Bow Creek Golf Course
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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 70 | 5917 yards | 68.8 | 123 |
| White | 70 | 5593 yards | 67.2 | 119 |
| Orange/Yellow | 70 | 4665 yards | 62.9 | 110 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 68.9/123 | 339 | 178 | 457 | 375 | 330 | 200 | 389 | 490 | 180 | 2938 | 175 | 340 | 357 | 178 | 150 | 507 | 395 | 493 | 384 | 2979 | 5917 |
| White M: 67.3/119 W: 72.2/127 | 326 | 160 | 447 | 360 | 308 | 174 | 349 | 457 | 170 | 2751 | 165 | 328 | 343 | 162 | 130 | 486 | 380 | 476 | 372 | 2842 | 5593 |
| Red M: 63.1/110 W: 69.9/116 | 278 | 121 | 304 | 341 | 280 | 167 | 309 | 404 | 150 | 2354 | 132 | 315 | 330 | 145 | 120 | 470 | 360 | 451 | 346 | 2669 | 5023 |
| Handicap | 14 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 3 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
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Not too Bad
Very dry. Tee boxes were dirt and hard. Greens were in decent shape. Aeration has not been done yet. We were told that course will be closing down next year.
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WInter golf
The course is fun and challenging. I golfed after a storm so the conditions were a bit rough and muddy in places. Cart path only BUT was able to get 18 in and had a great time! I definitely recommend the course!
Walked 18
Nice sunny day, ground was a little damp from rain few days ago. I love playing this course, not tough but can be.
My Grandfather built the course in 1959. Love playing there in his honor.. Fred Sappenfield, PGA Pro, RIP.
Value play
Decent course for the money with some challenging holes. Upkeep of the course is minimal. One redeeming feature is that a lot of the fairways are wide open, which is great for newer golfers.
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The course was in bad shape
I have played this course for many years and have never seen it in such bad shape. There seems to be little or no maintenance being done. I understand the course is in the process of being closed however, as long as play is being allowed, there should be some things done to keep it up. Very sad for a nice municipal course to be disregarded. Not sure when the closing is going to happen but I hope I can return and play on it before that happens.
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve, and we are working towards getting things up to par. Thank you for playing Bow Creek Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
course maintenance lacking
I have played here often, as it is easy to get on (nobody else wants to play here). course was wet, with cart path only. leaves were not blown off of the fairways, making finding your ball very difficult (if not impossible) at times; and of course slowing play. There is a large DEEP hole in the middle of the fairway on #15 right before the dogleg to the right turn, that was hidden in the leaves. No idea of how deep, but will severely injure someone if they step in the hole. You can tell that management has lost any interest in maintaining the course. This is the future site of a large storm water retention project for the city.
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Poor Course
Greens and fairways were awful, cart paths too rough, and our cart died on hole 14. So bad we decided to skip the last four holes.
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GREAT VALUE, GREATEXPERIENCE!
Bow Creek has been the best course I've played since being in Norfolk! The course is a municipal course so understand that. The staff is great! The weather was perfect and it was a great day on the links! Don't delay, play here today!
A Beautiful Fall Day
A beautiful day to play golf. High 50's, just enough wind, sunny, trees turning color. The greens were perfect, still enough green grass in the fairways, and despite all the recent rain, the course was not soggy at all. The only complaint that I might of had was the bunkers had not had water pumped out. Perfect conditions for middle November.
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Bowcreek old school design
Greens were very well cut and maintained, overall a great value
Hope the course stay in business
Come to Norfolk to visit our son, found this course on TeeOff, we did not have high expectation since the rate is low. Both my wife and myself are pleasantly surprised that the course is in good condition, staff is helpful. We will come back again. Heart that the course maybe closed soon, this is a shame. We hope the course stay open.
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