Honey Pond Golf Course

Honey Pond Golf Course occupies rolling terrain in Middletown Springs, a small town in southwestern Vermont near the New York border. Gary Kanew designed the course, which opened in the mid-1990s as part of the region's modest expansion of public golf facilities during that period. The layout takes advantage of natural elevation changes characteristic of Vermont's Green Mountain foothills, with fairways that move through a mix of open meadowland and wooded corridors. The course plays as a straightforward test suitable for recreational golfers and visitors exploring Vermont's rural golf offerings. Water features, including the namesake pond, come into play on several holes, adding strategic interest to what is primarily a parkland-style design. The routing incorporates the property's natural contours without extensive earthmoving, reflecting the practical approach common to many New England courses built during this era. Honey Pond serves the local community and seasonal visitors to this corner of Vermont, an area known more for its mineral springs history and pastoral landscape than for golf. The facility operates as a public course with a relaxed atmosphere typical of small-town Vermont golf, where the emphasis remains on accessible play rather than tournament competition or national recognition. The setting provides views of the surrounding agricultural valley and distant ridgelines that define this part of the state.