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3.9
358 Reviews (358)
5 Stars
109
4 Stars
150
3 Stars
54
2 Stars
25
1 Stars
20
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.2
77.9%
Recommend this course
288 out of 358 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.7
15 Reviews (15)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
3.9
73.3%
Recommend this course
11 out of 15 reviews
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3.8
60 Reviews (60)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
23
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.9
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
3.9
76.7%
Recommend this course
46 out of 60 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6504 yards
Slope 129
Rating 72.4
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Crystal Lake Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1960
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/30
Architect Geoffrey Cornish (1960)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $18
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Reviews

3.9
358 Reviews (358)

What Golfers Are Saying

This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 6

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Played On
Reviews 54
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Fore Better or Worse

Played Crystal Lake for over 30 years. Its gone from Country Club to crap and back close to Country Club conditions under Sterling mgmt. They’ve added new homes between the 8th and 9th, shortening the front nine considerably, 9 is now a 150 yd par 3 and 8 has a new green to the right. Tee to pin, conditions are mostly excellent, manicured sand traps too. Cart path only is a real challenge but the fairways were swampy in spots. Probably go back once more this summer.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Slowest pase of play ever… took 7 hours!

I get that people come here to drink but the pace of play was ridiculous! Group in front of us was leaving the course to grab drinks at the “clubhouse” while we waited to play. Greens were decent, the lake is pretty, couldn’t find our balls on one hole which faces the water (I think the group in front picked up our balls).

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value

Great value for the money. Staff is awesome, cool layout, some frustrating long par 3’s, great combo of fun and challenging. Management has done a great turn around last couple years. The course can get wet, but the drainage has drastically improved, job well done.

Suggestion, get rid of the parking lot practice green. The other one is perfect and the parking lot one is like walking on a 12 pitch roof.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great fall golf.! Couldn’t get better.They Really stay on top of the leaves.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Dangerous

Paying home 12 along road, house across the street yelling obsentitiea, threats and hit golf balls with baseball bat at group in front of us and myself, son and nephews.
BE Careful, Very Dangerous.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful day!
The course is in great shape All the work that the owner and his team have put into the course have really shown up in spades.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Grid is ruining very nice course

Ownership needs to understand that having tee time spaced at 7 minutes (most other courses in area have 9-10 minutes between groups) make this course actually overpriced because players spend more time waiting than actually playing.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lot’s of potential but poor

Big mistake to have a par 3 on the second hole, it creat a traffic and back things up, we were on hour in and still on the 4 hole. The course is really bad conditions, the greens though was like it belonged to a first class golf course. Hopefully they can find a way to improve, I’ll check next year.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Surprised - will return …soon!

Beautiful condition - great layout and tough. Loved it

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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