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Putterham Meadows Golf Club
1281 W Roxbury PkwyBrookline, MA 02467
Phone: (617)730-2078Fax: (617)739-7575
This course features small greens and many trees which can alter your shots. Water hazards (streams and a pond) come into play on a number of holes. Plus, there are numerous sand bunkers located throughout the course.
| Holes: 18 | Greens: Bent Grass | Fairways: Bluegrass |
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| Greens Fees: | $20-$49 |
| Course Type: | public |
| Dress Code: | Collared shirt, no cutoffs, denim OK |
| Season: | Apr 1 to Nov 30 |
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Course reviews for Putterham Meadows Golf Club
Average Golfer Review (2.5 Stars):
Number of Reviews: 8
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| 0 of 1 people found the following review helpful: |
 Swamp Fox, Jul 26, 2008 |
| reviewer: clubman45
from Boston, ma |
| Not having played this course in almost 2 years, I was hoping it had improved. That wasn't the case. It's in poor shape. This was the day after a heavy rain - they should've closed the course - they didn't. Several fairways had pools of standing water - most tee shots plugged. In many instances there was a sewer type smell to the water. Play was slow as usual and the greens were even slower - It's a shame this is a great layout with poor management and maintenance. Don't bother - you could go to George Wright or Franklin Park and actually play golf not wade in a swamp. |
| 1 of 2 people found the following review helpful: |
 Could be a great muni, but it's not, Sep 08, 2007 |
| reviewer: myrrhman
from Lexington, MA |
| Good munis are possible, and Brookline GC @ Putterham could be a great one, with its beautiful stone clubhouse and terrific layout. But years of neglect have left this course in ruins, with beat up tee boxes, and fairways that alternate between scorched and swampy (apparently The Country Club water usage next door runs off to Putterham). What happened to the nearly $1MM that Putterham supposedly got to serve as the parking lot for the 1999 Ryder Cup? The on course staff is less than helpful. Wife: Where'd you play today? Me: Putterham, and it was terrible. Wife: Yeah, that sounds like a sucky place. If you're looking for a game to play, are staying in Boston, and can't get on one of the lovely private courses, play at Fresh Pond. |
| 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: |
 A little soft, Apr 10, 2006 |
| reviewer: Painter
from New Orleans, LA |
| For a muni it's in pretty good shape, especially the greens. Holes 7,8,11, 15 are testy - elevated or sloping greens. Trees come into play as do creeks. Nice staff, but the starter could have used a day or two at a charm school. Course needs helpful (more ballsy) rangers - play is a bit too slow. |
| 3 of 6 people found the following review helpful: |
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Worst Course I have ever played, Jun 28, 2005 |
| reviewer: Anonymous
from Melrose, MA USA |
| Between the shirtless golfers teeing off on the first hole, and a course that seems to be maintained by a chimp, this course is not worth a golfers time or money. After paying for 18 holes, I found out that it would've taken 8 hours to play all 18. Instead I cut my loses and played 9 in 4 hours. There were "Swamp" traps on the fairways and even found someone trying to hit the green of the previous hole from my tee box while I was teeing off. The people were rude, and the golfers were worse. DO NOT go to this course. |
| 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful: |
 Getting Better, Nov 19, 2004 |
| reviewer: Mike B.
from Dover, MA |
| Things are on the upswing at the course, havent played in a few seasons but all was good from food to staffing. Definatley worth the look! |
| 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: |
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great course, but............, Oct 19, 2004 |
| reviewer: David O'Brien
from brookline ma |
| if the people that work there could become civilized and courteous the expeience would be that much better. This does not apply to thase in the grille, just the pro shop and the rangers! |
| 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful: |
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Play this course during a drought, Oct 06, 2004 |
| reviewer: Richard Sherry
from Boston Mass. |
| The town of Brookline has raised their fee's on this golf course that sit's above a peak bog.The course is usally wet and bumpy fairways. The Greens are very small but in decent shape. Do your self a favor and play the City of Boston courses you will get more bang for your dollar |
| 0 of 1 people found the following review helpful: |
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Brookline Gem, Jun 27, 2004 |
| reviewer: Average golfer
from Boston |
| This course is a great test and requires the ability to hit shots from both left to right and right to left. Overall it's not a long course but position is paramount, as is avoiding the streams that come into play on quite a few holes. The elavated greens on a few holes mean that a poor approach will either find the ball back on the fairway or the rough on either side of the green. My favourite holes are 9, 14 and 15 mainly because a good drive will be rewarded and a bad one will have you working to save par. |
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