Lyman Orchards Golf Club

Played the players course two weeks ago and it was ABSURD how long the rough was. The greens were in good shape, and so were the fairways, but the rough was absurd. I’m 6’2 and in some spots the rough was almost up to my knees. The tee boxes were mangled and uneven also. I don’t know if this is the normal length for rough on the course but it was ridiculous. You couldn’t find your ball and you had to swing out of your shoes to get it out. Charging $60-$75 for a course in this condition is Ridiculous

EDIT: The course itself is great, and I also respect that staff cannot acquiesce to every customer's wants. Frontline staff have a difficult job and I completely understand and respect that. Mostly this review is about customer service and communication. This is specifically for the Apple Course. It is a swamp today (check out my drives, two different holes and the ball is halfway down in the fairway), and the range is closed. I bought a $100 range card, and more often than not the range has been closed due to mowing (Monday morning) or rain... but not enough rain to keep the staff from using it. And not just with students, just by themselves! Not a great look, especially when front desk staff on site are unempathetic and seem not to care. When I emailed their director about the range closures a few weeks ago, he was cool about it, to his credit. A few other people on course today also wondered why no warning was given about the conditions or a discount offered. I am now done coming out here. It's not worth it when the on course experience is inconsistent, you can't warm up, and you're treated with icy indifference.

* I have not played here since 2022. Looks like there are a lot of people unhappy golfers due to the green fee increase. * I wish I can review the Players course and the Jones course separately. I can probably write a paper on each one of them because I played each course nearly 100 times in the 90’s. When I played there for free as a golf team member of Wesleyan University. I revisited for the first time in multiple decades in 2022. With my wife, who is a beginner. And the magic was still there, fortunately. Course condition was not impeccable; it never was. Jones course hasn’t changed a bit. Fairways were wide and the course let you fight against the natural element : wind, elevation and water. The player course also stayed the exact same. It tested your golf strategy; blind shot, teeing off with irons, severe elevation change. Recent reviews kind of scare me away from playing here. But I will definitely revisit soon. Especially during the fall when you can play golf and watching the beautiful New England autumn (and some apple picking) at the same time.