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Crystal Springs Golf Club
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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 |
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| 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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Greens needle tined smaller version of aeration
Oh, I absolutely love Crystal Springs. All of the golf courses are phenomenal even Ballyowen even blackbear Ballyowen too overrated too expensive for what it is but playing crystal Springs the other day amazing layout as usual but the greens boys and girls you guys slight air if Acacian obviously, you do it every year at this time but the price charged does not deem, said conditions on top of we need to be explaining to other guests that Piece of clay needs to be adhere to. I don’t drive all the way to Crystal Springs to watch for Asian ladies pack up the golf course and then lose things drive all the way back trying to find things and your 2 1/2 hours in after 10 holes no good but that can be worked on. You guys need to start explaining to people that if there is not their private golf course, this is a public golf course that piece of fleet needs to be adhere to and again if we are aerating greens, you can’t be banging people out full price because the course conditions do not deem such exorbitant prices, but I will be back. I love the golf course and when conditions are right, the place is banging . Thanks again
Beautiful and extremely challenging
Truly beautiful course that lives up to its ranking as a top 50 most challenging course in the country.
Course was in excellent condition (aside from bunkers that were rather rocky) and the natural rocks populating the course are a sight to behold.
Every single fairway has extreme undulations that make a flat lie impossible and more than half the tees shots leave very little room for error. The greens were extremely difficult as well but rolled very true.
The resort owners need to completely redo the cart paths. They are tired and in disrepair. Additionally they should make the transitions into and off of the cart paths smoother. You have to cross roads many times as well as throughout the many private residential communities in the resort.
Very nice course, was wet so cart path only was not pleasant. Totally understand, but was hot & unpleasant. We will be back 100%
Very Tough Course
Very tough but excellent condition. More staff needed as a society had been in and it was chaos getting a cart. Also more drinks carts needed. Long round too 4hr 40mins with a cart so give yourself time
Awesome
The course was I great shape from tee to greens. Had a great experience. Will definitely play it again.
Gorgeous and incredibly challenging
When people said this course was one of the most difficult in the nation, I didn't take it seriously. I should have. This is the hardest course I have ever played. Very narrow fairways, hilly rolling terrain, plenty of thick forest to eat your ball, and it felt like every other shot was blind. Great course, but very very hard.
Great Course
Beautiful course with many different hole layouts. Only issue was that bunkers were hard as a rock and didn’t even look playable on some holes. For the $ we spend playing this course, that should be fixed.
Took a guest but not pleasant experience
Tee off at 8:11am. We were 2 sum sent to back 9 to start the round. I had to drive into middle of the golf course evading other player's golf balls.
Almost at every hole, ground workers blocked shots and will not move away to play through.
Tee boxes were in bad condition and Tee markers on the tee boxes were not properly positioned and had to assume distances on Par 3's.
It was not an enjoyable round. I will not go back anytime soon.
Oh Crystal👍
If it’s your first time playing at any of the golf courses at Crystal Springs you’re in for a treat, but Crystal is a phenomenal course the crystal Springs front nine and the back nine classic is amazing. Wonderful challenge for all levels. Beginners might have a bit of trouble due to the undulation of greens and the fairways and lengthy carries.🍀
Stephen at the pro shop is absolutely amazing. The staff is phenomenal the girls in the carts just wonderful 🙏
conditions of the golf course were phenomenal greens are in wonderful shape running quick and true only issue. Bunkers were a little mush, but that’s understandable due to the severe amounts of rain that we’ve been experiencing up here in Sussex County area, no wet spots on the golf course at all. Thanks again very much look forward to playing the course once again thank you so much. Keep up the good work. 🇺🇸☘️🙏👍
