomperaug River—in play somewhere on every hole, this is a course about precision play, as a couple of my playing partners, both of whom play it regularly, commented today. Yet only on the seventh (and perhaps nine) does the water really intimidate; elsewhere it seems to hover on the margins. Manning also designed a near-perfect set of putting surfaces, most sloping more with subtlety, only a couple tumbling a bit more. This course is an exercise, then, in restraint, though it certainly challenges someplace on every hole. The par-3’s stand out as paragons, and Pro Dave Cook has ingeniously incorporated a third, to be played alternately on one nine at hole three, which may be the most scenic of these three-pars. And it’s nearly all carry—a beautiful tee shot—over the first big pond.
Pomperaug followed an ever-upward conditioning trend since I first played it three months ago, having suffered, like most Connecticut courses, the effects of a brutally dry summer. Now the fairways, the only remaining question mark, are all back to green and playable condition, though a few are still spotty in areas. The tees have recovered fully—they look great—and the green surrounds are very good as always. Today these always excellent greens were aerated, which certainly affected play, but they should be back in form shortly. I expect the conditioning to rebound fully by next spring. Given this, I would call it, then, a ‘five-star’ experience, especially on the merits of the genial and accommodating staff here, along with one of the best pure nine-hole layouts in the state. One example of staff accommodation today was how my son and I were quickly paired with a second twosome on our second go-around of these nine. We didn’t have to ‘wait in line’ and continued play seamlessly.
Speaking of that, we met four great playing partners today, both couples—one from nearby in Southbury, the other from Bethel. We all enjoyed interesting, engaging and cheerful conversation throughout each nine. There is a certain, indescribable charm that most Western Connecticut residents possess, almost making me wish that I lived back in this part of the state again. In four trips to this Southbury course, I’ve yet to encounter a rude or impatient person anywhere; to the contrary, everyone has been quite affable or simply friendly.
Mr. Brandon Tucker, Senior Managing Editor for Golf Advisor, wrote a fascinating piece on September 29, entitled “There’s No Golf Trip Like Going Home.” In it, he argues that the negative aura we’ve experienced in 2020 may make a golfing road trip, back to where we were brought up, just the antidote for our mild miseries. So he made the trip home to Michigan with his family. It turned out that Mr. Tucker, who has reviewed 600 golf courses now around the globe, found that playing the courses of his youth to be completely enjoyable.
Until this year, I had not played here, my old high school course, for 45 years. Each time I made the trip, I tried to figure out why I felt almost compelled to return to Southbury this year, and return four times, putting up with the one-hour journey, enduring the hassles of the I-84 Waterbury mixmaster. Was it nostalgia? Yes, perhaps a touch of this. Wanting to really see my old hometown? Not really—I had done that anyhow last year.
And then I read Mr. Tucker’s article.
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The view across the pond at the third—playable from this tee as a 3-par. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/12/2020
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Autumnal scene at hole four. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/12/2020
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The sixth, seen from the right rough, is a par-four that plays as well as it looks. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/12/2020
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The seventh: Sharon, one of our playing partners from Southbury, urges her yellow golf ball toward the hole (it finished within a foot). Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/12/2020
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Eighth hole at sunset. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/12/2020
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At dusk, a greenskeeper prepares green nine for tomorrow. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 10/12/2020
Pace of play
The most friendly staff and players
One negative either there was a tournament or they overbooked so the pace of play was very slow
Decision
Greens are in good shape..... I think. But can't judge the entire course because I walked off after three holes. I waited for the group in front of me - a collection of 5 questionable golfers - to clear the first hole before I teed off. When I reached the third hope, they had stopped halfway down the hole and must have been on a beer or some other form of break, because no one was playing golf. After waiting 5 minutes, they proceeded to drive toward the green.
There are no rangers here to enforce rules, etiquette, or pace of play. The course has removed its dress code, and the staff embraces that decision. If you're serious about golf, and enjoy the structure around the game, be prepared.
Pace of play hampered experience
With an 8:15 tee time, I expected to play my nine at a reasonable pace ahead of an 18 at another course I had booked for a 12:30 tee time. The tee time was more or less a confirmation of payment, as time apparently did not matter at the course. After checking in with the starter, we were basically put in a long line of golfers based on time of arrival and not tee time. Our group teed off at around 8:30.
