Lives
Venice, FL
Age
65+
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

3.9
3.9
Total 71 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

71 Reviews
5 Stars
28
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
5
Recommended Courses
53
Not Recommended Courses
18
Helpful Votes Count
10
Not Helpful Votes Count
6
First Review
01/04/2017
Last Review
04/16/2024

Reviews Map

Reviews

3.9
Advanced Filters
Overall Rating
Course Difficulty
First time playing this course
Recommended
Review has
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Greens are like concrete

This is a course that needs some attention. The greens are rocked hard and I hit a gap wedge from 100 yards a mile high hitting in the middle of the green and watched it bounced into the woods. This course has very very tight fairways and is it very much a challenge except for exceptionally good golfers.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
3.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Greens are like rock hard

This is an ok course with a nice staff and typical Florida golf course in a neighborhood. The greens are rock hard and even high short irons bounce over the greens.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average

Wellen Park Golf & Country Club

Played On 08/06/2023
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Nice resort course layout

This is a typical resort style golf course with five sets of tees, so low handicap, high handicap and no handicap golfers can enjoy. As this is a new course, there’s no clubhouse and a lot of constructions going on nearby greens are big and relatively fast.

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

Jacaranda West Country Club

Played On 01/13/2023
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Solid golf course, fairly wide open

This course has dramatically improved over the last 5 years. Staff is terrific and the only area that is of concern is how they have raised the price the last few years. This is a solid course but not worth the price they are charging. Don’t know why the price is doubled from a few years ago, but me guess is to get as much as they can or what traffic will bear. In high season (January to March) I’d find a more reasonable priced course.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Consistent

Heron Creek delivers good value and has been repaired from hurricane Ian quite well.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Default User Avatar
Commented on 06/06/2023

Thanks so much for the great review, rockydogz. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Heron Creek Golf and Country Club - Marsh/Creek Course.

I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Immaculate Condition

This course is an absolute treat. It is well-maintained and one of the nicest courses in the entire area. As this is in a new development, the restaurant bar and other amenities are on the horizon. Fast greens in superb conditions with fairways that are wider than most area courses.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Early morning course is way to wet!!!

Unfortunately we played at 7:40 am tee time and the course was extremely over watered. The staff was terrific and ranger kept the golfers moving and finished 18 holes in 4 hours and 10 minutes. As there is a lack of rain, they appeared to go overboard with excessive watering.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Default User Avatar
Commented on 05/02/2022

Hello, rockydogz. Thanks so much for taking the time to write a review. We're so glad that you enjoyed your round at Heron Creek Golf and Country Club - Oaks/Marsh Course. Please visit us again soon!

Palms at Pompano Beach Golf Course

Played On 03/10/2021
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing

Nice Track

First time playing. Greens were terrific. Sand traps need new sand.

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

The Highlands Golf Course

Played On 02/11/2021
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor

Horrible condition

Greens super slow, a true dog patch, not worth 20 bucks!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair

Village Green Golf Club

Played On 02/08/2021
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Horrible Conditions, clueless management

Played as my wife likes executive courses and she remembered the parakeets from a few years ago. Had an 11 am prepaid tee time and they were confused and overbooked. Went off at 11:35 am and it took over two hours for the front nine on a par three course. Fairways in horrible condition where you had to place your ball on a small speck of grass if you could find one. Skip this place as they are totally clueless on how to run a golf course. Piles of dirt fro worm holes on the greens make putting a joke!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Excellent condition, narrow and challenging layout

Superb condition with excellent range, putting green and chipping and sand areas. This is a classic country club setting in a wonderful neighborhood.

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

Legacy Golf Club

Played On 01/17/2021
2.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Legacy is in poor condition

Not worth the money and super slow play. Tees are in poor condition and for whatever reason, the course is not maintained properly. Several area courses in much better condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
3.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Not Customer er Focused

Booked a tee time through GolfNow and the website refreshed twice while I was making my selection. When the website refreshed it changed the date on my selection which I didn’t notice. Once I received the email from GolfNow, I immediately called GolfNow and explained how the date got changed. The representative from GolfNow immediately called Heron Creek as they had already charged my credit card. The person in the clubhouse refused to let me book a tee time and use the charge that fit my schedule and the tee time requested was on GolfNow’s website as available. The representative had me on hold and shared with me that the person in the pro shop refused my request for a different time. I gave the GolfNow representative a couple more dates and times that were available and she called Heron Creek again to request the charge be applied to a different date and time that was available. Again, the person in the pro shop refused the request for credit and the GolfNow representative couldn’t believe how the pro shop person at Heron Creek was acting. She actually felt horrible and apologized to me for the behavior of the Heron Creek pro shop representative. I’m out over 200 dollars and I will take this course off my list of courses I will play as I play 3-4 times per week and this was a top 10 course I play in the area. The attitude of this course is unacceptable to me and I thought would be more customer focused. Truly disappointed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Default User Avatar
Commented on 02/18/2021

Hi there, first and foremost, we apologize for the delayed response. We sincerely appreciate you taking the time to review our course and GolfNow. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve, and our team has worked on making improvements to help provide you with a better experience. We do hope that you will try us again, we'd love to give you the 5-star experience that we aim for. Please reach out to our management team at {{business_phone_number}, and thank you for choosing Heron Creek Golf and Country Club - Oaks/Marsh Course. We hope to hear from you soon.

I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Staff makes it challenging

Nice course, good layout, excellent practice facilities, but unfortunately, employees and staff that need professional training about being helpful to the patrons and not acting like police enforcers. Several golf buddies won’t play this course because of the staff.

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

Sarasota National Golf Club

Played On 08/26/2020
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor

Terrific and Consistent

From the practice area to the course and this is one magnificent and well cared for Golf Course. Wide fairways lots of sand challenging greens that are very consistent. This is one of the best values and consistent courses in the entire greater Sarasota Bradenton area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
1.0
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing

Not Well Managed

We played with friends and the fairways were very long and the roughs were incredibly long. Bermuda grass makes you really swing down and hard to get the ball out of the rough. Traps were in poor condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Default User Avatar
Commented on 08/17/2020

Hi, rockydogz. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Magnolia Landing Golf & Country Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Sarasota National Golf Club

Played On 07/26/2020
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Traps and cart paths need work

One of my favorite courses that for some unknown reason hasn’t been kept in the usual condition. Greens are excellent and consistent.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent

Riverwood Golf Club

Played On 07/25/2020
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Awesome layout, great staff!!!

Looked liked the greens were punched two weeks ago and cart only n three holes as the course was really wet. On of the best courses in this part of Florida!!!

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

Peridia Golf & Country Club

Played On 07/18/2020
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Fun Little Executive Course

This executive course is my wife’s favorite. It’s an easy layout with not too many water hazards. It’s a par 60 cars in good condition.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Default User Avatar
Commented on 07/20/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review us rockydogz. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Peridia Golf & Country Club thanks you!

Misty Creek Country Club

Played On 07/08/2020
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Course is in tough shape

Great layout and it appears that the course is lacking tender loving care. Green were true but fairways and tees in very poor shape.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Now Reading