Willow Creek GC: #9
A view of the 9th green at Willow Creek Golf Course
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4.2
599 Reviews (599)
5 Stars
248
4 Stars
268
3 Stars
66
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.1
93.1%
Recommend this course
561 out of 599 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.4
44 Reviews (44)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.8
95.5%
Recommend this course
42 out of 44 reviews
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4.3
81 Reviews (81)
5 Stars
36
4 Stars
35
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
93.8%
Recommend this course
76 out of 81 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
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Reviews 23
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Worth the drive

I drove an hour to play this course haven't played it several years greens were great shape fairways were very good and coming in overall great day fun day great course 🤸👍👍

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 41
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Course

Good Course usually

Conditions were poor on day of play due to severe storms overnight not the fault of staff

Course had raised rates above what was booked and confirmed online but see that is now corrected for upcoming weekend

Restaurant has very good menu with some of the most competitive prices of other courses in area

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Willow Creek Golf and country club

Cold but sunny day.

Nice layout.

The greens were true.

Sand traps were still in winter mode. Some were soft.

They will be more consistent as the weather improves.

The day started at about 35°F. The supervisor did a great job protecting the Greens from the frost.

Thanks for a fun round.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slowwwww

Beautiful course but terrible pace of play . Seem to always have large groups out here that play at a snails pace. They have course rangers but nothing is done to keep pace of play. I continue coming out here to play hoping for the best but leave every time annoyed that I was dumb enough to think pace would be better.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Willow Creek

Great course but always slow. You could solve the problem by having a ranger on the course. There are always one or two groups that slow the pace taking the fun out of it for all

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Final run for the year

For a late December round , the course is in great shape. Greens roll true and smooth, traps were in great condition, tee boxes and fairways were good. Very frustrating pace of play. Rangers driving in carts but just drove around. It was a wait on every single shot. Didn’t help with 2 players of foresome in front playing from blue tees and never hit it past the red tees.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Don’t play here

Staff for the most part is great. Golfers have no etiquette. Rangers don’t enforce rules.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Willow creek GC

210 T time got paired with 2 hackers and didn't get to finish round due to course closes at dusk. Played 15 holes, no return on $.I'm taking blame for this round will not play after 1pm to be able to finish

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow pace as always

Willow Creek is a very nice course. The layout is great and the course is always in good condition. My only complaint is it’s never a good pace of play. They do have a ranger driving around but I don’t think they ever get on anyone for slow pace of play. It’s painful waiting for a long period of time in between every single shot. I’ve played there about a dozen times and this pace of play seems to be the norm which takes a ton of joy out of the game for me.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Good Course, On Course Staff Need Improvement

I like the course a lot. Has a lot of interesting holes. But I do have a problem with the on course management. There was a frost delay of 3 hours, but was only 30 minutes behind by the time I got there. But the starter forced me to play with another twosome, even with it being almost caught up. I've never been forced to join a group as a single until this round and I've played for several years. And even though the course had a person marked as ranger, he didn't seem to really be doing anything but riding around. He certainly wasn't getting pace of play on track. I left after nine holes because it was going to take five plus hours to get through the round, which is frankly ridiculous. Had to wait on every shot at least 5-10 minutes for the group in front. I don't know why the course would have a ranger if the ranger is not going to actually do the ranger job. And if I was going to be forced to play with a group when I wanted to play by myself, that should have been communicated to me really before I even booked the round. I like the course, so I'm sure I'll go back. But this was not a great experience from the on course staff seemingly not knowing what they were doing.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 23
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Solid

Willow Creek is solid public golf. The course is in good shape, especially for mid November. The greens were firm and relatively fast. Fairways are still in good shape. The one bunker I was in was ok. The rough is in that weird semi dormant shape we get in NC and SC before the first "killing" frost. This makes for some funky lies especially when chipping around the green. Its not an overly long layout from the white tees, just under 6000 yards, but many of the holes challenge you with doglegs, elevation changes, and tricky greens. Overall, it s a fun play, and worth the amount they are currently charging.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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