Bear Creek Golf Club
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: 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
Friendly staff, pleasant course
Nice HHI course. Great staff. Was in good shape. Price included lunch and drink of your choice. Good value.
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
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.
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.
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.
Good experience
Course was in good shape. Cart paths were terrible. Greens were very good as were the fairways.
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.
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.
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.
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.