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1156 Reviews (1156)
5 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
23
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
87.6%
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3.5
8 Reviews (8)
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Conditions
3.6
Value
3.8
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.1
75.0%
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4.0
59 Reviews (59)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.8
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
86.4%
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51 out of 59 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Private
Par 72
Length 6804 yards
Slope 139
Rating 74.2

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1980
Fairways 419 Tifway Bermuda Grass
Greens Super Dwarf TifEagle Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Rees Jones (1980) Bryce Swanson (1980) Rees Jones (2006) Arthur Hills (1986)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Available Facilities

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4.1
1156 Reviews (1156)
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Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Friendly staff, pleasant course

Nice HHI course. Great staff. Was in good shape. Price included lunch and drink of your choice. Good value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

The course is challenging

This was my 3rd round in the last 3 weeks and I have enjoyed every challenging round. The course is in good shape as far as the fairways and the greens. I do wish that the bunkers had more sand. I will be playing it a couple more times by the end of the week

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great timei

Checkin was easy, staff was friendly, the course was in very good shape and the layout is challenging but fair.

Shrimp poboy at the end was awesome.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First time playing

The course was in great shape. The staff very accommodating. The price was incredible - $55.00/person which included a fabulous lunch and a tap beer. Will definitely return in the future.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Value but Amenities Absolutely need Updating

Nice folks. Got on the course right away. Used rental clubs that were OK. Nice and efficient cart guy.

The course was in pretty good shape. Fairways were mostly in good condition. Needed some work. Greens were fast but mostly smooth. Needed clearing of leaves, etc., but overall quite good. Pace was a little slowed by walker in front but good enough.

Clubhouse was ole and needs to be updated. Restrooms were really bad and need completely new fixtures throughout. I am surprised that they let it get this bad. Roads into and out of the clubhouse are in terrible disrepair.

While I enjoyed paying the low price ($40 for nine) I would have been happy to pay more for an improved facility. I may play this course again but I would NOT be proud to show this clubhouse off to my friends.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good experience

Course was in good shape. Cart paths were terrible. Greens were very good as were the fairways.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good deal for the price

We got an afternoon hot deal for around $40 a person and would recommend for that price. On the 4th hole a twosome came up and asked us if they could play the hole real quick because it was their last hole from a morning tournament... we let them play the hole but very strange occurrence, set us back 20 min. pace was slow all day. Good conditions overall, would play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Overall review

Bear Creek Is a challenging course that has a good layout and is fun to play. The overall condition of the course

Is very good with the exception of the traps that need some work after all the rain here.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course.

Wife and I played Bear Creek for our first time. For years we have played the usual courses at HHI when we are there. Since it was our first time we didn’t know what to expect. The first thing we committed on was a lack of signage as you pull in as the parking and club house are some what hidden. The cart building is what you see and a club drop. So we parked the car and walked up to the cart house. The gentleman working there wasn’t exactly friendly but we figured out where to go. The staff at the club house made up in friendly from the cart person. The club house is well worn and in need of some work. We hit some balls prior to playing and the range was nice. Once we started the course was nice. We had a lot of rain over the week so there were two holes cart path only and you had to be careful on some holes. The greens were in great shape. We would play here again. The course was a great value.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Way up on Bear Creek

Booked a mid afternoon round and they were very particular about not letting us go off before our time.(watering, I think). We had the course to ourselves and it was wonderful. Nice greens. Nice layout. Looks narrow, but actually played very fairly. Saw a few gators. I would definitely recommend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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