MCCULLOUGHS EMERALD GOLF LINKS
🇺🇸 Egg Harbor Township, NJ, USA
Designed by Stephen Kay
McCulloughs Emerald Golf Links occupies a site in Egg Harbor Township, in the southern New Jersey coastal region near Atlantic City. Designed by Stephen Kay and opened in the late 1990s, the course was built on relatively flat terrain characteristic of the area's coastal plain. Kay, a New Jersey-based architect known for restoration work at classic northeastern courses as well as original designs, created a layout that incorporates links-style elements adapted to the local landscape. The routing features open playing corridors, strategic bunkering, and native grasses that evoke seaside golf despite the inland setting.
The course plays across former agricultural land, with the design emphasizing ground game options and wind as a factor in club selection and strategy. Kay's work here reflects his understanding of golden age design principles, with wide fairways that reward thoughtful positioning and greens that feature subtle contours. The relatively modest elevation changes are used to create visual interest and strategic variety across the eighteen holes.
McCulloughs Emerald serves the southern New Jersey golfing community as a daily-fee facility, providing access to a links-inspired experience in a region where such designs are less common than traditional parkland courses. The course benefits from its proximity to the shore, with coastal breezes influencing play throughout the year. The layout offers a straightforward test of golf that emphasizes course management and shotmaking over length alone.
Reviews
Fun links course, not much of a practice area. Can be confusing your first time there. Wide fairways and gettable par 4/5s. Not the most challenging course out there but lots of fun
You forget this use to be a trash dump
Bagpipes baby, bagpipes
FAQ
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
McCulloughs Emerald at McCulloughs Emerald Golf Links has a Course Vaults score of 6.7 out of 10 based on 26 explicit golfer ratings.
McCulloughs Emerald was designed by Stephen Kay.
Yes. McCulloughs Emerald at McCulloughs Emerald Golf Links is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at McCulloughs Emerald is 71.
McCulloughs Emerald plays 6,535 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at McCulloughs Emerald is 130.