Bear Creek Golf Club - West Course

Played this course once before and liked it just fine. Very slow pace of play that day. This time the earlier part of the week was wet and we had to play the entire 18 holes cart path only. There was no mention of that when we checked in and found out when we got on the course. The starter did not mention it either.

Course touts GPS and its mounter on the steering column where i is difficult to see. Very poor set up and its digital only no course layout available.

Might try the East course since I haven't played that side yet. For $75 not somewhere that will be a regular in my course rotation. Played this one because its conveniently located between me and the person I play with occasionally.

I have not played these courses in years and I see the same biggest issue still remains. The 1 thing most people complain about is the pace of play on both courses. To put things in perspective, I offer this to Bear Creek management. Tomorrow at the Farmers Insurance Open, tee times are 11 minutes apart with groups of 3 professionals. Tomorrow, on a Saturday (which are usually very busy) you will have groups of 4 amateurs teeing off at 9 minutes apart. Amateurs don't hit fairways and greens as much as professionals, and amateurs can't find their balls as fast as professionals with spotters on the course. So if the pros need 11 minutes between groups to keep the pace of play up, don't you think amateurs need a little more time than that? PLEASE stop thinking about all the money you can make by squeezing as many people as you can on the course. You can make these courses a lot more enjoyable by spreading out the tee times so people aren't waiting every shot. This has been your biggest issue for years. Hopefully management will finally take this into consideration.

I haven’t played here since last year but I noticed changes all around and the course looks better. The outdoor area and even the indoor areas look great. Course was still a nice challenge and I noticed landscaping done to different areas on the course. I’d definitely play here again

Played the East Course. Tough course, no on course Marshall and we waited on tee box all day long. Group ahead was really good, and the did not waste many shots. Course in really good shape,, and greens were worn hard, but that comes with play. Pin placements were ridiculously hard. We all love challenges, however when the whole group is 3 putting regularly, they are too challenging. Carts with hole design, yardage data are needed. I’ll play here again.

Haven’t played Bear Creek in a couple of years, thought I would give it a try over the holidays. Played the East side, the course was in excellent condition, the changes made are great. The course is still a a challenge but now very enjoyable 👍👍

The East Course at Bear Creek was in great shape. That was it. There was zero water to drink on the course. The only restroom on the course was closed. There was NEVER a cart person to offer us drinks. There was NEVER a Marshall to speed up the group in front of us that was one or two holes behind.

I like that they have added an outdoor restaurant but I don’t think it was open.

The restaurant in the clubhouse was ok. Staff was friendly but they couldn’t offer fries with the hamburger. Tots was all they had. Who doesn’t serve fries with a hamburger??

No GPS on the carts either.

Haven't played here in many, many years. Just back to the game after some time off so easing back into local play. Used to be about a 10 handicap when I played years ago but now still searching for what my game is.

I really enjoyed my round here. The course was in good condition (except for all the leaves). Really liked the layout.

Pace of play was a bit slow but that was probably just the group in front of us. No marshal or beverage cart during the round so be prepared for that potentially.

Friendly staff, starter and not much crowded.

Well maintained fairway and greens were aerifications

But pure rolls green's..

Enjoyed round with friends and spouse.

The layout and greens were great! Two issues: the guy with the beard managing the carts and patrolling the course is a JERK!! I saw him yelling at people about taking carts. You can’t get a key until you check in, and he was jerking keys away from people because they didn’t sign a clipboard. Then he yelled at our group for taking the cart in a dry fairway and told us we would be removed from the course. Jerk Marshall on a power trip. Very rude. All he needed to do was clearly state instructions instead of being a HUGE JERK!!

Second issue: Blow the leaves off the course!!!

Played this course multiple times. Enjoyable track for even the novice golfer. This course gets played quite a bit, but they keep it in excellent condition. Greens were in good shape, fairways were green and in awesome shape, and the bunkers were in good shape, too.

The only negative on the day we played: we were placed in front of a large group of 8, and eventually (as a pair we were moving quickly but not a warp speed…the other two players that booked did not show so we wanted to enjoy our round) the first group of players played incredibly fast and hit into us at a Par 3. We let them play through, but that was incredibly rude of that group.

The course handled things, and we were done with our round in about 4 hours and 15 minutes. Aside from the early frustration we had an excellent time at Bear Creek. Always fun.