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 |
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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 |
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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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Worst I've Played in Tampa Bay Area in 4 Years
Sandy, rough tee boxes. Dry, hard, lotsa bare areas in fairways and lots of debris. Greens are the worst I've seen. Dry, hard, burnt, little grass on most greens. $44 was way too much. Should have been $15. I was told new management as of Apr. 1. Hope they can repair and maintain this course. I won't be back until I read a lot of favourable reviews.
course conditions
in 60 years of golfing, this takes the cake, mold has killed over 90% of the greens, no grass on fairways, course is beyond repairable, new management will have their hands full trying to bring this course back. management was unsypathetic to anyones complaints.
cow patch
worst course ever, cart girl on phone, passed us 3 times !! quit after 7 holes, no refund!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! went over to lands brooke
Although the routing through threes an marshland can be nice at times.
Tarpon woods has the worst conditions of any course in the Tampa region.
That fraiways look as plush as a mexican hairless dog with really bad mange.
Condition of course was worse I've ever seen in this area
The entire fairway on every hole should be marked as ground under repair.
College Golf Course
I went to a small college in the area and the golf team was able to play this course for free whenever we wanted. I would not recommend this course to anyone. The course itself is always in poor shape. The facilities are not great, it feels old and rundown. I was blown away at how much they are charging per round when I looked at prices. I never really had a slow round here because the prices were outrageous. The conditions of the course were always poor. Only thing good here is Beef O Brady's. Overall, stay away from this place.
Going downhill
Been a while since we played this course, and it'll be the last. Pace of play was really slow, tee boxes were in terrible shape, no grass, fairways have many bare patches, greens less than reasonable. Such a disappointment, even the homes around the course seem to be less cared for. No starter, no ranger, carts driving on par 3's and almost on greens, no control.
Slow play
First time played & very disappointed, was playing by myself, 4some on 2nd hole just look at me as I waited to tee off, then drove off & never let me play through. After 7 holes I finally skipped a hole to get around them. Then on back 9, got behind 4some of women who had 3 groups backed up & refused to let anyone play trough. Not once did I see a ranger on course.
Avoid this course
My first and last time I'll play this course, Fairways were rediculous, as they were practically bare and free of any grass. Save your money!
No grass on the fairways. Felt like playing out of a bunker all the time.
It is obvious that recent reviews posted here stating that the course is in good shape have been written by course staff. There wasn't a single fairway that was in decent condition. All kinds of different wild grasses growing in patches and a lot of bare sandy areas. I have to admit, the greens were in very good shape, but totally forgotten because you had to play through this goat patch to get there. Never playing here again!
We appreciate your honest feedback and apologize for your poor experience when you played. Unfortunately, due to a lack of rain our fairways have suffered. Our Golf Superintendent is working feverishly to accommodate this and get the greens back in the best possible shape. Thank you again for your feedback. Please reach out to the General Manager, Matt Cote, at 904-564-9129. Thank you again.
not a place to avoid anymore
Its been over a year since I've played here I used to tell everyone avoid avoid avoid. Well I'm happy to say this is no longer true. Its not perfect yet but the work they have put in is obvious. The greens still have a few bad spots but ten times better then they were and you can see that they are continuing to work on them. There is no longer debris and grass clippings every where. The tee boxes are still a little bare but you can see the overseeding starting to take hold. Overall greatly improved well worth the price.if you haven't been in a while give it another chance you will be pleasantly surprised.
Good value
The course conditions were better than I've seen in the past. Only a couple greens were rough, a few fairways rough. We played in 3 hours, enjoyed the layout, and felt it was a good value for the weekend warrior.
Playing on a Pasture
The course was in poor maintenance. The fairways were full of weeds, there were numerous torn up areas and spots without any grass at all. The greens were also full of weeds in places and we had to continuously wipe our golf balls clean from the grass shavings left from mowing. The tee boxes were generally poorly maintained and looked more like a pasture than a golf tee box.
Not bad for the money
Tarpon Woods was a decent municipal course feel. Good value for the money spent. Not one I would go out of my way to play though.
Never play again
Tee boxes had hardly any grass ,fairways lots of bare patches,greens were rough with bare patches. Cost should have been maybe $10. Never play there again.
Looks like a northern course in winter
Looks like a freeze hit each fairway and the greens have many rough spots. They are barely puttable on some holes. A shame because the layout is great. It is well maintained but you are hitting off dirt on all the approach shots - can't tell the fairway from the rough. None exist - just dirt and yellow dead thin growth. I keep playing here and it keeps disappointing me.
Course in tough shape
Although we played in winter months, this course showed more signs of wear than any we played this year. The greens were not very good, only a few were really puttable. Yes were best up. Sadly many golfers do no deposit work or reseeding. I will try course again because the layout is enjoyable and challenging. The pace of play was fine. The staff was friendly and helpful.
SHOT MAKERS
NOT LONG BUT FAIR HITTING FAIRWAYS IS A MUST TO SCORE GREENS ARE TRICKY QUICK
Hello Robert. We appreciate your honest feedback and apologize for your poor experience when you played. Unfortunately, due to a lack of rain our fairways have suffered. Our Golf Superintendent is working feverishly to accommodate this and get the greens back in the best possible shape. Thank you again for your feedback. Please reach out to the General Manager, Matt Cote, at 904-564-9129. Thank you again.