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 |
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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
challenging
Course was in great shape very challenging very challenging pin placement. Great time
Great Course
Course was great, one complaint is they had the sprinklers on for most of the time, my tee time was 10:30
Phenomenal course
Can't beat the price at this great a course when playing twilight. Would recommend to everybody
Rates were good but wait a month to play
It's a great course but needs to recover a bit from the harsh winter this year...the greens are still pocked and sandy from aeration in Fall so putting was a bit tough.
Ranger issues and still aerated
Course had 6-somes allowed yes, that is 6 player combinations. Needless to say it was beyond slow. And the ranger did not do much at all stopping this. Finally got ahold of the pro-shop after I called my wife to go in and see them and a pro came out to break up at least one.
In addition, for some holes, there were two three-somes ahead of us that sometimes combined into a three some. There's a halfway house between 7 and 8 the threesome just in front of us stopped and ate lunch there. we passed them and went to next tee (8) nobody we could see on fairway up to green. So we teed off. after we had reached our balls, other threesome came to tee and got upset. We finished 8 quickly and were waiting for 9 (two groups on the tee waiting). Three some came up and started threatening several of us for playing thru them. Outright antagonistic One player in our foursome offered to let them play thru since we were waiting anyway. They wouldn't do that, instead heckling and generally being difficult. Got to 10 and they started in again. I got a ranger to come and he did nothing but did get them to play thru us again so they were with their "friends" so they could play again as a 6-some. Ranger did NOTHING else. It took 3:45 to play first 11+ holes. Finally quit and went back to front nine and swept right thru (1 hour for 8 holes).
Major leave problem and still has (like it had all year) aeration issue on greens. Nice decent course if in shape and rangers do anything but with things like this, I wonder.
Doesn't allow walking at all by anyone.
Great course, tough challenge
Played here many times, greens were in bad shape. They aerated the greens way too late in the year, I would guess it was within the last couple of weeks and they're sandy, bumpy, and slow. Not sure if they'll come in smooth this year since it's already mid November and the cold is coming. But I'm sure they'll be back to great conditions next year.
This course is worth it if you have a golf now hot deal
Played this course in mid October and the greens were being Air rated. Also almost all the fairways were covered with leaves making it very tough to find tee shots. Other than this the course was in great shape. Great scenery, great layout, love the 11th hole. The down side of my round was a slow 4some ahead of my 4some and when I got to the 11th hole a single rider jumped in front of my group. He came out of a house and started playing, also the Rangers were driving around but they did not do anything about this or to speed up. I teed off at 1:51 and played the 18th hole in darkness around 6:30. Besides this, it was a great round on a beautiful course, I got a golf now deal for $42. I would not pay anymore than $42 for this course in the fall, however I played here once in the late morning in the summer and it was a great round. I would defiantly play here again in the spring and I would recommend it to anyone who loves golf, it's a challenging course with the front 9 as a par 37 and a lot of blind shots and thick rough however there are many opportunities to score.
Challenging course
Great course, challenging holes, took some time adjusting to the "mogul" like fairways. Love the scenery especially from the second hole of the classic, a huge drop off par 3 hole. Got a great deal and enjoyed the round. Will definitely come back.
Challenging course
Despite raining the night before the course was in great shape. Played the villages and classic course. Found course to be challenging with most lies not being the same, as in flat. Beautiful scenery made the day that much better. Will play this course again. Enjoyed Classic hole 2 off the granite cliff.
Great course, difficultly is high
This is a great course. I played from the tips and it is tough. You better have a good day driving the ball otherwise your in for a long round. Greens were excellent and if you missed the green long you payed the price.
Good course with hilly fairway
Got delay due to an outing. Front nine was slow. We cruised through back nine until hitting the wall again at 17th hole. The course is not as good as I played before. A lot of spots in fairway and rough got burned. The sand bunkers had a lot of small rocks. They could take care the beautiful course a little better.
Great track off the blacks! Stunning views!
I played as a single with a superb rental set (TaylorMade Tour Preferred irons, stiff flex, SLDR woods). Rattled round under 3 hours despite playing the last 6 holes behind a 4. Really tight driving holes, sometimes hard to see exactly where to hit it, but it's not tricked up in any way off the tees. I recommend playing the Black tees if you're a single figure player. Loved it !
Slow day
Great great course but a 6 hour round ruins ur experience ... No rangers moveing slow players along we waited every hole and would have love to quit but we all game from a long way away .... Theres 7 courses they should let people know the course is severly backed up and put u somewhere else because for a 100$ it should be enjoyable
challenging
i like it it but you cannot do anything after the round.
Great Challenging Course
Like to challenge my game and this course was perfect for the day! I would recommend this course for hardcore golfers.
Very scenic course
Pace of play was very slow,over 5 plus hours,waiting on every tee,ranger said he was trying to move people in front. Some greens were slow and others fast and most of the sand traps unranked and hard. I feel for the money charged they should rake the traps much more than they do.Gold tees for seniors would be nice.
nice course
Tees are in good shape
Fairways and rough are well maintained
Greens need to be cut lower. Green speed needs to be increased.
Bunkers need a lot of attention
Course has good holes
Make sure to place your shots correctly
Tight fairways, and very undulating greens. Even if you hit a good tee shot you can be on uneven ground for the next shot. Make sure to hit to the proper tier on the green or else you could roll way away and have a crazy putt. Still a nice course. If you're looking for a leisurely round, this is not for you. Be mentally prepared for the necessary shot making
Crystal Springs: Where no good shot goes unpunished
I have a love/hate relationship with this course. When I'm playing well I can't shoot a good score. When I'm not playing well the course destroys me. Very interesting designed holes. visually beautiful. Don't think I have ever seen more undulation in the fairways and rough on any other course in the area. Huge bumps that make it difficult to get a flat lie. The rough is deep and thick. When you finally reach the green then you have to deal with the slopes, tiers, and huge breaks. This course is not for the faint of heart. Should come with a warning sign. When you think you hit a perfect drive in the fairway just wait and see the crazy lie you have to deal with to get to the green. Don't expect to play this course well. But have fun with it.
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