Willow Creek GC: #9
A view of the 9th green at Willow Creek Golf Course
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4.2
602 Reviews (602)
5 Stars
249
4 Stars
269
3 Stars
67
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.1
92.8%
Recommend this course
563 out of 602 reviews
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4.2
17 Reviews (17)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.9
88.2%
Recommend this course
15 out of 17 reviews
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4.3
70 Reviews (70)
5 Stars
32
4 Stars
30
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
92.9%
Recommend this course
65 out of 70 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6890 yards
Slope 137
Rating 71.9

Situated between Greenville and Spartanburg, Willow Creek Golf Course is a favorite course amongst many area players. The course has a classic layout that starts out gently with a player-friendly front nine but then becomes much more challenging on the back nine. The layout is a seemingly mild 6,890 yards from the back tees but it can feel longer because of all the elevation changes you'll encounter. It's a golf course that will appeal to beginners but advanced players will also enjoy the many risk-reward opportunities that can be found throughout. Water hazards come into play on eight holes and there is a slew of strategically placed bunkers lurking along the greensides. The par-5 fifth hole is Willow Creek Golf Course's signature. This 516-yard hole tumbles across rolling hills with a stream that cuts right through the fairway.

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Course Details

Year Built 1995
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Jackson (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

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4.2
602 Reviews (602)
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Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

second try

I think for what you pay it's time to replace the greens. This is the second time i've played this course and the greens were shotty at best. Putts bounced so we played with automatic 2 putts. I know the weather plays a big role in recovery time from punching greens but a month is a little too long (used to work a golf course in the late 90's and kinda know what I'm talking about). I love playing Tom Jackson designs but there are other courses in the area that are less expensive with better surfaces. It's time to upgrade.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

The greens still show signs of aeration making putting difficult.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Price for conditions left a little be desired

The grass was dormant which was to be expected for this time of year. However, the aerated greens were terrible and took away from the experience as putting was all but pointless. For $50, it wasn't a great value... better options in the area.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Staff was Grumpy

Booked our tee time (2:40 p.m.) through a 3rd party and we arrived at the course about an hour early. There were 2 twosomes scheduled to tee off in front of us. We asked if we could be paired up with the 2:20 twosome and were told no by the started/ranger because we had booked our tee time through a 3rd party. I'm puzzled to understand how and who we paid our green fees to has much of anything to do with pairing us up and getting us out earlier than our original tee time. We were there, ready to play and thought we could get started a little early on a busy Friday afternoon.

The carts had to be returned by 7:15 and we made it by the skin of our teeth.

And, by the way, for some reason the course staff did not pair up the 2 twosomes that played in front of us.

Oh Well, a nice day to play with some new friends, Tony and Andrew.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Great Play at Willow Creek

This course has some great playing holes with plenty of long and challenging par 5's. Still open enough for beginners so you don't lose too many balls.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

This course has it all

Always a great time at this course. Very nice fairways, open but challenging. Play it smart keep the score down! Beers are cold also!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Variety on every hole

Fun course to play, will play again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Miracle Creek

Course needs to be called Miracle Creek. If you come to a green and don't see 5-10 unfixed ball marks, its a miracle. If you come to a bunker that doesn't need to be raked, its a miracle. Course is very nice layout. It gets a lot of play, and many of those folks just don't have respect to fix there ball marks, divots or bunkers.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Start of fall

From tee box to green course in great shape.

Greens are bouncy, pitched mark and little thin in areas. Last time I played there about a month ago greens we're in great shape. I would prefer amazin greens vs completely green fairways. I bet the greens are going to be punched soon for winter because you will miss putts do to bounces, hops and inconsistent speeds.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice playable course

Beautiful day. Played as part of an outing and group size reduced by oncoming Matthew so play was pretty fast.

Staff was very friendly and encouraged us to return.

Greens were damaged in some places and unusual amounts of divots.

Greens were quite speedy and fairways were in good condition.

We would play this course again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

bumpy greens

play is always slow but it is usually worth it .course conditions were good except for the greens they were very bumpy.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great - Hot Deal

We played this hot deal as we traveled from Raleigh to Atlanta. Will definitely watch for it again. Very interesting layout with a good deal of variety and distances. Some of the greens had surface problems, but nothing that disrupted our game. Fairways were good and rough was reasonable. Sand in good conditioin

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

The golf course amenities are excellent from driving Rainge to it's large putting green. it also has a chipping green and a bunker green as well.for the golf course it has a wonderful lay out and is both challenging for all levels of golfers.

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

Enjoyed the course layout

The staff is fantastic. Always friendly and helpful. And I really enjoy the course layout. A good mix of par threes and par fives, both short and long. Great for a mid handicapper like myself.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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