Butter Brook Golf Club

Butter Brook is a golf course designed in the classic tradition. The course is located on ideal sandy soils, among mature white pines in the Boston suburb of Westford. Following the classic style, the natural terrain was studied and the golf holes routed accordingly.

The existing rolls and hollows define the strategy for many of the golf holes. On the sixth hole for example, if a player is able to carry two left fairway bunkers that sit into an existing hillock, the backside slope ... [more]

Butter Brook is a golf course designed in the classic tradition. The course is located on ideal sandy soils, among mature white pines in the Boston suburb of Westford. Following the classic style, the natural terrain was studied and the golf holes routed accordingly.

The existing rolls and hollows define the strategy for many of the golf holes. On the sixth hole for example, if a player is able to carry two left fairway bunkers that sit into an existing hillock, the backside slope will kick the ball further towards the green and reward players with the best approach angle.

There are four sets of tee markers per hole, and great variation in green design. The greens have gentle rolls and changes in slope, to place a premium on putting. The 32 bunkers, randomly spread throughout the course, define shot angles and entice aggressive play.

  break82 - 7/22/09
Butter Brook
Been playing Butter Brook for 4 seasons. Owing to the limited land area especially on the front 9, the emphasis is on shot accuracy to successfully navigate the narrow twisting fairways. In contrast, the back 9 is meadow golf with generous landing areas for your tee shots around a tract of waste area and a pond. Enjoy the open area until you get to the 17th. Par here is a very good score. DonGÇÖt tally up your score card until after the 17th. IGÇÖve had good rounds only to be wrecked by 17th and 18th.

As the course is still relatively new, management is babying the fairways. Cart path only is common. It slows down play and is tedious. Sometimes, theyGÇÖll permit 90-degree to ball.

Despite some big numbers or abandoned scorecards, I still enjoy the challenge. Save a couple of good shots for the finishing holes and youGÇÖll walk away happier.

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