Great Gorge at Mountain Creek Resort - Lake: #8
The eighth hole plays across a valley on the Lake Course at Great Gorge at Mountain Creek Resort in McAfee, N.J.
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4.2
1047 Reviews (1047)
5 Stars
431
4 Stars
449
3 Stars
116
2 Stars
31
1 Stars
20
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
88.0%
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951 out of 1047 reviews
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4.0
96 Reviews (96)
5 Stars
35
4 Stars
40
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
86.5%
Recommend this course
83 out of 96 reviews
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4.2
131 Reviews (131)
5 Stars
57
4 Stars
51
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
90.1%
Recommend this course
118 out of 131 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Par 70
Length 6692 yards
Slope 136
Rating 73.0

Great Gorge Golf Club is situated on 500 acres of naturally preserved land, nestled in the Vernon Valley between the Wawayanda and Pochuck Mountain Peaks. Designed by George Fazio in 1970 on behalf of Hugh Hefner for his Great Gorge Playboy Club, the course boasts 3 championship nines: Rail, Lake and Quarry. With four tee box options, the course is manageable for newer golfers yet challenging for lower handicap players, making Great Gorge an ideal venue for all golfers.

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Course Details

Year Built 1970
Fairways Bentgrass and Poa Annua
Greens Bentgrass and Poa Annua
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 11/01
Architect George Fazio (1970)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro No
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Showers, Lockers

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4.2
1047 Reviews (1047)

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Plays A few times a week
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4.0
Previously Played

Byob

The course is scenic and challenging. Rail is especially tough. Played cart path only. There were 2 pop up lakes. The amenities on the course are ridiculously high priced. Small bag of chips 3.50

Gatorade 4.50. Get real great gorge.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice Course but slow

I found the course to be challenging and in great shape this late in the season. The girls taking you up the hill in the big carts is a nice touch. The starter was also very friendly. The only negative was the pace of play was extremely slow. It took over five hours to finish the round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 118
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful Course - Fast Pace

Beautiful course, very well kept / maintained grass. Pace of game was very quick. Wouldn’t recommend for beginners TBH, majority of the players who were there had minimal errors. But if you don’t care, I would HIGHLY recommend going.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Enjoyable Day

Except for the aerated greens the course was in good shape with difficult pin placements. Well worth the few extra minute drive north of the Crystal Springs facilities.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful

Played rail side to quarry. Really nice layout. One hole had an old train platform by the green that they built a bunker around. The quarry 9 was sweet too with a crystal clear pond. Nice elevation changes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Decent Course

Like all courses now it's pricey for what you get. Fairways we're in good shape. Greens recovering from aeration so putting was not reliable. Traps were awful - dirt with rocks. Just fill them in and cover with grass at this point.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 134
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 67
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

If the drive is holding you back STIFLE!!!

I’ve been excited to play GG regularly lately and conditions only ever seem to get better. For anyone that plays later in the afternoon you’ll understand there is NEVER a cart person. At GG the staff is so dedicated that even at 6:45 pm they still have staff catering to our needs. Pace of play is amazing course is breathtaking so the only thing I can think is the ride seems like too much. People come on!!! My 20 year old took up golf this season and my last plea for sanity is the price. If you are paying for your son or hopefully your girlfriend there is no better value than thy GREAT GORGE. Must play course don’t think about the drive think about the vistas to come.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Unhappy with greens

I have seen the course in better shape. It looked like the course was in fall form. Green were aerated and no one told us. Golf now did not have a notification. Fees were still 100.00. I typically am very happy with this course but disappointed this time.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Questionable value

I’ve played here several times, but not at a $100 price point. The layout is nice but not worth the cost or drive in my opinion. Tee boxes and fairways were chewed up with divots, sand traps were littered with rocks, greens were choppy and just aerated. Only played here bc it was one of the only courses with open tee times within a days notice and now I can see why. Not a terrible course, but certainly not worth $100..

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 43
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great time at Great Gorge

Always love this course. The greens weren’t as fast as usual but that was due to very hot and humid weather. Still rolled great.

Pace was fine until the back nine as the group of 2 some held our 4 some up due to poor play and not teeing off until the group in front got on the greens on oar 4 and 5s. Just wish some people learn to follow the pace of play. All in all it was a great day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not worth the money.

Played on a Saturday morning, while the pace was fine the course needs a lot of work. The were large bare spots on fairways, cart paths are terrible, and not worth the $100. I played here a few years ago and you would think that they would have improved the overall course but definitely have not. I would rather spend a little more to go to a course at Crystal Springs, which are much better maintained.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Shuttling could be betteer

I had to walk BOTH to and from the golf course from their parking lot because their “shuttle” wasn’t available for either trip… maybe, don’t need a shuttle to and from the course or provide transportation efficiently… lot of time of wasted shuttling to and from driving range too..

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

3️⃣ beautiful 9️⃣S

Played here several times over the past couple of years and it is never a mess. The course is always in very good shape. Greens are in excellent shape a challenge for all levels. I do recommend you playing from the tea boxes that you can handle. Don’t kid yourself and think you could hit from the green or the blue tease Unless you got a good game picturesque vistas of the beautiful mountain next to you wildlife abundant on the golf course seen many bears tea boxes today were a little beat up on the whites and the greens. I noticed when I was hitting from the blue so it didn’t really matter to me. Greens are in great shape running very fast and true thank you to the staff. They’re always a wonderful welcome from the starter to the lovely young lady upstairs and the beverage girl. Thanks again a wonderful tractor to play enjoy hit them straight.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Good but can be better..

Overall, experience was good. The greens are in excellent conditions which is what you are paying for. 27 holes and played rail and lake course. 18 holes for 100 with cart which is good value. Layout makes walking challenging. However quarry course needs work. Bunkers lacked sand. Some tee boxes were just not good in terms of locations and conditions. Also replay rate was bit expensive. Replay 9 hole was 60 bks when 18 was 100. Bit mispriced in my opinion. Overall friendly staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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