Crystal Springs Resort

Booked the course and dinner after. The course is challenging, hilly to say the least. The sand traps need TLC, (sand), in terrible shape. Played the 1st 9 in 2 hours. As we got to 12th hole say people ahead. Ultimately it was high school age kids running around course with 1 golf bag and 4 people. We waited patiently thinking someone would come by and throw them off. By the 14th hole I drove ahead to same something. They ran ahead and by the time we got to 15th they were out there in the middle again. Also came across 2 gentlemen that walked onto course at another hole. At least when they saw us coming, they left. The back 9 took 3 hours and 40 minutes to complete. Frustrating to say the least.

Course was fabulous!!!!

Played Crystal Springs with Son and friends

Challenging for sure

Suggest a scramble style play, unless your a low handicap golfer

Tight fairways, bring extra balls

Course in fantastic shape

Cart girls were awesome, always available

Only negative

Cart girls should carry some sort of food or snacks

Or at very least halfway house should have food

Greens were in rough shape. I play this course 3-4 times a year. I have never seen the greens and tee boxes in this rough of shape.

Even at $73 GN hot deal in the afternoon after an outing, it's the typical way overpriced Crystal Springs course. Conditions average at best. It amazes me that people plop down twice what we paid to play here. After covid, Crystal Springs prices doubled and tripled and people still seem ok with it.

Awesome course, a must play! Condition was perfect!!!

I was looking forward to playing Wild Turkey after reading good things. Unfortunately, the course conditions ruined the experience for me. I don't mind paying $150+ for rounds of golf, but at that price point, I expect a solidly manicured course with greens that roll true and bunkers with sand. Wild Turkey was none of those things. It's not bottom of the barrel, but the conditions were close to that of your average $30 muni. Greens were spotty/shaggy, tee boxes were uneven, sand was non-existent in bunkers. Fairways were probably the only thing that were average.

It's unfortunate because the layout and views are actually pretty good and it would be an enjoyable play if they actually took care of the course. Icing on the cake was the starter telling us the course is in fantastic shape before we teed off. He was a nice guy, but I don't know how he said it with a straight face.

Until they get a new greenskeeper, take your money elsewhere.

I really do love this course, in the past I have complained about the bunkers being rocks and dirt, they’ve gotten better but they still need work. Greens are really nice and the tee boxes are in good shape for the most part. However, it’s not worth the $120 to play there. Especially when you can play Great Gorge for about $75-80. Again I really like this course and all the Crystal Springs courses but $120-140 seems steep for this place

I hadn't played Crystal Springs in many years since it opened. The course remains generally nice but it and the grounds have matured quite a bit and are in need of a refresh. The course doesn't get the attention it should. Lots of ground under repair, cart paths are in rough shape, mostly dirt in the traps etc. The greens were pretty good and rolled at a nice pace. Overall a good day and I'd probably it play again sometime.

The pace of play ruined the round, unfortunately. What was even more discouraging was the fact the rangers did not know how to improve the pace of play, even after speaking with us twice (as if we were the problem waiting on every tee box). It is very simple. You give one warning to the group(s) holding up play. If they don't improve after 2 holes you make them skip a hole (or 2). When playing premium prices, at a premium golf resort, you expect decent pace of play, or at the very least, for it to improve once the rangers recognize the issue. Very disappointing.

On top of that, there was no food available at the turn (10:30/11am). Pretty disappointing, again.