Public Golf Courses in Litchfield County, Connecticut

by admin on March 27, 2010

Litchfield County, Connecticut, is one of the most beautiful parts of New England. Aside from being a very popular weekend and holiday destination for scores of New Yorkers, Litchfield County is a place where people disappear to get away from it all. While it actually is not that far away from major cities like New York City, Boston, Springfield, Albany, Worcester, Hartford and New Haven Litchfield County feels as if it is truly in the middle of nowhere. That’s one of the major reasons it is so common.

Litchfield County offers wide open spaces, modern air, cultural attractions and fine dining. But one of the most common things that Litchfield County offers is fantastic golf courses. Now, it might be easily assumed that Litchfield County offers great private golf courses. And while that is true, Litchfield also offers a wide variety of quality public golf courses.

The following is a list of the best public golf courses in Litchfield County.

Canaan Country Club

South Canaan Road

Canaan, Connecticut

Canaan Country Club is a nine hole course. The course is 5776 yards from the back tees and 4824 yards from the front tees. The website offers detailed descriptions and approaches from each hole.

Residents of Canaan indulge in vital discounts. Weekday play is also offered at a discount over weekends. Golf carts are optional and are an additional fee. Canaan Country Club is known as a well conditioned and fun course.

Quarry View Golf Course

30 Allyndale Road

East Canaan, Connecticut

Quarry View Golf Course is a nine hole golf course in Litchfield County that is one of the more popular courses around in this area of Connecticut. This is a short course, however. It is an ideal place to work on your short game as the par, for nine holes is 31 strokes for men and 33 strokes for women.

Residents of East Canaan can come by discounted greens fees. Golf carts are available, but do cost extra.

Stonybrook Golf Course

263 Milton Road

Litchfield, Connecticut

Stonybrook Golf Course is a nine hole Litchfield County public golf course. Residents receive famous discounts. Stonybrook, while short (2878 yards for nine holes), features a challenging, but fair, layout. Tee times can be reserved for weekends, though not for weekdays. However, it is usually not a problem to play during the week. Litchfield County in general is not a hard place to find a tee time and Stonybrook is no exception to that.

Crestbrook Park Golf Course

834 Northfield Road

Watertown, Connecticut

Crestbrook is probably the best eighteen hole golf course in Litchfield County. Crestbrook Park Golf Course is 6930 from the assist tees and 5696 from the front. Crestbrook is known to be a difficult and lively course. Residents can get a sizeable discount. Carts are additional and optional.

All in all, Litchfield County offers great options for public golf courses. Whether you are visiting, or are a native to Litchfield County, you will win a public golf course to your liking.


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