Willow Creek Golf Course
About
Situated between Greenville and Spartanburg, Willow Creek Golf Course is a favorite course amongst many area players. The course has a classic layout that starts out gently with a player-friendly front nine but then becomes much more challenging on the back nine. The layout is a seemingly mild 6,890 yards from the back tees but it can feel longer because of all the elevation changes you'll encounter. It's a golf course that will appeal to beginners but advanced players will also enjoy the many risk-reward opportunities that can be found throughout. Water hazards come into play on eight holes and there is a slew of strategically placed bunkers lurking along the greensides. The par-5 fifth hole is Willow Creek Golf Course's signature. This 516-yard hole tumbles across rolling hills with a stream that cuts right through the fairway.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Gold | 72 | 6890 yards | 71.9 | 137 |
Blue | 72 | 6378 yards | 68.8 | 129 |
White | 72 | 5749 yards | 65.9 | 122 |
Orange | 72 | 5521 yards | 64.5 | 119 |
Red (W) | 72 | 4951 yards | 68.5 | 122 |
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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Gold M: 71.8/140 | 555 | 416 | 190 | 369 | 523 | 405 | 194 | 385 | 392 | 3429 | 405 | 362 | 191 | 408 | 382 | 587 | 204 | 411 | 511 | 3461 | 6890 |
Blue M: 69.7/134 | 526 | 390 | 150 | 331 | 500 | 360 | 145 | 342 | 350 | 3094 | 376 | 335 | 165 | 383 | 353 | 553 | 165 | 391 | 484 | 3205 | 6299 |
White M: 67.8/123 W: 72.6/134 | 491 | 356 | 135 | 284 | 484 | 345 | 133 | 342 | 337 | 2907 | 360 | 325 | 155 | 340 | 314 | 524 | 155 | 365 | 467 | 3005 | 5912 |
Orange M: 66.5/122 | 450 | 280 | 110 | 255 | 448 | 320 | 115 | 308 | 310 | 2596 | 327 | 307 | 135 | 331 | 300 | 495 | 130 | 320 | 450 | 2795 | 5391 |
Red W: 67.5/124 | 422 | 272 | 88 | 235 | 430 | 290 | 100 | 270 | 280 | 2387 | 292 | 245 | 112 | 294 | 252 | 461 | 120 | 296 | 423 | 2495 | 4882 |
Handicap | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 7 | |||
Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in South Carolina (2021 #25)
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Showed up for mid-day tee.time to be greeted by a friendly starter who’s main objective was to keep things moving. He ask for our tee time and ask you if we would be ready if he could start us. We said yes and was paired with other golfers. Off to the 1st tee slightly ahead of schedule.
I sorry I can’t call his name but hats off to his efficiency.
Greens still recovering from recent aeration. A little bit of sand still on the greens. However, putting surface still rolled smoothly and speeds were consistent throughout the entire course. Recent aeration did not negatively impact my experience at all. Rest of the course was in good shape (it always is). Grounds crew is always out there doing a great job keeping the course in good shape and working to make improvements anywhere they can. Love the recent change to the short game practice area (they took some shrubs out to provide more grass to chip off of). Consistently one of the best public courses in the area.
I play here probably 1-2 times a month. Course is in great shape right now. Greens are rolling smoothly and consistently. Definitely a good time to get out and play the course. I recommend to anyone.
Course in very good shape
Pro shop and out staff were extremely friendly. Made sure we were where we needed to be at what time. Course was really really full. Ranger was doing his absolute best but groups looking for balls took some time. Definitely go back. My playing partner had his best round in sometime and he’s is already talking about when can we go back
Played front 9 twice to work on the back 9.
Have played here many times! Love the course! Everyone is friendly, but a tough course to walk. We did not know they were punching the greens on the back 9 so we played the front twice. Not a problem and had a great afternoon there!
Over booked
Willow Creek over booked and our t time was backed up an hour . Scheduled time was 11:40. We arrived at 10:50 and checked in, guy in pro shop said nothing. We were informed of the delay when checking with starter. They should have at least offered to give us range balls.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review and bring this issue to our attention. We apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced and will make sure to address the issue with our staff to ensure better communication in the future.
RMH
Very pleasant round with good weather and a challenging course
Great Course
This is a very nice courier all the way around. Beautiful scenery, greens are fast and roll true, fairway was in great shape. It is a pretty open course so good for all skill levels. I recommend playing this course if you haven’t already. Only negative I have to say is the stater approached us at hole 11 and stated we had a few open holes in front of us and if we could speed it up. However we had been waiting on group in front of us and were playing at proper pace.
Hi, u672216540. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Willow Creek Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Hi, stick1966. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Willow Creek Golf Course!
Hi, RGA06CFFBF96E2C6D63E. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Willow Creek Golf Course!