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www.HartfordBusiness.com June 5, 2017 • Hartford Business Journal 9 A D V O C A C Y W R I T I N G | C O N T E N T D E V E L O P M E N T | M E D I A R E L A T I O N S C R I S I S C O M M U N I C A T I O N S | P R O J E C T M A N A G E M E N T w w w . c t b y t h e n u m b e r s . n e w s info@express-strategies.com | 860.729.3021 w w w . e x p r e s s - s t r a t e g i e s . c o m F o l l o w @ C T n u m b e r s | S u b s c r i b e T o d a y ! E V E R Y N U M B E R T E L L S A S T O R Y N e w s e v e r y w e e k d a y m o r n i n g , p e r s p e C T i v e o n w e e k e n d s . BY THE NUMBERS CONNECTICUT To view the full list, please visit HartfordBusiness.com THE LIST Toughest golf courses in Connecticut (Ranked by slope) Rank Course Tee Slope/ Course rating Total yardage Type of course Par Head pro(s) Architect(s) Greens fees Course record 1 Wee Burn Country Club Darien 203-655-1477; www.weeburn.com Black 146 75.3 7,132 Private 72 Samuel T. Wiley Devereux Emmet NA 65 (1) 2 Great River Golf Club Milford 203-876-8051; greatrivergolfclub.com Black 146 74.6 7,060 Semi- private 72 Lori Dunn Lindsay Oppedisano Tommy Fazio $120-$140 NA 3 Connecticut Golf Club Easton 203-261-2544; www.ctgolfclub.com Black 146 73.7 6,899 Private 72 J. Rodney Loesch Geoffrey Cornish & Willam Robison (2) $150 69 4 The Stanwich Club Greenwich 203-869-0555; www.stanwich.com Witch 145 76.6 7,445 Private 72 John M. Scali William & David Gordon $85-$95 66 5 Woodway Country Club Darien 203-322-2362; www.woodway.org Black 142 73.7 6,901 Private 71 Michael T. Crawford Willie Park Jr. NA 65 6 Lake of Isles Golf Club - South North Stonington 888-475-3746; www.lakeofisles.com Gold 140 74.2 6,605 Private 72 Chris Thomas Rees Jones $250 NA 7 Round Hill Club Greenwich 203-869-2350; www.rhclub.org Blue 140 73.3 6,740 Private 71 Tom Henderson Walter Travis $80 (3) 63 8 Black Hall Club Old Lyme 860-434-5171; www.blackhallclub.com Black 140 73.0 6,656 Private 71 Andrew Campbell NA NA NA 9 Ellington Ridge Country Club Ellington 860-872-9133; www.ellingtonridge.org Black 139 73.8 6,936 Parkland 72 Chris Bland Geoffrey Cornish $50 65 10 Rolling Hills Country Club Wilton 203-762-4600; www.rhcconline.com Black 139 73.1 6,737 Private 71 Ray Ford Alfred Tull; Roger Rulewich (4) $80 64 11 Ridgewood Country Club Danbury 203-743-4491; www.ridgewoodcc.com Black 138 73.5 6,758 Private 71 Bob Geambazi Devereux Emmet Guest fee: $85 Cart fee: $26 63 12 Bull's Bridge Golf Club South Kent 860-927-7135; www.bullsbridgegolfclub.com Gold 137 74.1 6,992 Private 72 Paul Ramee Tommy Fazio NA NA 13 Tamarack Country Club Greenwich 203-531-7300; www.tamarackcountryclub.com Black 137 73.3 6,841 Private 70 Bobby Farrell Charles H. Banks NA NA 14 Lake of Isles Golf Club - North North Stonington 888-475-3746; www.lakeofisles.com Gold 137 73.2 6,757 Daily Fee Resort 72 Chris Thomas Rees Jones $165 NA 15 Laurel View Country Club Hamden 203-287-2656; www.laurelviewcc.com Black 136 74.0 6,491 Public 72 Edward Grant Geoffrey Cornish $49-$53 69 16 Country Club of Farmington Farmington 860-677-1681; www.farmingtoncountryclub.com Blue 136 72.0 6,580 Private 71 Jeremy Vitkauskas Devereux Emmet NA 64 17 The Course at Yale New Haven 203-392-2376; www.thecourseatyale.org Black 135 72.9 6,789 University 70 Peter Pulaski C.B. MacDonald & Seth Ryanor $100 (5) 62 18 Glastonbury Hills Country Club South Glastonbury 860-633-5253; www.glastonburyhills.com White 135 70.0 6,125 Private 72 Frank Schroll Geoffrey Cornish NA 64 19 Hop Meadow Country Club Simsbury 860-658-7623; www.hopmeadowcc.net Tournament 