The first three holes took an even hour to play. The foursome in front of us were giving first time lessons to two of the group - full instruction on the fairways, multiple balls played and an almost impressive amount of time chasing down bad shots and hunting for balls at the edges of the water. We all have to learn somewhere, but the first time a person holds a club may be best reserved for a driving range. Sadly, the groups in front of this group were not advancing ahead either. It was a full on traffic jam with lots of cross-fairway traffic throughout the round.
Second three holes took another hour, and we finished our nine at 11:15 - three hours after my “tee time” and 2:45 from our actual round start.
Course-wise, I could tell conditions had improved from a rough dry spell. There is water on multiple holes that doom a right-handed golfer with slicing tendencies. The staff and golfers I played with were very friendly, but the golf experience was below other comparable 9-hole options primarily because of the pace.
First-Rate Track, Improving Conditions
This was my third visit to this fine nine-hole track in six weeks, and the last two times conditions have improved. This time, given some rain, the fairways looked markedly better. A few still lag behind the rest, but clearly all seven of them are now, at very least, decently playable. New pictures I’ve included should reinforce my points. The greens, as always, are simply superb in their smoothness, reliability, and speed.
As my previous reviews have detailed, this is a great layout. There’s nothing special to be added at this point. The course was quite crowded, the parking lot full—both when I arrived and left.
Once all of the fairways return to good condition, this will be the excellent golf course that I remember it to be (I haven’t played it for many years until this July). As always, I enjoyed my round again here today, because this golf course makes you work for pars; only the first hole feels like a routine one. To outthink the rest of them, you’ll need precision and strategy both.
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Hole Three: This 360-yard par-4 doglegs to the right around a little tree, and a big pond. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/21/2020
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Four: The 448-yard par-4’s fairway is seen (to the left) here from across the same large pond. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/21/2020
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Fourth, again: from behind its green. The fifth green lies in the background. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/21/2020
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This is the fifth green complex (a par-three) as seen from fairway four. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/21/2020
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The approach to the slightly raised sixth green. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/21/2020
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Ninth: The par-four finisher being played by the foursome in front of me. Each is thinking closely—no doubt—about the carry over the Pomperaug River. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/21/2020
Teebox and fairway needs Improvement
Greens or immaculate
Very enjoyable and challenging but flat
I love to walk when I play so this was really really a great course to walk.
Looking forward to playing there again.
Great staff
Watching the River Flow
Today I played Pomperaug for the second time in about a month, once again enjoying my 9-hole round thoroughly. After last time’s extensive review, here’s a summary version:
1) Though not a long course, Pomperaug poses plenty of challenges, above all by the two par threes, 5 and 8, which are 188 and 205 yards, respectively, from the blues. I needed hybrids to reach their greens and struck the ball very solidly.
2) The two most interesting holes are the third, a short par-4 requiring precision to hit the fairway (it doglegs around a pond), and seven, a monster four-par from the white tees; it is lined entirely on the right by a huge pond.
3) Another pair of excellent holes are two and six, both mid-length four-pars. You’ll need to carefully gauge how you play the doglegs on both.
4) This is a course that generally emphasizes straightness, and can be brutal on those in possession of a habitual slice. Played on the ‘back side’ from the blues, holes four and seven —as five-pars this time—present excellent scoring opportunities.
5) Fairways are of average width, and the greens tend toward largeness. Purpose: to vary pin placements. Shotmakers have some advantages here, but straight hitting may be a more valuable asset in light of the numerous hazards.
All in all, then, this is an excellent test of golf and among the best nine-holers in the state.
The conditioning remains what I observed, for the most part, in early July. Clearly, the greens and their surrounds were being watered extensively as I was playing, but equally clear was that some of the fairways were still—over stretches—browned out and patchy. Nonetheless, some improvement has been made in this department, as overall they look greener. The putting surfaces are ultra-smooth and as good as I’ve played in 2020. I had no trouble gauging putting speeds: they rolled true and consistently.
Other facts, comments and opinions:
A) Met two friendly staffers in the clubhouse, one of them, again, the amiable Mr. Mitchell; service is excellent here.
B) Even on a hot, 90-plus degree day, this flat course is walkable provided you’re fit for it. My clubs came along for the walk on a push cart.
C) Solid Covid-19 response.
