Heron Creek Golf and Country Club - Oaks/Marsh Course

The first nine was a death march . The group ahead of us was so deliberate, we waited at almost every tee. We could clearly see the greens ahead that were free and open. First ranger said it was a group ahead of them , don’t think so!

The second ranger that came by helped us out . After letting him know how long it had taken he offer us the opportunity to switch nines. We finished the back in under 2 hours. Thank you sir for saving us from and over 5 hour round.

Russ Schwerin

Everything was pretty much perfect except a ranger noted about the eleventh hole or so that our group was 5 MINUTES behind schedule. Really? Two players never played the course and two played from the white tees and two played from the green tees. Loosen up. When we got to the 18th tee the group in front hadn't teed off yet. They said there was four groups on the 18th hole in front of them. Friends of the ranger?

The THREESOME in front of us played their round in about 5 hours! Our foursome waited on almost every shot once we caught them. The ranger came out twice and was surprised when we said they hadn't speed up at all. He said there was a group not too far in front of them so there wasn't anything he could do, even after he saw there were two groups waiting on the tee of a par 4 for them. There was no group in front of them so the ranger was either confused or wasn't comfortable moving them up. Maybe he knew them as they were members judging by their personal carts.

Certainly a nice course, but conditions were iffy. The overseed grass didnt grow in much on many fairways and wasn't growing - maybe they weren't watering? THe fairways were so short and tight you couldn't really hit wedges into the green. Many greens had been sanded that day, though it was so fine it wasn't too bad. Driving range shuts down 1:30 on Wednesdays, if the pro shop told me i would have hurried out to hit some balls - All I did was warm up and as I was addressing my first ball I was told the range was now closed. Brutal.

Friendly staff enjoyed the practice range and putting green . Course was in great condition and the greens were challenging. We ordered lunch after 9 but wrap was tasty . Great day

Conditions were ideal. Fairways and greens were excellent. Several pin placements were bordering on ridiculous being in the far right over bunkers and deep marsh. #6 on the Creek nine was far back right with a falloff 8 feet behind the pin where no shot into that part of the green could stay on. Either it would run 20 feet off the back or the "safe" shot would land 20 - 30 ,feet left of the pin. My third shot landed in that "safe" area 30 feet away. I hit a perfect putt allowing for the breaks, but it caught the falloff in the back and rolled 15 feet off the green. Took 3 more shots to get up and down. Left the hole feeling cheated.

Overall the course was good but the greens were in really bad shape.

True test of golf. Great design. Would play every week.

The overall atmosphere was good. We enjoyed the course layout. The greens were really bad on several holes also they were very inconsistent from hole to hole. If greens were better it would be a great place to play.

Waited 5-10 minutes on each of our 12 before the rain. Pro shop said there’s nothing they could do do. I will spread the word about a course that clearly doesn’t want the public.

Long wanted to play this course and in my son-in-law to join us. He will never accept my invitation again. Front 9 took 2 hours 50 minutes to plat. Waited 5-15 minutes on every hole. Ranger apologized for the delay on the 8th fairway and said the problem was resolved. Moved to the back 9, and they put a single in between us, who decided to hit 2 balls. Increased the delay to a full 15/ hole and never saw a ranger. Next hole #3 it began raining. We ended our round and complained in the Pro Shop but were told “sorry, but there’s nothing we can do”. Unfortunately there is something I can do and that’s to spread the word about this poorly managed course.

Really a top shelf golf course. Greens were in immaculate condition as were the fairways. A bit of unnecessary harassment from rangers when we were keeping up with pace just fine was the only negative. Following players to the cafe to advise them to keep up the pace when they already were doing so was an unnecessary annoyance which should not happen. Great course overall though and would highly recommend.

Reservation time and day were wrong. Need a refund.

From the welcome we got at the bag drop, to the smile at the pro shop, the detail and recommendations from the starter, to the delightful beverage cart lady, all the way to the off-duty employee Scott who we got to share the last 9 holes with, playing this course was a delight. Thanks to everyone who made it a memorable round. What a fun course to play!

Heron Creek is an enjoyable course for players of all abilities. In great shape this year. Will play again.