Reviews of Fresh Pond Golf Course (Golf)

Rory O'Connor

Great local course, municipal. Bob Carey is friendly, helpful, and efficient. Course is in good shape with some renovations completed this year. Can get busy, but great value.

Jason Westerkon

Fairly well-maintained local 9-hole course.

Pat Moore

Lots of leagues that seem to be running from in the morning till about 9:30 am stop mid day then another on that starts again at 3.

Adam Hockman

Great 9 hole course in the middle of the city!

김종기

Good

Tylerswag 89

Good Fantastic

wafaa nour

Beautiful place near the city

한미향

(Translated by Google) I want to play golf. (Original) 골프 치고 싶네요

Gefen Shapiro

The course is beautiful and well kept, staff is very nice it’s a pleasure to play here.

Scott Shedeck

You can play gold here.

Tyler Stubbs

For Cambridge? It's great, fairly long too.

rosez cheeks

It's fun its really nice, took my first golf lesson there

Tony Moreira

I absolutely like walking around Fresh Pond early in the morning you meet some nice people in your travels test yourself to see how far you can go with the morning fresh air it is a great place to run jog all just walk it is a beautiful place in the morning an early afternoon also enjoy

cordog1092

Just like previous reviews, the pro shop was extremely rude. If this course wasn't so convenient for me I definitely would golf somewhere else. Overall the course is in nice condition but it can often be packed and backed up due to groups being sent out on top of eachother

Craig Santos

Great course, great prices, and nicely maintained 9 hole course! First time there and everything was great I will be going back again for certain.

Nicolai Cauchy

Beautiful but occupies far too much municipal space for the small elite that it serves (<10,000 members vs 2 Million on the public park around it that covers 1/5th as much publicly useable land...)

Justin Shatraw

two hours to play six holes on a monday. do not recommend. to their credit, they gave me a rain check when i complained. didn’t ask, but there you have it.

Paul Keplin

It is a great municipal course in super condition.

Adam Kuper

Well kept course, efficient staff, friendly and loyal regulars.

Peter Manca

Course was in great shape

Daniele Messina

Disgusting service!!!!!

Keith Baillargeon

I was here today with three close friends. We are young professionals and treated the course very well, following each rule explained to us (ex. keeping our carts 10 feet away from the green at all times). The weather was lovely and the course is beautiful. Very well maintained, well laid out, overall stunning. The only downside of our entire time at the Fresh Pond Golf Course was the rangers unprofessional attitudes. We were aggressively asked for our receipts after being called to the green for our tee time even though we still stood behind the group ahead of us for 5-10 minutes. (This would be a common theme for the day). The ranger continued to watch us tee off the entire time from his golf cart as if we were doing something wrong. A few holes later, we were waiting for the group ahead of us to move down the fairway so we could begin on that hole. Another ranger came over in a golf cart and angrily told us “to move it along because we’re causing a backup.” We informed him that the group ahead of us were in the way so we were waiting for them to move along. He was indignant and stormed off (in his golf cart). He was also driving around the course with a dog which barked frequently and caused quite a disturbance. Two holes later, we were stuck waiting for a hole for 5-10 minutes while the group ahead of us were still teeing off. The same usher drove past them multiple times and didn’t say anything to the group ahead of us about needing “to move it along.” He just drove right on past while we waited for holes 7, 8, and 9. I’ve been golfing for a few years and I’ve never been treated as poorly than by the rangers at the fresh pond golf course. I will definitely not return. There are public golf courses in the area that treat their customers with respect and decency. Please take your money elsewhere. Upon reading other reviews, this seems to be a reoccurring problem with a certain ranger. Unfortunately we did not get the rangers name.

Chia-Hao Wang

Nice course to play

Milagros Carrion

Great golf place.

Anthony Ramos

hopefully the old ranger and his dog have found their way out for good. Great golf otherwise.

Jordi Segalés

beautiful golf course next to the pond

Mark

Scaled higher since it's a muni so don't come expecting a fast round. I'd score 3.5 if possible. The course is well maintained, greens are in good shape and the layout is reasonably challenging while still easy enough to score when you're playing well. It's a 'show & go' course, no reservations for tee times so you should show up early during peak times. I'll buy the 10 play card next time I go.

kieran McWilliam

Great 9 hole course.

Troy McKinney

Always pleasant.

Francis Dargon

My friend and I had a great time here. Beautiful course in the city.

Adam Lynch

Fun 9 hole course at a great price for the location.

