Forest Creek GC
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4.3
912 Reviews (912)
5 Stars
470
4 Stars
298
3 Stars
82
2 Stars
31
1 Stars
31
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
90.9%
Recommend this course
821 out of 912 reviews
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4.0
29 Reviews (29)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
79.3%
Recommend this course
23 out of 29 reviews
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4.4
86 Reviews (86)
5 Stars
47
4 Stars
30
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
91.9%
Recommend this course
79 out of 86 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
912 Reviews (912)

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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Played On
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

A painful experience

FIVE HOUR AND TEN MINUTE ROUND.

No marshal activity to fix the problem. Called pro shop during the round, and nobody answered the phone. And this was on a Monday. Makes for a very low probability of playing here again.

Tee boxes and fairways were in fair condition. Sand traps were in good condition. Most greens were rough.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
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 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great First Round of the Year

I had a great time back on such a beautiful day got paired up with an awesome couple and a young courteous young man.

We all supported each other through out the play. I scored one birde on the 8th and that’s the one that will get me coming back.!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Midweek Course

Excellent staff beautiful neighborhood surrounded course and the golf cards include course layout and gps distances. Pace of play and greens were a bit lacking but other than that a great round of golf for the value

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointing Greens

Bad greens always take the fun out of playing a course no matter how well the rest of the course is maintained. Average golfers need good greens on which to putt and chip. Please fix this problem.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great course, Bad Greens

Really love this course, the greens are just rough.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Poor course

Forest creek has to be one of the worst courses around right now. Fungus on the greens, dry fairways and charging $78 per round. The price doesn’t reflect the conditions.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Big disappointment

I’ve played Forest Creek numerous times and always been impressed - the staff is still great and the course layout is fun, but course was not in good shape. The bunkers had not been dressed recently and the greens were in bad shape. They were often more than 50% burned or frozen out. On the areas that did have grass, the coverage was inconsistent and putts bounced and veered offline frequently. It’s going to be a while before I go back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Really enjoyed my round, greens are a little rough, but overall it’s a nice course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Better than good

The course was fun and challenging, the turf was mostly good and the greens weee not bad!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Disappointing

Course has gone downhill. Greens were compressed mud and sand.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 98
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Slightly overrated

The fairways are nice but not a fan of all the doglegs. Too many trees on this course for my tastes.

Definitely not a $90 golf course.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Rain Check

As this seems to be the only way I can contact Golf Now I am requesting a rain check. The golf course asked that we contact Golf Now Directly but it was impossible to speak with anyone at the time we came off the course.

Our teetime was 12:20 and it took 3hours 14 min to play 9 holes. The course apologised as the pace was due to the course being closed for 2 hours due to frost which subsequently backed up the course.

Can you please arrange for a rain check.

On a point of communication please make your contact options easier to access including phone and email which seems to be hiding somewhere on your site.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Excellent

Excellent course with excellent value. I will definitely be back

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