Crystal Springs Golf Club

If you are a single digit golfer or alternatively, you want to score 10 strokes (or more) higher than you usually do, play this course. It is very pretty but too challenging for the average golfer and let's face it, most of us are average :-)

If you play and shoot your handicap, you will be very proud of your accomplishment.

The course has up shots and down hill shots and that's in the fairway. But the elevation changes are awesome to. If ur a shot maker just will enjoy.

Great course ... front desk staff were super friendly and accommodating... however the ranger was super over the top on going purely off the sheet of paper time range as to where you should be at what time and what hole ... not taking into account that the group behind us were a group of ladies teeing it up from the ladies tees so they are always going to be up on his at any point especially on the par 3s. Love the course but the rangers need to evaluate the realtime pace of play and less on what a sheet is telling them. Took us about 4hrs and 20mins.

I've played all the courses at crystal springs resort. Unless you're playing ballyowen you're really not getting anything too special. Back to Crystal; the course has tight winding fairways. This is fine except mounds and patches of rough randomly protrude out. Good shot, especially off the tee, can be penalized unjustly. There's barely any grass on the fairways, so wet conditions turn into a mud ball fiesta. The greens are well kept but can get slow and sometimes inconsistent. The thing that bothers me most is the teeboxes. I've played the white and the blue tees and consistently had an awkward lopsided stance with the ball well above my feet..and I'm not being picky I'm talking about the entire box. The traps flood easily so playing there after a previous night downpour is a mistake. Lastly, if you play on a weekend you're garunteed a steady slow round. The 10 minute ride between holes is actually a blessing in disguise or else you'd more easily realize you're waiting 15 minutes on most boxes.

It still has the scenic par 3s, and the allure of being the most challenging public course in NJ. If you're a glutton for punishment, a skilled player, and playing on a sunny weekday than Crystal is an option. Really one of those 'play it to say you played it' courses. Cough up the extra $30 and go over to Ballyowen..you won't be dissapointed.

One of the best courses in New Jersey, easily. This course is a wonderful experience and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a challenge.

The course layout is not for an average golfer. There are mobile's and narrow fairways and some carries that a lot of golfers will not like. This is a resort course and a lot of players are not good and slow down the pace of play and not have a clue what they are doing. I do not recommend this course for that reason unless you wanted to fight a six hour round I get frustrated !

If you like narrow fairways, lots of houses, and crazy terrain then this is the course for you. It is wonderfully maintained yet very tough to play.

I haven't played here in a few years and figured I would give it another chance. When I arrived in the clubhouse I explained a unique situation I had to the kid behind the counter, he basically blew me off and had no interest in providing good customer service (around 3:00pm on 6/15). Acted like he was doing me a favor checking me in? The over priced track was in fair condition. Very little grass on the fairways, tee boxes were bare in a lot of spots. Bunkers were horrible, like cement. Greens were good and the Rangers were very polite and friendly. Yesterday was the last time I'll drive that far to be annoyed and disappointed. Certainly not worth the money or time! Go elsewhere imo

This course is probably the least fun golf course I've ever played. It's incredibly narrow with houses lining most holes. Some holes we didn't know where the fairway was or where the hole was going. There were giant boulders literally 5 feet off the green so any slightly errant shot could hit one and kick it 50 yards away. It's a truly horrible layout. The conditions were decent as the greens were smooth albeit slow. I proudly say I'll never play this course again...once was one time too many.

The course is in great shape and the layout is fantastic. Worth the hour drive to play there.

Really..... 20 bucks..with a cart.. Hot DEALS.... ii was told this couse needed a little work but that comment was off base.. this course had very true greens and clean fairways.. open room for us long hitters...staff was great (i was 20 min late)..

While a tight course running through a housing development in the hills can be found in a lot of places Crystal Springs goes that one further and deploys mounds not just on the side of the fairways but right in the middle of most fairways as well. The result sometimes really penalizes good shots and unfairly rewards some poor shots. While there are some beautiful holes and vistas (namely #11) the overall feel is that you are looking at cheaply constructed town homes for the most part. The conditioning is ok but not spectacular. Grass is cut unevenly in many spots probably due to the effect of all those mounds. Lots of big rocks around greens as well that give it a sort of gimmicky feel. While it didn't feel like play was very slow the round ended up being 5 hours probably due to the 30 minutes of driving to the next tee box.

Awesome Layout. Just be mindful of your ball selection because you can lose many of them. Be prepared for a long round. Crystal stacks tee-times way too close, so you always get backed up. Greens need some work as they seem really slow. Good bit of ground under repair but at least that shows they care. Course price is great value if you can get a reduced rate. Clubhouse bar is a ripoff.