Great Gorge Golf Club - Quarry/Rail Course

Even though my overall round was brutal, the rail and lake course played and looked great. Greens were very fast and on some holes seemed gimmicky, but you really cannot complain. Staff meets and greets you at clubhouse and from start to finish it was smooth round of golf.

The course itself was very nice - well kept with a good amount of character. We particularly enjoyed Quarry, which provided some nice views and interesting holes through the gorge.

The experience left some to be desired. First the clubhouse and the old Playboy hotels are complete eyesores that need to be torn down. Next, the course was hosting a tournament that morning, which led to not only a very slow (5.5 hour) round, but also led to the starters being almost 45 minutes behind schedule. This was exacerbated by the fact that even though we booked a 3:03 teetime, the course had us scheduled at a later time. Don't know why they put other groups in front of us. Though they gave us a raincheck for a future round, so that was nice of them.

Great course for the money and the best bloody marys in north jersey!

Always like playing this course. There was no one in front of us on the Quarry side, but we had to wait each hole for a group in front on the Rail side. Wish the rangers would push a bit more.

Last minute tee time turned out to be an excellent golf day on a slightly wet course in excellent condition for play, peace of play was ok for a holiday weekend.

I would play again and again. 3 different nines all good

Tees, fairways both too long. Greens were very inconsistant. Pace was good, no one there. Cart paths are terrible, surprised our cart did not get a flat tire.

For a picture perfect golf sunday could not get over the pace of play, they do a good job spreading groups out never held up no one chasing you. Cart paths are rough and the bunkers are rocky and packed dirt but overall great layout had a great time

Aside from the fact that there was no beverage cart out on the course, we had a great day. The weather was supposed to be less than ideal but the rain held off, so we had the course to ourselves. Except for a few greens, the course was in great shape and wound up being a nice round.

Played here many times a great track.Improved course condition in good shape pace play was excellent

Course was in good shape but very wet. I would not recommend any play after overnight rain. Cart paths only makes the long Lake course more difficult. I stopped playing after nine because of rain.However, in spite of the wet condition I would recommend this course.

The course was wet from the night before and the greens were still recovering from aeration. Pace of play was good and the weather was nice. Looking to play there a few times this summer

I chose to play this course at the last minute on a Saturday. I arrived in time for my 2:54 tee time. I was able to go out as a single and completed the course in 3 hrs. The course was Rail to Lake. Tee boxes and fairways are in great condition (although wet from last nights rain) and cart path only rules were in effect. The greens were aerated a few weeks ago and should be prime in another 2 weeks. With very little level areas on greens you are forced to place the ball as close as possible to the pin on approach as putting is a real challenge at this course.

Course was in ok shape, greens better than fairways. Tee boxes were bad, cart paths were very rough. Staff very helpful and friendly. Amenities were not great. We were looking to make a whole day of it, but went over to Crystal Springs for lunch after the round instead of staying at Great Gorge. Old hotel on site is a dump and an eyesore....some kind of welfare residence? Golf cart was in bad working shape and should have been retired or fixed several seasons ago. Crystal springs has other courses in much much better shape and with much better amenities at an equal dollar amount to play.

I played this golf course about 10 years ago and it was a cow pasture. Never went back. A lot of golfers I play with say it is one of their favorites. I thought they were nuts? Got a $15 deal on golf now and decided to give it one more chance. WOW! The conditions are like a private country club! One of the nicest golf days I had in quite some time. Fairways perfect, greens perfect, tee boxes perfect. One of the most friendly staffs I've ever seen. These 3 nines will be my new home course. Highly recommend!

When you rate a course, it is only fair when you factor in the cost to play.. Value wise, this is an excellent course. The lay of the land is such that it could be one of the great courses but it falls short of that because it is not what you would call manicured to it's fullest potential. The condition of the cart paths are in need of improvement. I think the average person finishing their 1st round would say, "I really like this course and that with some cosmetic improvements, I would love this course"

The golf course is expertly managed. In particular, Glen (the starter) does an excellent job of maintaining the appropriate pace of play. He understands how to send out certain groups and pairings so that one group won't be holding up the next. On top of that, the ranger did a great job of moving along the group ahead of us to ensure the round was finished timely.

The course is challenging. For women, my friend and I noted their slope of 139-145. It would be a tough afternoon for a beginning golfer, but for most it's a great course to play. It's definitely worth the ride out to Crystal Springs, which is off the beaten path.

The conditions for the course were excellent with the exception of the greens being recently aerated. I would definitely recommend all combinations of Great Gorge.

Nice course, just doesn't drain well so after a rainy day takes a few days to dry off. The staff is great and course is nice and scenic overall.

I was really excited by the fact that there was little to no leafs on the course.

Very picturesque course very fair for the average golfer. Well maintained. I play there often with my friends would recommended it for anyone. Staff very friendly and helpful.