Tarpon Woods Golf Club
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back | 72 | 6504 yards | 71.3 | 129 |
| Middle | 72 | 6022 yards | 69.5 | 124 |
| Forward (W) | 72 | 5252 yards | 70.6 | 123 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.4/134 | 398 | 354 | 567 | 218 | 547 | 421 | 418 | 182 | 394 | 3499 | 378 | 392 | 189 | 500 | 341 | 387 | 510 | 198 | 410 | 3305 | 6804 |
| White M: 70.0/131 | 380 | 335 | 542 | 198 | 529 | 400 | 402 | 150 | 378 | 3314 | 354 | 375 | 156 | 467 | 325 | 362 | 495 | 166 | 367 | 3067 | 6381 |
| Gold M: 68.5/127 | 349 | 315 | 510 | 156 | 499 | 365 | 365 | 127 | 351 | 3037 | 325 | 350 | 153 | 451 | 287 | 342 | 466 | 142 | 360 | 2876 | 5913 |
| Red W: 70.8/129 | 337 | 308 | 436 | 148 | 448 | 324 | 326 | 102 | 323 | 2752 | 310 | 341 | 125 | 437 | 261 | 309 | 451 | 140 | 353 | 2727 | 5479 |
| Purple W: 60.1/100 | 260 | 240 | 385 | 108 | 397 | 229 | 255 | 102 | 234 | 2210 | 262 | 291 | 93 | 357 | 234 | 210 | 360 | 97 | 312 | 2216 | 4426 |
| Handicap | 7 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 2 |
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Tarpon Woods
Better than people say, especially for the price. Don’t listen to the reviews, this is a normal Florida course with normal wear and tear that a Florida course without a huge budget endures.
Group of six
Forsome before us was six' no respect rule. We was waiting à very very long time. No thinking about us.
Burnt out and staffless
Could be a great course, layout is good, conditions are terrible. 1 person in the whole club house, no food available at the turn, the only thing green on the course were the overgrown tees and the wet greens. They were watering g the tees and greens at 1 in the afternoon. I pulled up to a few tees and had to wait for them to turn off the sprinklers. Like I said could be a great coarse
I booked it as Tarpon Woods not sure if there’s a name change, the course is nice, The greens are a bit slow but very consistent .I’ll play it some more
the course and clubhouse are still under repairs from damages caused by the hurricane.
Stay away
Worst course condition I have ever played. From tee box to green it was atrociously bad, They obviously do the bare minimum and Jan Stephenson should be ashamed to have her name associated with this garbage course.
Palm Harbour Tarpon WOODS GOLF
Playing off season is challenging, cooler temp and live oak leaves. The corse provided us with enough challenges for beginners .
Fairways, long without too many obstacles.
The greens could use a bit of nurturing. We loved that were never rushed or back up of play. You get what you pay for,
Needs a lot of TLC
The course is in pretty rough shape. It is not being taken care of at all.
Yikes
Alright, I'm trying not to be mean but I am very confused. Also, I just saw Jan Stephenson, who I assume is the owner since her name is on it, has breast cancer. So maybe the place is bad because she has bigger things going on.. who knows.
The staff was very nice and I saw on their site that they had "reopened with renovated greens". This honestly was the worst conditions of a golf course I have ever seen. I usually play The Landings in Clearwater which isn't the best course, but this made The Landings look like Augusta.
The areas all around the greens are full of tall grass and weeds everywhere. The "renovated greens" were dead with dirt patches and other types of grass (I think St. Augustine in some cases) growing in. I couldn't tell if my putting was good or not because it felt like I was putting on a fairway.
Sad because the pro shop and grill were pretty nice but completely dead. Maybe the only good thing was that it was only $13 for 9 holes but you can play 18 at the Landings for $28 after noon.
I'll go back if they fix up the course but a lot of better spots for the same price in the area.
Very disappointed - was hoping the new greens would generate more interest to play here. Such a shame because the layout is wonderful.
Tarpon Woods GC
The worst golf course you have ever seen. A crime that they charge anybody to play this goat track when ALL 18 greens are destroyed. They are fixing them or maybe just let them go. Please save your money and play else where. Nothing good to say about this track.
No one is forcing you to play anywhere! You can choose to go somewhere else. The golf course is a fair course for the price and being more of a mom and pop course, it was exactly as I expected. They were laying seed when I was out there today.
Seems like you and the other guy mhod....have nothing better to do they post a bunch of bad reviews for a business just because you live on the course and want to see it go away? Well don't be mad when you get what you wish for and the course closes and you are left with a field in your back yard :)
Maybe Jan Stephenson will issue you an apology.
Sorry to see this course in such bad shape.
I've have enjoyed playing this course since 1990, it's had it's share of ups and downs over 30 years but it's reached the end of it's useful life. This is hard to say but this is one course that I'd be willing to let the developers take over for condo's. Money wise it would be in the owners best interests to close the course and sell the property as it cannot continue like it is.
Very sad indeed.
Don’t waste your time or money
This is the worse maintained course I have ever played. It’s so bad words cannot describe how bad but I will try. Fairways have weeds all over on some fairways it’s hard to tell fairways from the rough. It’s all rough. Sand traps are like hitting on concrete except for the weeds growing in them. Greens if you want to call them that are scarce at best some greens have sod patches in them. We left after 7 of 18 holes that’s all the misery we could stand. I expressed my concerns to the lady in the golf shop and all she could say is that this is not the worse golf course. If it’s not the worse I hope I never find a course in worse condition with disregard to any kind of maintenance. It’s such a shame because the lay out of the course is nice at least the front nine. Not sure about the back nine. What should have been a clue that something was wrong was when I pulled in the parking lot at 7:30am on Saturday and their was only one other car In the parking lot. Don’t waste your time or money.
I just played this course and haven't laughed this hard in a long time because of how accurate this is.
A good course gone bad
This has all the potential to be a good course, nothing special but an engaging layout. The course was in pretty rough shape. The greens were like carpet and hard to get a feel for. The owner is very full of herself, its evident by the pro shop with pictures of herself lining the walls and a risque glamour shot hanging in the bathroom.
Nope its been like that for 4 years. Before the pandemic one of the worst courses in Tampa zero stars