Plans to turn the Winnapaug Country Club into something bigger and more profitable have once again found themselves in the rough.

The owner and would-be developer of the 120-acre golf course, Winn Properties, has long wanted to do something more with it. But Winn’s redevelopment plans have repeatedly failed to win approval from town planners.

“It’s an environmentally sensitive area around Winnapaug pond; there were concerns about traffic; and there was concern about on-site wastewater treatment,” summed up Jean Gagnier, a member of the town planning board.

Winnapaug is Westerly’s only golf course. Laid out in the 1920s by famed golf course designer Donald Ross, the course sits on prime real estate, with breathtaking waterfront views of Winnapaug Pond and Block Island Sound.

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