M R

5 stars are not enough! Wish I can give 10 stars for the wonderful staff, well-maintained courses, fair prices, plenty parking, clean facilities, good location in the city. I didn’t get the pro’s name at the shop who was extremely professional, understanding, kind and helpful. Thank you so much. Will be back very soon, and will recommend to everyone

Patricia Wolff

Running around Fresh Pond is a great way to get your running morning exercise in a less stressful environment

Xpert Nasty

Am I allowed to fish in the pond ?

MIKEY B

9 hole municipal course in Cambridge. The course is fun yet challenging at times. Not in the greatest condition but it's reasonably priced for what you get.

Tommy Vo

Somewhat good place to go Pokemon hunting for charmanders here. The golf course is a private property so someone will likely kick you out. There is a nice little walk way next to pond where you can bike. There were a lot of bugs when I went during the summer so come prepared.

Zail Smith

Ok course, nothing to write home about. Not super challenging.

Bill Glavin

Love it! Great staff, Great course maintenance, Great rates!

Jean Rogers

This municipal golf course is currently closed for the winter. However, on mild days before the first snowfall, you can see golfers carrying their clubs around the course.

Martin McCrory

Great location. Course is very well maintained. Not the longest course, but challenging nonetheless. Greens roll true. For what you pay, it's an excellent value.

Evgeny Shabashov

The staff is rude here

Mike Munsell

Nice little par 3 course with a decent price. The Starter typically isn't the friendliest guy on the course.

Kathleen Wall Bowden

Beautiful

James Jeffery Peoples

What a gem of a golf course in Cambridge. They do a great job maintaining a public course like this. Great value even though it's only nine holes.

William Ried

Great 9 hole course close to the city!

Adam Bottis

The 8th hole is where it's at

Mark Beeckman

I wish I could give this nice little course a 5 out of 5, the starter was a woman who was extremely nice but the ranger on the course really outdid himself. Within 5 minutes of teeing off, Bobby immediately told us to pick up the pace while we were walking up to the green. He was very rude and unprofessional, and came by again a few holes later to give us a hard time. We were parked just off the cart path to give people room to drive by - and he berated us about parking the cart on the path. Unprofessional and rude once again. Finally, on the last hole we had two tires just off the path and Bobby quite literally yelled at us while driving by in the rudest and most unprofessional way I’ve ever been treated as a paying customer. We are young professionals nearing 30 who treated this course and people with respect. Bobby acted in a way that should be embarrassing to the community he is employed by.

Zach Holcomb

Great nine hole course close to the city. There's usually only a short wait most weekdays after 5 (when it's nice out).

Thomas Rooney

Great people great greens

Alexander Wilson

Went for the first time this year about a week ago. There's been some redesigns in the layout specifically on the par-5's that make a HUGE difference. The course was in amazing shape- greens rolling very well, fairways in good shape as well. All in all a great value, and fun layout.

Dustin Cramer

Nice place for a walk, and plenty of pokemon to catch with pokemon go as well!

Jesse Cummings

This course is in awful shape. Greens and tee boxes aren't even cut. There's no ranger to speed the game up. It took us forever just to finish 9. The cheapness per round doesn't justify the courses flaws

Bob Moran

I walked the 2-mile loop around the pond while talking with a friend.

James Stockwell

Nice place

Carol Ann Beggelman

Cambridge city 9 hole course. Priced reasonable and fun to play..

Babak Cohanim

can be super crowded and slow on weekends, but go during the right time during the week and it's great

Todd Bremner

Great conditions on this hidden gem. Beautiful tree lined holes accent the well maintained fairways. Greens are not marked up at all which is really impressive for the number of rounds they handle a day. Really nice people in the Pro Shop and on the course. My first visit today and I will definitely be back. Take advantage of this spot when you can!

joey dayton

Great course for beginner's, well kept and on the cheaper side.

Jack Putter

Ive come here many times. Half the staff is great, the other half are surly and old and just don’t care. A lot of people don’t realize this place is municipal and therefore it doesn’t carry with it the same principles of being really polite to customers in a customer service setting. That being said, the miserable staff will roast customers at a ridiculous frequency, often for no reasons. Again, half the staff are great and always a pleasure to encounter, the other half are just downright insufferable. VERY SAD!!

Trent Frederick

Great track! Fun and challenging.... This course offers plenty of fairness for newbies and just enough difficulty for us low handicaps. Greens are very slick and well kept. Lots of water, but also very forgiving fairways. If you blow it in the drink, you earned it. It’s a 9 hole course, but entertaining enough to make ya wanna go around again.

