Stats for the State of Connecticut Certified Signature Sanctuaries: 1 Featured Signature Courses: Bulls Bridge Golf Club

Bull's Bridge Golf Club
On November 30, 2006, Bull’s Bridge Golf Club became the first Certified Silver Signature Sanctuary in the state of Connecticut for its success in the management and conservation of natural resources. Located in the towns of Kent and New Milford, the club is nestled in the northwest hills of Litchfield County on 360 acres at the foothills of the Berkshires.  Bull’s Bridge Golf Club takes its name from a colonial-era covered bridge spanning the Housatonic River, built by Jacob Bull to provide access to his grist and sawmill.  The bridge survives to this day and was reportedly crossed four times by George Washington during the revolutionary War. The New England town of Kent sits on the Appalachian Trail.

Selected by Travel and Leisure as one of the “Ten Best New Private Courses” of 2004, the 18- hole private golf course was designed by Tom Fazio in collaboration with his son, Logan Fazio, who also acted as on-site construction manager.  Beginning at an elevation of 800-feet, the golf course flows along ridges and drops dramatically into valleys through a wide variety of habitats.  Golf holes are flanked by hardwood forest stands and are gently intermingled with connected and isolated wetlands throughout the course. The rolling terrain features many natural outcroppings and solitary boulders and an abundance of native vegetation, such as mountain laurel, yellow birch, shagbark hickory, oak trees, and a preserved sugar maple grove.  A prominent feature on this former farm property is a fence made of flat, stacked stone.  In an effort to preserve some of the property’s rural roots, portions of old fences were left in place on several golf holes and new ones were built between others to continue the farm theme.  To learn more about Bull’s Bridge Golf Club, visit: www.bullsbridgegolfclub.com.