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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 71
Length 6535 yards
Slope 130
Rating 71.7

The golf course at McCullough's Emerald Golf Links is an 18-hole, public course that is situated within minutes of Atlantic City. Designer, Stephen Kay decided to pay tribute to famous European golf courses such as St. Andrew's in his design. The European influences are reflected in the open fairways, tricky strong winds, and undulating greens. The golf course also boasts the region's only 100-feet elevation changes.

McCullough's Emerald Golf Links' signature hole is the seventh; it is also the course's most unique. The hole features hazards like large bunkers and wide, rolling fairways. Water hazards also come into play on five holes. The acclaimed golf course is challenging but it does provide a truly unique golfing experience.

Course Details

Year Built 2002
Golf Season Year round
Architect Stephen Kay (2002) Doug Smith (2002)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf Simulator No
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice No
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, American Express
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Shirt and shoes required

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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4.1
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5.0
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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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5.0
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Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Good DAy

Day was windy, appropriate for a links course. Staff were great. Course in good shape. 3rd time playing. Great course for the $$. Definitely will play whenever in the area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 87
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
N Y N J Advisor
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun and Challenging

The course plays very much like a true links course. The layout includes plenty of elevation and wide open but it's still challenging with some thick rough/fescue and awkward stances. It was tough to hold the green when landing approach shots. Play your shots short and let the ball roll up onto the green.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

WIDE open - Built on Landfill

Played here a few times over the years. The course is built on a landfill and is wide open. I mean like WIDE open, no trees at all. Holes are OK but nothing great. Course was in very nice shape. Staff is amazing, bar and grill is awesome. With so many other courses nearby I would recommend this as a second 18 or nine.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Consistency

This course is always in good shape and the pace of play is managed well. A little pricey on the weekends.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 94
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Many challenges waiting

ThIs course replicates the famous holes on link golf courses. Elevation changes and bunkers will provide enough challenges. The greens were well maintained and fast.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Overhyped Land Fill

The concept -- 18 holes designed to imitate 18 world famous holes is very intriguing -- until you discover it's built on a closed land fill, complete with hundreds of vent pipes venting out the methane, and many access hatches, along with a central control station. I support the productive use of land fills after closure -- but this one seem kind of extreme. Too many people, too crowded, not well maintained, at least when we were there. To be fair, NJ had been having a drought, and the courses reflected that. Too gimmick for our group. Nice to have seen it, but we are unlikely to return.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

A Gem in South Jersey

This is a Wonderful course. Green's were impeccable, fairways Beautiful and Tees mint. This place has come around in the past couple years as it did get rough for a while there. The layout is based on courses around the world. Would play here over and over again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Review of McCullough's

This course was in super shape. A fun course to play but can be challenging on holes especially on the ones where you can't see where your tee shot it going, actually this could be dangerous in some cases.

The staff was extremely friendly and helpful.

We would like to play this course again without the windy weather that we had.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Jersey N Y C Advisor
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Amazing

I absolutely loved playing this course.

I will start with the negative, and it wasn't even something the course itself could fix, the group behind us.

On the first tee, we were waiting behind a group on the fairway, and a group on the green. The group behind us, we are assuming were members, drove past us standing on the tee box, and drove to the senior tee box and stood there waiting. As we weren't about to tee off with them even on the cart path, that wasn't a nice way to start a round; having the group behind you passing you before you even teed up.

Once we got our round started I fell in love with the course. They give you a booklet with all the yardages, a little 'about me' section on each hole, which is a nice touch.

Things like that make me want to go back to a course, the little things done to make sure the golfer has a good experience.

This course is cool because it is influenced by holes all around the world, from Ireland, to Scotland and many other courses, the layout is a European Links layout, and it was pretty cool.

I would play here for the price I paid 10 out of 10 times.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Too Much Sun

On several holes you have to hit directly into the sun and cannot see where your ball went. Other than the very bright sun the course was in excellent shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value for money

18 holes of good golf!, Irish/Scottish replica course Great staff from bag drop - counter to the bar.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

A decent links course

The course was in pretty good shape. A couple of greens had some dead spots (down to the dirt) that forced specific pin locations - the rest were in great condition.

Missing the fairway can be costly. The fescue is high in some places.

There are 4 or 5 blind shots. There are poles and signs to guide you. If you are a long hitter, sometimes these guides aren't the best line to take.

The windier it is, the harder the course will play!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course fun to play.

The course was fun to play. Different elevations. Some holes had a green you could not see from the tee box. A diagram of the course on the score card would have been very helpfull.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Tough course

If you keep your shots in the short grass, this course is very fun. If you miss the fairway, you shouldn't even bother looking for your ball. If you do find it, it is almost impossible to swing your club through the tall grass. On the other hand, you are likely to find lots of other people's balls.

Lots of elevation changes and several blind shots. The greens were in great shape and putted very true.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

course is in good shape

Had a great time Played with a person who played there before Played well I would book it again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

it is links golf after all

The weather was perfect, just enough wind to make it interesting. Pace of play was good, but it was Monday. Only three greens were in poor shape, otherwise course conditions were great. Would definitely play again and recommend to others.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

windy day in Scotland

A windy test on a links style course. Enjoyed my time there and would play again. nice greens and pace of play was moderate. played at 4pm.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Links Golf

It was a very nice course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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