Butter Brook Golf Club, Westford, MA

I play here fairly often. The course is a great layout for amateurs, traps and water hazards are in play for most players. The greens and fairways are in great shape. The front is a little tight and wooded, sort of like Butternut Farm but not as tight. The back is open and fairly short but wind usually comes into play.
I've had nothing but positive attitudes from most of the staff, but then I probably play faster than most and show respect for service personnel. A couple of these reviews come off as entitled torques who may never be happy or grateful... But I can say that Ed is protective of the grasses so be sure to know the rules if you take a cart.

Not a bad course but the staff isn't very friendly...AT ALL. First I made a tee time for a Thursday
( first time so I asked the cost ) and it poured so I called and changed it to Friday. When I got there I was told the price went up 33% on the "weekend"....BUT ... I should be happy because that is a Spring rate ( last day for that) and it was going up to $78 starting the next day....would have been nice if I was told when changing the tee time and wasn't made to feel "privileged" to play their course for such a "steal"
Believe me...for that price play Red Tail.
THEN...we made the turn and ordered cold sandwiches...you would have thought we asked for a 4 course meal! With a frown they told us " You should have called ahead NOW we'll have to bring them out to you" (which they dumped on the cart seat without a word or a smile or a good sandwich for that matter)....as if it was our fault they don't have the sense to pre-make a few cold sandwiches.... and if they didn't JAM the tee times so close together we might have had a little more time. Good thing none of us needed to use the Men's room!
So, not a bad course...just a lousy staff.

ASSAULTED AT BUTTER BROOK!
I golfed here about a little over a month ago with my husband, father and brother. On the 18th hole, my brother hit his tee shot on to the neighboring fairway. He drove his cart to his ball not realizing until after he hit his second shot that he was past the “no carts” signs on that fairway. He immediately returned to the cart path. It was an honest mistake and no harm done. At this time a member who had been watching us from the clubhouse patio walked down to us and proceeded to SCREAM within inches of my brother’s face. A couple of the choice phrases he used: “You should have seen the f**king signs!”, “I’m a member here and I’m going to report you to the course manager and if I ever see your f**cking face here again I’m going to punch your f**cking face in!”.
After we finished our round we immediately reported it to Peter Maki, the course pro, and pointed out the offending member. Peter showed genuine concern, gave us his information and told us to contact him any time so he could “make things right”. Well, we have tried to contact Peter four or five times since then and we have yet to receive a response. Actions speak louder than words and his lack of action to our repeated inquiries speaks to the character of Butter Brook, which runs counter to the spirit of the game of golf (self-discipline, honesty, and integrity). I refuse to spend another dime at this place or recommend it to anyone. If you choose to patronize them, be on the lookout for a tall guy with black hair and an unusually black (likely dyed) mustache with anger management issues. He seems to think it is appropriate to approach and make threats to a group of golfers (one that included a senior citizen and a woman). And the management seems to think an appropriate course of action to a serious offense on their grounds is to just ignore it and hope it goes away.