Gillette Ridge is a tribute to the great traditions and challenges of golf. Undoubtedly, it's one of Palmer Course Design Company’s best creations. As you journey through Gillette Ridge, you'll be awed by its natural beauty and dynamic layout. It's truly a masterpiece that will test all your playing skills, and it's a golf experience that you'll want to repeat time and again.
At Gillette Ridge you'll enjoy one of your best golfing experiences ever. The course will challenge, amaze and excite you as you maneuver through a variety of terrain; tree-lined fairways, spectacular carries and several natural obstacles.
Gillette Ridge was named to honor Francis Gillette, a local 19th century reformer, politician and business leader, whose house still stands on the site.
Legendary golfer and world renowned architect Arnold Palmer has crafted Gillette Ridge to capitalize on the site’s natural beauty. Streams, lakes, elevation changes, and mature trees are all part of this tremendous golf experience. Like Palmer himself, Gillette Ridge is a bold and daring design that will raise golf in Hartford to new and exciting levels.
HOLE #16: This hole plays slightly downhill off the tee but precision is required as it is the first of three tough finishing holes. This fairway must be hit in order to have any chance of an open approach shot to the green. Leave yourself about 150 yards for your second shot so you have a level lie because your next shot is all carry over wetlands.
HOLE #18: This finishing hole is the longest par 4 on the course. You must first carry the wetlands off the tee and then split the fairway bunkers left and right. If that wasn’t enough you now must carry the pond and bunker that guard the front of this peninsula green. Any misses here must be left to avoid all the trouble right.
HOLE #8: A beautiful par 3 that is all carry over wetlands. This green sits diagonally from front left to back right off the tee and has deep greenside bunkers on the right. Missing long will leave a difficult recovery as the putting surface slopes primarily back right to front left. There is a bail out area left here to be safe.
HOLE #1: This opening par 4 is a slight dogleg right and is the only bunker-free hole on the course. Your tee shot should favor the left side of the fairway, avoiding the trees on the right. From there you will have an open approach to the green and a good chance to make par. Approaches missing short left will find a deep collection area, leaving a delicate recovery from a tight lie.
HOLE #9: A slight dogleg left par 4 will close out the front nine. A drive right of center is ideal, avoiding a deep bunker left and mounding right. The putting surface is the largest on the course and slopes generally right-to-left. If your drive finds the short grass, this hole provides an excellent birdie opportunity. Hole #10
HOLE #2: A magnificent par 5 featuring the Heublein Tower in the distance and a chance to go for the green in two. Grab the driver on this short par five as the fairway is the widest on the course (72yds). The safe play is to lay up on the left side of the fairway to avoid the large pond that fronts this green. A short approach over the water will give you a birdie putt.
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