However, the green is very small, across a little stream, slightly uphill and slopes down and back toward the drink. One of my playing partners was five feet above the hole and quickly learned that anything stronger than a gust of wind was going to take his ball off the green. Another was seven feet below and saw his putt stop, turn around and come right back. The diversity of the holes is a delight. All the praise of the greens and the layout does not mean Ellinwood is perfect.
Improvement continues on an irrigation system for the fairways.
Until completion, though, you have to deal with thin spots and burn. However, it's not to the point where you can't get a club into the ground for wedges near the greens. It should also be pointed out that the bunkers were soft and well-manicured, and the tee boxes are in fine shape, with the exception of the seventh hole, where a temporary tee has been put up while the old one is rebuilt. It's not surprising that, at an hour's drive from Worcester, Ellinwood doesn't show up on the radar of a lot of Central Mass. golfers. The bad news is that they're missing out on a pleasant experience.