Willow Creek Golf Course
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72 | 6890 yards | 71.9 | 137 |
| Blue | 72 | 6378 yards | 68.8 | 129 |
| White | 72 | 5749 yards | 65.9 | 122 |
| Orange | 72 | 5521 yards | 64.5 | 119 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4951 yards | 68.5 | 122 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 71.8/140 | 541 | 409 | 174 | 348 | 510 | 394 | 175 | 367 | 377 | 3295 | 387 | 343 | 175 | 388 | 374 | 568 | 185 | 383 | 500 | 3303 | 6598 |
| Gold/Blue M: 70.7/136 | 541 | 381 | 174 | 313 | 510 | 363 | 175 | 335 | 344 | 3136 | 358 | 312 | 175 | 360 | 345 | 568 | 185 | 354 | 500 | 3157 | 6293 |
| Blue M: 69.7/134 | 510 | 381 | 153 | 313 | 483 | 363 | 142 | 335 | 344 | 3024 | 358 | 312 | 153 | 360 | 345 | 530 | 161 | 354 | 473 | 3046 | 6070 |
| White M: 67.8/123 W: 72.6/134 | 475 | 346 | 140 | 299 | 465 | 320 | 125 | 295 | 303 | 2768 | 341 | 280 | 125 | 337 | 316 | 510 | 143 | 315 | 453 | 2820 | 5588 |
| Orange M: 66.5/122 W: 71.0/131 | 450 | 307 | 140 | 299 | 426 | 320 | 125 | 295 | 303 | 2665 | 311 | 280 | 125 | 307 | 290 | 475 | 143 | 315 | 410 | 2656 | 5321 |
| Red M: 63.7/116 W: 67.5/124 | 405 | 277 | 76 | 242 | 368 | 285 | 105 | 258 | 270 | 2286 | 278 | 231 | 99 | 275 | 249 | 447 | 120 | 281 | 383 | 2363 | 4649 |
| Handicap | 10 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 17 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in South Carolina (2021 #25)
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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.
Greens
The greens still show signs of aeration making putting difficult.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Variety on every hole
Fun course to play, will play again
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.
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.
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
bumpy greens
play is always slow but it is usually worth it .course conditions were good except for the greens they were very bumpy.
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
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.
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.