Crystal Springs Resort

I’ve played this course for a few years now, it’s in the best shape I have ever seen. It’s a challenging course but well worth the extra lost balls.

Greens a little banged up but otherwise outstanding experience. Amazing open layout and some beautiful holes

The greens were aerated. However, more than a few large holes were not filled with sand, making it very difficult to put every time.

Overpriced relative to deteriorated conditions. Great layout that has gotten worse in the last 1-2 years. Bunkers were mostly poor with rocks. Tee boxes somewhat beat up. Fairways also in mediocre conditions. Greens generally were in OK condition.

Way overpriced for mediocre conditions especially on weekend. Unless you can find a discounted price NOT worth the price. Very disappointing for what used to be a must play course.

Ton of other courses in the area for better value. I can’t get nuts about the aeration of the greens considering it’s the beginning of September but the traps weren’t maintained, the tee boxes needed a bit more love than the sand dump that they were. I don’t mind the slow play on a weekend, especially the holiday weekend but round took 5 hours. Waiting on every shot - with 3 rangers out. Not great management. Only saving grace was it was a beautiful day to be outside and the beverage carts were appropriately attentive.

Aerated Greens, No Warning!

Course needs some lovin! Greens were just punched and no warning on GolfNow when booked.

We stopped playing on the green the 3rd hole and left the course at the 13th hole.

6 hour round of golf is inexcusable. Understand it's a holiday but pace was horrible & no ranger in site. Multiple people/groups walked off early.

Greens in Fairway really hacked up many divots and ball marks not repaired

A beautiful course I have played before . However the management team decided to aerated the course all greens and T boxes on the last week of the summer season in August . The sand traps mostly ran from underwater to hard pack to just plain gravel . I will not return .

Played course Thursday sand traps where unplayable full of rocks greens where just aerated so not great lots of pitch marks tee boxes rough and a little pricey for what’s offered don’t think I’m hurrying back anytime soon

I have only played Black Bear a couple times . We decided to treat ourselves,, this last week of summer (August ) and HOLIDAY week and make the ride to play Black Bear .The course recently punched holes in all the greens and T boxes ,,, all were aerated . I am not sure why that needed to be done , Now being the last week of peak season . The bunkers were in poor condition . Most were not playable . The conditions were .. water , very hard pack to what could only be described as gravel . The possibility of damaging a club . What a shame ! This WAS a beautiful play to play golf . I will not return .

Only complaint is the quality of the bunkers (hard dirt and rocks vs. soft sand) and the tee boxes were really beat up. Otherwise, very well maintained course and nice facilities. Fun layout, would definitely play again

Greens had just been air rated and the job was amateur. Holes not filled with sand and other parts loaded with sand. Greens are huge so they should have treated 1/2 of each green and let you play on the good part. Pace of play was slow.

The people at the course were very helpful and the Crystal Springs course was very challenging design, the only thing I wish was that there site didn't post that it had aerated the greens which made putting accuracy non-existent. I will play the course again when it's aeration is over and the greens are smooth.

Iv played this course a few times a year for last 5 years. Course was in great shape. Only complaint i could say are the carts. Need to upgrade.

green aeration made green like beach.

should have noticed before booking. asked pro shop unfair. but reply was only fees discounted because of that. But discount means green is sand. No way. It is unplayable to putt. Even $20 not worth it. We paid more than 60 weekday.