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2.3
344 Reviews (344)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
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3 Stars
92
2 Stars
54
1 Stars
87
Conditions
1.9
Value
2.6
Layout
3.4
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.7
Amenities
2.2
39.9%
Recommend this course
190 out of 344 reviews
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1.9
28 Reviews (28)
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19
Conditions
1.6
Value
1.9
Layout
3.4
Pace
3.2
Amenities
1.9
StaffFriendliness
3.6
28.6%
Recommend this course
8 out of 28 reviews
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2.0
53 Reviews (53)
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Conditions
1.7
Value
2.3
Layout
3.2
Pace
3.6
Amenities
1.9
StaffFriendliness
3.9
28.3%
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15 out of 53 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout rewards strategic shot-making with a strong mix of par 3s, 4s, and 5s across uncrowded, open fairways. Friendly staff and affordable rates make this a go-to value round for golfers who enjoy a relaxed pace.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6504 yards
Slope 129
Rating 71.3

Named after the creek that borders it, Tarpon Woods Golf Club is home to an abundance of wildlife including deer, alligators, turkeys, coyotes, and otters. The layout is not the Tampa Bay area's most challenging but it is one of the most scenic. Formerly Brooker Creek Golf Club, the club changed management and made several improvements to the bunkers, tee boxes, and greens in 2009. It has been a local favorite for more than 30 years. Overall the golf course is not particularly long but the front nine plays longer than the back. Each nine offers a unique set of challenges. The third hole is the longest and toughest with water that runs down the left side. There is also water on both sides of the approach to the green.

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Course Details

Year Built 1971
Fairways 419 Bermuda grass
Greens Tif-Bermuda
Golf Season Year round
Architect Lane Marshall

Rentals/Services

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, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Please wear traditional golf attire on our course, including collared shirts. No denim or cut-off shorts are allowed.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

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Reviews

2.3
344 Reviews (344)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 37
Dinner 22
Watching the Game 18
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 31
Bunkers 28
Narrow Fairways 22
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 38
Locals 32
Seniors 23
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 28
Worth the Drive 18
In the 'Burbs 17

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Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Find somewhere else to play

Greens are in terrible shape like playing in the desert. Course is horrible. Nobody cares about it. No bar service nowhere to get anything to drink. We should’ve had our money refunded.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Course needs a lot of work

This Course needs a lot of work. It is all sand and dead grass. It also has a lot of fire ants. I was bit/stung many times. I do not recommend this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Needs a lot of work

Entire course needs an overhaul. Lots of sand and pests. Stepped in a pike of red ants and was stung all over my legs. Greens are not green.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

I’d give this a HALF star if I could. RUN AWAY!

I played this twice and gave it the benefit of the doubt and Oh Man…was I and horribly wrong.

So I’ve Never…… written a review on a course ever. This one was soooo bad that I felt like I should warn people. I got two separate “deals” on this course. This is someone’s badly managed backyard. Not a golf course. To call this a bad course is a an ins*1t to bad courses. This is a train wreck. Zeroooo tee boxes literally hitting from a sand pit every time. Out of 18 holes there was mayyybe 1 that had specs of grass on it to stand in and not slip. I have plenty of pictures to prove it.

The guy at the counter was said they sold to a developer and they want to use it for green space. Then he told another person it was bought by H**ters the restaurant

. Lol like why would Hoo+3rs want this joke of a “course”. The greens have grass on them but play like shag carpet. I was aiming 3 ft behind the hole on down hill puts and uphill double the distance and it was still stopping short. These play like a 3 on the stimp meter for sure maybe even a 2.

I felt cheated even PAYING $10 to play there. The fairways blend perfectly with the rough and the rough looks like a cow pasture. I’ve never lost so many balls in the fairway in my life. Patches if grass 9 inches tall EVERYWHERE in the field oh sorry the “””fairway”””.

It’s blatantly clear who ever owns this has zero interest in keeping it alive. Let these developers eat the holding costs with this one and DON’T give them a dime. Save your money and buy a Big Mac and you feel more satisfied than playing here.

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

Worst conditions I have ever seen

Pathetic…. there were no fairways. They were all just waste areas…. played here probably three or four years ago. You know it was rough around the edges then but there was still some grass. Tees were like a sand box…..they water greens a little. There was some grass there, but most of them had significant patches of dirt and dead grass….will never play there again….

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Don't... Just NO

I've hit balls in a cow pasture that had more grass than the fairways tee boxes and greens at this I guess they call it a golf course.

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

Worst golf course I have ever played

This was the worst golf course I have ever played. 30 yrs of golf I have never played a club in worse shape.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Improved conditions

Much of the course especially tee boxes are in poor condition. Many fairways have a lot of sand instead of grass. The greens have improved greatly compared to a few months ago. It is the cheapest course around but still overpriced for the due to the overall course conditions.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

This course is a hidden Gem. The pace of play was great. Peaceful day out on the course!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 344
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course improvement

The course is being worked on and it is coming back to a quite playable course the greens are slow but at least for the most part they are puttable (I have paid quite a bit more for non puttable greens) so the short of it is take advantage of this course before it CLOSES

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Don’t do it!

It was a great course 20 years ago. I was thinking they should have given me my money back. They should let it go and be a forest preserve.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tarpon Woods

The course was in horrible shape. Nothing but sand in the fairways. It cost $39.00, the greens had holes all over. The clubhouse smelled like mold and there were broking windows .

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

No Play

The course is in bad shape. Fairways are a mess, i would say 30 percent of the fairways were dirt. Greens are like shag carpet and the Tee Box should be renamed Batter Boxes! I hope the weather turns to give this place a chance.

Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad conditions

Bad conditions on green fairway too sandy and greens weren’t good some were but roll was horrible

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

Beach course?

Sand, sand and more as far as the eye can see. Kinda forget what a blade of grass looks like. The fairways are dirt and the bunkers (where sand should be) are weeds. I’d rather get hit in the shins with a scooter, be water boarded, or be chemically castrated.

The microwaved frozen hot dog is the highlight of the day, paired with a stale bun really made me wanna run home and tell my friends.

Please for the love of god sell this property asap and a new community or some strip malls.

Bless.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Shame

This course used to be one of the nicest places around.

The course has been neglected so badly. The tee boxes , fairways are practically all sand. Some greens were ok but only close to the pin, the fringe is pretty bad.

I think the owners let it go to crap on purpose. I believe their goal is to sell the property to delvopers.

Too bad they obousliusly are not interested in reviving it to it's better days.

I play there only because it's cheap.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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