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Jeffersonville, VT

Smugglers Notch - Brewster Ridge

4.565(based on 50 reviews)
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Windex
Experience: 13.9 years 16 played 3 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Smuggler's Notch DGC 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 26, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Multiple tee boxes on all holes.
-Signs directing you from hole to hole.
-Bridges put down anywhere it gets wet.
-Good variety of holes.
-Tee boxes are in pretty good shape.
-Extremely friendly and helpful staff.
-Wood chips put down along pathways and where it gets wet to help with mud.

Cons:

The only real negative thing I can think of about the course is that some of the distance markings are way off.

The tee signs aren't anything fancy, but with the amount of work they've been putting in I wouldn't be surprised if they were putting in nicer more permanent signs in the future.

Other Thoughts:

I first played this course three years ago and it has been drastically improved to the point that it's almost a completely new course. I've played courses throughout Vermont and Michigan and this is one of the best courses I have ever played. The staff is friendly, the course is well marked and there are holes requiring all different throwing styles. Some holes are wide open while others require precision to get through the trees. The short tees are great for beginners while the pro tees are for experts that can throw long. I'll gladly pay the $5 a day to play this course to help make sure it stays around.

Overall it's a great course that I'll make sure to play any time I'm back in Vermont.
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chairman63vt
Experience: 44.9 years 100 played 3 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Now This Is More Like It! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 21, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

3 tees per hole (white tees on the way for 2013) / rubber on gold - gravel elsewhere
- better use of available elevation
- uses more terrain off the XC ski trails
- benches at most tees
- easy navigation, good "intuitive flow" to most next tees, signs where necessary

Cons:

not much "risk vs. reward"
no bag hooks? (okay, that's nit-picky)

Other Thoughts:

This great new layout still uses the same area, and even uses some of the same old pin locations. But even where those are used they are almost unrecognizable now. The strength of this redesign is in better thought out fairways, and an amazing set of tee pads. There are now memorable or signature holes that can make a round more interesting (or challenging).
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