D) This is only the second time I’ve played Pomperaug since high school (long ago), but it helps to remember a course like the back of your hand, having played it about 100 times. It also helps to use today’s longer golf balls and to swing driver-heads that feel like tennis rackets—compared to the Wilson wooded-headed driver I used… way back when. Today I managed to hit all nine greens in regulation. I’ve got to bottle whatever the heck it was I was doing.
E) I want to come back here in the fall when conditions closer to optimal. Despite hot weather it was busy today even in the afternoon, though not packed—so pace of play was good.
F) Rumor has it that the private Heritage Village (which abuts this course) is going public next year.
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The first: green and its environs on a neat opening hole. The course retains a parkland feel throughout. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/11/2020
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A big bunker guards the left front of green four, which is two-tiered. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/11/2020
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The sixth is one of Pomperaug’s outstanding holes, a dogleg-left leading to the ‘back-side’ of this double green. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/11/2020
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The conclusion to this seventh hole may look a bit benign, but the rest of the hole is a monster. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/11/2020
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Hole eight is one of two long and classic three-pars here. Ducks are lounging to the right. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/11/2020
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A river runs through it: On the ninth, you’ll be crossing the Pomperaug River to find this green on your final approach. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/11/2020
The Senior Center
It’s not bad for the money. Around 20 to walk nine holes. You’re not going to find anything cheaper in the area. The course seemed to be attached to a senior center and I was the only one there under 55. Despite this pace of play wasn’t terrible. Lots of water on the very short course, even from the blues. Tee boxes and greens were taken care of very nicely. Fairways were a bit rough but if you’re not to serious you can always move your ball a foot or two on a patch of grass. Very easy course to walk but keep your head on a swivel because there are lots of beginners here. Overall good cheap place to practice!
It’s One Nifty Nine
Pomperaug succeeds as a layout in spite of its flat locale—in the river valley—owing to outstanding design work by its architect Ted Manning, a one-time protégé of Robert Trent Jones.
Here you’ll find doglegs, ponds, big greenside traps, varied green complexes (most set above grade), a double green, small swales, and the Pomperaug River itself, all working in conjunction to keep things entertaining. For shotmakers, few if any dull moments are to be had, while straight hitters should see three or four holes working in their favor. Also—fairly enough—the golf ball may be run onto at least seven of the nine carpets here. Both greens and fairways here are often flanked by some fairly natural-looking humps and large mounds; they don’t look like the once-common “chocolate drops” that often marred a course’s appearance. Water hazards lurk somewhere on every hole, although perhaps they are a bit overdone (if only slightly): three big ponds come into play for slicers on holes 3, 4, and 7; the Pomperaug River is a forced carry on holes one and nine, but only significantly on the latter. Perhaps best of all, you won’t be playing too much ‘lumberjack golf’ at Pomperaug GC. Trees are only dense on the course’s perimeter; they do not line fairways heavily.
The course, to be sure, suffers to a certain extent right now in the conditioning department. Yet it should be said first that the greens deserve special mention for their smoothly rolling surfaces. In fact, the greens, their fringes, and the rough beside them were all manicured and lush. Bunkers were nearly perfect, tees OK. What lagged, then, were the fairways, which had some general patchiness (burning out) in places. Still, landing areas on most fairways were respectable and playable. But the bottom line on conditioning is two-fold: this is summer (the harshest season in Connecticut for golf courses); and I never felt the fairway’s conditions affecting my score.
THE NINE:
Pomperaug’s first three holes, all four-pars, set the tone for the course: they are all subtly well-designed. Hole one, appearing straightaway and open from the tee, is deceptive: two ponds are hidden from view on either side of the fairway, and they’re most dangerous for longer hitters. On the second, a mature, massive tree (rightward) threatens your tee shot most, making the best driving play a gentle fade around the bend of this curving fairway. The hole also sports a clever ‘false front,’—basically a sod-like wall some 20 yards before the green. Acting as an optical illusion, it may fool some into thinking the green is closer to them from the fairway than it actually is.
Hole three, the most artful of this opening trio, is a short, tight, watery, woodsy, and gorgeous set-up that may seduce you into hitting a longer shot down into its bend. But that’s both dangerous and pointless—really—because it’s far safer to lay up to about 75-100 yards and then spin a full wedge into this hard-to-hold green. The green itself, beautifully two-tiered, is the kind that appears to have a buried elephant (albeit a smaller one) underneath its surface. Its contours are dramatic. The entire hole, moreover, is a gem.
