Heritage Country Club in Charlton, Massachusetts has long been a favorite of locals and those golfers who like to throw their sticks in the trunk and drive a bit to play a real good course. Heritage offers private club conditions and amenities at affordable rates.
The 18-hole course at Heritage Country Club features 6,903 yards from the longest tees and a par of 71. The course rating is 69.3 and it has a slope rating of 118. The layout was designed by Zeke Millette and Donald Hoenig, with the track opening for play in 1964. The course was re-designed by Billy Plante and Larry Denton in 2005.
The course is in excellent condition and provides natural and manmade scenery throughout. There are a mix of holes at Heritage CC that will keep you entertained through your entire round. Some of the fairways are rather tight, so accuracy is called for off the tee to get you involved in the hole from the tee box. The course has elevation changes and tricky greens that put you to the test. If you like to shape your shots, then you will have a fun time. Best to keep the ball below the hole on the greens for your best opportunity to score.
The layout starts off in stern fashion, with a pair of fairly long par-fours followed by a 200-yard par-three where par is a good score indeed.
3rd hole
The sixth hole is a beast of a par-five, playing around 600 yards and it’s a true three-shot hole to get the putting surface. From the top of hill, you look down upon the green and Heritage’s giant American flag which gives golfers a sense of patriotism.
6th hole
Number eight is a par-four of around 300 yards where birdie awaits before moving on to the monstrous 490-yard par-four ninth. The ninth can also be played as a par-five, which makes sense for most golfers.
The back side also starts off tough, with two par-fours of around 400 yards sandwiched around another long par-five of about 600 yards. The 305-yard par-four 14th is a birdie hole and then it is on to a demanding finish that includes another par-five that measures 645 yards from the back tees. Better bring a great long game when you play here and tee off from the tips. The wise option the first visit may be playing from one tee up, which will put the total yardage to around 6,000, shortening some of those long par-fives. The course has 4 sets of tees with the total yardage ranging from 4,700 to 6,903 yards.
