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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
Definitely play here
This is an amazing course. Staff is very friendly. Course condition is great. And the surrounding area is beautiful.
Play here when you have the chance. Worth every penny!!!
Nice Track
A very nice layout with water on several holes. Wide fairways but trees make it challenging. Very good value as it includes a very nice sandwich and drink at the turn
Just good golf
This is a fair course with opportunities to score well but you can also get yourself in trouble if you are not careful. I like that the layout of the course makes you think about ball placement. The sand traps are strategically placed. The greens ran true and were well maintained. The fairways were in good shape. I like playing this course.
Good course
The good:
Rees Jones course. Really like the layout, no tricked up holes. Fairways and greens were in very good shape.
The bad:
Staff didn’t go out their way for anything. Clubhouse is overdue for an overhaul.
Our cart died on 15 and no one answered the phone to help. Fortunately a group behind had an extra cart and was nice to help out.
We paid $56 which was a good price.
I’d play again if the price was right.
Over Priced
Nice track that was enjoyable to play. The greens were fast and rolled true. The front 9 does not have paved cart paths. Course condition is what you'd expect for a public course but it's not worth $92.
Play again course
We continue to enjoy this course. The only issue we had was with some old ladies that refused to let us play through. We had to skip a hole to get around them.
Course well designed
Course could be in better shape bare spots, cart paths need maintenance. Greens are fine, bunkers need more and better sand. Pace of play was better than other times.
Learn to hit the ball straight. Garbage review.
Solid value, solid course
Good layout, great staff, well bunkered, numerous water hazards, great lunch and a drink were included- good deal!!
Fun Day on the Course before the PGA Heritage Tournament
The course was in good shape. Definitely a great course to balance out the advantages of long hitters. Almost all par 4 and 5's are dog legs. This made for interesting approach shots. The greens were in great shape and roll true. Made a 40 and 50 footer on front 9!
Golf
Coarse was in pretty good shape,but alot of the traps had no sand.
Pace of play was to slow, they paired us which was fine. But there was a twosome ahead of us and a twosome behind us.Why?Got to the clubhouse after our 1st nine, nobody there so we couldn't get anything to drink. Not even any water.
That was not good on a warm day.
Nice Track with Engaging Layout
Maps app misdirected my route; don't turn until you see sign for golf course! Pro shop and starter super nice. Tee boxes accepted tees easily enough. Fairways have plenty of rolling surface changes to keep things interesting. Green side sand makes long errant approach shots a questionable decision. As a bogey golfer, I would choose layup over target. Greens rolled well. Very enjoyable layout. As a single and some open time I chose not to pair up. Played thru two groups. 3 hrs 20 minutes. Nice.
Great golf!!!
Nice course!!! Beautiful condition fun for all level of skills. Can’t wait to come back!!! Awesome!!! Thanks
Great time
Greens where nicely tended to. Fairway was clean and in great shape
Good but best
Greens and bunkers could have been better. Carts are nice. And the sandwich and beverage was a nice touch afterwards. All in all I would come back.
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They have a local rate. You say you live on the island. Incompetent consumer should be the review.