Bear Creek Golf Club
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About
Bear Creek Golf Club is one of the courses that makes Hilton Head Island one of the country's most popular golf destinations. Rees Jones designed the course, routing the layout through majestic pines and sparkling blue lagoons. Jones kept much of the existing landscape intact, earning the golf course Audubon certification. There are five sets of tees total, with the longest stretching over 6,800 yards. It's a course that players of all skill levels can enjoy regardless of handicap. The tight, bunkered fairways are an infamous feature of the course but Bear Creek is also known for having some of the best greens on Hilton Head Island. The finishing hole is the course's signature. You'll have to navigate your way past a narrow chute of pines to reach the green, which is fronted by a large lagoon.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6804 yards | 74.2 | 139 |
| Blue | 72 | 6486 yards | 72.4 | 135 |
| White | 72 | 6162 yards | 71.3 | 133 |
| Gold | 72 | 5727 yards | 69.7 | 125 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5727 yards | 73.9 | 131 |
| Green | 72 | 5316 yards | 67.6 | 119 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5316 yards | 71.9 | 128 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.2/139 | 364 | 178 | 431 | 526 | 366 | 384 | 500 | 196 | 430 | 3375 | 407 | 404 | 200 | 532 | 186 | 398 | 396 | 382 | 524 | 3429 | 6804 |
| Blue M: 72.4/135 | 353 | 150 | 424 | 512 | 346 | 375 | 476 | 180 | 380 | 3196 | 385 | 401 | 187 | 515 | 159 | 394 | 372 | 372 | 505 | 3290 | 6486 |
| White M: 71.5/132 W: 76.1/133 | 343 | 128 | 390 | 482 | 339 | 352 | 466 | 158 | 371 | 3029 | 364 | 369 | 176 | 478 | 155 | 364 | 367 | 361 | 499 | 3133 | 6162 |
| Combo M: 70.5/130 | 315 | 128 | 370 | 482 | 310 | 339 | 466 | 158 | 352 | 2920 | 340 | 356 | 176 | 478 | 155 | 350 | 341 | 326 | 499 | 3021 | 5941 |
| Gold M: 69.7/125 W: 73.9/131 | 315 | 102 | 370 | 458 | 310 | 339 | 440 | 124 | 352 | 2810 | 340 | 356 | 150 | 463 | 124 | 350 | 341 | 326 | 467 | 2917 | 5727 |
| Green M: 67.6/119 W: 71.9/128 | 306 | 93 | 338 | 427 | 296 | 314 | 410 | 104 | 331 | 2619 | 336 | 331 | 134 | 428 | 109 | 326 | 316 | 308 | 409 | 2697 | 5316 |
| Family M: 61.8/109 W: 63.2/106 | 224 | 93 | 276 | 381 | 203 | 198 | 317 | 69 | 259 | 2020 | 245 | 244 | 84 | 309 | 63 | 247 | 259 | 201 | 349 | 2001 | 4021 |
| Handicap | 11 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
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Photo submitted by TurtlesGolf on 09/17/2022
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Photo submitted by u541023880 on 03/20/2022
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#1had a welcome greeter Photo submitted by u541023880 on 03/20/2022
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Photo submitted by u541023880 on 03/20/2022
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Photo submitted by Ranteam1 on 03/19/2022
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Loved the way this hole was framed. Photo submitted by u865776341 on 03/09/2021
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Photo submitted by u000005015795 on 12/29/2020
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Photo submitted by hondaman1 on 06/26/2020
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Photo submitted by u000005692225 on 02/23/2020
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Photo submitted by Mike17297 on 11/11/2019
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Photo submitted by u4005065 on 10/21/2019
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Photo submitted by JSoul54 on 06/05/2019
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Photo submitted by JSoul54 on 06/05/2019
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Photo submitted by JSoul54 on 06/05/2019
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Photo submitted by Darryldocking on 04/17/2019
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Bunkers. Where I often play. Photo submitted by rickbenntte on 05/24/2016
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Photo submitted by LeeviewG on 02/29/2016
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Photo submitted by LeeviewG on 02/29/2016
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18th hole Photo submitted by Sammy369 on 02/09/2015
Nice day on the course
Course played well even after rain the day before. Staff were friendly and acting like they were glad we came. Will be playing here again soon
Fun and Challenging
We have played this course this the last three winters. It is always in pretty good shape, the pace of play is good, and if you pay after noon the price is reasonable.
Tons of doglegs
It was a pretty nice course. About every hole is a dogleg which meant a lot of irons off the tee. Greens were in pretty good condition.
Great experience
Challenging course and very scenic. Lots of bunkers and water. Friendly staff. Only negative are cart paths that are quite rough
Good Times!
Best course played in Hilton Head on our five round golf vacation.
Greens were true and fast. Layout was my favorite. Trees, water and sand all played in your decision making. but generous enough if if you are a bit off the mark. Loved the fact they teamed up twosomes. Played in four hrs. Staff was friendly. You get what you pay for here.
Nice Course
Course was in good shape for November. Green fees were quite high compared to what we pay in Canada. Sucks that they gouge players from out of town.
Good experience
Course was in good shape and played in 3 hrs and 30 mins. Price was steep but every decent course here in HH is overpriced compared to what we're used to in Canada.
Course was OK
We played the course on Nov . 7 and again on Nov. 16. The course conditions were good on the7th but only fair on the 16th. A tropical storm went through in between and the course is so busy that the fairways suffered from too much use. We had to wait at every tee boxes and also on the fairways. Not sure that we would play that course again.
