Buffalo Tournament Club

I enjoy the course, and can’t really complain as the fees are for and it’s relatively well layer out. We were absolutely starving and the only food they offered were granola bars and chips. We understand that it’s a challenge to get employees at this time but other courses seem able to have a littler cook out area with burgers and such readily available. The place of play was very slow this particular time (7/24/21) which only make the lack of food/refreshment that much worse. Also, they don’t take American Express which was crazy as many companies use that for corporate expenses. I’d come back with groups if they did.

I really like this course in the summer. I generally like to play nine holes because of my age and endurance. It's great to play in between the leagues in the mid afternoon. My gripe is that as soon as the leagues are done for the season they eliminate the 9 holes price and only offer 18 holes. I go elsewhere then.

We booked tee time for 4 at 6:45am but two out of the group tested positive for COVID so they couldn’t make it. The manager behind the counter said we still have to pay fir the 2 who couldn’t make it. I refused and said that I will only pay for 2 that will be playing that day. He told me that the two who didn’t show up still have to pay and I should get the money from them. 1 week later there was a charge of $84 (2 golfers) for that day that wasn’t there in my credit card.. It’s illegal and credit card company ended up reimbursed me for it.

It’s such a scumbag move. My group and I used to play there 2-3 times a week. Haven’t been back since and will never step food in that place again

A couple shovels of top soil along #1,#3,#10,#11,#13 would help a lot. No place to buy a water or beer. I would prefer letting the carts in the parking area. What is the new clubhouse for? It could be a great course with a concerted effort. The cart paths are awful.

I like the course layout in general. However the cart paths are a mess, the rough on most holes are dirt with patches of weeds, and the course has never had a usable clubhouse - it was completed last year but has STILL not opened. No food or drinks available at the facility. The greens are the best part of the course - they are usually in great shape and roll true. This place has lots of potential but needs an investment in the overall playing conditions. The traps don't really have payable sand in them and many of the tee boxes are chewed up badly. This place could go from a 2.5 to a 4 easily with some attention to detail

Our group of 16 travels weekly and BTC is out of the rotation. course is PITIFUL. We will never return

Great course for all caliber golfers. Huge “fast” greens and it is constantly being improved. The course is close to everywhere and everything in the western New York area. Have fun!

The rain had just stopped. I have played BTC but neither Mike, Dan or Chris had ever.. The greens drew praise for condition and options for pins that would challenge. anyone.

Been coming here for several years now and the conditions seem to have deteriated
. First the carts do not have any sand to fill the divits and there are many. The couse lacks water and definituon between the fairway and rough..
The price of $38.00 Senior rate is rhe same as many of the courses in the area that are kept up much nicer. No water or snack service and the parking lot policy is a joke..
The greens are acceptable but the area in front if the greens leaves no ability to run a shot up to the surface. It requires all carry. Not my favorite asoect. Every year I hope to see some improvements but so far nothing has changed in at least 4 years. Please make it more playable because the layout is nice. The maitainence not so much.

Greens runnin fast , pace of play great , our starter very very friendly !

Off course amenities are ZERO. used to have a small kitchen with burgers dogs beer etc. Now nothing except for a few lame snack options and non alcoholic drinks. Be advised. Bring your own.

***$100 after 3pm rates for ANYONE UNDER 40yr Old after 3pm***

I have been golfing here for years since it opened and have always enjoyed the layout and reasonable twilight rates but the conditions have progressively gotten worse over the past few years as well as the staff who are rude an unhelpful. They continually overbook tee times leading to 5-6 hour rounds on weekends and have no ranger out facilitating pace of play. It’s clear they’ve put more money into their clubhouse than their course over these past few years and it’s deteriorating conditions show it.

It’s the closest course to my home and as someone who generally works until 5 I enjoyed that I could quickly get to the course and get at least 9 in after work. I recently went online to book a late in the day tee time and found out that they are now charging $100 rounds to golfers under 40yrs old….. reserving the usual $32 rate for “advanced senior” rate. I’ve never seen a course discriminate in such an egregious and aggressive way. I called and asked what the deal was as this had to be a mistake and they claim that the owner believes people under 40 are ruining the course, the person I spoke about it with was matter of fact and had no hesitation in telling me this. I’m 28 have been golfing my whole life and respect and take care of the course. To blame their garbage conditions and mismanagement of the course on ALL golfers under 40 is ridiculous. There are plenty of other courses to play in the area that would never try something like this. Ownership is out of their minds thinking this is ok to shun a huge age group charging triple the rates. This act along with several other instances that have happened over their downhill slide over the past few years while they’ve dumped their money into their clubhouse instead of the course make me not want to golf here anymore, not sure who they think they are. They truly believe that their awful course conditions are caused by all golfers under 40 and not from their lack of investment in their grounds. I don’t want to give an owner who treats a huge portion of their customer base this way any business with the other better options close by. Dande Farms(DFCC) is a prime example of a course that under new ownership and investment in their grounds/conditions can turn a course around in a few years I will gladly give them my business.

I used to love coming here when I was younger. As the years have gone on the maintenance for what you pay isn’t as good as it should and used to be. I had 2 first time golfers with me and on the 9th hole we were getting asked to rush through the rest of our playing time. It was very obvious as well. We all paid the same amount of money as everyone else to play. No need to ask us to rush our playing time. We will not be coming here for a very long time or for a while at least, disappointed of a lot of things. Getting asked to rush topped it off. Especially when the boss at the time couldn’t say anything to us and had to send someone else out to talk to us about it.

You get a 50/50 mix for staff grades. The pro there was welcoming and a good guy but the starter was not very impressive to be polite. He was very short with a couple guys in front of us when they asked a few questions.
The layout of the course itself is fun. The traps need work and some fairways are not that good. We ended up playing winter rules for the round.
There seems to be a reason that we got a tee time on short notice . Fun to play it but don’t expect a lot.

The course is improving the fairways are a lot better then they were, my only problems were the bunkers, it look more like gravel then sandeverytime you hit from them
It scratches the face of my club. Don’t like that other then that no complains

Played this course for the first time yesterday, the initial impression was poor as there are only 15 parking spots and all the buildings are closed and locked off. Not being able to drive carts to the car is a joke. The course is in very rough shape. There is really no general upkeep and the cart path is a very bumpy experience. I could tell on hole 1 that we had overpaid for the thong of gold and we could get much better value going to most other courses around the area. The cart GPS was often many yards off and was not properly calibrated to give accurate distances. They have us a coupon to come back but unfortunately that won’t help. I had high expectations for a club called the “Buffalo Tournament Club” but was very disappointed with the general upkeep and condition of the course for the cost.

I have always liked playing this course. Hopefully the amenities are opened soon like the halfway house and dining. Starter was friendly and got us out a bit early. The layout is challenging and they have large greens that can be up to a 3-club difference. They have multiple tees as well. I think they need to work on the upkeep a but - tee boxes need broken tee holders and some tee markers were missing. It would be nice to have a ranger or beverage cart as well. Overall, it is a great place to play.