Golf in West Springfield

West Springfield is a Hampden County town on the Connecticut River's western bank across from Springfield's urban core. Springfield Country Club serves this Pioneer Valley community, occupying a private membership position in the long-standing residential neighborhoods of a town that functions as one of Springfield's primary suburban satellites on the river's west side. The Connecticut River defines the boundary between West Springfield and Springfield proper, and the flat, agricultural character of the western bank's flood plain gives this part of the Pioneer Valley its character. One club serves a community whose dual identity — as a Springfield suburb and an independent municipality — sustains a steady golf market.