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Golfweek just named the best golf courses in Connecticut. Check them out.
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Golfweek just listed the best golf courses for each state in the U.S. for 2024.
And if you want to play right here in Connecticut, you have two options here in New London county alone as well as eight other options.
The pre-requisites to be included on this list is as follows: the course must be publicly accessible in some fashion, whether through standard daily green fees or staying at a resort or a hotel.
The second pre-requisite is that there be no membership required to play on the course, with the exception being if the course also allows for hotel guests to play as well.
Now, let’s see which courses made it onto the list.
Keney Park Golf Course, Hartford
The number one spot for top golf courses in Connecticut, according to Golfweek, is the Keney Park Golf Course in Hartford.
Keney Park Golf Course ‘s first nine holes were designed by Devereux Emmet and built in 1927. The second nine was added in 1931 and was designed by City of Hartford engineer Robert ”Jack” Ross.
Keney Park has played host to the Connecticut PGA Championship, Hartford Women’s Open, and the National Boy’s and Girl’s Junior PGA Championships.
Book a tee time here.
Wintonbury Hills, Bloomfield
Taking the number two spot on the list is Wintonbury Hills in Bloomfield.
Wintonbury Hills Golf Course is Pete Dye’s first championship design in New England. The 6,711-yard, par-70 layout has a combination of open links-style and traditional tree-lined holes to provide golfers a challenging and enjoyable round of golf.
Book a tee time here.
Great River Golf Club, Milford
Third on Golfweek’s list for Connecticut is Great River Golf Club, an 18-hole championship golf course in Milford.
Built in 2001 by renown golf architect Tom Fazio II, this modern architectural design has a balanced mix of links and parkland playing characteristics.
The par 72 course plays just over 7,000 yards from the championship tees and features one of the hardest sets of par 3s in the state.
Book a tee time here.
Fox Hopyard Golf Club, East Haddam
A sister course to Crumpin-Fox Club in Bernardston, MA, which ranked on the Massachusetts top ten list, Fox Hopyard Golf Club opened in 2001 as a public club. Fox Hopyard ranks as #4 on Golfweek’s list.
Fox Hopyard is located on a 530 acre parcel of land bordering Devil’s Hopyard State Park. Robert Trent Jones Sr’s protégé Roger Rulewich designed the layout which flows seamlessly through some of Connecticut’s most interesting topography. In 2022, this course became a private club.
Lake of Isles North, North Stonington
In the fifth spot on Golfweek’s best public courses is Lake of Isles (North) in North Stonington.
Adjacent to the Foxwoods Resort Casino, Lake of Isles has been open since 2005. The award winning North Course offers guests the ultimate upscale golf experience. While the championship tees stretch more than 7,300 yards, multiple tee locations offer a fair and varied test for golfers of every skill levels
Book a tee time here.
The rest of the top golf courses in Connecticut in order
Rin Velasco is a trending reporter. She can be reached at rvelasco@gannett.com.
A woman was arrested and charged with murdering a man whose body was found behind a condominium complex in Farmington in March, police said on Friday.
Cynthia Martinez, 27, was charged with murder, unlawful discharge of a firearm, tampering with evidence, and criminal use of a firearm in connection with the death of 29-year-old Derick William Mercado-Labonte of Bridgeport.
On March 19, officers responded to Talcott Forest Road around 10 a.m. for the report of an untimely death.
They found the body of Mercado-Labonte along the wood line behind a condominium complex. He appeared to have sustained multiple areas of trauma, according to police.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Mercado-Labonte’s death a homicide.
Martinez is being held on a $3,000,000 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned at the Torrington Superior Court on Friday.
Police said no further information will be released at this time, as this remains an active and ongoing investigation.
New data is shedding light on the state of Connecticut’s economy and labor force.
On this episode of the CBIA BizCast, CBIA Foundation director Dustin Nord joins host Amanda Marlow to talk about new Connecticut Department of Labor data that highlights the mismatch between increased job openings and a shrinking labor force.
Connecticut job openings jumped 2.6% in May to 87,356—however, since May 2025, 37,700 people have left Connecticut’s labor force.
Nord breaks down some of the reasons for this mismatch and what needs to be done to address Connecticut’s economic challenges.
He also shares insights into a U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis report showing Connecticut’s economy expanded 1.8% in the first quarter of 2026.
Episode Highlights:
- Job Openings vs. Workforce Shortage
- Unemployment Trends
- GDP Growth Amid Labor Challenges
- Affordability and Long-Term Competitiveness
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