GolfPass Icon
Rating Index Rating
Tooltip Information Icon
4.1
429 Reviews (429)
5 Stars
196
4 Stars
190
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
12
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.3
Amenities
4.0
97.6%
Recommend this course
393 out of 429 reviews
Read Reviews
Average Rating
Avg Rating
0
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
0
Value
0
Layout
0
Friendliness
0
Pace
0
Amenities
0
0%
Recommend this course
Read Reviews
Average Rating
Avg Rating
0
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
0
Value
0
Layout
0
Friendliness
0
Pace
0
Amenities
0
0%
Recommend this course
Read Reviews

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

Accolades

The Best Way To Book Is With GolfPass+
waivedfees
10 rounds of waived fees
golf ball.svg
$120 in tee time credits
teetime protection.svg
Tee Time Protection
redeemtrophy
Redeem GolfPass points

Reviews

4.1
429 Reviews (429)
Advanced Filters
Overall Rating
Recommended
Handicap
Age
Type of Golfer
Gender
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

confusing

greens were very good for this time of year(early april) you really need to play this course a few times as some of the holes were hard to see where to hit your t shot. several of the par 4's were 430 yards and with any wind at all they were beasts but you always get to choose which t boxes to use. overall it was fun with some really dramatic elevation changes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

birdie parr

Great links course, greens are fast even on a soggy course. Would really love it when weather is better, snow melt let it water logged and doesn't drain well. This foursome will be back soon

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

worth the trip

No food or coffee in the restaurant during the winter - course in good condition for as cold as it was - a lot of frost the day we played but didnt mind the delay even tho we travelled 2 1/2 hours to get there - overall... it was worth the trip

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course has great

I like the course setup , the staff were very friendly & I would recommend a friend to play the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great links style course

First time players should get the detailed yardage book. Several blind shots. Course is in great shape for any time of the year - played second weekend in November. Yardage markers are plentiful and accurate. Course well maintained and staff very friendly. Several sets of tees, so any skill level can play and have a good time.Very scenic. Had a great time and will go back for future rounds.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great day on the links

I play this course with my son about 2 or 3 times each year. I must say, it was in the best shape I have ever seen it. I see some renovations taking place on 15 and 16 which were needed too.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

OVERBOOKED ,SLOW 3.5 HRS TO PLAY 6 HOLES !

IT TOOK US 3.5 HOURS TO PLAY 6 HOLES .THEY OVER BOOKED .RANGERS WERE AROUND BUT SAID NOTHING.IT WAS SO SLOW WE LEFT AFTER NINE AS DID THE TWO WE WERE PLAYING WITH.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in wonderful shape. Very nice experience.

Course in excellent shape. Challenging and fun. Particularly found the hole with the cell tower to be most memorable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tough Course

Definitely a Links course, tough layout, hard to see where your ball lands so you lose a lot. My biggest complaint is the beer cart girl ignored us so we never got a chance to enjoy a beverage.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course, friendly staff, pace of play a little slow.

Nice fun course, maintained conditions. Each hole is different making it a course where you have to play smart to score well.
Staff is super friendly but pace of play is a little on the slow side as people lose balls in the fescue. Overall a great value for the money with GolfNow rates. Will play again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A true links course

Having never played a links course, I didn't know what to expect. I was a single and was joined by 2 brothers, who also never played this course. This, of course, added to the challenge because with the changes in elevation and open layout, it was tough to see just where the green was. In fact, I hit to the wrong fairway on one hole. There are mounds and bunkers all over, along with dense rough.

The greens were for the most part in great condition and fast with much undulation. There were a couple that needed attention. The tee boxes were inconsistent, some were in great shape while others had many weeds.

The staff could not have been more friendly and courteous. It felt like a private club.

I will likely play this course again, despite not being close to where I live.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very frustrated

Love the course! But there needs to be some notification to other golfers when they have a bus load of people there for an outing!! It took my group of 4 almost 4 hours just to play 9 holes!!!! The only thing that saved my round was our decision to replay the front 9 so that we could actually get 18 holes in!! Very disappointed!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Poorly managed golf course

Played the golf course on Sept 14, the first 9 holes took 3 hours and ten minutes. Our group of four vowed never to return. Management clearly overbooked the course and the experience was awful. There was no attempt on management to move play along, the foursome in front of our four had two players that consistently could not get off the tee cleanly yet waited until the foursome in front of them was on the green until teeing off. When one of our foursome tried to flag down the marshal he put up his hands and said we are all backed up. No kidding. We all gave up and left without completing the round. When we mentioned it to other employees at the course they just shrugged and admitted it was taking six hours to get through the course because of a group outing on the course. This is what causes people to give up golf. I choose just to give up on this course.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Two club wind made for some challenging holes!

Pace of play was great considering wind conditions. Tee boxes on most holes were beat up. Greens were not bad, would be even better if players would take time to fix a ball mark or two.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

nice and green

a nice afternoon....great staff unfortunately a few groups ahead were enjoying weather too much and slowed it down

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

Great course for the price

Found course has a great lay out and some holes very challenging, will play this course again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Better than we expected

We were pleasantly surprised with the uniqueness of the course. Every hole was very different and we welcomed the suprises as we played the course. Jim in the Pro Shop was exceptionally helpful.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Unique Course

I have played there many times over the years, and have always enjoyed the play. Each hole is modeled after particular holes in Europe. Many holes are memorable, and always fun. Course is well maintained considering it sits on top of the municipal dump.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A fun day of golf

Course was in good shape, greens were in great condition. A fun link course and some very challenging holes. Staff was friendly and we all had a good experience. This was my second time playing and would return.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The information about holes is lacking

For a public course in season it was in pretty good condition overall. What is lacking for the first time players to the course was information about the holes at the tee box. With quite a few 'blind' shots you were left out to dry as to how to play the hole. That often left you in bad positions (or OB) for your second. Since none of us are on TV on Sundays this can be quite frustrating for a public venue.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Nearby Courses
Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
Public
4.1985283787
1241
Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
Public
4.3971080707
1369
Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
Semi-Private
4.6076294278
367
Linwood, New Jersey
Private
4.0
1
Somers Point, New Jersey
Semi-Private
4.0
2
Northfield, New Jersey
Public
4.7466666667
75
Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
Private/Resort
5.0
3
Mays Landing, New Jersey
Public
3.0
5
Mays Landing, New Jersey
Public
2.9851752022
742
Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
Public
3.4852135544
580
Ocean City, New Jersey
Public/Municipal
0.0
0
Galloway, New Jersey
Public
3.799965904
745
Golf Packages
Seaview Golf Club - Bay Course

Seaview Stay & Play Golf Package

CLICK BELOW
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ | Enjoy lodging accommodations at Seaview, A Dolce Hotel and golf at Seaview Golf Club - Bay & Pines Courses.

Seaview Stay & Play Golf Package

CLICK BELOW
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ | Enjoy lodging accommodations at Seaview, A Dolce Hotel and golf at Seaview Golf Club - Bay & Pines Courses.
Now Reading
  • Home

  • Memberships

  • Library

  • Account