Turtle Creek Golf Course

Walking from the parking lot to the pro shop, a young man pulls up to me with a cart and offers me a ride. He then says I can use this cart for my round, that’s service right there. The starter was hugely informative, gave me all sorts of strategy notes, as it was my first time playing there. The mens room at the Pro shop was actually clean and functional. The course itself was in great shape, wide open fairways most of the time, interesting water hazards. It’s a modified links which I found compelling. There was alot of casual water in the sandtraps (sprinklers?) but other than that I can’t complain. The pace of play was outstanding, I’ve suffered through 5+ hour rounds at other courses on a Sunday, The marshalls were everywhere, this pace was excellent and had me home an hour earlier than usual. This was an outstanding golf experience from start to finish. All stars.

This is a nice course. It’s in very nice condition. The tees, fairways, bunkers, rough are all in good shape. At the end of the day you can certainly see all the spike marks on the greens. They are mostly in great shape even though they get a lotta play. 11 is an oddity, it’s much MUCH slower than the rest of the greens. Probably because it’s tucked in the trees but it’s really really slow. I like the afternoon walking rate of 23 $ but besides 10,11,12 (they are tree lined holes) and 18 it’s not too much of a challenge. Pretty much wide open except for 10,11,12. I’ll play it again for sure but it’s not in my top 10.

played on Sunday morning. starter was good. course play was slow and then the ranger had the gall to tell us to pick up the pace. We waited on 17 holes to tee off. for the price and the pace can’t recommend it.

I played Turtle Creek on June 13, 2015 with an approximately 8am tee time. I have played this course at least a dozen times before as it was the site of my former company’s golf outing. I have played this course from the white and blue tees a number of times depending on who I played with.
Pros: The course was in great shape as usual. The fairways and greens were well maintained.
Holes 8 and 18 are two challenging and fun par 5s. They are two true risk-​reward Par 5’s that are all about how much danger you would like to bring into play with your second shot. TC is a course that can be played by all levels of players as it is not overly difficult.
Cons: With the exception of holes 8 and 18, I find myself being bored while playing the course. There is no strategy to playing TC. Almost every hole is bang a driver as far as you can and then hit a wedge into the green. Three of the par 4’s (7,10, and 12) are actually drivable with a good tee shot. Even though the course maintenance is great, I prefer courses that make you think.
Overall, we finished the round right at 4 hours so the pace of play was good for a Saturday morning but I just can’t see paying $ 68 a round for this course. For the same amount of money, you could play Raven’s Claw or Lederach. For less money, you could go play Linfield National which is a shorter but more challenging course.

This is my favorite course to play on, the prices are reasonable, the staff is friendly and the course is absolutely beautiful. The fairways are well kept and the greens are perfect. The holes offer a bit of a challenge and the rough is very high. My only complaint is you will lose a Ton of balls just from rolling off the Fairway due to the rough height. Other than that I have no complaints. The carts are your basic carts and there is a driving range next door. I love turtle Creek and it is ranked as the 4^th best public course in philly!

Played today and it took forever…5:10 to get through the round I felt like I was stuck in rush hour on the Schuylkill!
I generally like the course even though there are other places to play that are in better shape and more interesting (Bella Vista & Ravens Claw). In my opinion, if you are charging top dollar ($ 67) for a round, you should probably manage your course better and keep speed of play. Oh well, it happens.
The thing that really irritated me (and lead to this review) is that when I told the guy at the counter that we just finished the round and it was really slow at 5:10 he reacted by telling me I was mistaken. I explained again (tee time 10:08, had to wait, teed off at 10:25, finished at 3:20). He again told me that I was wrong. OK man, how about something like «I’m sorry it got slow out there, thanks for letting us know, I’ll talk to the rangers».
Would be 3 – 4 stars if course was managed better. Not sure I’ll go back.

I have played TC for a few years and it is one of my favorite courses. What some people need to understand is that is NOT a links style course… it is a MODIFIED links style course. There’s a difference.
The course is in fantastic condition. And for the amount of play it gets they do a great job of keeping it in good condition.
The tee boxes are lush as is the fairways. The rough is challenging since there are not many trees on the course. But even the rough is in great shape. No weeds.
The people there seem very nice. What amazes me is that during the season you will find a starter and at least one ranger on the course at all times. I was there once at 8:30 pm and there was still a ranger riding around. Can’t say I see that on other courses.
JM and BRIAN K have summed it up very well so I won’t really repeat.

