Review Date
September 9, 2010

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Reviewed by: TheLCMartinez, Shoots in the 90s

Summary:
overall had a great time at this course, actually i always have a great time, i play with great guys. but this course definitely offered a challenge, lost a few balls, the fairways are very narrow on some holes, and you are definitely punished if you dont hit a good tee-shot. at some points i really wished we had a range finder, the markers werent always easy to find. greens had been air raided like a week or so before, but they still played fine. the practice green was in worse condition then the course's. overall i had a great time, i would definitely play again.

Customer Service:
the pro shop guys were a little cocky, but everyone else was great. the girls were definitely nice.

Review Date
October 17, 2006

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Reviewed by: Toicat, Shoots in the 80s

Summary:
I am reviewing the "Wild Turkey" GC which is a sister course located next to the Crystal Springs Golf Resort and Crystal Springs GC.

Wild Turkey is a 7202, par 71 tract opened in July, 2001. The course was designed by Roger Rulewich, who also designed Ballyowen.

The terrain of the course offers severe changes in elevation, which will test your iron game to the fullest. The greens are huge, with some over 50-yds deep (this is not a misprint). The par-3 10th plays 193 yds from the white tees, and you need only a 7-iron to reach the center of the green thanks to the 120 feet of elevation off the tee box. Naturally, the golf carts are gasoline powered to climb the steep grades. The course is open for public play and well maintained. Greens are bent grass and tend to be a little on the fast side, but not so much that you would be frustrated. In spite of the elevations, the course is forgiving in that errant tee shots are typically playable from the rough. The par 5's are a "sluggers dream" with wide fairways on 8, 11, & 17. The signature hole, #7 is a 164yd (white tee) 208yd (black tee)par-3 that requires a brave shot over a rock quarry INTO the prevailing wind. Let me tell you, I hit a 5-iron as well as I can and just made the fringe.

Bottom line here, you are going to love this course and have a lot of fun too. Well worth the money.

Customer Service:
The rangers and starters dress in knickers ala Payne Stewart! Cute cart girls too! My favorite was the Halfway House which you can get hot burger or dog off the grill with chips and drink in under 2-minutes. Large clubhouse offers pro shop and restaurant/bar. My only complaint was with the players...unless you shoot near scratch, stay off the Black tees. We followed a foursome that insisted on taking several "mulligans" off the tee box, because they were out off their league from that distance. Rangers were way too patient with them in my opinion.

Similar Courses Played:
N/A

Review Date
July 16, 2005

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Reviewed by: kevinmcfl2001, Shoots in the 90s

Summary:
Crystal Springs is exactly what I have heard from other people at the resort. Adult sized putt putt golf. It is like an arcade game. I know it is near a ski resort but did they have to add the moguls to every hole. Shots in the fairway are as likely to end up in the rough as the fairway. The signature 10th hole with its 90 foot drop is beautiful but the three part green divided by water is a first in my experience. My poor tee shot to the GREEN led to a difficult 4 putt that I was relieved to make. The beauty of the course has been taken away by the hundreds of townhomes along the course. I am sorry to the couple who watched me search in their backyard for I ball I thought I hit in the fairway. DAM ski moguls.
Distance was fair, elevation changes were fun, greens were true and the rock quarry holes were diffrent.

Customer Service:
Ranger seemed alittle pushy as we were asked to push the pace even though there was nobody behind us. Beverage carts were numerous and the food and the turn was great.

Similar Courses Played:
Driving range, putting greens and chipping areas were all good.

Review Date
June 21, 2004

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Reviewed by: threeputt, Shoots in the 80s

Summary:
Enjoyable enough course to play, I wanted to confirm the experience of another writer about the conduct of officials.

We were warned about speed of play even though we had no one behind us and the course was clearly empty. We had a client who had difficulty with the course, and we did conform to golf etiquette by letting a group behind us play through.

There are others courses just as challanging with better customer service.

Customer Service:
Clubhouse, service good. Marshals not good

Review Date
July 21, 2003

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Reviewed by: bhta, Shoots in the 70s, from Huntington, New York

Summary:
This golf course is highly overated. The first 3 holes they must have had dirt ledtover because the "architect" got carried away with "gumdrops" in the fairways. Showed up an hour before signed in with the starter for an 11:00 tee off time hit the putting green and asked if I could go out at 10:30 since nobody was waiting. I was told I had to wait until 11:00 even though nobody teed off between 10:30 & 11:00. I played and stayed on time by their standards but was told to speed it up even though the nearest group behind us 4 holes behind. In summary not a particularly challenging course. By the way my home course is Bethpage Black for $32 it is a steal compared to the 100 dollars this pretentious course costs.