Tarpon Woods Golf Club
About
Named after the creek that borders it, Tarpon Woods Golf Club is home to an abundance of wildlife including deer, alligators, turkeys, coyotes, and otters. The layout is not the Tampa Bay area's most challenging but it is one of the most scenic. Formerly Brooker Creek Golf Club, the club changed management and made several improvements to the bunkers, tee boxes, and greens in 2009. It has been a local favorite for more than 30 years. Overall the golf course is not particularly long but the front nine plays longer than the back. Each nine offers a unique set of challenges. The third hole is the longest and toughest with water that runs down the left side. There is also water on both sides of the approach to the green.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Back | 72 | 6504 yards | 71.3 | 129 |
Middle | 72 | 6022 yards | 69.5 | 124 |
Forward (W) | 72 | 5252 yards | 70.6 | 123 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Blue M: 72.4/134 | 398 | 354 | 567 | 218 | 547 | 421 | 418 | 182 | 394 | 3499 | 378 | 392 | 189 | 500 | 341 | 387 | 510 | 198 | 410 | 3305 | 6804 |
White M: 70.0/131 | 380 | 335 | 542 | 198 | 529 | 400 | 402 | 150 | 378 | 3314 | 354 | 375 | 156 | 467 | 325 | 362 | 495 | 166 | 367 | 3067 | 6381 |
Gold M: 68.5/127 | 349 | 315 | 510 | 156 | 499 | 365 | 365 | 127 | 351 | 3037 | 325 | 350 | 153 | 451 | 287 | 342 | 466 | 142 | 360 | 2876 | 5913 |
Red W: 70.8/129 | 337 | 308 | 436 | 148 | 448 | 324 | 326 | 102 | 323 | 2752 | 310 | 341 | 125 | 437 | 261 | 309 | 451 | 140 | 353 | 2727 | 5479 |
Purple W: 60.1/100 | 260 | 240 | 385 | 108 | 397 | 229 | 255 | 102 | 234 | 2210 | 262 | 291 | 93 | 357 | 234 | 210 | 360 | 97 | 312 | 2216 | 4426 |
Handicap | 7 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 6 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 3 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 2 |
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Too wet.
I had a ten dollar round coming, on the course I live on. Unfortunately there were thunderstorms and rain all day, so the course was unplayable. My loss;-(
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greens are in great condition. Course is looking really good compared to last year.
Good Value
Good layout. Short, but lots of turns and dog legs to make you play. Staff did not seem pleased that we had a GolfNow rate. Overall I would still play this coarse again
Great wildlife spotting!
Great course with great views! Highly enjoyable. August is very hot though....come back in Fall...
A lot of improvements....
Really nice course in Tarpon Springs. Great value for your money. The course is in good shape and the greens roll true. I would definately play there again soon.
Fun Layout, but not in the best shape.
The course/ hole layout is actually a really fun set-up. Just don't go in with high expectations. Piles of cut grass all along the fairway. Really no second cut, if your off the fairway even by a couple feet you are playing off solid dirt half the time. I play here when the price comes down to practice, instead of the range. Its nice and quiet first thing in the morning.The mowers were pretty annoying this time, it was like they were following me for my entire round. Tee boxes need a lot of attention. Lots of wildlife!!! Turkeys, Deer, Birds.
Thought it was great especially for the money.
First time playing Tarpon Woods. For the price it was well worth it. You can eat eat Beef O'Brady's also and get 10% Off your meal which is nice. Course was in good shape.
Same as it ever was
3 strikes and you're out....
I've played this course 3 times over the last 7 years or so. First it was Tarpon Woods, then Brooker Creek, now back to Tarpon Woods....Same ugly results I'm afraid. Great course design but always lacking in conditioning
Tee boxes were uncut and very patchy. Even using a nearly 3 inch long tee, there is still grass around your tee shot. Tough to find a flat spot to stand. Bunkers were inconsistent, some raked some not. Fairways inconsistent, most with dirt patches and thin lies. Thick rough all around the course, not by design, just a lack of mowing... Approach areas were very wet and soggy(not the courses fault due to the daily summer rains) but a couple greens were over watered and the cups had standing water in them.
Greens were very very slow and some had a few dirt spots but overall they looked ok just didn't roll true. The score card lists only 3 sets of tees, Back, Middle, and Forward, yet there are actually 4 sets on the course, found that to be odd...
They added a Beef O Bradys to the course which I guess is supposed to be an asset, but when I go golfing I want to golf, there are tons of places to go after a round. The entrance to the proshop/Beef O Bradys was locked at 8am so we had to walk all the way around the side of the building to get inside...
No cart service or marshals on the site and no water on the course in 90 degree heat, even for a prime Saturday tee time??? There were 3 turkeys and one deer out there however, but they didn't have water either...
Over priced at 20 bucks...Don't waste your time or money here.
Decent Round
1st time playing the course and I expected it to be more difficult and in better condition than it was. Still a fun course and I would go back there as it was not too expensive for the yardage.
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This course is in horrible condition, dead spots everywhere, really slow greens. Don't waste your money playing this dump.
Very good golf course
Thoroughly enjoyed the course and the layout. I played the course with my 13 year old son. Some excellent holes and a good but fair challenge. Disappointed at pace of play after 9 holes and some players could have shown etiquette and allowed faster games to play through.
This course is improving
Course has had a lot of work and improves since last year.
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Overall the course is not that bad at all, could use some cleaning up but not bad other wise. The down fall I would say is being that it is summer there are no holes that provide you with water to drink and cool you down. There is one water fountain but the water is fairly warm and not soothing. There is a beef o bradys connected to it which makes it very nice to end the course and grab a drink and food there.
Very good Course
I would recommend playing this course. We had played it about 3 months ago it was good then but even better now. The greens had been punched about a month ago and were healing nicely, in a couple weeks or so they will be sweet. There were a few tee boxes that were rough, they fairways were nice. Overall in very good shape. Best of all the price was $20. They are running specials all the time, for the price it was outstanding.
Beautiful course
This was such a beautiful course! The only negative that I could say was the other golfers. Pushing players in front of you by hitting when they are not suppose to is just plain rude. Would go back again! Just beware if you are the first ones out, it can be a bit wet.
Good value for the money
Course was somewhat challenging. The condition of quite a few fairways need attention. There are a lot of patches on fairways without grass and you will be hitting from sand. The greens were mostly in excellent condition except for the last par 3. The rain water had accumulated, and the green was totally drenched. The hole was full I water as well, this definitely should be addressed. Overall it was a good experience and I recommend the course. As the conditions improve this course will be a lot of fun. I will be playing it again
Improving Steadily
Ownership is really putting forth the effort needed to restore this course.
On my short list
After playing this course, I will be playing it again. All the work that they have been putting in is finally paying off. In another week or so, the greens wll be pristine.
Nice layout, poor fairway conditions
Fun layout. Short course. Greens rolled nice but incredibly slow. Fairways and rough were in poor condition. Saw a bunch of deer and Ospreys. Even a turkey. Lunch at the turn was excellent.
Good for the money.
All of the greens are in great shape. Most of the tee boxes are in good shape also. There are some spots on the fairways that need attention, but overall a good course for the money.