I’ve been checking my local stomping ground’s here on Unilocal and I’m not always liking what I’m seeing, but a lot of the Unilocalers here got it right.
Turtle Creek is a very unique course for the area. It was originally intended to be a Country Club and because of that, they have some very nice bermuda grass. The fairways are well cut and tight, just like the greens.
The course isn’t the most ascetically beautiful but the conditions are right for an experienced golfer.
Some of the NEGS are that it is pretty expensive during prime hours. It’s usually crowded. Watch out after school during the fall, I think PJPHS practices there. If not them it’s someone else. Any experienced golfer knows you don’t want to get behind those kids, especially when they’re playing for spots.
The carts are gas and loud. They have a ranger and they do drive around., No rangers is an ongoing problem with these local courses but TC does a good job of having someone out there. They don’t however do a very good job of keeping solid pace. What’s the point right?
Twilight rates are reasonable.
My favorite hole is the par 4,10^th, drive over the trees and there’s a usually wet green that you can stick in one.
Oh Yeah, the driving range is next door, don’t hit off the mats, behind the batting cages is a grass range.
I haven’t seen the woman Damon N. was talking about in years but I know exactly who he is talking about. I always go Tuesday afternoons and I don’t think she works those hours, thank god. I wonder how she keeps her job with some of the stunts she pulls. I’m laughing in my brain just thinking about Damon’s plight, I’ve seen it so many times… I wouldn’t not go there because of her, I’d just Unilocal like Damon

5÷19÷12
Course is in good shape. Wide open fairways, with some deep rough. A very walk-​able course with some great twilight rates. I’ve played the course many times and enjoy it.
The one problem I have with Turtle Creek is the lack of customer service recently experienced on a Sat morning. The woman behind the counter was rude and threaten to charge my credit card, since our foursome unexpectedly become a twosome. I understand that she wants to maximize her profit, but she handled the situation with such attitude, she lost a future customer in the process.
The rangers on the course we very helpful and keep pace of play flowing smoothly.

We played Turtle Creek this past weekend for our first time out this spring. For being so early in the season the course was actually in pretty good shape.
Based on the website I was expecting a links style course but it’s really not. It has a couple links qualities but is really a park style layout with very few trees. I had my driver out on the 4s and 5s which is certainly not the case on a links style course (I also only lost 3 balls … I loose balls by the dozen on links courses)
There are a couple nice holes but the 18^th was the only one that was really noteworthy. I disagree with Mike M’s contention that it is not reachable in 2. Granted my 2^nd shot (3 Hybrid) bounced off the face of the wall and into the pond, but another 2 feet and it would’ve been rolling towards the green. Just make sure to keep your tee shot down the left side of the fairway. Go for it if you’re just having fun with the guys instead of worrying too much about your score. Eagles make better stories than Pars for you and that shot into the drink is more fun for the rest of your foursome …
All in a all Turtle Creek was a nice place to play. A little expensive but not ridiculously so. We’ll definitely go back again when the weather’s better.

What a dump. The greens had more ball marks than any course I’ve ever seen. The fairways were so-​so. The round took over 5 hours, maybe since the greens were rock hard and you can’t stop a good shot.
Range next door is a joke. Mats are torn up, balls should be used to stop the oil spill.
How they have the nerve to advertise this place as a top notch course is amazing.

Overall, a decent place to play. Supposedly a links style course but after playing in England, this is definitely not a links course. A few challenging holes to keep you interested. 18 is fun to play… par 5 that is almost impossible to reach in 2. If you bomb your drive over 300 yards you end up with a downhill lie towards the green that is protected by a large pond. Even with a big drive, youre still 200 – 250 yards with no landing area to lay up. The rangers and starters are very nice, however, the $ 65 weekend fee is a little steep for such a pedestrian course.

nice course. usually in very good shape. they also have a grass tee driving range which is in very good shape. the only thing is there is nothing to aim at. you are basically just hitting into a field. huge drawback.