About
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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Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by MrSKasica2021 on 08/20/2026
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Photo submitted by MrSKasica2021 on 08/20/2026
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Photo submitted by MrSKasica2021 on 08/20/2026
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Photo submitted by MrSKasica2021 on 08/20/2026
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Photo submitted by kwooley on 05/06/2026
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Photo submitted by taazzgametime on 04/04/2026
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Photo submitted by taazzgametime on 04/04/2026
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Photo submitted by taazzgametime on 04/04/2026
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Photo submitted by taazzgametime on 04/04/2026
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Photo submitted by grindon on 03/31/2026
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Photo submitted by LadyJamie on 05/04/2025
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Photo submitted by LadyJamie on 05/04/2025
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Photo submitted by Tomkrol on 03/30/2025
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Photo submitted by dTIYRTKAB0TUAMlwYICw on 09/03/2023
Golfer Reviews
Great Layout/Needs Work
Great hike layouts. Really nice staff. Not busy. Facilities and course need a lot of work. Course was 50% sand including tee box, fairways, and greens. Would love to play this one in its prime.
Quality was terrible
Worst course I’ve been to. They are upgrading the greens but the entire fairway was a sand trap. The greens, while still being upgraded, caused the ball to bounce in the air when putting over stubs of grass. They had us read a disclosure in the club house about the greens prior to paying. For $40, it was overpriced
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.
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.
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.
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.
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….
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.
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.
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.
Great Course
This course is a hidden Gem. The pace of play was great. Peaceful day out on the course!
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
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.
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 .
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.