132 72.3 6,915 Private 72 Joe Cordani Jr. Geoffrey Cornish $75 63 20 TPC River Highlands Cromwell 860-635-5000; www.tpc.com/ riverhighlands Tournament 131 73.0 6,841 Private 70 Larry Antinozzi Bobby Weed (6) NA 58 21 Fox Hopyard Golf Club East Haddam 800-943-1903; www.golfthefox.com/ hopyard Black 74 136.0 6,012 Semi- private 71 Ron Beck Roger Rulewich $108 63 Sources: Each club via survey, United States Golf Association slope and course ratings, club websites and previous survey responses. Notes: NA = Not available. Slope adjusts handicap to the difficulty of the course. The more difficult the course, the more strokes needed. Under slope, golfers no longer have a handicap, they have an index. An average course will have a slope rating of 113. The index is the mathematical calculation of the golfer's playing ability on an average course. Some courses have different rates for carts, seniors, twilight and residents. Call courses to verify rates. The following courses were contacted but either did not respond or declined to participate in this survey: Birchwood Country Club (Westport), Brooklawn Country Club (Fairfield), Club at River Oaks (Sherman), Highfield Club (Middlebury), Redding Country Club (West Redding), Richter Park Golf Course (Danbury), Silver Spring Country Club (Ridgefield) and The Hartford Golf Course (West Hartford). (1) Pre-renovation record is 63. (2) Course updates by Brian Silva. (3) Guest fee for weekdays; $100 guest fee for weekends. (4) Originally built in 1916; Roger Rulewich redesigned in 2002. (5) Unaccompanied guest. (6) Designer of 1989 renovation and involved with 2016 renovation. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher. Toughest golf courses in Connecticut (Ranked by slope) Rank Course Tee Slope/ Course rating Total yardage Type of course Par Head pro(s) Architect(s) Greens fees Course record 1 Wee Burn Country Club Darien 203-655-1477; www.weeburn.com Black 146 75.3 7,132 Private 72 Samuel T. Wiley Devereux Emmet NA 65 (1) 2 Great River Golf Club Milford 203-876-8051; greatrivergolfclub.com Black 146 74.6 7,060 Semi- private 72 Lori Dunn Lindsay Oppedisano Tommy Fazio $120-$140 NA 3 Connecticut Golf Club Easton 203-261-2544; www.ctgolfclub.com Black 146 73.7 6,899 Private 72 J. Rodney Loesch Geoffrey Cornish & Willam Robison (2) $150 69 4 The Stanwich Club Greenwich 203-869-0555; www.stanwich.com Witch 145 76.6 7,445 Private 72 John M. Scali William & David Gordon $85-$95 66 5 Woodway Country Club Darien 203-322-2362; www.woodway.org Black 142 73.7 6,901 Private 71 Michael T. Crawford Willie Park Jr. NA 65 6 Lake of Isles Golf Club - South North Stonington 888-475-3746; www.lakeofisles.com Gold 140 74.2 6,605 Private 72 Chris Thomas Rees Jones $250 NA 7 Round Hill Club Greenwich 203-869-2350; www.rhclub.org Blue 140 73.3 6,740 Private 71 Tom Henderson Walter Travis $80 (3) 63 8 Black Hall Club Old Lyme 860-434-5171; www.blackhallclub.com Black 140 73.0 6,656 Private 71 Andrew Campbell NA NA NA 9 Ellington Ridge Country Club Ellington 860-872-9133; www.ellingtonridge.org Black 139 73.8 6,936 Parkland 72 Chris Bland Geoffrey Cornish $50 65 10 Rolling Hills Country Club Wilton 203-762-4600; www.rhcconline.com Black 139 73.1 6,737 Private 71 Ray Ford Alfred Tull; Roger Rulewich (4) $80 64 11 Ridgewood Country Club Danbury 203-743-4491; www.ridgewoodcc.com Black 138 73.5 6,758 Private 71 Bob Geambazi Devereux Emmet Guest fee: $85 Cart fee: $26 63 12 Bull's Bridge Golf Club South Kent 860-927-7135; www.bullsbridgegolfclub.com Gold 137 74.1 6,992 Private 72 Paul Ramee Tommy Fazio NA NA 13 Tamarack Country Club Greenwich 