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3.8
696 Reviews (696)
5 Stars
139
4 Stars
291
3 Stars
127
2 Stars
67
1 Stars
72
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
87.8%
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558 out of 696 reviews
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3.9
12 Reviews (12)
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Conditions
3.6
Value
4.3
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
83.3%
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4.0
45 Reviews (45)
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Conditions
3.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
88.9%
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40 out of 45 reviews
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Course Highlights
Friendly staff and an engaging layout with sloped greens deliver strong value for golfers at every level. Amenities like on-course water coolers and a driving range add to a well-rounded, enjoyable round.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 70
Length 6551 yards
Slope 126
Rating 71.7

Nestled in the hills of Scotts Mountain, Harkers Hollow Golf Club was carved from a sloping hillside, giving it a challenging terrain with plenty of elevation changes. Opened in 1929, the golf course has a classic layout designed by Robert White, the first president of the PGA of America. Although it is a seemingly mild 6,551 yards from the back tees, the course plays much longer and harder thanks to the undulating terrain. The layout does offer a few lengthy holes as well as some interesting par 3s. The greens are small and fast with breaks ranging from subtle to dramatic. There is hardly any water but the Lopatcong Creek does run the entire length of the golf course and requires the occasional carry. The par-3 fifth hole is the club's signature. It is particularly notable for its scenery, which is why it has served as the backdrop for many weddings.

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Course Details

Year Built 1929
Golf Season Year round. Weather permitting.
Architect Robert White (1929)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Major credit cards welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards
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Reviews

3.8
696 Reviews (696)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 9
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 24
Thick Rough 12
Bunkers 8
This course/club is great for:
Beginners 18
Locals 18
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 14
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 13
Worth the Drive 7

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Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not like Harkers Hollow Growing up

Wow, I spent many days at Harkers Hollow pool back in the 70's. And a wedding in 1988. The entire place is not the same as I remembered. There is no snack bar. The pool is closed. The tennis court is a mess.

The entire place is up for public auction on July 11, 2017. Hopefully someone will take over this property and bring it back to the glory of how I remembered it growing up.

I am a very new golf player, so I thought lets go play there at a cheap price. Well, there is no water in the ball cleaners. No bathroom accept in the closed restaurant. They were mowing the 1st hole when we arrived at 1 pm today. You dare not hit your ball any where other then the green.....there are tons of clover and clumps of dried up grass. What an entire shame.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Greens were pretty sweet. Not all but the majority.

Very fun course. Stay on the fairway. Out of the "sand" traps. Must play course. I enjoyed this course more than, the course closer time 57. Carts could use some TLC.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
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Previously Played

Harker's

The staff was very friendly. The course is what it is, not in the best condition but still fun to play. Bring food with you, the halfway snack bar was closed. All in all, I can't complain for the price, we had fun!

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

Harkers Hallow Review

The course is in pretty bad condition. You can tell they don't move the tee boxes on the par 3. Good place to play during the week for some practice but wouldn't reccomend for an outing.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Don't waste your time

This course looked like it was once an amazing place to play but it is not right now, the grass was so high throughout the whole course that if you did not hit your shot directly on the fairway it was extremely difficult to find your ball. Half or more of the tee boxes and greens were in rough shape, and as mentioned in other reviews the sand traps are not really sand, they are overgrown weeds or dirt. Very sad. The layout is great and the scenery is beautiful, it looked amazing from the first impression at the first hole, then it was tough to play and very run down. We only paid $12 to play on GolfNow but I'd still rather pay to go somewhere else and not wasted the day trying to look for my ball. Bethlehem's 9 Hole course is taken better care of than this course. If they could cut the grass and take care of the course this would be an amazing place to play. I won't return unless I heard they did a major revamp.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 62
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

In descent

I have always been a fan of Harker's Hollow. This historic course has the bones to be on anyone's play list. When played from the back tees it provides more than enough challenge for 90% of players. This mountainside track doesn't have much development around it making it a peaceful setting and the feeling of truly being 'away' from it all. The new owners had been taking a measured approach to resurrect this once Private club that had fallen on hard times. This season they must be taking a different approach. The Bunkers had been a laughing stock the last few year. Totally unkempt with no sand and mostly reverting to grass-filled. The joke is that they still keep rakes in them! Last year the greens were in passable shape. There is no weed intrusion yet, thank Palmer, but they are rolling at the slowest speed possible - I did notice that the PAO has gone to seed on many greens. The most egregious aspect of my play this Sunday were the conditions. Either they are planning to hold a Qualifier for the US Open here or they have just given up. The rough is well over 6" in many places indicating no maintenance for over a week. Weeds have overtaken the entire course from tee through the fairway. Tee boxes are in poor shape. The course is in Descent and this makes me sad. I hope either the owners begin taking care of this Gem of a golf course or sell it to a management company who can.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hot deal is worth it

Course is overall in horrible shape. Greens weren't bad just slow. Pace of play was great. Got it on a hot deal for $18 so in my opinion it was worth it. Better than going to the range.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Price was good

Need to work on the course conditions has gone down hill.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course was very nice

Open course and pace was very fast

Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Harkers Horror

This course isn't worth a trip and long review. I'll be brief than: tee boxes are in very bad condition,

fairways are non existent, greens need lots of work. Waste of money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love the old courses

This is a challenging course. I enjoyed it except that it needs a little TLC. Bunkers were not quite grass, not quite sand. The greens while in pretty good shape were very slow.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Awful

The staff was very friendly and accommodating, but The course was in the worst shape I have EVER played anywhere in my lifetime. It was a bit drizzly, but this course has been neglected for a long time. There was absolutely no sand in the traps, No divot replacement sand, and no windshield on the carts. I wouldn't pay $5 to ever golf this course again. By the way, this is the first review I have ever given for anything as well, but it was so bad I felt compelled. Even took pictures to explain to my friends how bad it was.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

So-so Course

Nice layout, decent greens, but the fairways and rough are under par, as in poor/under maintained condition.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
1.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Sad to see the management has no PRIDE

Played here when it was privae and now public with Management who could care less and have no pride. Shame on you guys. Just close this close and let other folks makes this course great again. All weeds... tees, fairways, sand (no sand really). No rakes for the sand. Paid $10 but would like a refund for experience......

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Harker's Hollow

This was my second time playing the course but it had been sometime since I last played. The course fairways were in pretty bad shape, greens were o.k. but my biggest problem was no course layout on the card and the lack of signs directing you to the next hold. We ended up missing holes because we weren't sure of the layout and went from hole 8 to hole 16. We ended up finishing 16, 17 and 18 then left. The bunkers were pretty much empty of sand as well. Probably won't play again. When we checked in we saw a special for a membership was $860/year which we thought was a pretty good price but after playing we could see why it was that cheap.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/01/2016

I wouldn't pay $8.60 to ever golf there again

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