Bent Creek GC
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4.1
1216 Reviews (1216)
5 Stars
330
4 Stars
600
3 Stars
170
2 Stars
57
1 Stars
59
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
89.1%
Recommend this course
1052 out of 1216 reviews
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4.2
38 Reviews (38)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
92.1%
Recommend this course
35 out of 38 reviews
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4.1
71 Reviews (71)
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
90.1%
Recommend this course
64 out of 71 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
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
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.1
1216 Reviews (1216)

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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Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 56
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Bad bad bad greens

After shutting down last year and redoing their green now it's a waste of money I do not recommend anyone playing there actually get it fixed we are getting ready to do temporary green again seem like every year same thing

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

Usually a great course

We have played this course a number of times before and is typically a busy one. However, this weekend it was wide open and we found out on hole 1 why. The greens were completely bare down to the sand. Had we known beforehand we would have spent the same money on a course with actual greens. There was no warning on the website nor their Facebook page. And on top of that, we paid more for an extra cart when there were at least 30 cleaned and out front (1pm tee time ) with not many people on the afternoon tee sheet! Overall disappointed in a course we normally love.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

It looked like they completely lost the greens and no heads up

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Destroyed Greens

All the greens have been completely burned out by someone spraying the wrong chemicals. Sad after they had just been redone, but what's worse is the pro shop staff didn't warn us of the conditions of the greens. They also charged full price. Everyone should stay away from this course for the next year unless you just want to practice drives and approach shots.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Previously Played

Greens are dead

The greens are dead, you are going to putt on the greens without grass essentially, it’s unfortunate because they were just redone and in the best shape I had seen in a long time. Looks like they will have to re-do them again. Overall I really enjoy the layout of this course, it’s a fairly easy play and a fun layout, just beware of the greens until they get it sorted out. Price should reflect conditions.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Previously Played

Bummer greens

No greens. Look like greens have been ruined by chemical burn.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Greens have been Destroyed

WARNING-not worth your money. There is zero grass on the greens because some idiot killed them. This course just had all the greens re-done. How does the superintendent let something like this happen! So sad.

Also, I showed up with my 2 sons. One of my sons is only 5 years old and had never been on a golf course before was just planning on hitting a few range balls with him. Well, the range was closed -not a soul out there other then us and it was 12:30 in the afternoon. I chipped with him for 30 min until our tee time and then saw them open up the range as we headed to the 1st tee box. UNBELIEVABLE. These people are clueless.

If Troon was smart they would get some fresh blood in there. Greens couldn’t have died at a worse time. The course will be worthless until next spring. And that’s only if they decide to re-do the greens again. If they try to just nurse them back to life they will be worse then they were before.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
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 49
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 41
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
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