203-531-7300; www.tamarackcountryclub.com Black 137 73.3 6,841 Private 70 Bobby Farrell Charles H. Banks NA NA 14 Lake of Isles Golf Club - North North Stonington 888-475-3746; www.lakeofisles.com Gold 137 73.2 6,757 Daily Fee Resort 72 Chris Thomas Rees Jones $165 NA 15 Laurel View Country Club Hamden 203-287-2656; www.laurelviewcc.com Black 136 74.0 6,491 Public 72 Edward Grant Geoffrey Cornish $49-$53 69 16 Country Club of Farmington Farmington 860-677-1681; www.farmingtoncountryclub.com Blue 136 72.0 6,580 Private 71 Jeremy Vitkauskas Devereux Emmet NA 64 17 The Course at Yale New Haven 203-392-2376; www.thecourseatyale.org Black 135 72.9 6,789 University 70 Peter Pulaski C.B. MacDonald & Seth Ryanor $100 (5) 62 18 Glastonbury Hills Country Club South Glastonbury 860-633-5253; www.glastonburyhills.com White 135 70.0 6,125 Private 72 Frank Schroll Geoffrey Cornish NA 64 19 Hop Meadow Country Club Simsbury 860-658-7623; www.hopmeadowcc.net Tournament 132 72.3 6,915 Private 72 Joe Cordani Jr. Geoffrey Cornish $75 63 20 TPC River Highlands Cromwell 860-635-5000; www.tpc.com/ riverhighlands Tournament 131 73.0 6,841 Private 70 Larry Antinozzi Bobby Weed (6) NA 58 21 Fox Hopyard Golf Club East Haddam 800-943-1903; www.golfthefox.com/ hopyard Black 74 136.0 6,012 Semi- private 71 Ron Beck Roger Rulewich $108 63 Sources: Each club via survey, United States Golf Association slope and course ratings, club websites and previous survey responses. Notes: NA = Not available. Slope adjusts handicap to the difficulty of the course. The more difficult the course, the more strokes needed. Under slope, golfers no longer have a handicap, they have an index. An average course will have a slope rating of 113. The index is the mathematical calculation of the golfer's playing ability on an average course. Some courses have different rates for carts, seniors, twilight and residents. Call courses to verify rates. The following courses were contacted but either did not respond or declined to participate in this survey: Birchwood Country Club (Westport), Brooklawn Country Club (Fairfield), Club at River Oaks (Sherman), Highfield Club (Middlebury), Redding Country Club (West Redding), Richter Park Golf Course (Danbury), Silver Spring Country Club (Ridgefield) and The Hartford Golf Course (West Hartford). (1) Pre-renovation record is 63. (2) Course updates by Brian Silva. (3) Guest fee for weekdays; $100 guest fee for weekends. (4) Originally built in 1916; Roger Rulewich redesigned in 2002. (5) Unaccompanied guest. (6) Designer of 1989 renovation and involved with 2016 renovation. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher. Toughest golf courses in Connecticut (Ranked by slope) Rank Course Tee Slope/ Course rating Total yardage Type of course Par Head pro(s) Architect(s) Greens fees Course record 1 Wee Burn Country Club Darien 203-655-1477; www.weeburn.com Black 146 75.3 7,132 Private 72 Samuel T. Wiley Devereux Emmet NA 65 (1) 2 Great River Golf Club Milford 203-876-8051; greatrivergolfclub.com Black 146 74.6 7,060 Semi- private 72 Lori Dunn Lindsay Oppedisano Tommy Fazio $120-$140 NA 3 Connecticut Golf Club Easton 203-261-2544; www.ctgolfclub.com Black 146 73.7 6,899 Private 72 J. Rodney Loesch Geoffrey Cornish & Willam Robison (2) $150 69 4 The Stanwich Club Greenwich 203-869-0555; www.stanwich.com Witch 145 76.6 7,445 Private 72 John M. Scali William & David Gordon $85-$95 66 5 Woodway Country Club Darien 203-322-2362; www.woodway.org Black 142 73.7 6,901 Private 71 Michael T. Crawford Willie Park Jr. NA 65 6 Lake of Isles Golf Club - South North Stonington 