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4.4
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
90.6%
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437 out of 500 reviews
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4.7
23 Reviews (23)
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.8
95.7%
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4.5
36 Reviews (36)
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
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StaffFriendliness
4.7
88.9%
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32 out of 36 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns high praise for its fun, challenging design paired with well-maintained fairways and greens. Exceptionally friendly staff and strong value make this a course worth returning to.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 7078 yards
Slope 145
Rating 81.3

Highly touted Buffalo Creek has been praised for its layout, condition, and overall attention to detail. No matter who you talk to in the DFW area, they all seem to praise the superb condition of the course from tee to green. Offering a 7,078-yard par 71 Jay Morrish/Tom Weiskopf design, Buffalo Creek offers a good combination of holes: straight holes, dogleggers, uphill and downhill shots, and both long and short holes.

One of the best features is the club’s method of using a pin location sheet to mark exactly where each pin is located on a particular day (up to six locations), which is unbelievably helpful to hacks who’ve never played the course before and have no feel for the look and contour of the greens.

Getting there : Take I-30 east from Dallas and exit Ridge Rd. Turn right and find the course 1.6 miles down on the left.

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Course Details

Year Built 1992
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Champion Dwarf Bermuda
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Weiskopf (1992) Jay Morrish (1992)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Caddies Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Snacks

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  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Texas (2024 #18)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2020 #11)
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Reviews

4.4
500 Reviews (500)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 23
Bunkers 19
Forced Carries 12
This course/club is great for:
Locals 18
Advanced Golfers 12
Entertaining Clients 8
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 15
Convenient to the City 13
Worth the Drive 10

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Reviews 19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Greens

The fairways were great. all but three greens were died not puttable worst greens in the dfw area

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 135
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Texas Advisor
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

recent reviews said greens were good.... really?

I play alot of public golf. I try to go where the greens are good and I can enjoy trying to put up a decent score by making a few putts. I saw that recent reviews had said Buffalo Creek's greens were good and rolling true. They are not - period. 13 of the 18 greens were burnt out and most of them were dirt/sand with very little grass whatsoever. Terrible. I think they are lost for the summer or even longer. It was disappointing to say the least. No mention of conditions from the clubhouse or the starter. Too bad.

The rest of the course was in pretty good shape. Bunkers had nice packed sand, fairways had good grass, there was a little bermuda rough, and the course layout is fun. It's just hard to enjoy when the greens resemble a mine field or a dirtbox. Pace was very good for a Sunday. A lot of things to like about Buffalo Creek, but the greens are awful.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tough course in great shape.

The course is in great shape. Really nice bunkers and greens were perfect speed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Condition

Buffalo Creek is a great golf course. The condition of the course is very nice especially with this Texas heat. The course is easy and challenging at the same time. Just have to know when to lay up and avoid the trouble. If it was not so far away I would play it more.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

This is my favorite course in the Rockwall area. The layout is great and always in great shape. I recommend highly you won’t be disappointed

Have a great round!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Gem!

Arguably the best public course in the Dallas area!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice coarse

This is a very nice coarse, would have given it 5 stars on condition other than the greens had been aerated recently.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 49
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Last Minute Round

When the owners announced that they were working to return Buffalo Creek back to it's original condition I had my doubts. Having played BC when it first opened, compared to what it had become, I felt it would be a monumental task. Well I am excited to say, they are pretty dang close!

I haven't seen the course in this great of shape since the early 2000's! It is lush to say the least. A few of the greens had a couple of areas that were under repair, but overall they ran true, and were in excellent condition. The reworked tee boxes were amazing, and the fairways were pristine.

Can you tell I was very impressed?

If you haven't play Buffalo Creek in a while give it another try. I think you'll be glad you did.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Challenging test of Golf

This was my second time playing this course

This is a shot makers golf course is a good amount of water on the front and a challenging finishing 3 holes, but if you can hit it straight you don’t need to be crazy long to score.

We got out this weekend at 7am as a twosome and finished in 3:10

The time before was a 10:30 start and 4:20min so pace of play is vey good.

Highly recommended

Note. I heard they will punch the greens June 7

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great condition

Its great to see the excellent condition of this course. It has always been one of my favorite layouts in north Texas. The improvements last year definitely payed off.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worth the drive away from the Metroplex

Always a great round at Buffalo Creek. Course is in excellent condition - greens, fairways, tee boxes, bunkers, you name it. Pace is expected to be busy on a Saturday morning, but not terribly slow. Staff was nice enough to let me go on with another single in front of a six-some (who booked 3 and 3 as back to back times) instead of pairing us as singles in their groups.

Love this course layout! Some scorable short par 4 holes, but also some challenge holes where strategy and a precise tee shot can either make for solid hole or a big number (if you take the long route to the hole and miss the fairway).

Definitely love this gem a little further out from Dallas proper. Always a great time! Will be back again soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 159
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Texas Advisor
Top 100 Contributor
First Time Playing

Buffalo Creek

Overall the course is in good shape. There are a few small dead spots on a few greens from last year's freeze. Some of the bunkers are low on sand, but they are going through a bunker renovation. With all that being said it's still a very enjoyable round of golf. It's a great layout with some forced carries, narrow fairways and undulating greens. Will play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 102
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Always fun

Had not been here for a while. Was great as always. Great practice facility. Great food. Course has interesting and diverse layout. Give women a decent advantage so we can hit our second shot along side the men. Very nice!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course in Rockwall

Traveling to RockWall and wanted to play golf. Tried Golf Now and everything, that is EVERYTHING went as promised and expected. NO hidden surprises or hidden fees. Knew what it would be prior to signing up and it was EXACTLY THAT. A side note, Buffalo creek was a very challenging course, as well as rewarding, if you hit the ball where you should. Definitely will play it again and recommend it to my golf buddies.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
3.0
Previously Played

Still Needs Work

I had heard the new owners had plowed money into the place but while yes, the bunkers were re-done and were great, the greens were very disappointing. It was like putting on greens that had been aerated within the last week. Not sure what is going on but wont be back until I hear the greens are back in business. Everything else about the course was fine.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 135
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Texas Advisor
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

first time back in 10 years

I had been to Buffalo Creek in about 10 years. Most of it was the same with some new bunkers and what looked like improved drainage. The bunkers were really nice. Bermuda grass was still trying to come in and the greens were really bumpy and crusty. Not too bad for transition time though. The layout is pretty fun with a few shorter holes and a few demanding ones. I was fortunate enough to reach the par 5's in two, which is always fun. Practice area could use a little TLC but the free range balls were nice. Starter also got us a course yardage book, which was very nice and I used it a few times. Pace was pretty slow, but it was a Saturday afternoon on Easter weekend. All in all, glad to have gone back and might try it again once the grasses come in.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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