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Bent Creek Golf Course
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About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 71 | 6420 yards | 71.6 | 136 |
| Black | 71 | 5999 yards | 69.7 | 128 |
| Silver | 71 | 5307 yards | 66.3 | 123 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 4865 yards | 68.5 | 115 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 71.3/134 W: 77.3/141 | 527 | 177 | 380 | 401 | 305 | 501 | 148 | 368 | 466 | 3273 | 347 | 446 | 318 | 390 | 210 | 557 | 137 | 402 | 340 | 3147 | 6420 |
| Black M: 69.4/127 W: 75.0/135 | 500 | 150 | 370 | 375 | 291 | 484 | 134 | 331 | 417 | 3052 | 336 | 434 | 301 | 364 | 178 | 528 | 120 | 359 | 327 | 2947 | 5999 |
| Silver M: 66.2/124 W: 71.2/130 | 431 | 121 | 344 | 290 | 276 | 429 | 116 | 283 | 377 | 2667 | 312 | 363 | 288 | 352 | 168 | 447 | 104 | 311 | 295 | 2640 | 5307 |
| Red M: 64.1/108 W: 68.5/119 | 421 | 113 | 253 | 282 | 254 | 377 | 102 | 278 | 365 | 2445 | 282 | 332 | 241 | 342 | 119 | 437 | 75 | 305 | 287 | 2420 | 4865 |
| Handicap | 13 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 16 | |||
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 |
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2023 #13)
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Rainy Fathers Day round
Overall course layout and condition was good… still have temp greens and a few had rivers running thru them because it rained the whole time… oh well played decent and paired up with a nice guy from GA. Will be great when new greens are in!
Great value!
Lots of complaints about no warning of temp greens. The notification has been on golf now since they started them. Course is in pretty good condition and is very user friendly. For the money this is an excellent course. Staff was very friendly as well. Seth was really helpful and cordial.
Thank you so much for your review! We are so glad to hear you enjoy our course and wonderful staff. We look forward to having you back in the future with our new greens ready for play!
Thanks for your feedback! Greens will be ready in September and we cant wait to have you back!
Temporary Greens
I was not aware there would be temporary greens
No mention on golfnow page
Temporary greens
Course is in very good condition except for the temporary greens, very small, rough, bumpy. Was told of this before round and I understand but it does really affect play. Maybe some temporary yardage markers would help as the greens are not a consistent distance from the greens under construction, some are 100 yds + shorter.
Thank you. That's really good feedback. Hopefully we will see you back at the course soon.
Thanks for playing!
Temp Greens Until September 2021
Should be a disclaimer that the greens are under construction... Club is utilizing temporary greens placed about 20 yards in front of actual greens. Great time to take someone learning out. Not much traffic. Nice course for the money normally. Have to plan shots well. Not a long course. Friendly staff.
Quick play
Was able to book at the last moment and enjoyed the course in spite of the greens being redone
Glad your round was quick! Hope to see you back soon.
Great course!
We really enjoyed the friendly, laid back atmosphere. Great place for us to start essentially being beginners. We will definitely go back!!
We love beginner! You are always welcome at Bent Creek.
Greens Under Construction
Golf Now seems to have neglected to mention when booking Bent Creek GC that all 18 greens are under major construction. Temporary greens are the end of the fairway with a flag stick and two concentric painted circles around the flag. The tee boxes have been moved back to make up for part of the hole distance. The par 3’s are a short pitching wedge away. Forget any meaningful putting.
Had we known the conditions it certainly would not have been our choice to play the Holiday weekend.
Course over all good
Green are temp greens , so course was setup shorter, was behind 2 different 3 person teams and they were really slow I wasn't in a hurry so over all 4 , when greens get done it will be fantastic, fairways we're awesome
Temp greens
All greens are temporary which I did not see noted on Golfnow! Temp greens were small and average condition at best. Still enjoyed our round and overall course was good. Pace of play excellent. Only waited a minute or 2 on a couple holes... great day to play
Bent Creek review
Terrible, paid $43 to play, Course had church group shotgun tournament delaying our 10:32 tee time to 11:25. Pace was extremely slow, greens were literally dead and painted green. Putting on the greens was like putting on an airport tarmac. Pace was so slow and after 5 1/2 hours we had to leave after 14 holes to get one of our players to the airport so he didn't miss his flight.
Wouldn't play here again if it was free.
Are you Kidding
Greens have no grass but full price. Played 4 holes in one hour. Worst golf course I have played in 20 years. Don’t waste your money.
We apologize that your expectations were not met. We sprayed out our greens a few weeks ago in preparation for our Green Renovation which will begin on Monday! Its a very exciting project and we look forward to having the Best greens in Jacksonville!
BentCreekGC
In good condition, working on the greens now. Staff very friendly.
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Thanks for spending your Father's Day with us! Cant wait to have you back once our new greens are ready!