CRESTBROOK PARK GOLF CLUB

This municipal gem threads through classic New England hardwood forests with enough elevation change to make club selection genuinely challenging on half the holes. The par-4 12th drops 60 feet from tee to green through a corridor of maples and oaks that explode with color each October, while the uphill finishing stretch tests your stamina as much as your short game. Connecticut public golf doesn't get much better than this thoughtfully routed layout that rewards local knowledge and punishes the occasional wayward drive into genuine trouble.