Gillette Ridge Golf Club

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Gillette Ridge Golf Club
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Gillette Golf Course at Cigna business park
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Location Bloomfield, Connecticut, U.S.
Established2004;20 years ago (2004)
TypePrivate
Total holes18
Website https://gilletteridgegolf.com
Designed by Arnold Palmer
Par 72
Length7,191 yards (6,575 m)

Gillette Ridge Golf Club is a public golf course located in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Located on the Cigna headquarters campus (formerly known as Connecticut General Life Insurance), it is the only public Arnold Palmer designed course in the Northeast. Cigna Insurance currently owns the property and has Arnold Palmer Golf Management running the daily operations. [1]

Contents

The club is named after Francis Gillette. [2]

History

On September 27, 1999, Cigna announced plans to develop land at its Bloomfield headquarters. This included a golf course, conference center, hotel, office buildings, and homes. [3] The project was named Gilette Ridge in December 2001. [2] The course opened to the public on July 30, 2004. [4]

Course

The course is noted for its difficulty, with a relatively large number of hazards. [5]

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References

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