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4.4
500 Reviews (500)
5 Stars
238
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
14
1 Stars
25
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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4.6
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
91.4%
Recommend this course
32 out of 35 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

Accolades

  • 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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Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great for Locals

The only complaint I have about this course is that it's a trip to get out there from downtown. In my opinion if you are coming from Dallas there are closer comparable courses that I'd rather play.

That being said everything was great. The pace of play was good and the marshalls were doing a good job keeping it that way. The fairways are still improving from winter but the greens are already in good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fantastic course

Despite the drought, this course is well maintained, and the greens are excellent. Very professional staff. Beautiful layout. We enjoyed it!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

"A Real Test"

Slow front nine, fast back nine. Greens were nice course in good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

fun and challenging course with plenty of bite

Great course with plenty of challenge. Several long and difficult holes. H2O too! Play from the proper tees for a fun outing.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Winter fun

We have only golfed it with dormant grass and it seems like it will be very nice in season. Very fun and nice greens.

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

The greens where great

This was a great course with nice rolling greens especially for being dead winter. Had a good time, would play again anytime

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

normally a great course in spring and summer

My concern was with grass just off the fairways. Lost several balls and strokes since the grass is currently twice the depth of a ball. Its been like this the last two trips. Every things been great on previous trips....

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tough rough and tougher greens

Try not to miss the fairways, or you're gonna have to pay the price. Watch out for subtle breaks that are twice what you'd think they should be. Very challenging course, but tons of fun!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great pace of play

Booked through golfnow on Sunday 29th and practically had the course to myself! Beautiful weather, mild temperatures and low breeze, made the day and the game an absolute joy!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great golf course in great shape! Will def play again

Played Buffalo Creek for 2nd time on Sunday 09/22/13 because they offered a great discounted rate for a weekend round on golfnow (thank you golfnow!). The course was in great condition. Very green everything, nice quick greens. Only issue, and I guess maybe a phone call prior to booking round would have solved this, is that they had a tournament versus local golf clubs going on that day, and they were playing so slow. So round took a RIDICULOUSLY long time. If it wasnt such a nice day, the Cowboys hadnt taken control of the game so early, and I had paid reg price this review would be very different.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens in poor shape this time

I think these guys had a tough summer. They say they're trying to get the greens back, I wish them the best in that effort. But putting on these greens today was not fun. Patchy, different speeds, humps and bumps.....took away from the overall enjoyment of what usually is a pretty decent track.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course, will definitely play again.

Course after rain drained well and was in good condition. Pace of play was good, greens immaculate.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course played as expected with lots of trees & water.

Need some rain to help the greens get back to normal. Understand they had a water main break just as they finished fertilizing greens. Still a great place to play.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The front greens are really nice. The back needs some work badly.

I play at Buffalo Creek pretty often. I'm surprised the greens on the back 9 basically didn't have any grass on it. I guess they are working on them.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Back 9 greens are gone.

By 9:15 Saturday morning they were already approaching a 5 hour round--course marshal did nothing despite numerous complaints from several groups other than say the course is full. The back 9 greens are awful--significant lack of grass and very bumpy.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

back nine green terrible

Need more attention on green green like mud
First nine hole green ok
But not good shape
Back nine is unplayable green

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Great Course but, Green Troubles Now

I love BC and play there most weekends but, it appears they are losing the greens. The outer perimeters were burned / dead and for $70 I will wait a while to play there again. I do love the course but, only if prices drop.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

good but could have been better with greens better

Greens were bad becuase of verti cuting and dry
Although it was drizzling the greens had issue. Fairways were perfect so I felt thatmaybe we caught it at the wrong time of the year. HEAT wise

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Horrible Greens and Tee Boxes on a one time very nice course

I was terribly disappointed in the upkeep of this course from tee to green. I played on July 6th, expecting the course to be in very well manicured, especially considering the mild summer. The greens were bare with little or no grass, bumpy with ridges that made putting difficult. The tee boxes were over grown with thick browning grass. Fairways were hard in some areas and soggy in other areas where sprinkler were leaking. The Staff was very nice and I felt bad for them having to work under such deplorable conditions. I would not recommend this course to anyone and will not return.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Major Problems

There is a certain amount of 'blind trust' that goes into booking on-line.
So there isn't any unpleasant surprises, I have learned to make phone calls to ask specific questions about conditioning before I book a round.
Buffalo Creek has long been a course I visit whenever I'm in the DFW area.
NEVER again.
Full price ($70) for total rag-tag conditions is nuts.
It would have been smoother putting at the local Goat Pasture.
The real problem ... I was lied to when I called and asked specifically about the greens.
When I stopped at the turn to express my concerns over being 'tricked' (lied to) into playing, my displeasure was met with a snicker and an assurance of 'no refunds'.
Like every other golfer, I vote with my dollars.
So Buffalo Creek is done in my book. NEVER AGAIN!!!
I'll be sure to let as many people as possible know not to trust these folks.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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