Playing on, Pomperaug only gets better. I hit from the back tees today, and the next three holes demanded bigger swings. Into the breeze, the 455-yard fifth—playing as a 5-par—required a stout drive (staying out of the woods left; water right) and hybrid to reach the green complex. A par three of 188 yards, the fifth demands an arrow-straight hybrid or mid-iron—given that we want to avoid a gaping right side bunker and the trees, looming left. Six is the best longer par-four on the golf course, a dogleg-left that is open right with huge trees on its elbow. The prudent course is to steer toward the dogleg’s wide side, but long hitters will also have to respect a pond on the far side of the bend. The semi-table green has plentiful problems about: trees, big mounds, and a large trap on its right flank.
As good as four through six are, the culminating three may well be the best. The seventh ups the ante further, being a long, rightward-swinging four-par the curves around a massive pond running nearly the length of the fairway. And I’m only describing the beginning of the problems you’ll face on this hole. The pro here, Mr. Dave Cook, calls it one of Connecticut’s toughest par-4’s. He’s not overstating.
Eight is a 205-yard corker of a par-three where your tee ball must traverse yet another pond, though the water does not run all the way to the green: the architect, in fairness, gives us a moderate ‘landing strip’ for those shots not perfectly struck. The green itself seems besieged by trouble, mostly in the form of a sizeable, deep bunker on the left and waste areas behind the green.
Nine is a fine finisher, a short 305-yard par-4 which will be a drive-and-pitch affair for most. Yet the pitch, which may end your round with a flourish, must cross the Pomperaug River to the ninth green hard beside it. Lovely. Or perhaps, with an imprecisely judged stroke, not so lovely, as your golf ball meets an undignified end. It shall sleep, as said in The Godfather, with the fishes.
My key takeaway after revisiting Pomperaug was this: I enjoyed fun and relaxing golf that still manages to challenge on all nine holes, none of which are clinkers. That’s an impressive balancing act. What sets the course apart are its varied green complexes: no two are alike in dimensions, contouring, and surrounds. And with two of the best holes of their kind in the state—a clever short four-par at the third and a monster of a two-shotter at seven—there’s a terrific bonus to be had here. Along with Wolcott’s Farmingbury Hills, this nine-hole layout ranks as one of the two best in Connecticut.
For those who haven’t yet tried Pomperaug, this is a course well worth a visit.
Other notes and comments:
1)..Friendliness was great here. Met Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Cook upon arriving, who were both pleasant and genial hosts. When talking with Dave Cook after playing, was impressed by his expansive Connecticut course knowledge.
2) Covid-19 awareness and response is more than acceptable.
3) Nice facility, though smallish. They’ve added an outside dining pavilion that was well used.
4) The course was quite busy, yet pace of play was good.
5) In all fairness, the lack of rain here has affected the conditioning of fairways. Surely they will come back.
6) The community (the course is based in Heritage Village) is prosperous and elegant. I grew up in its surrounding town, Southbury, and played my high school golf at this very course. It was enjoyable back then, and the trees here have today matured so much so that Pomperaug’s character has gained distinctiveness.
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One: A terrific 346-yard opener with a tight landing zone (view from behind green). Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/10/2020
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PGA Pro Dave Cook added this tee at three, allowing hole to be played also as a 153-yard par three the second time around. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/10/2020
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Three: Same hole from green's left flank. As a short par-4, it doglegs right around this pond. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/10/2020
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Flowing green contours at the fifth, a long and challenging four-par. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/10/2020
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From the right rough, a view of the sixth green, a strong par-4. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/10/2020
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You'll need a solid, straight tee shot to land on the well guarded eighth green (sand hazards hidden from this view). Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 07/10/2020
Deteriorating quickly
I had not played this course in a couple of years, and frankly I was shocked at how bad it has become. It appears the only part of the course receiving any water are the greens. I had played this course numerous times in the past during dry seasons and had never seen it like this. Every hole had some portion of it with brown, dormant grass - and some were completely brown. Additionally, many of the fairways have now become infested with weeds. Also, there are essentially no services available at this course, so take note of that. I do not recommend playing this any time soon. I listed the weather conditions as 'wet" because I played just after an afternoon shower had passed thru the area.