Cold Spring Country Club - Belchertown

Wish there was a bar or something to purchase a beer after play! Other than that was good, some of the younger players were quite rude rushing us to play, we let them go but they made rude comments as they passed! I guess they are regulars from what we were told!

For the amount of time we spent driving from Boston, I would say I was pretty disappointed. The course was in avg shape, some parts it’s hard to tell a fairway from the rough. The greens rolled one speed and then another two holes later. Some holes are a little awkward and gimmicky. The back 9 is def the better of the two. This was the 30th/32 courses we have played in Massachusetts and I wouldn’t put it high on the list, however, priced fairly for what you get.

Course was in very nice conditions. awesome views everywhere!

Our day started off great with a young man bringing a cart out to our car. As it was my first trip out to the course this was nice. The day was beautiful and the people in the shop were nice and the building seems pretty new. The course is in good shape but challenging for this weekend hacker with most of the holes moving right to left and long par threes. It is mid-priced for courses in Western Mass and I'd say it most closely resembles an easier track than the old Hampden CC with lots of up and downhill holes. Take a cart on your first trip out.

Course design and layout are great. Enjoyable views and some very fun holes. Paved cart paths are also nice. That being said, upon my visit in Sept 2021 I left a little disappointed.First, the course was absolutely *packed* and pace of play was brutally slow. When we arrived at the first tee for our tee time there was a group standing on the tee already and no starter. Play took about 5 hours and we spent a lot of time standing around waiting. Felt like the club over booked for the day or something. Nothing worse than arriving for a tee time you paid good money for only too see the course completely backed up. I get that courses need to make money...but definitely felt like the were just squeezing every last group in they could with no regard for pace of play.In addition, for the price, I was expecting some pretty pristine conditions. Sadly, many of the tee boxes seemed like they hadn't been mowed for a few days, and the greens were in pretty rough shape. Some dead spots on every green and apparently no on at this club repairs their pitch marks. Some greens, especially the par 3's were cratered with ball marks. A had a few puts that went pretty far off line due to the bumpy conditions of the greens.Lastly...they don't sell any alcohol at the course.Overall still a fun day, but a bit disappointing, given how the club presents itself as some what of a premium country club.