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One of my favorites
I enjoy this course and think it's a pretty good value for the money. The front nine is fun and challenging, the back nine just a little more basic and simple but there are a couple of challenging and fun holes.
Rain, but still had a blast!
Always liked this course. It is in much better condition that it was last year. The fairways were in great shape. There were a few rough spots on some greens, but smart pin placement made them not much of an issue. The beer-cart girl was out today which was nice. Rain came in and we missed the 18th hole, but still had a wonderful round, and the GolfNow discounts will keep us coming back. Oh! My wife wanted me to mention that a restroom, or even a porta-potty somewhere on the back nine is desperately needed.
Greens Need Work!
At first glance, I thought we were getting a good deal for a day of golf. However, once started, it became clear that this is a course that needs significant upgrades. The greens are not in good condition and the first green.... horrible, and that is the best I can say. The fairways are starting to show weed growth and you can tell that this course needs something other than what it is getting.
Great place to play
The course is coming in nicely. A few of the greens are still in the process of recovering from a problem last season. The staff in the clubhouse and bar are extremely accommodating and friendly, genuinely glad you are there.
The course has improved a lot since last Fall, but they have a long way to go. Greens still need to improve.
Hello, Mark. Thank you for the compliment on our improvements and taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give Saddle Creek another try in the near future.
Good price, nice course
This is one of our favorite courses to drive to play, just over a hour from Nashville. The staff is always very friendly. The grill/restaurant was not open again, which has been almost every time we play an early round. This is the 1st time we did not receive free range balls with our round, we have every other time we play this course. The 1st hole was still a temporary green, about 100 yards from the original green. Some of the greens still have some sand on them but for the most part the greens rolled well. The tee boxes & fairways were in nice shape for this time of year. Will be back more times this year.
Member of this course
I would like to just say great job to greens staff and everyone else work on getting the greens back into good shape. In the short amount time they have been working on them the greens are already looking 1,000 times better. The rest of the course is in great shape and always fun to play. Thank you team for working so hard this last month.
Extremely Disappointed
Greens are awful not just the temporary green on the first hole. Course should be closed until greens can be fixed and that will take many weeks. Do not waste your money.
My name is Steve and manage the marketing at Saddle Creek Golf Club. I know it has been several months since you posted this review, but I wanted to ask if you would be willing to re-review our course in the coming weeks? We have made so many changes from improvements to the greens, fairways, tee boxes and sand traps. We also have changed leadership and we now have a great General Manager in Brandon Jones. I wanted to ask if we gave you a FREE round would you be willing to check out these improvements yourself?
Scenic, Challenging Course
I played this course for the first time on 9/16/18. It features two par-3s with forced carries over water and three par-5s with approach shots over a large creek. Several other holes have water / marshes come into play adjacent to the fairway. The fairways are pretty generous, but if you hit it way off-line, your ball is gone.
The tee boxes and fairways (Bermuda grass) are in very good shape. The greens are bent grass, and most of them have rough areas from the summer heat. The green on hole #1 was closed due to re-seeding, and a temporary green carved out of the fairway. That was the only real disappointment for me. I didn't think the greens were as bad as they are depicted in some of the other 2018 reviews, but they do need some TLC.
I will play this course again, probably in the late spring before the summer heat takes its toll.
Downhill
These used to be a go to course for our group. Conditions are terrible especially the greens. Overall condition bad. When providing feedback to staff they seemed surprised. All the need to do is look at the green on #1 and get the idea!
My name is Steve and manage the marketing at Saddle Creek Golf Club. I know it has been several months since you posted this review, but I wanted to ask if you would be willing to re-review our course in the coming weeks? We have made so many changes from improvements to the greens, fairways, tee boxes and sand traps. We also have changed leadership and we now have a great General Manager in Brandon Jones. I wanted to ask if we gave you a FREE round would you be willing to check out these improvements yourself?
Every green has heat damage
The course should be closed until the bent grass greens can be restored, Every green has large burned out patches. No mention of the conditions was made when I made my reservation today. At this time it is definitely not worth the price being charged. The course earlier this year (May, June) was in good shape but the prolonged hot weather has had a brutal effect on the greens. The fairways are in good condition.
course ( greens mostly) needs a little love
Have played this course several times over the years and have always thought it was worth the drive. I like how different the two nines are, the practice facility, proshop personnel, and the snack bar. Felt like this course is a good value. This time was a slight disappointment. The bent grass greens were stressing severely and the first green was the worst by far. I understand bentgrass and this oppressive heat but they are fighting a losing battle without fans for air circulation at the very least. You don't see near as many courses down this way using bent anymore as most having gone to a sturdier hybrid Bermuda. The fairways were just being cut after obviously several days of extra growth and their were clumps galore especially on number 9. The sand had not been stirred up and was hard and packed. I realize some of this was due to the hit or miss rains we have this time of year. Apparently they had been hit a lot. Mosquitos were horrible but they did provide us some off at the turn and the back was much better. We teed of earlier and were done before 11 and the snack bar still was not open. Employees were nice in the proshop. I hope this experience and condition is not a sign of things to come. I drove over an hour and left a little let down.
Worth a try
The overall condition of the course was fine but many greens were damaged with large areas of dead grass. Otherwise an enjoyable experience.
Workable course
Great layout and friendly staff. Need some work on fairways and sand traps.
Great Value — Worth the drive
Saddle Creek is a fun, challenging layout with no repeat holes—every hole is different. The front nine is very park style, while the back 9 is a links style course. Par 5’s are challenging across the board, especially number 1 and 12. The greens are consistent and quick, but small.
The clubhouse restaurant/bar is top notch for a publIc course: try the club or Heart Attack Burger.
The staff is refreshingly nice, and the practice are is more than adequate, with a large green, bunker/chipping area, and driving range.
Overall one of the best values and best kept secrets in the mid state.
My name is Steve and manage the marketing at Saddle Creek Golf Club. I know it has been several months since you posted this review, but I wanted to ask if you would be willing to re-review our course in the coming weeks? We have made so many changes from improvements to the greens, fairways, tee boxes and sand traps. We also have changed leadership and we now have a great General Manager in Brandon Jones. I wanted to ask if we gave you a FREE round would you be willing to check out these improvements yourself?
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Saddle Creek Golf Club. We greatly value your feedback and will continue to make the necessary improvements to your overall experience with us. We hope that you would give us another chance to improve upon the course and hope that you will notice some of these improvements during your next round with us. Thank you for choosing our course, and we hope to see you again soon.