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1048 Farmington Ave (RT 4)
Farmington, CT 06032
677-0118
Cost: $8 for adults
after 6pm, $6 before 6pm Other Activities: Ice Cream Parlor
Par: 48
Original 2001
Rating Updated
2003 Rating Updated
2011 Rating
Difficulty: 10 Difficulty: 10 Difficulty: 8
Creativity: 7 Creativity: 7 Creativity: 9
Atmosphere: 5 Atmosphere: 6 Atmosphere: 6
Overall, Farmington is a nice
course to play. It’s very well kept and has some interesting
holes. There is also a bonus 19th hole, where you
shoot for a free game and return the ball. We appreciate the
additional 19th hole instead of having the 18th hole
be one of those holes where you always get a hole in
one and simply just return the ball. It allows you to have the
feeling that you played a complete course, then makes
it even better by having that last shot for a free
game. Additionally, we ran into two problems that dropped the
atmosphere score. The first is that they limit the number of players
in a group to three, which is a strange and inconvenient number, especially when
you go as two couples. The second was a curt employee who said he
would “allow” us to play as a foursome if we would move it along. He
told us this after the first hole, making us feel somewhat rushed for the rest
of the game, even though we were keeping pace with the rest of the players on
the course.
2003 Update
After playing this course again,
we reaffirm the 10 on the difficulty scale. Almost every hole is
designed so that if you don’t go through the obstacle on your first shot it
will be at least two more strokes before you get the ball in the
hole. It is critical on this course that you hit a great tee shot or
else your chances of sinking an easy two-putt are greatly
reduced. Speed is also a huge factor on this course as many putts
make you worry more about the speed of the ball than the
placement. One of the good things about this course is that they do
have pars adjusted accordingly as there are only a handful of par twos on the
entire course. We also fared a little better with the employees this
night, but this might have been due to the fact that only two of us played
(this helped to increase the atmosphere rating as shown above). The course is
kept in very good shape, with the carpets and bricks showing little sign of
wear. The obstacles were also kept in good shape and none seemed to
be in disrepair. One drawback that we don’t like is the rubber
putting mats at the beginning of each hole, but at least they are fixed into
the ground. This is one of the better courses in Connecticut and
worth playing.
2011 Update
We played this course again, and
still have generally the same feelings about the course as we did in our
previous reviews. The 3 person limit
still exists and is still very silly in our minds. It only serves to make players feel
rushed. There are too many signs posting
rules about what not to do on the course.
We also continue to dislike the runner starting mats.
On a positive note the course was
in great condition. The flowers on the
course were lovely, and it’s very clean.
The layout of the course is very good, and there’s plenty of space on
the course. We also continue to like the
19th hole, where a played can win a free game if they get a
hole-in-one. The Putting Penguin would
recommend this course for anyone living locally to it.
Reviewed by Pat, Mandy, Scott, Michelle,
Reviewed in 2001, 2003 & 2011
Course Pictures (click to enlarge)
2011 Pictures
Map