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3.7
3278 Reviews (3278)
5 Stars
635
4 Stars
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3 Stars
622
2 Stars
171
1 Stars
100
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.0
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.4
85.7%
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3.7
69 Reviews (69)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
31
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
78.3%
Recommend this course
54 out of 69 reviews
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3.8
213 Reviews (213)
5 Stars
39
4 Stars
104
3 Stars
53
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.5
87.3%
Recommend this course
186 out of 213 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7003 yards
Slope 130
Rating 73.2
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Buffalo Creek Golf Course
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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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3.7
3278 Reviews (3278)

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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
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Layout Good
Friendliness Good
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Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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2.0
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You are obviously over booking or booking tee times too close together. 5 1/2 hours is way too long to play a round of golf. Takes the enjoyment out of the game.

Rates are too high not to not to expect a better round of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Reviews 3
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Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Everything was fine except pace of play. Didn’t start for about 45 minutes after scheduled tee time and had to wait to tee off on all 18 holes. Still love golfing at Buffalo Creek though!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Severely over booked!!

Been going to Buffalo Creek for over 10 years. Yesterday (1/27/24) was my last time going there for sure. Booked a 9:41 tee time and was given a 10:08 start time when we showed up. Approximately 8 foursomes went off in front of our 9:41 tee time. Total horse crap!! Good bye Buffalo Creek forever!! I highly recommend everyone go somewhere else!! They're management booking tee times and course management of pace of play is an absolute JOKE!! If you enjoy 5 and a half hour rounds and teeing off a half hour after you book your round, go to Buffalo Creek every round you book and enjoy mystery on a golf course!!

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Reviews 1
2.0
Previously Played

This course has a BOOKING PROBLEM

Showed up for a 1:11 tee time and didn’t get to tee off until 1:45, the bookings are 3-4 minutes apart. It’s a nightmare. The Marshall was great and hung in there like a champ, actually told us they had 270 tee times booked for the day. They ran out of carts because it was so bad. Would recommend either playing early morning or staying away. Not an afternoon course what so ever.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Friendly staff. Course is challenging yet fair. Good condition for all the play it gets. Greens and fairways in good shape. Saw a lot of wild life, numerous birds,some gators. Would def play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing

Horrible

The course wasn’t in terrible shape. Unfortunately, this place doesn’t have enough golf carts and this becomes the customers’ problem. To try and make up for this, the starter tries to line up 5 groups at a time on the first tee. We ended up having to wait on every shot on the front 9 because they stacked tee times to go along with their cart shortage. We were tolerable of waiting, however, until we finished the 15th hole and were greeted by (apparently) the course pro, slurring his words and telling us we were a hole behind and needed to pick up the pace (not sure how we could with the group ahead of us) or we would need to skip a hole. He was in flip flops and obviously intoxicated. We played on. Three of us teed off on the 18th hole and as the last person in our group was teeing off, a ranger started approaching up the middle of the fairway, preventing him from doing so. The ranger then said that we needed to pick up our balls and drop them up on the green and “they would give us a par 😂”, because they needed carts for those who didn’t have one yet. We pushed back a little and he refused to move, stating that he was just the messenger. We then took our bags off the carts and walked the 18th hole so that we could finish the round we paid for. As mentioned earlier, we had been waiting on shots all day and we were no more than 10 min behind pace. You’d think we were 5 hours in the way we were being treated. Sure enough, the ranger went back and brought another crew member to bring our carts in. I went in and told the gentleman at the Pro Shop my thoughts and he said he was unaware and wanted to give a free round, which we did not want considering the circumstances. Attached to this photo is the group of folks waiting for carts because the place only has 20. So their idea to fix this is to make others give theirs up early.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Absolute clown operation

Do not play this course. Management over books their tee sheet. We had a 9:48 tee time and the pro shop gave someone else our time and on #1 there were 8 carts waiting to tee off. No rangers out there to improve pace. This place is run by mongoloids who I wouldnt trust running a lemonade stand. Do not give them your money unless you want to play a 6 hour round.

The hot dog was solid though.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Local course managed poorly.

Grabbed a tee time around 9am our slot was given to a random person even though it was prepay. Get to the line of 14 carts at number on and we’re bumped back 35 minutes. The pace was atrocious due to major overbooking. I am reminded why I don’t play this local course any longer. It is managed by people that shouldn’t be managing a local hotdog stand. Total joke.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Horrible no starter

Tee time at 2:50 got here 2:40 had 4 groups waiting on carts we were the fifth waited till 3:45 and still no cart got to tee off at 4. Would not recommend this place

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing

Horribly Run - Cart Shortage

The course wasn’t in terrible shape. Unfortunately, this place doesn’t have enough golf carts and this becomes the customers’ problem. To try and make up for this, the starter tries to line up 5 groups at a time on the first tee. We ended up having to wait on every shot on the front 9 because they stacked tee times to go along with their cart shortage. We were tolerable of waiting, however, until we finished the 15th hole and were greeted by (apparently) the course pro, slurring his words and telling us we were a hole behind and needed to pick up the pace (not sure how we could with the group ahead of us) or we would need to skip a hole. He was in flip flops and obviously intoxicated. We played on. Three of us teed off on the 18th hole and as the last person in our group was teeing off, a ranger started approaching up the middle of the fairway, preventing him from doing so. The ranger then said that we needed to pick up our balls and drop them up on the green and “they would give us a par 😂”, because they needed carts for those who didn’t have one yet. We pushed back a little and he refused to move, stating that he was just the messenger. We then took our bags off the carts and walked the 18th hole so that we could finish the round we paid for. As mentioned earlier, we had been waiting on shots all day and we were no more than 10 min behind pace. You’d think we were 5 hours in the way we were being treated. Sure enough, the ranger went back and brought another crew member to bring our carts in. I went in and told the gentleman at the Pro Shop my thoughts and he said he was unaware and wanted to give a free round, which we did not want considering the circumstances. Attached to this photo is the group of folks waiting for carts because the place only has 20. So their idea to fix this is to make others give theirs up early.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 15
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent Golf Course

Great value! It was in great shape tees, fairways, and greens. I liked the layout which included changes in elevation and well guarded with bunkers. It was so nice I’m playing it again today

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 31
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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