Wintonbury Hills Golf Course

I never played golf in my life before 9÷12÷2015. My friend’s family has a charity golf event annually and I was cajoled to participate, which I did willingly. We arrived about an hour before the shotgun start and had time to chat up the super nice bartenders (not too shabby tap selection, btw) and have a sack lunch (anyone else think of Seinfeld when you hear «Sack Lunch?»). The staff was excellent in getting us all organized and the carts were all set up for us. Oh, the carts! Being that this was my first time golfing I assumed that these carts were standard but apparently they’re not. These bad boys have built in gps and they’re designed to warn you when you’re headed into a zone where the cart will shut down on you (in the rough). The carts also have info on the holes, will tell you if you’re lagging behind other golfers… they were just cool. The course was very well taken care of. There were zero water hazards and what I thought to be few sand traps. At the end of the day we had a nice buffet dinner with pastas, salad and steak. They even set up a little bar out on the patio for the group as well.
Cool place.

In the area on business and was told by a client that this was one of the best public courses in the Hartford area. Just showed up and was easily squeezed in on a hot Summer afternoon. The pro shop staff was very professional and courteous, changing out my worn spikes in no time flat.
Although it was pretty hot, I decided to walk as I always do. The course is built on an old farm with the front nine being very wide open off the tee and more susceptible to the wind. The back nine is a little tighter with more woods coming into play but the real teeth of this course are their greens!!!
The greens are almost unfair and would not hold a mid to long iron. On #4 a par 5, I hit a great drive and a 4 iron to the front right edge (blue pin in the back) and it rolled all the way off the back. I then flipped a wedge 2 feet short of the hole and it rolled off the green again.
On #16 I hit a great drive which left me with 135 yards, I then hit my next shot short and left due to the layout and which I thought would reward me with an easy putt but when I got to the green I found my ball off the back off the green. Pretty tough to score when the greens penalize a good shot.
Still a great course and I will be back to get my revenge.

Really a fun and challenging course which is very well maintained. The front 9 and back 9 are completely different. The front is wide open and more forgiving. The back 9 has trees lining many of the fairways so accuracy is key. The staff could not have been nicer and the green fees are very fair. I would highly recommend this golf course.

Immaculate layout and maintenance… however, agree with the «quirky» carts and super fast greens Fairly priced.

An absolutely stunning Peter Dye designed course. Played to a par 70 70.8÷125 from white tees. Rolling fairways with spectacular views. Fast but true greens framed by lots of sand traps. Well maintained course excellent facilities and great staff

Nice course in very good condition. Greens are a bit tricky — very fast. Two areas that could be improved upon:
1) The restaurant — slow service and eh food.
2) The carts become disabled if you drive in the rough. There’s not much warning and if you aren’t playing with a member or someone who knows what areas are off limits, you will likely end up at some point pushing your cart so that you can get it started and moving again. Seems pretty restrictive to me and certainly annoying when you make an honest mistake.
But the course itself is a very nice track that seems to have improved over the years. They’ve obviously put a lot of work into it and it shows.

Great Golf Course! This place is immaculate, as it is extremely well cared for. Fantastic course. Get yourself on their email list, as good deals get shared that way.

Some friends and I played this beautiful Pete Dye course earlier this fall. I can echo the comments on the quirky GPS-​restricted carts and off-​site range, but I won’t knock them for it. The course was nice and green as a result and the putting and chipping greens were sufficient for warming up.
Reasonably priced for a very well maintained, fair yet challenging track. Beautiful views of the nearby hills, forest, and marsh-​lined reservoir. It’s no wonder that the course is so highly ranked and I look forward to playing it again in the future.

Well maintained course with a very friendly staff. It’s also on Golfweek and Golf Magazines Best Courses in Connecticut. The front 9 is wide open with very few obstacles like trees but the back 9 is the total opposite. Not tight by any means but trees do come into play if your drive isn’t straight. The course has it’s difficulties but fair for players of all levels.
What I liked about Wintonbury Hills:
1) Carts have GPS
2) Reasonably priced. Cost was $ 79 on weekend including cart. While not cheap by any means, more affordable then other courses on the Golfweek and Golf Magazine list.
3) Decent layout and well maintained.
What I disliked about Wintonbury Hills:
1) The carts are restricted. What I mean is you are not allowed to drive them on to the rough. If you drive to far into the rough, the carts become disabled. Trust me, it happened to me and we had to push the cart out of the rough to get it started. Real PITA!!!
2) Practice Facility is off sight. The range is about a half mile up the street and you can’t take the golf carts there. You need to drive your own personal vehicle there.
All in all, I enjoyed playing Wintonbury Hills and would play there again.