Great Gorge Golf Club - Lake/Quarry Course

About
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.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Blue | 70 | 6692 yards | 73.0 | 136 |
Blue (W) | 70 | 6692 yards | 79.3 | 142 |
Green | 70 | 6289 yards | 70.9 | 131 |
Green (W) | 70 | 6289 yards | 77.0 | 138 |
White | 70 | 5977 yards | 69.9 | 128 |
White (W) | 70 | 5977 yards | 73.3 | 137 |
Black | 70 | 5284 yards | 66.9 | 122 |
Black (W) | 70 | 5284 yards | 71.8 | 128 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Blue M: 72.6/135 | 191 | 572 | 229 | 367 | 416 | 174 | 449 | 450 | 404 | 3252 | 515 | 428 | 426 | 201 | 346 | 487 | 369 | 167 | 406 | 3345 | 6597 |
Green M: 70.7/132 W: 77.3/144 | 175 | 519 | 215 | 347 | 416 | 150 | 397 | 427 | 389 | 3035 | 501 | 422 | 411 | 180 | 333 | 477 | 363 | 156 | 385 | 3228 | 6263 |
White M: 69.0/125 W: 74.5/138 | 152 | 504 | 178 | 330 | 400 | 129 | 377 | 398 | 311 | 2779 | 453 | 398 | 398 | 159 | 317 | 470 | 346 | 148 | 352 | 3041 | 5820 |
Red M: 65.4/117 W: 71.3/128 | 91 | 480 | 138 | 307 | 377 | 116 | 367 | 397 | 282 | 2555 | 393 | 382 | 348 | 137 | 299 | 426 | 316 | 137 | 215 | 2653 | 5208 |
Handicap | 16 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 3 | |||
Par | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 70 |
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Photo submitted by droskowsky on 09/28/2025
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Photo submitted by u000007802218 on 08/30/2025
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Photo submitted by u000007802218 on 08/30/2025
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Priceless Photo submitted by jasonprichard2024 on 06/17/2025
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Photo submitted by u314159931297 on 10/07/2024
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Photo submitted by u314161705422 on 10/05/2024
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Ladies day Photo submitted by u314161705422 on 10/05/2024
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Photo submitted by Mikez629 on 06/17/2024
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Photo submitted by Mikez629 on 06/17/2024
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Photo submitted by Mikez629 on 06/17/2024
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Quarry, 11th hole Par 5 Photo submitted by SoberDan97 on 04/04/2024
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Photo submitted by Hammertimenow on 04/30/2023
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Photo submitted by kenygolf on 11/12/2022
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Photo submitted by u314163380410 on 09/20/2022
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Photo submitted by Leftie8787 on 09/04/2022
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Photo submitted by robrobster on 09/03/2022
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Photo submitted by robrobster on 09/03/2022
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Photo submitted by u000005038648 on 08/26/2022
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Nice look Photo submitted by Joe4666223 on 09/12/2021
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Photo submitted by Remrudy1 on 08/31/2021
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Photo submitted by Remrudy1 on 08/31/2021
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Photo submitted by Noodge12 on 06/27/2021
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Sunset on the mountain Photo submitted by John6520082 on 08/02/2020
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Elevated tees with great views. Photo submitted by u080412134 on 07/13/2020
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Photo submitted by acsgolfer21 on 07/06/2020
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Photo submitted by acsgolfer21 on 07/06/2020
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Photo submitted by u072437287 on 06/28/2020
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Photo submitted by u072437287 on 06/28/2020
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Photo submitted by frafrar on 06/11/2020
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Quarry Hole 4 Photo submitted by mjadu on 08/23/2017
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Photo submitted by Benjiboy on 10/07/2013
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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..
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.
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.
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..
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.
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.
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