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1.5
1092 Reviews (1092)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
1.3
Value
1.7
Layout
2.8
Friendliness
2.4
Pace
3.3
Amenities
1.3
12.3%
Recommend this course
458 out of 1092 reviews
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1.2
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
1.0
Value
1.4
Layout
2.6
Pace
3.2
Amenities
1.0
StaffFriendliness
2.3
6.2%
Recommend this course
1 out of 16 reviews
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1.4
34 Reviews (34)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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7
1 Stars
25
Conditions
1.2
Value
1.6
Layout
2.9
Pace
3.3
Amenities
1.2
StaffFriendliness
2.4
8.8%
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3 out of 34 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6688 yards
Slope 132
Rating 72.0
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Castle Creek Country Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1948
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

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

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Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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1.5
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Commented on 11/02/2022

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Castle Creek Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Ended up not playing

As we arrived at the course, there were multiple groups coming off the course early in the morning and telling us not to play the course. They both said there was no grass, gopher holes everywhere and the greens were mushy. It was unplayable. I tried to get my money back, but I could not because I booked through GolfNow.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Horrible course! DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY

Course was completely unkempt. Some kind of animal has riddled the course with holes all over. Fairways are non existent. Many holes you are hitting blind over a massive wall of overgrowth and hoping there is a green somewhere on the other side... no snack bar or any amenities! Proshop worker didnt speak English. Hands down the worst golf course I have ever experienced! Not even worth 10 bucks to play here.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Dry conditions

Went expecting grass on the fairways, but only grass on the green and around it, but no grass on the fairways. Would of been nice to have a warning on the bad conditions. Would not play again. Although wondering if conditions are better during the season.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing

Horrible Course

Worst money spent. This is not what it seems at all. All of the fairway is dead weeds. Don’t go.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Don’t Bother

There is no reason to play this course. Shouldn’t be listed by Golf Now. The greens were green, but nothing else is. The tee boxes are hard to find and the Fairways are brown, with gopher holes and balls get lost in the middle. It is like playing in field.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Don’t Bother

This golf course has been totally neglected. It is surprising that it is still open. I use Golf Now because I mistakenly believed that it wouldn’t lead me astray to such a bad course.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Golf course

Bad condition but they did tell me the course condition is not good

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Golfer Beware

A warning of the course's condition would have been instrumental as to whether we would have play or not !

This course appears to have been partially abandoned and uncared for, for a long time. The pro shop area is boarded up with plywood The stacks of firewood add character but does not compliment what could be a nice course. Is this course for sale ?

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Spectacularly Bad

This is a course left behind by Father Time. Due to neglect or budget (or both), there's not a spec of green or flat ground to be found anywhere on the fairways, That said, the greens were pretty well kept (though slow and soft).

If you play here, be prepared for a very bumpy ride in the cart, and lots of holes in one on the fairway (apologies to the gophers and ground squirrels). This place was so classically bad, I may use it as a prank gift for my golfer friends.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Worst course in the history of golf

The description says 5 stars, PGA approved ? Yeah right. Tour players wouldn’t see this as a golf course as it is brown, unkept, basically dying off and has been for yearsssss. I would not recommend playing this course. At least go to Boulder oaks a few mins away where green grass actually is present. Beings grass is a very important part of the game of golf. Shame too because the layout is interesting. I think I’d deny a free round because it isn’t even golf at the condition they have achieved, and have preserved. PGA tour players would keel over at the sight of this place, let alone the thought of having to play a tournament on it. Go elsewhere. Let this place go bankrupt because it is an absolute abomination

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Castle Creek Golf Course

It was the worse course I've ever played. The fairways are either dead grass or dirt. Unbelievable amount of gopher holes. Driving a cart on the fairway was terrible bc of the gopher holes.Tall weeds growing everywhere. Lost a lot of balls because of the horrible course conditions. Not uncommon to lose balls in the middle of the fairway. Every single tee box sign was either unreadable or missing. One sign was a rusty shovel We couldn't find the 10th hole because the sign had been run over. The pro shop carpet was black with filth.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing

Do not play here

Showed up 20 min before my tee time to find that the club house is locked with boarded up windows, no one around, nothing is maintained. It looks like the place has been condemned for 5 years and just sat there. Then I look over and see the tee box for the first green and what looks to be a semblance of a fairway. No tee box markings and nothing but dirt and burnt grass all the way out the fairway. I immediately tried to cancel and booked somewhere else to play for the day but of course won’t be getting a refund for this. This is barely even a golf course and should not be listed by any company, including Golfnow, promoting this as a place to play. If it’s obvious that no one cares about keeping this course alive….CLOSE THE COURSE. Don’t trick more people into paying to play this travesty.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Plywood covers

Arrived for our tee time… whole place shuttered with plywood over the windows. So sad

Conditions Poor
Response from on 03/20/2025:
Thank you for letting us know about this disappointing experience. We take all comments seriously and will work with our team to make things right. We value your feedback and hope to earn your trust in the future.
Played On
Reviews 49
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Course in run down condtion

We played only because it had rained and fairways were turning green. Over priced for run down conditions with no sand in traps, bumpy tee boxes, weeds and Squirrels/ gophers all over the place

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

NOT FOR GOLFERS

I’ve never been on a course that you can tee up perfectly, smack it perfectly, and not find your ball in the middle of the fairway. No drinks, no food, nothing. Some old guy made snarky remarks about us returning the golf cart 10ft away instead of being nice.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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