Mill Pond Golf Club

Mill Pond Golf Club

Let me preface this with this, I have played here many times over the years, it has never gone

well, aside from a hole or 2. Last time I made the mistake of booking an afternoon tee time on

Fathers’ Day, so my 2pm tee time turned into closer to 3. Despite the delay, it didn’t play slow,

coming in a lil over 4 hours. It was a pleasant surprise as I was expecting a 6 hour debacle.

The 1st hole didn’t go terribly. The water left me alone. I caught the sand in front of the

green, coming out and going over, then back turned a decent start into a double bogey. The 2nd

hole there were people all over it from other holes. I think someone played my decent tee

shot. The 2nd and 3rd holes are too close together, one of the few criticisms I have of the layout.

There is nothing like losing a ball in the middle of the fairway, another double bogey. The third

hole was just a struggle. The 4th hole was a nice ‘easy’ par 3, I stole a par.

The 5th hole is very nice, my score wasn’t. My slice decided to turn into a hook, so a few shots

went out of bounds. It ended poorly. 6th hole is another par 3, hit long, saved par. 7, 8 and 9 I

went back to struggling bad. So 3 holes, 3 snowmen on the score card. It was just one of those

days.

So the back starts looking like an easy par 3. Wrong, the rough turned into more than I could

overcome. On 11, I put a few in the water. Thankfully, the beer girl showed up. 12 is a par 5,

again the rough did not play nicely. 13 was another foray into the rough. It ended as you can

imagine. 14 is what looks like an easy par 3. Let’s just say my back 9 is still going poorly.

For the 15th hole, I think I hit every tree on the right side. 16 was a par 3 adventure where I

should have just thrown the ball, it would have went further. I’d call it a back 9 melt down, but

the front didn’t go well to begin with. The 17th hole was nothing special, another triple bogey.

I’m ready to go home.

So I look out from the 18th par 5 tee box. At this point I’m beaten and dejected, just wanting it

all to end. Tee shot, 1st shot is the best drive I have hit in years. 2nd shot, I’m still going strong.

I shanked the 3rd a bit, it happens. I put the 4th on, leaving a 30ish foot putt. I guess Mill Pond

wants me to come back, because I sunk the putt, saving par for the last hole.

This course is just not designed for my game. Visually, it is very nice. It is always nice to be

out for golf, but this course pummels me every time. If I had to guesstimate my average score

here, it is around 115. Looking at it, it doesn’t look that difficult. I can’t even blame the

predictable delay, I’ve played quick rounds and slow rounds here, it always ends poorly.

By Sebastian Wyczawski