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Tarpon Woods Golf Club
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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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Will the conditions ever change?
Year after year I play Tarpon Woods and except it to improve and parts of the course does. The disappointing part is, the parts that improved the year before are back the way they were... If you just have to get out and play and the conditions don't bother you Tarpon Woods is a fun course to play... don't expect much and you won't be disappointed
Corn field
The worst course I’ve played. Do not golf here. Not even a course. Can’t put on mud. Can’t find your falls in the hay fields. Seriously the course wasn’t cut for weeks.
Horrible
Terrible condition tall grass and basically just dirt hills for greens complete waste of money, I don’t know what they are waiting on but obviously this coarse is going out of business.
Don’t go unless you want weeds and sand on the green/ unkept fairways
Worst course ever
I’ve grown up in the area my whole life. Have no played here in 8-9 years. It was ok then. Horrible now. Fairways look like a hoarders back yard. Greens were worse
Needs a complete renovation
Overall would rate 1/5. The staff was great. Very kind and provided ice on a hot day. The 1/5 comes from the course alone. Every hole is practically unplayable. Each green has about 6 inches around the cup to putt other than that it is all rough dirt and sand even in the fairways. Looks like they were heavily impacted from the storm so it definitely needs some help. If this course gets a lot of TLC it will be a very friendly and nice course.
Avoid at all costs
With conditions that bad, if you told me to play this course again I’d be more inclined to go play in traffic on US 19. The only saving grace is you have the course to yourself and the price is reasonable. Besides that this course has almost completely defeated my love for this sport.
Greens need attended
There is no grass on the greens except for two holes. Some t type of fungus has destroyed the grass on the greens
Disappointed
Pulled up to an outdated clubhouse. There we 8 cars in the parking lot including mine. (Bad sign) I should have known what the day would be like from the looks of the grounds. Went in and everyone was kind. Nice Once I the course I quickly knew this was a bad choice. The course is severely overgrown. The tee boxes are in bad shape to say it nicely. Bare patches and a multitude of weeds. The rough is not playable as it it so overgrown. The greens are non existent. This course has been abandoned. So sad to see.
Tarpon woods
The course was in really bad shape and so is the clubhouse. It is a shame because I like the layout, and it is very close to my house. I hate leaving negative reviews, but I want to be honest here.
Thank you for your feedback. We truly understand your concerns and want you to know that we're aware of the current condition of the greens. We've been actively working to improve the course — the greens were recently scraped, and new seed has been spread as part of our ongoing maintenance efforts.
During this time, we've kept our rates as low as possible to reflect the work in progress, and we appreciate your patience as we continue these improvements. In the meantime, the course remains a great spot to get in some practice swings and enjoy the surrounding wildlife.
We suffered significant damage from the hurricanes and have been trying to improve the clubhouse since but it is a slow process.
We hope you'll consider giving us another chance soon — we're committed to making the course better for everyone.
Great potential
Course is layed out very nice with plenty of opportunities to use all of your clubs. Was not busy in May on afternoon. Finish play in less than 3 hours.
Greens were shaggy and plenty of bare spots. Fairways were sandy, but course has potential and I would play again.
Full length, quarter of the price
Given it was $35 for 18 with a cart, it was worth it. Solid 2.5/5.
Bare spot? Move it to the grass 2 feet over. Uneven greens? I’m a double putter at best anyways. No rush, no fuss, we enjoyed our laid back round. I have learned that course conditions do not really affect my play that much- I can hack my way through a $30 round just as well as a $120 round.
I really liked the layout, in its heyday this course must have played great. Right now it’s in disrepair with glimpses of its glory. Enjoyed the different holes, good mix of 5s, 4s and long 3s. Made you consider shots not just a big guns off the tee. Small pro shop, looks like they had some snacks and bevvies but I’d bring anything you might want.
If you know what to expect you won’t be disappointed. If you’re questioning it, stick to the $60+ courses in the area. Doesn’t compare to Chi Chi, Lansbrooke, Clearwater CC which I’ve played in the last couple weeks as well, but Tarpon Woods will now have a spot on my value list if I want a full length 72 (for shorter I much prefer Countryway).
You get what you pay for
I have seen a lot of negative comments about this course. The course isnt awful, you get what you pay for. I paid $13 for 9 holes, i knew going in that if im only paying $13 for 9 holes the course isnt going to be amazing. You get what you paid for. If you’re going to this course it’s for two reasons. Reason 1 - you just want to go for a quick round of golf and not have to pay a lot of money for your round or reason 2 - you’re not good at golf and this course gives you the chance to learn and get better for cheap without having to worry about pace of play. There is no pace of play at this course since there is not a soul out on the course ever. If you play this course and complain, it’s your own fault. The price of a course speaks to the conditions
Could be a good course
This course has potential need a lot of work done on the course and the pro shop also needs a lot of work looks like they don’t have much of a maintenance staff. This course be a good course with some love and care and money also couldn’t finish my round the owner or person at the pro shop wanted to close early is was only like 3:45
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Thank you for your feedback. We truly understand your concerns and want you to know that we're aware of the current condition of the greens. We've been actively working to improve the course — the greens were recently scraped, and new seed has been spread as part of our ongoing maintenance efforts.
During this time, we've kept our rates as low as possible to reflect the work in progress, and we appreciate your patience as we continue these improvements. In the meantime, the course remains a great spot to get in some practice swings and enjoy the surrounding wildlife.
We hope you'll consider giving us another chance soon — we're committed to making the course better for everyone.