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2.5
315 Reviews (315)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
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3 Stars
90
2 Stars
52
1 Stars
67
Conditions
2.0
Value
2.8
Layout
3.4
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
2.4
44.5%
Recommend this course
182 out of 315 reviews
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2.3
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
3
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11
Conditions
1.8
Value
2.7
Layout
3.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
2.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
28.0%
Recommend this course
7 out of 25 reviews
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2.4
51 Reviews (51)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
19
Conditions
1.9
Value
2.8
Layout
3.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
2.2
StaffFriendliness
4.0
41.2%
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21 out of 51 reviews
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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

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2.5
315 Reviews (315)
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Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Ist time Player

The course was fun to play and will certainly get a return play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Easy day @ Tarpon woods

The 2015 Valspar PGA tournament was down the street at Innisbrook so this course was a dream to play that day. No waiting and no one behind us. Course was in good shape and the greens were nice.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Etat général du terrain

Manque de gazon à plusieurs endroits surtout dans les fairway . Très peu d'indications pour les distances.très beaux arbres mais le potentiel du décor est mal exploité

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good value

Nice course, good value, would play again. Greens were in better shape than I remembered from a few years ago. Seems better maintained.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Second time a disappointment

No apparent starter to organize tee offs especially customers who were to start at assigned tee times.
Greens and aporns were covered with leaves. We played at 1 pm on a day with little wind yet the greens were scattered with leaves on majority of holes.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tarpon Woods

Disappointed in course conditions. Some greens were just dirt with very little grass, fairways were burnt out and brown. Staff and food was good.

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

No rain check

No rain check and the person in pro shop was not very nice

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Taron Woods Challenge

This course has matured nicely over the years. The greens and bunkers have all been redone with the greens being a little thin but surprisingly slow. Fairways and rough could use some additional work but not enough to really affect one's game; just the aesthetics. It has always been and will continue to be a challenge for anyone that has trouble hitting the ball straight. Definitely worth the play, though.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Disappointing Day

I have been playing a number of courses in the Tampa Bay area recently and was hopeful that Tarpon Woods would be an enjoyable experience and nice course. Unfortunately the pace of play was painful Not sure exactly why but it took over 5 hrs to complete 18 holes. The course isn't a bad layout but the fairways were thin and the greens very slow. Not sure I'll be back.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Course is in bad shape. Putting greens need more grass.

Pace was very slow played for 4 20 minutes. Course has a nice layout but needs a lot of work. Putting greens were more sand than grass. I personally would not go back there until they fix the greens. Greens were in poor condition.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

course satisfaction

Fairly crowded. Moved a little slower than usual. Overall a great day!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Tarpon Woods

Slow round, lot of waiting. It would have gotten much higher scores if not for the pace of play

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Past its prime

We found that the course was not in the shape that it could be.
Greens were fuzzy and slow and maintenance was lacking.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

needs attention

Played as a foursome and constantly had twosomes we let play through. Greens were shaggy and slow. I have played 10+ courses in the Tampa-Clearwater area and this is the worst one I have tried.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

this course needs work

The greens were slow due to overgrowth on them.
The fairways are hard and unyielding but it's a pretty course otherwise.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

good course for the price

play moved along even though the course was busy,was a nice day to play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Terrain tres laid

Les green trop long les tertre de départ laid les allée manque de gazon et mal draine

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 82
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Used cart

Not Worth your time or money

I've given this course many chances to redeem itself and it never does. Through different owners and name changes it continues to stay in a transitional period, never improving.

The layout is great but that's where the compliments stop. Tees are uneven, and full of dirt patches, and where there is grass, its too long. You will see deer on just about every time you play here if that's of any comfort.

Fairways and thin and that's being modest. Dirt lies are the norm here, and being in the rough gives you a much better lie than finding the fairway. It was hard to tell where the fairways ended and the rough began.

Large greens, but they putted horribly. Extremely slow and very bumpy, each putt seemed to roll around the cup as the edges around the holes were raised on most cups.

No Rangers or staff out on the course to keep it going. The group in front of us hit 3 balls each off the first tee and hit 2 each on most holes, making the pace very slow.

My friends and I wont be back here, after many chances over a span of more than 5 years, with numerous owners and name changes, this place just cant get it figured out. Save your time and money, its just not worth wasting either here.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Never will play this course again! !!

Course is like a pasture. Muddy,and it started pouring. The pro shop wouldn't give a rain check and laughed said" golf now, not such a hot deal now"

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great improvement

Dramatic improvement from the last time I played here. You can definitely tell the maintenance staff has been working very hard!. Great value for the money!! Will be back soon!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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