1399 Suffield St.
Agawam, MA 01001
(413) 789-3143
Par: 39 Other
Activities: Par 3 Chip & Putt,
Difficulty: 8
Creativity: 4
Atmosphere: 5
At the end of the day we weren’t impressed with this course. It was in somewhat rough condition when we played (although they did have a sign mentioning they would be going through renovations during the year) and the overall value for the price didn’t seem to be there. Although it was early in the season there was no water in the “water-traps”, which looked more like big rain receptacles. The real sand traps were nice and the signs by all of the hazards explaining the penalties and procedures were helpful. For example, when putting into a sand trap, there was sign telling you to take a stroke penalty and place the ball on the white carpeted area instead of right outside of the sand trap. However, the white carpeted area was either in a much better position or in a place where the ball wouldn’t stay (such as on the up-slope of a hill).
One of the things we hope will be fixed during the renovations are the cups. Many of the cups had broken or half-broken edges, resulting in more than our fair share of putts that bounced over the cup or bounced off to the side and not into the cup. One of our biggest complaints was that there were a lot of plants and other obstacles in the way of standing to take a putt (mostly for right-handed people), even in highly putted areas (such as at the tee spot). This was annoying as it seemed like we had to keep moving stuff out of the way or trying to putt left-handed for a lot of shots. The design of the course’s landscaping was definitely lacking.
The course does take credit cards (although the machine was down when we tried to use one) and there is a weekly drawing if you leave your scorecard.
Reviewed by Pat, Mandy and Putt
Reviewed in 2004