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3.4
3418 Reviews (3418)
5 Stars
646
4 Stars
1794
3 Stars
657
2 Stars
199
1 Stars
122
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.3
72.9%
Recommend this course
2915 out of 3418 reviews
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3.1
166 Reviews (166)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
55
3 Stars
42
2 Stars
32
1 Stars
22
Conditions
2.6
Value
3.2
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.3
57.8%
Recommend this course
96 out of 166 reviews
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3.2
213 Reviews (213)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
76
3 Stars
50
2 Stars
36
1 Stars
25
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.4
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.4
62.4%
Recommend this course
133 out of 213 reviews
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Course Highlights
Buffalo Creek's staff consistently earns high praise for their friendly and professional service throughout the round. The course layout stands out as a genuine strength, delivering strategic and enjoyable play at outstanding value.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6926 yards
Slope 129
Rating 73.6
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Course Details

Year Built 1988
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ron Garl (1988)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code No tank tops, mid shirts or cutoffs.

Food & Beverage

Snacks
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Reviews

3.4
3418 Reviews (3418)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 41
Bunkers 30
Forced Carries 25
This course/club is great for:
Locals 38
Seniors 29
Advanced Golfers 21
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 27
In the 'Burbs 26
Convenient to the City 17

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Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course for the weekend golfer

Friendly staff, tough holes, diverse course.

Can’t go wrong with Buffalo Creek.

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

Getting Better

I’ve played this course many times over the years. I’ve seen it resemble a Links course, dry and fast and as a Swamp course; soaked and cart path only. I am so glad that they got new carts in the past year, the old ones were kinda beat. The new ones are neat and accelerate very quickly.

Pros: very open, no houses to hit, greens have improved greatly, The 18th hole is very impressive; I never like that island green idea.

Cons: tee boxes could use those little trash cans for the busted tees, sand to fill the divots (yes, I know we have sand on the carts, but still), remove the shells and larger rocks out of the sand traps, the mats on the driving range could be a little thicker than the current ones, Cody is trash cans on every tee box. Space out tee times; it felt as if the starter wanted to get as many people out there as possible, which I can understand, but this leads to wait times on the course.

Overall, Buffalo Creek does offer a nice day out for a decent price, when compared to the other courses in the area. My final suggestion is to post rules about pace of play and golf course etiquette.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

upside potential

played the last two weekends and both rounds were 4:30 to 5:00 hours plus, waited on every hole. great course and friendly staff, they need to make sure the rangers keep the morning groups on a clock to ensure solid pace of play. never had an issue before with pace of play. not enjoyable.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Buffalo Creek

Nice layout, bette than good greens and avg tboxes. Fairways ok but needs watering and more grass. Carts clean and working good.

Cart person for beverages would be nice to have. Would play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs some tender loving care.

The greens were average, but the rest of the course needs much care.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 60
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf

This golf course could be nice course. The course was packed with people golfing. People jumping from hole to hole, people 2 r3 holes behind, people drinking heavily and alot of disrespect for the course and for other people who could actually play golf.

This seemed to be the season of golf in 2024 for the sunshine state. Rangers just roaming for their free rounds of golf and not getting people to move along, get drunks off the course and ensuring everyone can enjoy their round of golf.

Such a sham for these courses and not just Buffalo Creek.😡

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Buffalo Creek is a good public course but, as a local, public course, it is way over priced.

There's also no excuse for the price to double during snowbird season for us players who support the course year round.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Greens and fairways

were excellant can't wait to play again again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course to play

Fairways and greens were in great shape. Tee boxes are being worked on but playable. Staff was great and pace of place was good. Played once before but don’t get over to Bradenton area that often.

Will play here again!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Better then most

Over book and pace of play.

Course needs a lot of love

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 59
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Much improved

It's good to see the much-needed improvements taking shape. Good job on # 10 and #17 greens as well. The ponds are getting some water back, too. The ball washers didn't smell like pond water and the cooler still had water at the end of the day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 55
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Good Course to Practice Weather Difficulty

Very windy course. Great to play and practice when wind is gusting. Changes strategy. Would love to play on a non-windy day.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Buffalo Creek

Played this course a few times in past couple of years, last couple of times course was overbooked, had to wait for carts to come in. Five hour round waiting between every shoot is not fun. Will not be back.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Horrible, what are our tax dollars doing

Arrived at the 1st tee on time, (5 minutes early) only to learn the starter had lined three groups with later tee times to go off ahead of us. We asked the starter if tee times meant anytime or not. He indicated they did but offered no explanation what that was. .The foresome sent out ahead of us furned out to be terminally slow. Now to make our experience worse the course was in horrific shape. It turned an interesting layout into the worst dog track I have played in years.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Nice staff, great place for the money

Thoroughly recommended this location. Great for father/son twosome or mother/daughter, clubhouse is pretty small but over all it’s a nice place to golf for the money.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 85
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Golf

Fairways are in very good shape couple of tee boxes here and there not so good. Greens had a good roll to them and very good shape for this time of year overall really like this course. Just enough of a challenge Play here you'll like it no houses around

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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