888-475-3746; www.lakeofisles.com Gold 140 74.2 6,605 Private 72 Chris Thomas Rees Jones $250 NA 7 Round Hill Club Greenwich 203-869-2350; www.rhclub.org Blue 140 73.3 6,740 Private 71 Tom Henderson Walter Travis $80 (3) 63 8 Black Hall Club Old Lyme 860-434-5171; www.blackhallclub.com Black 140 73.0 6,656 Private 71 Andrew Campbell NA NA NA 9 Ellington Ridge Country Club Ellington 860-872-9133; www.ellingtonridge.org Black 139 73.8 6,936 Parkland 72 Chris Bland Geoffrey Cornish $50 65 10 Rolling Hills Country Club Wilton 203-762-4600; www.rhcconline.com Black 139 73.1 6,737 Private 71 Ray Ford Alfred Tull; Roger Rulewich (4) $80 64 11 Ridgewood Country Club Danbury 203-743-4491; www.ridgewoodcc.com Black 138 73.5 6,758 Private 71 Bob Geambazi Devereux Emmet Guest fee: $85 Cart fee: $26 63 12 Bull's Bridge Golf Club South Kent 860-927-7135; www.bullsbridgegolfclub.com Gold 137 74.1 6,992 Private 72 Paul Ramee Tommy Fazio NA NA 13 Tamarack Country Club Greenwich 203-531-7300; www.tamarackcountryclub.com Black 137 73.3 6,841 Private 70 Bobby Farrell Charles H. Banks NA NA 14 Lake of Isles Golf Club - North North Stonington 888-475-3746; www.lakeofisles.com Gold 137 73.2 6,757 Daily Fee Resort 72 Chris Thomas Rees Jones $165 NA 15 Laurel View Country Club Hamden 203-287-2656; www.laurelviewcc.com Black 136 74.0 6,491 Public 72 Edward Grant Geoffrey Cornish $49-$53 69 16 Country Club of Farmington Farmington 860-677-1681; www.farmingtoncountryclub.com Blue 136 72.0 6,580 Private 71 Jeremy Vitkauskas Devereux Emmet NA 64 17 The Course at Yale New Haven 203-392-2376; www.thecourseatyale.org Black 135 72.9 6,789 University 70 Peter Pulaski C.B. MacDonald & Seth Ryanor $100 (5) 62 18 Glastonbury Hills Country Club South Glastonbury 860-633-5253; www.glastonburyhills.com White 135 70.0 6,125 Private 72 Frank Schroll Geoffrey Cornish NA 64 19 Hop Meadow Country Club Simsbury 860-658-7623; www.hopmeadowcc.net Tournament 132 72.3 6,915 Private 72 Joe Cordani Jr. Geoffrey Cornish $75 63 20 TPC River Highlands Cromwell 860-635-5000; www.tpc.com/ riverhighlands Tournament 131 73.0 6,841 Private 70 Larry Antinozzi Bobby Weed (6) NA 58 21 Fox Hopyard Golf Club East Haddam 800-943-1903; www.golfthefox.com/ hopyard Black 74 136.0 6,012 Semi- private 71 Ron Beck Roger Rulewich $108 63 Sources: Each club via survey, United States Golf Association slope and course ratings, club websites and previous survey responses. Notes: NA = Not available. Slope adjusts handicap to the difficulty of the course. The more difficult the course, the more strokes needed. Under slope, golfers no longer have a handicap, they have an index. An average course will have a slope rating of 113. The index is the mathematical calculation of the golfer's playing ability on an average course. Some courses have different rates for carts, seniors, twilight and residents. Call courses to verify rates. The following courses were contacted but either did not respond or declined to participate in this survey: Birchwood Country Club (Westport), Brooklawn Country Club (Fairfield), Club at River Oaks (Sherman), Highfield Club (Middlebury), Redding Country Club (West Redding), Richter Park Golf Course (Danbury), Silver Spring Country Club (Ridgefield) and The Hartford Golf Course (West Hartford). (1) Pre-renovation record is 63. (2) Course updates by Brian Silva. (3) Guest fee for weekdays; $100 guest fee for weekends. (4) Originally built in 1916; Roger Rulewich redesigned in 2002. (5) Unaccompanied guest. (6) Designer of 1989 renovation and involved with 2016 renovation. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher.