Crystal Springs Resort

Great course ... front desk staff were super friendly and accommodating... however the ranger was super over the top on going purely off the sheet of paper time range as to where you should be at what time and what hole ... not taking into account that the group behind us were a group of ladies teeing it up from the ladies tees so they are always going to be up on his at any point especially on the par 3s. Love the course but the rangers need to evaluate the realtime pace of play and less on what a sheet is telling them. Took us about 4hrs and 20mins.

The greens on all the holes were impossible to navigate due to all the sand used to dry them. Otherwise, it was OK.

Arrated greens are to be expected but every sand trap( there are plenty) was a mud trap. Great track but for $120 the bunkers should have sand

I've played all the courses at crystal springs resort. Unless you're playing ballyowen you're really not getting anything too special. Back to Crystal; the course has tight winding fairways. This is fine except mounds and patches of rough randomly protrude out. Good shot, especially off the tee, can be penalized unjustly. There's barely any grass on the fairways, so wet conditions turn into a mud ball fiesta. The greens are well kept but can get slow and sometimes inconsistent. The thing that bothers me most is the teeboxes. I've played the white and the blue tees and consistently had an awkward lopsided stance with the ball well above my feet..and I'm not being picky I'm talking about the entire box. The traps flood easily so playing there after a previous night downpour is a mistake. Lastly, if you play on a weekend you're garunteed a steady slow round. The 10 minute ride between holes is actually a blessing in disguise or else you'd more easily realize you're waiting 15 minutes on most boxes.

It still has the scenic par 3s, and the allure of being the most challenging public course in NJ. If you're a glutton for punishment, a skilled player, and playing on a sunny weekday than Crystal is an option. Really one of those 'play it to say you played it' courses. Cough up the extra $30 and go over to Ballyowen..you won't be dissapointed.

This is the third time I got to the course and the tee time was pm instead of am and I am positive I made an am tee time so I didn't get to play the course or that day for that matter 7 am is hard to find a nearby tee time. So now golf now let me down 3 times

You're not going to find a more well maintained, beautiful course! A fun and challenging course. Doesn't get better than that!

Wild Turkey is a hidden gem. It doesn't get the accolades of Ballyowen, but it should. Every hole is interesting, no gimmicks. The rangers kept up the pace of play, greens were good (a litttle slow due to rain), the fairways could be cut shorter. I would give this an 8 of 10 for a solid, fun public course in a beautiful setting.

I was there on the weekend with my family. Had great time.

One of the best courses in New Jersey, easily. This course is a wonderful experience and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a challenge.

The course layout is not for an average golfer. There are mobile's and narrow fairways and some carries that a lot of golfers will not like. This is a resort course and a lot of players are not good and slow down the pace of play and not have a clue what they are doing. I do not recommend this course for that reason unless you wanted to fight a six hour round I get frustrated !

If you like narrow fairways, lots of houses, and crazy terrain then this is the course for you. It is wonderfully maintained yet very tough to play.

I left after finishing the front 9 because the pace of play was so slow. I'd be standing on the tee box for 10-15 minutes while the group in front of me watched from the fairway the group in front of them on the green. It was not enjoyable. I went to the pro shop and received a credit but I'm honestly relectant to go back. It's not a convenient drive and I don't want to waste my day again.

What a disappointing course. I read all of the reviews prior that made this sound like such a great course but was more than let down. They keep zero maintenance on this course. They say it is 18 holes but it is really 9 holes that you will play twice and will not refund you if you don't play the 9 holes again. They implement 0 rules as they allowed groups of 5+ to play and it more than ruined the pace of the game. I wouldn't recommend this course to my worst enemy.

I really don't like this course listed below are only a few reasons why.

A- Toooo expensive. The tee times alone are $110 on a Saturday, but as if that isn't enough they charge you a $3 "resort" fee, which you have no choice but to pay. A beer is $6 or more. A bottle of water is $3. When you pay over $100 for a tee time you should be taken care of, not taken advantage of.

B-play is almost always slow bc the walk from the cart to many tee boxes and many greens is very far.

C- the course meanders its way through an enormous development. It's doesn't feel like one course, it's like you are playing 4 or 5 different courses. Also, the cart ride from 3 to 4, 9 to 10, 11 to 12 and 17 to 18 is well 400 yards. It's annoying, time consuming and NOT indicative of a course that charges $100 + for a tee time

D- the staff is unfriendly, I was treated like a tourist that is never going to play there again. I would highly recommend skipping this course unless you like over paying for mediocre golf and amenities.

I played this course at an MGA "Play-Day" event. The course was in a great shape. I seldom play greens as fast as these (most courses on Long Island don't roll them this tight), so putting was a challenge, but that's a good thing not a bad thing. I found the course layout perfect. I normally carry a driver 270-280 so there was a lot of use with the driver off the tee, but I was also able to use 3W on a few holes and even something less on others. It's long, but some holes make you think about the approach. I played from the blue tees.

My only grip would be the bunkers. It seemed as though there were different types of sand used in the bunkers and some bunkers needed to be filled badly. Also, perhaps better signage for carts as there are long distances between holes. We got a little lost trying to find the 16th tee, a par 3. Other than that I found the course to be fantastic and look forward to perhaps staying at one of the resorts in the future.

Don't get me wrong. The course is reasonably well maintained. Tees, fairways and greens were all in at least average shape or better. But there is something lacking in the aesthetics of this course. The signature hole (7) a par 3 over water. Well the water is this murky shade of grey probably left over from some mining activity and the backdrop are all these high voltage electric lines that run straight thru the heart of the course. And the design seems very forced. Many times you can't park your cart near the green and sometimes you have to double back over the same cart path to get to the next hole. It is not hilly really since you are going along the valley but the sides of every hole seem to be hilly. And the course always seems to be parched in the areas that the sprinklers don't reach since i guess all the water runs down to the valley. I guess i would play here again if it were the only option but, for a resort course, it gives you the feeling you are on a muni.

I haven't played here in a few years and figured I would give it another chance. When I arrived in the clubhouse I explained a unique situation I had to the kid behind the counter, he basically blew me off and had no interest in providing good customer service (around 3:00pm on 6/15). Acted like he was doing me a favor checking me in? The over priced track was in fair condition. Very little grass on the fairways, tee boxes were bare in a lot of spots. Bunkers were horrible, like cement. Greens were good and the Rangers were very polite and friendly. Yesterday was the last time I'll drive that far to be annoyed and disappointed. Certainly not worth the money or time! Go elsewhere imo