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Bear Creek Golf Club
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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: 73.0/137 | 366 | 175 | 431 | 526 | 366 | 384 | 505 | 188 | 378 | 3319 | 415 | 407 | 198 | 520 | 183 | 394 | 371 | 380 | 526 | 3394 | 6713 |
| Blue M: 71.8/134 W: 77.7/141 | 353 | 150 | 395 | 514 | 346 | 377 | 478 | 177 | 371 | 3161 | 407 | 401 | 182 | 501 | 157 | 386 | 360 | 369 | 502 | 3265 | 6426 |
| White M: 70.2/132 W: 75.9/137 | 345 | 128 | 377 | 482 | 339 | 352 | 471 | 158 | 352 | 3004 | 389 | 369 | 174 | 469 | 153 | 360 | 340 | 359 | 467 | 3080 | 6084 |
| Gold M: 68.5/119 W: 73.3/130 | 323 | 102 | 340 | 458 | 310 | 339 | 443 | 122 | 332 | 2769 | 364 | 356 | 150 | 446 | 120 | 342 | 332 | 329 | 443 | 2882 | 5651 |
| Green M: 66.7/111 W: 71.4/126 | 304 | 93 | 334 | 427 | 290 | 316 | 412 | 106 | 323 | 2605 | 336 | 333 | 130 | 417 | 106 | 323 | 310 | 303 | 412 | 2670 | 5275 |
| Family M: 62.0/102 W: 64.3/112 | 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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Scary gator on 18 lol Photo submitted by braypro on 01/17/2025
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Photo submitted by 2KD8B5wYohuCGvInEdu7 on 03/28/2024
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Photo submitted by 2KD8B5wYohuCGvInEdu7 on 03/28/2024
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#1 green attendant Photo submitted by u541023880 on 03/25/2023
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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
Enjoyed The Course
Enjoyed the course overall and the greens were in very nice shape. Not overly fast but a decent, consistent pace. Fairways were well grassed and rolled well. The staff were very friendly and accommodating.
At $60.00 I thought this was good value.
My one complaint about the course were the bunkers. Most didn't have rakes and most were hardpan. Although there was rain the night before we found bunker play quite frustrating as there was just no consistency. Maintenance in the traps should be a daily grounds crew task.
We'll play it again though!
Bear Creek does not disappoint
Very nice layout on this course. Forgiving enough fairways but tight enough for a challenge. Greens were is good condition but a touch slow for my liking. Definitely a course worth playing.
Nice Course, continues to Improve.
The greens were again excellent. I was impressed with some extensive resodding of areas that have needed it. The people/staff are friendly and efficient. I know from many past visits that the restaurant/bar is pretty good, too. So the only real disappointment on the day was that it was closed so early. We wanted to enjoy a drink & snack with the new friends we met - and really enjoyed - when we were paired up with them. Pace of play has been too slow on some past visits, but today was fine - about 4.5 hours for the 18 holes, including a bit of a long restroom break for the ladies at the turn.
Improved course
Bear Creek are making a decided effort to improve the playing condition of the course by laying down multiple yards of sod throughout the course.
Decent Golf for January
This is a fun course to play. It was in decent shape for southern courses for this time of year. The greens were a little slow, but that’s to be figured now.
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