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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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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Played On
Reviews 139
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Thanks for trying

Thanks for trying to fix the par 3 tee boxes, especially number 2 hole. It still needs work other than that I love this course and play it every week. Hate losing balls here!!! Lol

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/22/2020

Thank you for your review! We are glad you enjoy the improvements we are making. We value your feedback, and hope to see you back soon.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/12/2020

Thank you so much for your review! We are happy to see you enjoyed our course. We value your feedback, and hope to see you back in the future.

Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/12/2020

Thank you so much for your review! We are happy to see you enjoyed our course. We value your feedback, and hope to see you back in the future.

Played On
Reviews 139
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Slow back 9

This is this is the 3rd. Time I played the front 9 in an hour and 20 minutes. Get to the back 9 and total stand still. Would be nice if pace of play was enforced by a Marshall or staff. Par 3 tee boxes still need to be re-soded especially the second hole. A great course that I love to play every week .

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/12/2020

Thank you so much for your review! We are happy to see you enjoyed our course. We value your feedback and comments, and hope to see you back in the future.

Played On
Reviews 139
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Tee boxes

Please sod the par3 tee boxes. And get some new golf carts. Besides that course is great and the staff is wonderful.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/12/2020

Thank you for your feedback. We agree, our staff is the best! We take your comments seriously and appreciate them.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Golf at Bent Creek

I really enjoyed to play there although the cart I drove was in bad shape. Some cart paths are so-so but I’ll play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/12/2020

Thank you so much for your review! We are happy to see you enjoyed our course. We value your feedback, and hope to see you back in the future.

Played On
Reviews 139
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

More grass on the tee boxes

I love this course and play it every week. Please resod the tee boxes especially hole # 2. I play the white/silver tees. On the second hole it’s like teeing off in dirt! Golf cart brakes are bad on a lot of them. I’m sure that’s because of high usage because of Covid 19. Other than that a fun challenging course.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens were punched couple weeks ago and were not even close to starting to recover, needs a lot of work, would be fair for $35 course

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 55
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Great disappointment

The city shut the course down because of the virus it was shut down for 4 to 6 weeks maybe longer they had people working while it was shut down what did they do I don't know the greens are in horrible shape tee boxes are mess and the fairways are very hard it would be a couple of months before I go back

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 86
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Golfing

Greens are a mess

Recently punched with big holes and not a great job sanding them back in. Hopefully they will get better soon.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Don't Bother for about a month

I had heard the course was closed for repairs so I called and the pro shop confirmed that the course had intended to conduct repairs but was unable to do so and thus was open. I was told the course had been aerated a couple of weeks ago and that no one had complained. Well, the greens were unplayable as the holes were nearly dime-sized and prevented any smooth play. The tee boxes were equally poor with large areas devoid of grass. The course allowed a five-some in the group ahead of us so the pace of play was terrible at nearly five hours. On the back nine we encountered two carts that had broken down in the fairway, one from the five-some ahead of us, further delaying play.

The staff at the course matched the excellent weather with their efforts to provide clean, sanitized carts, and advice about slow play.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Re-opened Today

I always enjoy playing here. The staff is outstanding. I enjoy the course layout. My only negative for today is the greens were recently punched. Putting was difficult but the greens will be good again soon. I’m glad they are back open.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 139
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Used cart

where is the ranger!!!

play this course every monday. Ranger needs to enforce pace of play. golfers playing 2 balls, golfers looking for balls in creeks and marshes instead of playing! greens faster but now their bumpy.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/30/2020

Thank you so much for your review. We value your feedback, and are grateful you frequent our course. We take your opinions seriously, and are constantly looking to improve the customer experience.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Bent Creek - Jacksonville

This course is a bargain and one of the hidden gems in the Jacksonville area. BUT I have to warn you that it is rather challenging because the fairways are tight. Trees and water come into play on almost every hole. So it requires that you have very good ball control.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/30/2020

Thank you so much for your review, Joe. We are happy to hear you enjoy our unique course. We value your feedback, and hope to see you back soon!

Played On
Reviews 210
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Bent Creek G C

Course is in good shape ,greens are a little bumpy but its a nice tract to play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/30/2020

Thank you so much for your review! We are happy to hear you enjoyed your time on the course. We value your feedback, and hope to have you back soon.

Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Almost 5 Hours to play

Bent Creek is notorious for trying to get more players to come here to play and will do so by offering lower prices. knowing they have a seniors tournament scheduled that started late. dont waist your time pay a little more and get done a lot faster.

Disappointed Customer.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/31/2020

Thank you for your review. We take your opinions seriously, and are constantly looking to improve the customer experience. If you'd like to further discuss your concerns, please reach out to us at info@golfbentcreek.com.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great condition

I always enjoy playing at Bentcreek.. The course was in great condition for the time of the year.. They do a great job.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/31/2020

Thank you so much for your review! We are glad to hear you enjoyed your time at the course. We appreciate your feedback, and hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

The greens were not in good shape.

A little above average while the greens were not in good condition.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/31/2020

Thank you for your review. We value your feedback, and take your opinions seriously. We are constantly looking to improve the customer experience. Please feel free to reach out to us at info@golfbentcreek.com to tell us more about your concerns.

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