Crystal Springs Golf Club
About
Crystal Springs Golf Club in Hamburg touts a reputation of being not only the most challenging golf course in New Jersey, but also one of the most challenging layouts east of the Mississippi. The site filled with water after its use as a limestone quarry in 1929, which formed the natural springs on the 10th hole that the course is named after. The layout is definitely a shot-maker's course. Carefully sculpted mounding that frames the fairways and greens defines each hole. There is also tall and gnarly rough treacherously guarding the tight fairways. The golf course sits just a few miles from New Jersey's highest point, sprawling across an undulating terrain that makes it difficult to find an even lie. One of the most notably difficult, and subsequently the most talked about, holes is the 11th. The hole is perched atop a cliff overlooking the Windsor Quarry.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6816 yards | 73.5 | 139 |
| Blue | 72 | 6395 yards | 71.4 | 132 |
| White | 72 | 5862 yards | 69.1 | 123 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5862 yards | 75.0 | 130 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5073 yards | 70.1 | 126 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.2/148 | 526 | 413 | 416 | 476 | 150 | 375 | 379 | 517 | 154 | 3406 | 399 | 185 | 494 | 164 | 561 | 131 | 416 | 397 | 378 | 3125 | 6531 |
| Blue M: 71.3/144 | 504 | 392 | 376 | 442 | 136 | 356 | 365 | 491 | 142 | 3204 | 369 | 181 | 457 | 132 | 536 | 120 | 390 | 382 | 363 | 2930 | 6134 |
| White M: 69.0/135 W: 74.9/138 | 482 | 333 | 342 | 398 | 123 | 339 | 331 | 456 | 135 | 2939 | 318 | 176 | 417 | 120 | 494 | 112 | 369 | 366 | 326 | 2698 | 5637 |
| Gold M: 66.5/129 | 448 | 313 | 301 | 370 | 109 | 309 | 314 | 421 | 104 | 2689 | 300 | 116 | 383 | 111 | 476 | 93 | 310 | 331 | 302 | 2422 | 5111 |
| Red W: 70.1/127 | 442 | 282 | 297 | 364 | 100 | 280 | 282 | 411 | 90 | 2548 | 279 | 109 | 380 | 97 | 452 | 85 | 305 | 318 | 251 | 2276 | 4824 |
| Handicap | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 12 |
Course Details
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Showers, LockersAccolades
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in New Jersey (2015 #8)
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Signature hole Photo submitted by BDL1978 on 03/20/2026
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Photo submitted by kenygolf on 09/09/2025
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Photo submitted by u314160297385 on 08/17/2024
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Photo submitted by mstein81 on 08/23/2023
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Photo submitted by mstein81 on 08/23/2023
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Photo submitted by tkochester on 10/28/2022
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Photo submitted by tkochester on 10/28/2022
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Photo submitted by Joel3054231 on 07/29/2021
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#11 Photo submitted by DrOldSchool on 05/15/2014
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Photo submitted by matrixgroupusa on 05/15/2014
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Photo submitted by matrixgroupusa on 05/15/2014
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Photo submitted by ccsing on 10/10/2013
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Photo submitted by ccsing on 10/10/2013
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Photo submitted by ccsing on 10/10/2013
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Photo submitted by ccsing on 10/10/2013
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Photo submitted by ccsing on 10/10/2013
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Photo submitted by ccsing on 10/10/2013
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Photo submitted by u000001831352 on 06/26/2013
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Photo submitted by u000001831352 on 06/26/2013
Great course but not better than wild turkey
We started at 8:10 this morning and was done at 12:30 which was fantastic. We started on hole 10 which made us fly by.
The one issue was the course didn’t have directions from the 10th hole tee box back to the club house. Once we finished hole 9 which was our 18th today, we found it hard and confusing to get back to the club house. We easily wasted 10 mins driving around the course for no reason. Please address this issue.
If your not a accurate golfer don't bother small tight fairways pin location was very tough beatifiul maintained course. Lots of moguls on every hole
Reintroduction
I hadn't played Crystal springs in 15 + years. The routing is totally changed and the character altered due to the total lining of the course with housing. It was somewhat disorientating at times, to be honest. What hasn't changed is the challenge poised by the course. It is a penal as I remember it, even for what appeared to be a well played shot. Being a resort course you expect a little slower play by it took almost 6 hours to get around. The ranger was no help pushing the band of hacks in front of us reducing the enjoyment not only for our group but for every foursome behind us.
Great value
Not an easy course by any means but it's in great shape and you can't beat the value. Not overly long but you have to hit your targets. Greens are very true. Nice layout, will definitely be back.
Tight Tight Tight
One of the narrowest courses I’ve ever played but an enjoyable challenge. The greens at little over protected with sand. Really enjoyed the scenery. The par 3’s are great. Course was in good shape. Biggest complaint was the pace I was by myself and still took 31/2hours .was not busy but with no ranger people don’t feel the need to let you play thru or move at a decent pace.
Spring Training 2019
A nice day, the course a good challenge, conditions were fine considering it is March. The pace of play, slower. 4.75 hours for 18.
Staff was excellent from registration, to setting up our cart, on course staff and then assisting at the end of the round, friendly, professional and helpful.
Draconian
Way too difficult for average golfer. Many greens and fairways bordering on unfair. Very little bailouts what seems like a perfect shot ends up in hazards or worse-lost. Not for a casual resort player.
Wet Hot and Humid Challenge
I've played here quite a few times. It is a target type course. Most holes are narrow with little margin for error in drives. Course layout is interesting. Quite a few blind shot holes where the pin is not visible until you're within 150yds. It was a wet and humid day and lost quite a few balls. Tough and challenging course but in very good shape.
Difficut course for the average golfer
I play this course only 1-2 times a year. You hardly ever have a flat lie, 5hr rounds on the weekend. Staff is friendly It is an unusual layout I seldom lose a ball on a course, I usually lose 3 or4 and I am a very consistent golfer who plays a 100 rounds of golf a year and have a 9 handicap
Ok
Extremely tough layouts. Course was wet and greens were slow. Not sure worth driving 1.5-2 hr from most of the places to play
Excellent course
Most valuable course I ever played..
Beautiful layouts, excellent conditions
Very challengeable
Course is great / scheduling not so much
Had two groups of four schedule via golfnow with back to back tee times. Earlier group got bumped because of 'scheduling issues' -- 2 days after the tee time was booked!! We kept the 2nd tee time and found the group in front of us were playing a 'membership tournament'. We didn't tee off until 8am (supposed to go off at 7:30) and we finished at 1pm. Twice the group in front of us couldn't find their tee shots, after a good ten minutes looking for it, that they came back to the tee box (the black), and tee'd off again. I like playing this course very much but golfnow scheduling lately has been very poor. This is the third time in two months that I've had an issue with booking a time at the same time someone else does and get bumped.
Great course if you’re good
This course is difficult, very difficult
It takes some getting familiar with. Once you do I find it’s a great challenge for your game.
Some bunkers are crap and need more sand, some tee boxes are seriously sloped and need leveling
Otherwise great course, (if you’re good)
Tough but great
Great course but you better be on the faiwarways or your in for long day. . Even fairways are tough as full of undulations and mogels. Good luck and love signature 11th!
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