Mike B

Reported them to the BBB. They charged my debit card weeks later without my concent. The pro shop employee feels he is important. He just books tee times and works the register yet somehow ruins the experience. Everytime we go there is an issue. I've never had issues at the other courses that we play. I'm not sure how he still has a job if so many golfers have issues with him? Do yourself a favor and play elsewhere

Michael Casey

Always VERY crowded, however the course is always in very good shape, especially considering the amount of traffic it receives. Fun layout. Greens are on the slow side. Limited parking

Nicholas Mehrle

The pro shop staff are mean unwelcoming and quite rude. They tried to turn our group away when we revealed we had some novices that had never golfed before

Sean McKenna

Great location friendly staff

Mario Agliati

(Translated by Google) Beautiful place in the middle of Cambridge, well maintained. (Original) Precioso lugar en pleno Cambridge, bien mantenido.

David Driscoll

Surprisingly nice of a course next to Fresh Pond. Pretty well-kept and a lot of nice views. Only a couple of spots where I usually lose a ball or two. :-)

Nicholas Ricciardelli

Very good for the price. Wish it was 18, but love playing 9 here.

Sameer khatiwada

Great area!! Very close to where I live..

Peter Denham

Usually play here once a week during the summer. While it can sometimes be slow play, it's a challenging 9 holes. They are upgrading a lot of the holes this winter, adding in more bunkers. Looking forward to next season!

Michael Huang

Great convenient Cambridge course. It is also well maintained.

Eric

Went on a Monday ~1:00pm. I called ahead to check how busy they were and the person who answered the phone let me know about the league timings and that I should be perfectly fine if I come in then. This was the week after maintenance week, so I expected things to not be perfect yet...but they were better than I would have thought. Tee boxes were a bit sandy, but not bad at all. Greens were in pretty good shape too. Not perfect, but I've certainly seen worse at other courses. Price is reasonable. $23/9 & $33/18 on the weekdays. It's first-come-first-serve, but that wasn't an issue at all. I came alone and was able to play by myself right away without any interruptions. There was a group a few holes ahead of me, and another single behind me. Everybody's pace was good and there were no issues. Course ranger was out on the course riding around and checking in, we chatted a bit and he was a very nice guy. I'm a new golfer, and the course was a good balance between difficulty and not getting me frustrated. Overall, I was very pleased with my first experience at Fresh Pond Golf. I'll be back for sure.

Gloria Paretchanian

It is a treasure to fine such a well groomed public course right in the city. The Pro Bob Carey has the best prices in his pro shop. And can fit you up to great clubs.

Damnath De Tissera

A bit of an oasis in busy Cambridge. Great golf instructors and a community feel. Parking on premise could be a little challenging.

JongGi Kim

Good

Wyatt Crane

Not the friendliest staff, it's true, but a decent enough course. Fair price and can't beat location if you live in Cambridge

ma Linche

Snooky loved the doggy pond and the off-the-leash walk

Nathan Qualls

So close to the city!

Andy McLaughlin

Fun 9-hole course, usually in pretty good shape. Can get very slow at peak times, but usually not too bad. Can't beat it for a cheap option close to the city.

Gary Sommerville

Really enjoyed playing this golf course, an absolute hidden gem in the city. Course was well maintained and staff were very friendly, I will definitely be back soon!

P Princess

It's closed for season right now.

Carla Zahrte

I was playing at this course for the first time yesterday and most definitely my last time. The course is beautiful and well maintained, however the staff is incredibly rude and disrespectful. After teeing off at 4pm we were off to a good start. But only a few holes later the ranger came around with his dog and YELLED at us for not keeping up the pace and moving too slow. His attitude was extremely unprofessional and just rude. He kept watching us like little kids and was mad at us because apparently there was a group behind us waiting (which wasn’t the case they were still one hole behind) and he told us we wouldn’t be able to finish before sunset if we keep playing at this pace. As a beginner golfer I felt very attacked and rushed and felt like this is the wrong place for me to practice and made me want to leave immediately. Fresh pond golf is a very unwelcoming environment and no paying customer or human being should ever be treated like that. If the ranger has reasonable concerns or comments, there’s definitely a friendlier way to address them. The ranger came around a few more times and we told him that there’s still a group in front of us which is why we can’t move any faster. Unfortunately his attitude ruined our overall experience. After talking to another golfer that plays here on a regular basis we found out that it’s a very common problem that this course gets extremely backed up, so unless you want to get yelled at for no reason and wait at every hole DON’T GO HERE.