Bent Creek GC
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4.0
1208 Reviews (1208)
5 Stars
326
4 Stars
597
3 Stars
170
2 Stars
57
1 Stars
58
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
88.7%
Recommend this course
1045 out of 1208 reviews
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4.2
37 Reviews (37)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
91.9%
Recommend this course
34 out of 37 reviews
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4.1
87 Reviews (87)
5 Stars
32
4 Stars
38
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
89.7%
Recommend this course
78 out of 87 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout offers a genuine challenge with interesting twists, and conditions consistently impress from tee to green. Exceptionally friendly staff and outstanding value make this one of Jacksonville's best deals.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6420 yards
Slope 136
Rating 71.6

Since the opening of Bent Creek Golf Course in 1989, the 6,420-yard, par-71 course has provided a challenging golf experience for residents of Northeast Florida and visitors alike.

Crafted by renowned architect Bobby Weed with consulting services by Mark McCumber, Bent Creek's meandering terrain takes golfers through a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary, towering pines and alongside creeks and swales. The championship layout boasts Bermuda grass greens, plush fairways and a state-of-the-art lighted practice facility - home of the Bent Creek Golf Academy.

From the back tees, Bent Creek carries a rating of 71.6 and a slope of 136. The challenge starts with the first hole, which measures 538 yards from the gold tees, just 20 yards short of No. 15, the longest hole on the golf course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bobby Weed (1989) Mark McCumber (1989)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Bent Creek Golf Academy"
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.0
1208 Reviews (1208)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 30
19th Hole Specials 17
Patio Dining 16
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 58
Bunkers 45
Forced Carries 33
This course/club is great for:
Locals 53
Seniors 33
Advanced Golfers 32
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 41
Worth the Drive 38
In the 'Burbs 22

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good but not for the money

I love the layout of this course but 50$ for horribly burned greens with crab weeds growing is not good

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 47
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

(BURNED) All 18 Greens now Sand

The course did an excellent job redoing all 18 greens less than a year ago and an employee must have sprayed them with the wrong chemicals? It was not worth paying to play a course without any grass on their greens!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

The course is in decent shape except the greens. Apparently they messed them up. They roll super fast and are so hard that your approach shot better be dropping straight down with plenty of backspin if you want to stay on the green. The fairways were very nice.

Everything moved right along, and the refreshment cart came by 4 times.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Lost all greens

Greens completely bare; absolutely no grass. Still charged same rates without informing about greens condition….

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Great layout and course: Greens have been let go completely

I’ve played this course twice now. The first time I played it was around 2-3 months ago. The greens were brand new and in mint condition. I went back yesterday expecting that same level of green play. I was very wrong. The greens were all completely dead and worn out as if no one tended to them since the last time I played. Truly a shame that the grounds keeping team let such a big investment go to crap. Other than that it’s one of my favorite layouts to play

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Bent Creek

Great layout but damaged greens so not worth the value.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are dead - Golfnow and Bent Creek Should have warned customers of this upfront.

I have played this course many times over the years and have loved it. But now the greens have no grass and it is like playing on concrete. Completely unplayable conditions. There should be a warning when booking kind of like you see when a course just aerates the greens. I am all for supporting them as they work through the issue but be upfront about it. Anyone who recently played this course deserves a refund or a raincheck to make up for this lack of transparency.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Destroyed greens

Greens rebuilt last year. Someone sprayed them qith herbicides. L

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Greens are Dead

Go somewhere else. The greens are dead. Also not the most friendliest of folks in the pro shop.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bent Out Of Shape

I’ve played Bent Creek many times over the years and never has it been in such bad shape. Apparently, the greens are being redone so it appears they intentionally killed all the grass on the all the greens. The fairways were the only positive on the entire course. No warning before paying green fees. Absolute disappointment.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 126
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Greens are destroyed

Greens are wholly destroyed at this point. Difficult to recommend playing this course until the greens are fixed. Don't know what happened but it was all 18 of them.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

New Greens are Dead

Greens were redone last year and they are already in state of disrepair. They are dead. Completely brown on each hole. Approach shots will not hold and just roll off the back of the green. Speed is impossible to control. Would not recommend spending your money here. It’s sad to see the complete lack of care in these greens, as I’m sure they spent a lot of money completely redoing the greens last year. This course used to be one of the best in West Jacksonville, there is so much potential as the course layout is challenging but a lot of fun. And forget about playing a 4 hour round. The pace of play is laughable. No rangers on the course leads to 5 - 5&1/2 hour rounds. Truly disappointing to see this happen to this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

New Greens??…

Greens were in terrible condition. For a course that just redid every green it’s pretty sad that they are all brown and dead. Not a single approach shot held as everything just runs off the back and putting was a struggle with the speed and dead spots

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

New greens are ruined.

Unfortunately someone scorched the brand new greens/collars and they are gone. A worker there told me if they can’t get them back they’ll have to rip them up again and start over. What a shame and place was starting to come around. If they do have to redo them I hope they deal with the drainage issues they never fixed the last time.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A-day of golf

Spent the day playing Bent Creek greens are in poor condition fairways in good they put a 5 some out ahead of us and 22 Sims and a single slowed play way down over 5 hours to complete the round beautiful day so we enjoyed it anyway

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0

Dead greens

The new greens have been killed. They hope they come back when the nights get warmer. Sad. They spent a lot of time and money over the last year on the putting surfaces.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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