Buffalo Tournament Club

When we arrived for our tee time which was a hour early, we hit balls on the range and putted for a bit. There was no starter and the pro shop attendant said they would send a message on our gps screen when to head to the tee. We started out behind a foursome and things were fine for a hole till we were out of site of the proshop. Then the group in front of us starts huddling around each other shots till it was their turn and then the same thing again. On the tee boxes they seemed to be wait and wait and finally tee off. Never offering to let us play through. By the time we reached the turn, we said something to the pro again and said he would send a message to speed up play to them. It made them slower. I ordered a hot dog and soda and 25 minutes later I got my food and rushed to the 10th in fear of falling behind. The group in front was on the green a par 4. By the time we got to the green and we're putting they had not started to tee off. While in the middle of 11 you can see holes 12,13 and 14 not one single group for 3 holes in front of them. Call the pro shop and lost my cool at this point and said a marshall would be there because they had showed up finally. Folds we teed off at 1230 now it's 415 and the marshall shows up now? So let's talk about the conditions ......the greens were actually really somewhat nice, the rest of the course to say needed help is an understatement. Ground under repair by orange roped off areas everywhere.fairways we're stopping wet yet rough was not. Literally mud bogs in the middle of fairways. They are in the process of drainage everywhere....more roped off areas. This was absolutely the worst golf course I played while in buffalo and would not play again.

My round of golf there was great enjoyed it the only thing is one of my threesome did not show up and they said I should contact you about possibly getting a rebate

Love that they are updating this course , one of my favorite places to play . The bar is nice and the outdoor patio they put in is great too . The greens are really nice and the course layout is nice and beautiful. Hit my first eagle on a par 4 here . Love it !!

Awesome greens!Bentgrass rolled nicely.Elevation changes big-time on front 9., Uphill par 5.Overall good condition tee to green!

Enjoyed the course, conditions of the course were pretty decent. Do not really understand all of the bad reviews. Very positive experience

I've played this course many times over the last few years. Greens are well kept, but management stuffs too many people on the course with many of them being beginners who take 4 practice swings, dub the ball a few yards, take 4 more practice swings, etc. Many also take forever putting. Accordingly, the rounds are ineviatably 4 and a half hours plus. I won't be going back regardless of the price unless several people tell me that "things have changed.." I don't care about food, but those who do will only have a selection of candy bars and snacks.

This course was in absolutely terrible condition. Absolutely not worth $48 to walk on a Sunday. Walking is the same price as riding in a cart. The staff inside where you pay was very rude. The group in front of us took forever and were fooling around every hole. There were large craters on the middle of some fairways - between 2x3 and 3x3 feet wide. The fairways were also filled with huge divot marks - none of which were repaired. Definitely would not recommend this course. There are plenty of other places in the area to go for less money and are in much, much better condition.

Since BTC has no marshals or rangers, pace of play can be awfully slow. In a effort to make more money, they now book tee times 8 min apart. Almost every time ive played there, there has been 1 or 2 groups that slow the entire course down. Playing from the wrong tees, to waiting for the green to clear before teeing off on a par 4. with no effort to maintain pace of play, if you finish under 5 hours consider yourself lucky. if you dont like waiting 10-15 min on every tee before you can hit, i suggest go somewhere else

I have been critical of BTC over the years. The course is in much better shape this year. It's a real good value for the cost. The bunkers and the cart paths need much more attention but the course and the greens are in above average shape.

worse course conditions and staff in WNY. playing the miniature golf in the Paddock Dome is a better experience

Played twice this year. Slow rounds but the course wasn’t bad. I won’t be back till they rescind the corkage fee. I understand the concept, but if you aren’t selling beer at tee off time, don’t charge me to drink my own drinks.

Don’t try playing here after 5pm. Took 2.5 hours just to get 9 holes in. No refund offered for remaining 9. Will not play here again

Worst course in WNY - Stay Away !!!

Course Conditions / Staff / Amenities all are terrible!!

Shut it down or change ownership

We used to love to this course until we got harassed for having a cooler that we paid $10 to bring in by the starter…this place is terrible now

Overbooked, extremely slow, course was in shambles, massive ruts everywhere plus garbage and debris all over the place. I’ll never play there again

I have played here a few times this year and it is always the same - 5 hour round if not longer. Every time you pull up to #4, 2 foursomes waiting to tee off. I believe the tee times are staggered every 8 minutes, this coarse is geared towards beginner/intermediate golfers, the tee times should be spaced out every 10 minutes. I understand that means less tee times and less money for the coarse but do you also want to push away golfers due to the length of the round? Also I have never seen a ranger driving around to push the pace of play, also never seen a cart girl. There is a driving range but they don't have staff on site to pick up the balls on a Saturday morning to open up the range, put someone else on the staff! The carts paths are in pour condition, additional dirt/stones could easily be placed down to fill in these giant holes/bumps. They just started selling beer and now they are charging a cooler fee, never have seen that before! If management adjusted tee times, hired additional staff and invested some money into the coarse you would have many more happy golfers rather than people who walk away after a round looking for other places to play next week.

We had a late morning t-time and were told that they were running late by 10-15 minutes. Play of the course took just under 5 hours. 4 foresomes on some hole. Not a ranger in site. Looks like they overbook the course. Have played this course for a number of years. Always slow play and if you get your round done in 4:30 minutes that is unusual. The course has no food or facility to sit and have a sandwich and a beer. They have been open for many years and still do not have a restaurant. You must drive to the pro-shop up a hill, and drop off your bag. . Then after you park walk up this hill and get your cart. No carts allowed in the parking lot. A terrilble layout.

7:20am tee time, staff couldn’t be worse. They don’t sell alcoholic drinks there yet they forced us to pay a fee for bringing our own drinks on the course. Staff was very accusatory, inspecting our carts very thoroughly for any kind of drinks. Starter was a huge pain and extremely unfriendly. Conditions were atrocious. Had not rained all week with a little sprinkle the evening before and the course was absolutely soaked in the morning. Puddles all over the fairway. Second time playing this year and it was identical conditions to the previous time. Pace of play is usually horrible with the amount of people that are there and the caliber of players that go there. Absolutely horrible experience and don’t plan on playing there again for the rest of the season.

This course is not worth paying full price.

If it wasn't for the pre season promotion of 20 per round

we probably wouldn't play.

It's a shame because the layout is very good but upkeep is brutal. There's a hole in front of the first green that fills with water and doesn't drain until the weather really dries out. It's been like that for at least 3 yrs. now.

Nice large club house that never opened.