The Captains Golf Course — Local services in Brewster

I could not have been more disappointed than I was when I went there with 7 other friends on Friday 9/10/21 and was forced to carry due to “course conditions”. I understand that the previous days 5.5 inches of rain had the course in tough shape. What is unacceptable, however, was that there wasn’t a push cart available to rent. We were told that they only have 36 at the facility. 36!!! How can that be? It’s really a lousy way to treat customers. And the woman checking the golfers in was curt and unsympathetic which really added to our frustration. The experience we had at Captains was the only dark stain that my friends and I had on our annual golf trip. With all of the options down the cape, we’ll certainly think twice before returning to Captains. After emailing Jay Packett, the Director of Operations at Captains, I received a blah, generic apology. He more or less said sorry, not sorry, there’s nothing we could have done. You’re incorrect, Jay. You could have offered us a free cart next time we played, a round of beers after the round, had more pull carts available for your patrons, etc. Nope. It was basically grab your bag and walk. Don’t like it, tough. I’m certain this wasn’t the first time this happened at their course. They ruined a day of golf for dozens of golfers because they simply CHOSE to be unprepared. Adios, Captains. I won’t be...

The course itself is really nice, it can be very challenging but in great shape. With that said, the rangers on the course are condescending and all over you. They really pack the course in so it can play slow but constantly on top of you. After a pretty quick pit stop at the turn, we fell maybe a hole behind (we were not really behind the pace time, pacing for 4 hours 30 minutes which for a Sunday on the cape doesn’t seem that bad) and the ranger waited for us on the 11th tee, we got a 5 minute lecture on how to play faster. They even told us we weren’t allowed to pull the pin on the green because it takes too much time. Turns out we were a hole behind because the group in front of us only played 9 holes.

Advice for them: Don’t be a*, just ask if we wouldn’t mind picking up the pace. If you don’t want players to stop at the turn, have a beverage cart on the course (should have it anyway when you’re paying $120/round) Don’t pack in tee times to squeeze every imaginable dollar...

CAPTAINS GOLF COURSE Brewster, Ma.

Port

Terrain: Parkland Price: $$$ Town Park Driving Range: Yes Opened: 1999 Architect: Geoffrey Cornish, Brian Silva Lodging: No

SCORECARD Par 72 Blue 6724 Yards, Slope 130, Rating 73.5 White 6164 Yards, Slope 128, Rating 70.7 Gold 5799 Yards, Slope 122, Rating 68.8 Red 5282 Yards, Slope 119, Rating 71.1

SNAPSHOTS In great shape for a muni – or any course, for that matter

Lots of trees, but at a fair margin from the tee boxes

The par 5 8th hole is spectacularly strategic

Major swales in the land pose unseen obstacles

Pace of play can be an issue

Plays firm

BEYOND THE WHITE STAKES Brewskies: Bayzo’s Pub, Craft Brews (4.6 miles)

Sundae Golfer: Ice Cream Café, Orleans (4.9 miles)

Post-round Meal: Brewster Fish House American, Seafood (4.5 miles)

Pack an Overnight Bag: Provincetown (31 miles)

Stay for the Weekend: Cape Cod (You are there)

Splash! Flax Pond – Nickerson State Park (6 miles)

Native: Joseph C. Lincoln, Prolific early 20th...