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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
429 Reviews (429)
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Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Three singles

Caught a great deal on GolfNow, they were able to group three single , good guys, great weather, really good course, wish I had played better.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

wide open on most holes

played as a twosome in under three hours. Course is wide open, but need to keep ball in fairways. A few blind shots. In Good condition. Will play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

A far drive.... well worth the trip

ok first my "cons"
1. No driving range... easy fix twisted dunes a mile away
2. Starter was a little frazzled he was upset I was a prepaid single.... paired up with two locals and played back 9 first, pro.. had a great time with them.
Now my "pros"
SIMPLY AMAZING COURSE!!!
Course was in excellent shape, fairways perfect, greens perfect. Some blind shots, but the course made you think. I normally play Mercer Oaks East, Makefield Highlands and Twisted, I would take McCullough's any day. The 18th hole par 4 down hill and sometimes down wind... Great hole to finish on. There are not many courses that want me to do a replay the same day, but McCullough's is certainly one of them. I cannot say anything bad about my experience, plus you can see Atlantic City on the elevated areas. The bar was nice, but pricy drink specials ok for happy hour, no food specials. You would never know the course we built on a landfill, but please give McCullough's a try. One more thing, GPS on carts... really helped.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 49
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice course, interesting layout

Don't play links courses very often and glad we played this one. Tees, fairways, bunkers and greens all in excellent condition. A lot of blind shots using aiming stakes. Some fairly narrow landing areas at the 225 to 250 distance from whites requiring good shot making. Must be in the fairway at this course. Large greens, some hard and difficult to hold, some very unusual unlike any I've seen. Paired up with local who knew course a big plus. A couple holes were difficult to figure out landing areas. Greens mostly fast in open areas, slow across the street in closed areas. Some really nice elevation changes for a links course. Overall scored well, nice pace of play and very happy we played this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tell the customer greens have been "treated"

They have treated the greens (not full aeration) but they are bumpy and slower than normal here. I love the design and the way they run the facility, but you should let people know before they play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Wonderful day

My husband and I played this course for the first time. We really enjoyed it and had a fabulous dy of golf. The staff is friendly and accommodating. We would definately play here again. Plus, the food at the Library is very good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good day of golf

Course staff and conditions are always up to par. Check it out!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Great Course , Not very welcoming staff

Great Course Layout and Club House Staff was very cordial.

Cart Team was very difficult, felt we damaged cart and made us stay on site while they inspected cart while driving to parking lot.

I would not expect that service at a top rated and premium priced couse.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun round of golfing

Surprised by course conditions. Nice place to play. Enjoyable round of golf. Easy to score on. Shot a 79 and could have done a little better

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Challenging Course

Tough course, but fair. Course is in great condition. Good value for the money.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The golf course was a challenge if you were not in the the fairway

As long as you kept the ball in play you can score well.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

This course has too many blind shots

Tee boxes were being aerated. Operator would not shut down machine while we were teeing off. Too many blind shots. Rough too high. You can lose balls only being one foot off of the fairway. Greens were very fast. You needed to land approach shot short of green in order to be on the green. Even gap or sand wedge approach wouldn't stop. They would run to back of green but usually off the back of the green.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Grounds crew has no decency.

The course was in fine condition but the grounds crew followed us the entire back 9 which meant every single tee shot began and ended with loud blowers. The same groundsman kept following us to the point that he was trying to give us playing tips. On the 18th hole we had to wait 10-15 minutes for them to blow off the entire tee before we could use it and even while we were hitting the one guy left his engine running so it was still not very quiet. They were unhelpful and extremely rude and when we went inside to mention it. We were told that we should have called the club house while playing or found a someone out there even though no one was around us to be found on the back 9 and we also didn't realize they were going to continue to follow us. Shouldn't they have been going backwards through the holes so that they wouldn't have continually bothered any one group? Extremely dissatisfied for how much we payed to play.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Unique course with some different challenges from most courses

Played in a foursome with three less inexperienced golfers. We were allowed to play at our pace without interfering with any other players. A very unusual layout if you are not used to links type courses Several blind shots but had forgiving fairways which allowed still have fun. Definitely recommended for all levels of golfers. Cart GPS was very helpful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Different and challenging

Novice golfer with a terrible handicap. From out of town so I rented clubs (Pings). The lay of the land makes for uncertain landing area in most cases. Lots of roll and greens are killer fast. But much different than traditional courses and makes you think about your shots. A fun afternoon.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Links Course

This links course was fairly challenging, however the fairways were large, and they usually gave you different options. Also liked the fact that each hole was a replica of a British Isles course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

a return trip is in our future!

I have played this course before, but it was burned out and not well maintained. I was pleasantly pleased with the condition of the course, especially the greens. The course was for the most part dry, even though we had rain the night before. Pace of play could have been better, but marshal was doing his best! I will return again to play this course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great vistas and interesting holes

Course in great condition. Excellent test of golf. Used every club.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great choice

Played here in the past and liked it then and it's even better now. After a bad rain storm this course drained very well. Very well taken care of for being late in the summer.

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

McCullough's

Suprised Golf magazine didn't have this in its top 20. Good overall value, condition ,and layou.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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