Williams Creek GC
A fall view of a hole at Williams Creek Golf Course
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4.5
599 Reviews (599)
5 Stars
330
4 Stars
219
3 Stars
28
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
13
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.0
96.4%
Recommend this course
572 out of 599 reviews
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4.4
11 Reviews (11)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.9
90.9%
Recommend this course
10 out of 11 reviews
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4.5
37 Reviews (37)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.6
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.9
97.3%
Recommend this course
36 out of 37 reviews
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Course Highlights
Williams Creek delivers a beautifully wooded par 3 layout with a relaxed atmosphere, exceptional staff friendliness, and outstanding value. Modern lithium-ion GPS carts with Bluetooth speakers are a genuine surprise at a course this size.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 54
Length 2718 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A
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Course Details

Year Built 2003
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Architect Tom Fazio (2003)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - Included
GPS No
Pull-carts No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf Simulator No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole No

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Internet Access

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Reviews

4.5
599 Reviews (599)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 16
Undulating Greens 15
Forced Carries 8
This course/club is great for:
Locals 14
Junior Golfers 11
Advanced Golfers 10
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 20

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

A good change of pace

Played as change of pace. Course is undergoing some pretty significant upgrades to tee boxes and nearby areas. Alternate tee locations were well marked. Rest of course was just fine, good shape. Always enjoy playing Williams Creek. Good change of pace from other courses.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course

Should have advised us ifcall wrok going on

5 people in front of us

Not good

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/01/2021

Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Williams Creek Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course construction

ALL of the tee boxes were being redone at the same time and we had to either hit off a practice mat, or in the rough. This wouldn’t have been a huge problem, but I only used a club bigger than a pitching wedge twice all day.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 06/28/2021

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration with the construction projects underway. Please bear with us as we work diligently to make improvements. We hope you'll give us another try in the future. Thanks for choosing Williams Creek Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great little course. The only reason for some low rating is the fact that a lot of the course is being updated. Almost all tee boxes were temporary. When it’s done it is going to be great.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/28/2021

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration with the construction projects underway. Please bear with us as we work diligently to make improvements. We hope you'll give us another try in the future. Thanks for choosing Williams Creek Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Absolutely Horrible

From out of town and paid $50 for my wife and I to play based upon what we saw on this app. Worst decision ever. We tee’d off early morning behind 3 groups of children in a golf camp (5 kids per group!!!) and we were given no heads up we would be playing behind them, it completely killed the pace; not just for us but everyone behind us.

The front 9 was horrendous, under construction without any disclosure from this app or any employee. They moved the tee boxes to where I was teeing off with a sand wedge majority of the time and you had to hit off of a mat from the tee box. It was a joke. I paid $50 to have a chipping competition with my wife. Avoid this place for months to come. I wish we quit early on to get a refund. If I knew you could images I would have. Absolute garbage.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/23/2021

Hi,

We’re sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience with Williams Creek Golf Course and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies.

We value our customers' opinions and would like to make things right and determine how we can provide a solution that makes you smile.

Please contact us directly at the pro shop. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Sincerely,
Williams Creek Golf Course

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Ignore the bad reviews, this place is AWESOME!!!

My father was in town and we wanted to play a round. I was hesitant to play a par 3 course, but this one blew me away! Yes, the course is under construction, but we found it minimally intrusive, and it did not take away from our playing experience. The views are incredible, the grass is great, and the scenery is very serene and relaxing. Exactly what you'd like if you aren't too concerned about shooting your hottest round. I understand where others are coming from with their negative reviews, as a few tees are moved up and played from mats as they repair the course. Maybe for some higher level pros this would be an issue, but to us bogey golfers, it hardly even caught our attention. Once renovation is complete, this course will be mind blowing. We WILL BE BACK!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great par 3

Currently going under some work. Tees were moved and shortened but still great time.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Half the course under construction

Most of the blue and white teeboxes were being redone. They even had the audacity to make you hit off loose mats on the one tee box that was open. Meaning most of the holes were under 70 yds. Half a half course. Might as well be putt putt. Never seen it in this shape. Wont be back for a while. Summer is not the time to completely redo a course, and if your going to, let people know in advance.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/22/2021

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Williams Creek Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Under Construction

When the new tee boxes and the rest of the construction and cleanup is complete, it'll be a great Par 3 course. It's very fun to play and I have recommended it to several friends.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 145
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Great round

The course will be great when they are finished making improvements on the tees. I always look forward to playing here. The employees are always helpful and friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 82
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Just Wait.

When Williams Creek was built it was certainly better than many par 3 courses I had seen. The Fazio design was challenging and the greens were large, undulating and well maintained but the surrounding were rough and unforgiving while the tee boxes often almost bare due to heavy play. Right now the course is under MAJOR renovation and is, therefore, inconvenient and possibly frustrating due to trucks and equipment moving around. The experience and enjoyment today WILL NOT COMPARE to what it will be when finished. I don’t know what the budget is for this upgrade but it has to be HUGE! The rough surroundings are being transformed into one of the elite and premier par 3s ANYWHERE!!. Large, flat, first class tee boxes (4 per hole), room to recover from a bad shot, and large, fast, undulating greens. JUST WAIT, the changes will blow your mind. I can’t wait to play the finished product.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Course was not open when I showed up for my tee time

I reserved a tee time online, and had paid for the round in advance. When I arrived at the golf course the clubhouse was locked and empty and the course appeared to be closed.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/14/2021

Hello, thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience . This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. Please reach out to our management team at (865) 546-5828, and thank you for choosing Williams Creek Golf Course. We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Mats?

This is a fun little par 3 course. Several tee boxes require that you hit off of mats. Two temporary tee boxes on the back nine really shortened the length of the holes.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 06/08/2021

Hi, Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Williams Creek Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0

I would like to review, I would like to contact you, but this is not a good way.

We arrived to rain. We were given a phone number to Golfnow to cancel, but that said to go to this website. I did not and still do not see a way to do that on this site. We did not play in the rain. We love Williams Creek, but this system is not user friendly.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Even better

I've always enjoyed playing here for short- game practice, but the course has always been a little rough. They are in the process of making major improvements, including new, larger tee boxes, tree and undergrowth clearing , etc.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Par 3

Great course to hear the birds, enjoy the green woods and a few mountain sightings.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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