Forest Creek GC
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4.3
914 Reviews (914)
5 Stars
470
4 Stars
298
3 Stars
83
2 Stars
32
1 Stars
31
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
89.7%
Recommend this course
821 out of 914 reviews
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3.9
30 Reviews (30)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.6
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
73.3%
Recommend this course
22 out of 30 reviews
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4.3
81 Reviews (81)
5 Stars
45
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
88.9%
Recommend this course
72 out of 81 reviews
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Course Highlights
Forest Creek's fairways and greens are in exceptional shape, with speeds that consistently impress returning players. The welcoming staff and value-added package including range balls, food, and drinks make every round worthwhile.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7147 yards
Slope 139
Rating 74.8

Designed by Dick Phelps, Forest Creek Golf Club has been named "Best Public Golf Course in Central Texas" by Golf Digest as well as "Golf Club of the Year" by Club Corporation of America. Phelps' design features plush, narrow fairways, and its namesake Forest Creek that comes into play on 11 holes. Many of the holes dogleg, and its most difficult holes are the long par 4s. These holes are especially evident on the back nine, with holes 10, 15, and 18 all playing well over 400 yards. The 15th is the most difficult, playing a bogey-welcoming, par 5-like 472 yards.

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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dick Phelps (1990) Colligan Golf Design (2018)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
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 Tifdwarf Grass

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Texas (2023 #23) (2022 #14)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2018 #8)
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Reviews

4.3
914 Reviews (914)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 11
Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 25
Bunkers 24
Forced Carries 16
This course/club is great for:
Locals 25
Advanced Golfers 19
A Weekend Splurge 8
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 19
Convenient to the City 16
Worth the Drive 16

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Reviews 44
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great course, lots of work being done

The course was decent but at this particular time, they are busy with construction on the course. No complaints because the improvements will greatly benefit the course, just keep this in mind if you plan to play there in the next couple of weeks. Lots of detours & adjustments have to be made. Marshals & folks on the course were very friendly. Saw the beverage cart on hole #1 but never again for the next 4 hours.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 44
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

This course is under construction

My group paid for 18 holes but only completed 12 because the pace of play was so bad. The marshall drove by twice - the first time I tried to get his attention he blatantly ignored me and drove past our group. The second and last time we saw him he was in La La land driving 1mph past us staring into space - also didn’t get his attention this time either. We tee’d off at 3:30 giving us about 4 hours to complete the round. By 7, we were still waiting to play hole 12 until we decided to skip the back to get a 9 hole voucher due to pace of play. When we get to the clubhouse the Marshall just so happens to walk in while we do (why is he in the clubhouse while people are still playing)? He denies all of our allegations.

Now to how poor course conditions were. The entire course is under renovation. It should be shut down, but whoever is running this felt the need to keep business running. There are large trenches on every single hole. There were maintenance people on every other hole fixing the course. Not off to the side, literally on the fairways. Most of the cart paths were closed forcing you to drive over OB terrain.

For someones who plays every other day, I will not be coming back. I suggest you find a better course in the area such as Star Ranch.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Nice course but pace of play was very slow

The course is very nice. The Teebox is the fairways and the greens are in great condition and the course is nice and challenging. The only issue we had was the case of play. When I looked on the app every teatime from 3 PM to 7 PM was open and when we arrived for our 5 PM teatime we were told the course was full and we’re told to start on hole 10 which we were placed behind Three very slow groups. We ended up skipping a few holes to try and get in front of them and then we’re able to play a couple more holes but then again slowed by another few groups.

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

Great course, just a couple things would make amazing.

The course is in great shape with nice tee box, fairways and greens. the only think I didn’t enjoy was the pace of play - when booking I saw that the whole afternoon(after 5pm) was available. When arriving for my 4:50pm tee time they said the front 9 was busy so we pushed to whole 10, which put us behind 3 very slow groups. We ended up skipped 2 or 3 holes after playing 6 wholes at a very slow pace to find a couple holes with no one in front of us. Only finished 10 wholes which I expected to get at-least 14-16 in at a decent pace starting later in the day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great time great value

Staff was great. Overall the entire experience/course was above average and at an outstanding value.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 69
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Course is in really good shape

Haven’t played forest creek in a solid year and a half, it’s in perfect condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
4.0
First Time Playing

Good course but problems

Fun track

Starters are impolite and pushy.

Carts are miserable

Course is fun,

Inside staff and cart girl are very friendly and helpful

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
3.0

Good course if you have a group

If you have your own group of 4 this would be a very fun course to play, however if you want to play as a single there is a guarantee you will be paired up with 1 or more people you don’t know. First time I played I got paired with two other singles in which none of us knew each other, second time I was paired with 3 other singles, a 4.5 hour round with 4 people who don’t know each other was very awkward, however we tried to make the best of it. Course itself looked great, but the guarantee of being paired with strangers regardless of how busy the course is and greens covered in sand is where the 3 stars come from.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Decent

Just punched the greens which was unfortunate. Tee boxes are completely dead. But very cool layout

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Forest Creek is one of my favorites!!

First of all, the staff is extremely friendly. Secondly the course is in great condition, carts have GPS and course maps, and finally, probably the best golf value in Central Texas!

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