Crystal Springs Resort

High handicapper’s beware this course is very difficult but very rewarding. Amazing views and great course conditions. Only thing that sucked was the greens just being punched and rolling very slow.

The condition of the most recent place I played at is excellent.

Went down one star because the greens were just aerated, can’t fault them for that. Other than that the course was in fantastic shape. Wasn’t wet like every other course I’ve played this year.

Overall rating is very very good. Hadn’t played there for several years. Challenging course layout but manageable.

Good conditions for April, with tee boxes, fairways and rough in great shape. Bunkers need work. Greens had aeration dimples and putts were bouncing, but that’s part of necessary maintenance. Friendly staff.

Black Bear has a stellar layout and the potential to be something great. However, charging $130 to play on aerated greens with NO warning at all and having bunkers with rocks the size of softballs in them is highway robery. Our group was stuck behind two couples playing at 9:30 am on a Sunday, with only one of their foursome advancing the ball more than 20 yards at a time. They were 4-6 holes behind the group in front of them and the ranger did nothing to improve the pace of play or allow us to pass. I'll stick with Crystal Springs, Wild Turkey or Ballyowen in the comings weekends for a better experience.

This is mostly a second shot golf course with ample room to position drives. excellent array of holes, all interesting and fun. Dramatic elevation changes in many cases. water strategically placed. outstanding green complexes and bunkering. Bring your iron game and short game. For us it was early season, but even so, hitting off the fairways was a dream. Very well maintained..

Fairway was good but greens were terrible.

They punched hole and poured lots of sand on the green. I got to hit the golf ball for rolling into the hole cup.

Held 2 days of rain, tee to green great condition.

Excellent, friendly staff.

Seeing that the greens were aerated on 3/18, figured they would have been not 100%, but at least filled in. Bumpy greens led to a lot of missed putts, and extreme speed deviation among all holes.

Conditions of tees and fairways was exceptional for early season, and played true.

This is my second time back at this course. Challenging but fun is the best way to describe it. Fairways were in great shape, the greens were rough but they had just been aerated so I won’t hold that against them. Last time I was there the greens were lightning fast. My only real gripe is the bunkers. They are borderline concrete and have rock all over the place in them. We were taking our balls out of them all day because they are literally unplayable. When you pay $90 for a tee time you expect playable bunkers and fast greens. It doesn’t need to be perfect but I can go to Great Gorge right down the road and play for $65 for a course that is in about the same shape.

It was a good course to play. Probably has better conditions in the summer. Awesome to get complementary range balls. Staff is great and friendly. Only bad side was the current conditions of the course. I get it, early in the season but charging full price for punched sanded greens and concrete bunkers should be a crime. Solid 3 star course!