Bear Creek GC
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3.3
1255 Reviews (1255)
5 Stars
370
4 Stars
501
3 Stars
211
2 Stars
98
1 Stars
75
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.4
Layout
3.4
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.1
61.3%
Recommend this course
981 out of 1255 reviews
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2.9
52 Reviews (52)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
15
1 Stars
7
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.0
Layout
3.0
Pace
3.0
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
3.6
44.2%
Recommend this course
23 out of 52 reviews
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3.0
95 Reviews (95)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
27
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
21
1 Stars
14
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.2
Layout
3.1
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
3.8
52.6%
Recommend this course
50 out of 95 reviews
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Course Highlights
Welcoming staff consistently go above and beyond to accommodate golfers, earning strong praise for their friendliness and flexibility. Greens are well-maintained and fast, with fairways in solid shape offering a genuinely enjoyable round.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6553 yards
Slope 131
Rating 72.7

Monroe's Bear Creek Golf Club is situated in the heart of Walton County. It's less than an hour from Atlanta, making it a conveniently close getaway from the hustle and bustle of the city. The course originally opened in 1990 but in 2008 it changed ownership and underwent a major renovation that elevated its conditions to rival that of any of the area's best golf courses. The bunkers were rebuilt and re-sanded and the fairways were re-conditioned. Bear Creek G.C. has always been known for its excellent greens, which have a reputation for being some of the state's finest putting surfaces. The layout measures 6,585 yards from the back tees, which may seem short but there are some ups and downs throughout that will make it feel much longer.

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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Greens Champions Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Phillip Ballard (2000)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included
Pull-carts Finn scooters available
Caddies No
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Irons only
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro No
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

3.3
1255 Reviews (1255)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 43
Undulating Greens 35
Bunkers 28
This course/club is great for:
Locals 44
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 29
Advanced Golfers 20
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 37
Worth the Drive 33
Convenient to the City 8

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent course. Needs some updates

Overall, we had a good time. We got put behind a tournament and ended up being almost 30 minutes behind our original tee time. It’s not a terribly challenging course however, the cart paths are in horrible shape; like, hold onto your drinks and phone horrible. I played a couple months ago and the pins haven’t moved. The lips around several of the cups are in rough shape. Our round took over 5 hours due to the tournament playing in front of us the front 9. Timing was definitely off…from putts to tee off, we sometimes waited 20 minutes. We’ll go back just not likely the rest of this season.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor course management

Quit playing after 11 holes and three and a half hours. Almost every holes backed up with three groups. No one managing the pace of play.

Conditions Average
Layout Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

They spent a fortune on new golf carts but the cart path itself is beyond repair.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Many improvements

I’m impressed with the new owner. New carts, greens look amazing and staffs very accommodating.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 41
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

The staff was very friendly and accommodating! The course was fun and challenging!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

An Overall Headache

Tee times 5 mins apart. Course was packed so we didn’t expect a quick round. Carts have tablets to not allow driving designated areas- but would shut down the cart while on the cart path multiple times. Holes feel crammed together. Waiting for one shared tee box with a group on another box teeing off directly over our heads. No starter or Marshall on a Saturday. There was a group in front playing with a bucket of range balls and leaving them all over the fairways and greens making it next to impossible to tell which ball was our tee or approach shot before sifting through the discarded range balls.

Will not be back- at least not for a long time. Was disappointed.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Water please

Tee boxes are terrible. Chopped up and super uneven. Plus no water cooler or beverage cart. 9 to 10 not at the clubhouse so no easy way to get food or a drink. Back 9 must have new layout because a lot of strange holes 5 hour round on short course. Can’t recommend

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Good value

Able to play with rain during that time. They’ve done some good work to course. Good condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 79
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Cart & Cart Path

I played here last year and the cart path is still horrible!

Just like last year, waited for a for a golf cart as they were "short" because the carts are trash!

When the young gentlemen pulled up, I should have said I want a different cart - it sounded horrible and my instinct was correct as the cart dies in the middle of #10. Also, there was a dead cart already on #1.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

3 star

Decent if in a pinch. Better conditions/options for same price range around the area. Also keep in mind for Dads out there, they charged 25$ for my kid to ride along with me even though we only had a 3some using 2 carts.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ok course for the money

Liked most of the holes, pace of pay was not bad, and the staff was nice. On the downside, a good portion of the cart path was very rough and there was not enough signage. No hole marker to find the 13th tee and we never did find hole #16. It seems like it would be fairly inexpensive to have better signage.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Never Again

It’s like playing Pine Hills in winder but double the price. They have a beverage cart but the last two time playing I only saw it after the 14th hole. Don’t waste your time or money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Unfriendly staff….profiling?

The older gentleman was very rude and spoke to my party of four like we were children. One person in my party said this was always the encounter when he is behind the counter. His facial expression was one of tell us we were in the place not knowing one of the members was in our foursome.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bumpy road

While the greens were for the most part in good shape, the cart paths were a mix of dirt, asphalt and pot holes. Mostly pot holes and washed out paths. Some of the holes were just dumb. Course layout was a mess. No grass. Do not recommend.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course rough cart paths

Golf course was in great shape and I loved the layout but holy cow those cart paths are in shambles. That being my only complaint though id definitely come back

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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