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D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course - Black Course
2390 Easton TnpkFairfield, CT 06432
Phone: (203)373-5911Fax: (203)373-5915
This facility offers two eighteen hole courses. The Red Course is more open than the Black Course where tee shots are more demanding. The fairways on both courses are generous, and the greens are exceptional. The terrain ranges from flat to hilly with creeks flowing throughout the entire layout.
| Holes: 18 | Greens: Bermuda Grass | Fairways: Bluegrass |
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| Greens Fees: | $20-$49 |
| Course Type: | public |
| Dress Code: | No tank tops or cutoffs |
| Season: | Open all year |
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Course reviews for D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course - Black Course
Average Golfer Review (2.5 Stars):
Number of Reviews: 13
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| 0 of 1 people found the following review helpful: |
 Black, Jun 22, 2011 |
| reviewer: Jon Hand
from usa |
| Just played the Black yesterday for the first time in a couple of years... Thumbs up.. Saw some cyotes, bunch of rabbits.. Should have bought my 9m... |
| 5 of 7 people found the following review helpful: |
 Raw Hide, Apr 15, 2009 |
| reviewer: Weekender
from Bethel, CT |
| Played the red course, it was pretty beat up. The city of Bridgeport must recycle its streets sweepings from the winter sanding by putting it in the Red Course bunkers. Alot of half-completed work around the course, the cart paths are like the Chisolm Trail, and the fairways have bare patches and crabgrass. The Black course is in better condition, and has different sand in the bunkers. Red is the before version and Black is the after. The Black is competitive, but even at $50 on the weekend the value is questionable. If you are stuck with the Red, move on. |
| 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful: |
 Fairchild Black not bad........, Oct 14, 2008 |
| reviewer: D. Berlin
from Branford, CT |
| Played the course on 10/13/08. Two of us were teamed up with two others. The course is decent. Some beautiful holes, especially on the back nine (fall foliage didn't hurt). The conditions are acceptable. Greens and fairways were fine, parts of the rough are in bad shape, but that's the least important part of a golf course..... The front nine has a bunch of semi-blind shots, it helped that we were with a local. (he said the red course gets a bad wrap and that it's not bad either, we avoided it based on bad reviews). The back nine was really nice. Quality fun holes. Pretty challenging at times too. I would go back for sure. 50.00 Holiday/Weekend rate with a cart is worth it. The pace moved along a bit slow, 4.5 hr round. It was a good change if your used to playing the same course all of the time. |
| 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful: |
 Red Course, Sep 29, 2008 |
| reviewer: D.A.
from Milford, CT |
| I played Red Course at Fairchild Wheeler yesterday, I have a few complaints, one is I booked to play the new Black course side knowing the issues on the Red Course which the course should be ashamed about. The fact there is still no sand in the bunkers since I played there in the spring is really uncalled for. They messed up which course we were playing on and made no amends to make the customer happy. The course caters to men and really give women a hard time and the cold shoulder and in one case, down right nasty to me and my golf guest. Even down to the fact there is no proper ladies room. While it has been raining for the last 2-3 weeks on and off. I expect some standing water on the course. However, there was water that is at least 10-20" on far too many of the holes and you could tell it was there for a few months, loaded with green algae floating on the top. Most of the sand traps are filled with water as well and no sand Some areas we saw snakes and the Geese have taken to them as swimming pools, with droppings (poop) around the area. They were also infested with all sorts of bugs and mosquitos. Deer have also been in the areas where water was collecting, most likely there to drink, we saw many piles of deer droppings, I expect to see that on the edge near the rough, but close to the hole. I brought this to the attention of what was to be the manager and he just rolled his eyes at me. I told him if it had been the rain from the last few storms there would not be algae. I feel this is a health concern and needs to be addressed. We got eaten alive at hole #11 where quite frankly that whole hole should be closed down. I play many courses all year and none are like this. I hope a management company like Troon or Traditions takes over this course!! |
| 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful: |
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Any port in a storm, Mar 13, 2008 |
| reviewer: Andy
from fairfield CT |
| The two courses have bags of potential, layouts are interesting for a public course, scenery is nice, but it's going to take another 10 years for this course to be in top condition. The greens are good considering how much wear they get ( pretty much all year round play except when there's snow on the ground) but this course should only be used as a last resort practice area for golfers serious about their game. Unfortunately this type of course also attracts the more undesirable type of charachter to the golf course, many times I have tried to sneak around a quick 18 as a single and been stuck behind very slow, poor and rude players. In summary, come back in around 2015 if anyone has any money left after the impending Depression headed our way, and it might be worth playing because you'll probably have the course to yourself |
| 0 of 1 people found the following review helpful: |
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Fairfield's resident, Jul 20, 2007 |
| reviewer: Alisher Nurullaev
from Fairfield CT USA |
| This is a great course to play. They redesigning the whole course and it looks better every day. Fairways are getting much better and greens are fantastic. However they should give some sort of discount to Fairfield residents since the course is on Fairfield's territory. |
| 7 of 11 people found the following review helpful: |
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Bad course and support staff., Aug 08, 2006 |
| reviewer: Bob Stevens
from Easton |
| Course is in terrible condition. Support staff is bunch of non-professioanl kids who don't know what they're doing. |
| 4 of 6 people found the following review helpful: |
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No one cares, Jul 18, 2006 |
| reviewer: Mike Wright
from Danbury,CT |
| The course was absolutely horrible. Not to mention no one bothered to mention that the black course back 9 was closed. I would have to very desperate to go back. |
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