Reviewed by: nickanon, Shoots in the 80s, from Stamford, CT

Summary:
This is a course with lots of history. A good lay out, lots of fun, but God, they better put some $$$ into maintenance. It could be far nicer with a good grounds crew. This course could be an "A" course as it was years ago. The signature hole, #9 is truly beautiful with the longest double-decker green I've ever seen!

Customer Service:
Good

Reviewed by: David Gee, Shoot in the 80s, from Memphis

Summary:
Maintenance used to be a bit behind on this facility, but Ihaven't been to the course in ten years. Ilove the course and spent two summers working on it as a groundskeeper. I shot my first par on the par five 16th. Green and tee conditions were fine as I recall with the fairways less than pristine. But this course is in the Scottish style and should not be compared to some of the garden variety courses like Augusta and Chevy Chase. I think that maintenance has been a priority for the past five years.

This course is from the 1920's and was designed by C.B. Macdonald, one of the founders of the U.S.G.A. Seth Raynor had a considerable part in the construction. Many bunkers are deep enough so that one can't see the green while addressing the shot. There is an elevated green on a par three. Any miss and the ball will roll down the bank into a bunker which surrounds the entire green.

Customer Service:
Thecourse is fairly business like but has an academic feel to it. It is a course whos membership is based on affiliation to Yale and not necessarily income. One can imagine how that might affect the atmosphere.Value ratings below based on affiliation with Yale.

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David Paterson has been the teaching pro there for many years and is also the coach of the Yale golf team. He's advanced and an asset to the course and school. Other facilities are fine.