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Heron Creek Golf and Country Club - Marsh/Creek Course

Heron Creek GCC
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4.4
2386 Reviews (2386)
5 Stars
1405
4 Stars
744
3 Stars
152
2 Stars
47
1 Stars
38
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
91.0%
Recommend this course
2225 out of 2386 reviews
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4.0
56 Reviews (56)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.3
75.0%
Recommend this course
42 out of 56 reviews
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4.3
133 Reviews (133)
5 Stars
74
4 Stars
42
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
87.2%
Recommend this course
116 out of 133 reviews
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Course Highlights
Heron Creek's highly rated layout challenges golfers with strategic doglegs, marshland carries, and multiple tee options for all skill levels. Well-maintained fairways, a standout practice facility, and friendly staff consistently deliver strong value for the area.

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Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6825 yards
Slope 143
Rating 72.5
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Heron Creek Golf and Country Club
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Course Details

Year Built 2003
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arthur Hills (1999) Arthur Hills (2003)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Heron Creek Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted MasterCard Visa card(s) Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire, Collared or mock shirts required, no jeans and etiquette required at all times

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Spa, Sauna, Locker Rooms

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis
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Reviews

4.4
2386 Reviews (2386)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 45
Brunch 27
Patio Dining 23
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 103
Bunkers 80
Undulating Greens 61
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 68
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 63
Locals 48
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 69
Convenient to the City 46
In the 'Burbs 24

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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
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5.0
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Viper

Great course my favorite course in this area. Great layout with many tee options to make the course as tough or as friendly as you want. Don’t miss out, definitely need to play this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
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4.0
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Heron Creek

Course is a very good layout in decent condition. The pace of play leaves room for improvement. We played over 5 hours waiting on several holes. Should be able to complete play in 4:15 or less.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Tighten up your uniform

Bag drop guys great, checkin guy, pretty good, starter, Mr. Drill sergeant. Told us front nine had to be 2 hours 7 minutes. Sure that isn't 2 hours, 6 minutes and 48 seconds????? Says don't be mean to the the Marshalls, Now, that me be doable for those who KNOW the course, but with no GPS to show hidden hazards, virtually impossible. It's nerve racking enough getting in to sticky situations and taking a moment to figure the best way out, but having the Marshall hiding behind some random bush watching and looking at his watch..... give me a break. Next, undulating greens, which I am cool with and putting is a very strong suit of mine, but it makes for more time on the green, simple as that. NO water provided in the cooler or on the course. NO cart girl until the turn, and she was a doll, but frustrated as gestapo boy with shades on was staring us down while we SPENT MONEY!! and had to make a comment to move along!!! Oh, and yes, we too got scolded for being 4 minutes off pace, said they were holding EVERYONE back because of us. Well, we hit when group in front cleared a fairway or green. There are so many better courses to play in the area. Don't waste your money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Perfect day

Frost delay and one of the staff was a little testy. Once we got going it was a good day. Marsh and Creek 9’s. Beautiful course. Could use GPS or at least a better score card for these old eyes but we truly enjoyed the round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Top Tier Golf Course

Conditions and layout are outstanding- very solid track

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Never again...

I guess my original (3) reviews were too honest so I'm on my (4) review considering Golfnow refuses to publish them. I will never play here again. Why you ask? Well, course is beautiful, pro shop staff is friendly, but some gestapo ranger with dark sunglasses that apparently hates life and or his job just harasses golfers with his fake drill sergeant approach. I would love to tell you all how I really feel about this person but i cannot because this review will never get published. There was no one in front of us, no one behind us, and we were at the turn in 2 hours and 10 minutes. Yet he had to harass us and say that we were behind schedule. And i was like "are you kidding me?" This guys is a tool and a fool, and totally ruined the day for myself, my kid, and (2) other players we were with who also tried to educate this fool yet he had to spy on us, follow us, watch us, like get a life. And then we rushed, got to the turn and was held up by a single. So if you want to be rushed, spied on, harassed, then have at it. For myself? I will never step foot on this track ever again in my life.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Advanced
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Heron Creek the hidden gem!!!

Heron Creek is one of the nicest courses in the area. The course management is superb and has everything from the beginning to the advanced player.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Visor wearing tyrants thinking this is Augusta

Shoutout to the starter and roaming ranger squad for turning a casual weekend round into a boot camp exercise.

From the jump, the starter set the tone like he was launching the final group at Augusta. Then the rangers picked up the torch - stopping us multiple times while letting the random twosome they paired us up with tee off out of dress code, and waited until the 8th to suddenly care. Golf here feels less like a round and more like a pop-up HOA meeting with carts.

Play somewhere else unless you enjoy being managed by mall cops with whistles.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Awesome!

On of the nicest places I’ve played in a long time

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 76
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Hidden gem

Drive to North Port and play this golf course, you won’t regret it. Three distinct nines, The Oaks, The Marsh and The Creek, all with different characteristics. You’ll play in under 4 1/2 hours and love the layout. Greens could maybe be a bit quicker but they rolled true and were fair.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 76
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Creek-Oak

Played Sunday afternoon in 4:15. Waited on every tee boxes for a few minutes, but not bad considering the course was busy. Conditions were very good even though the it looks like the greens were sanded recently. Fun layout and friendly staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great layout in good condition

We played this course several times already last year. Course is in good condition. The layout can be challenging depending on the tee you choose - so it is up to you to decide how challenging you want it to be. Staff very friendly. The Lady with the beverage cart is great und we saw her twice per round. Pace of play is ok - needed 4.15 per round. We recommend this course if you are in the area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great layout

Really well designed course. Played the creek and marsh course. Definitely need some course knowledge to score well here. I’d have to play a few more times before I could manage my way around greens and tee boxes were very nice. I will be back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent in all ways

Challenging for an average golfer but a very fun layout and beautiful setting.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather

Great value this time of year

The course was in great shape as usual. The weather did not cooperate, so we got a little wet. This is a high end golf course, I'm a little suprised that they don't have GPS on the golf carts?? In any event, I used a golf app on my phone for the yardages which worked fine.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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