Pequabuck Golf Club

Overview: Pequabuck Golf Club is an 18-hole public course in Terryville, Connecticut, carrying the name of the Pequabuck area where the club developed. The current club page lists 6,015 yards and par 69, while the course is associated with Harry I. Bartholomew and a 1902 establishment date. Rolling ground, mature trees and compact approach angles give the layout a traditional New England character. The shorter par does not make the course automatic: it places extra value on choosing the correct club into the greens, keeping the ball in position through the tree-lined corridors and taking advantage of the scoring holes without forcing low-percentage shots. It is the kind of course where a player can appreciate both the rhythm of a full round and the detail of each individual hole.

History: Pequabuck traces its beginnings to 1902, when the early club played a much smaller course and was known for a period as Highland Golf Club. Harry I. Bartholomew became an important figure in the club's development, and the present 18-hole layout grew through later expansion and redesign rather than appearing all at once. The club's current identity combines that early Connecticut golf history with an active public course, practice facilities, clubhouse life and a busy tournament calendar. Its annual Harry Bartholomew Four Ball keeps the architect's name connected to the club and gives the course a continuing competitive tradition.

Did You Know? Pequabuck's annual Harry Bartholomew Four Ball is named for the figure most closely associated with the club's early development. The event has become one of the course's signature traditions, bringing match-play competition and local golf history together on the same layout.