Golden Bear GC at Indigo Run
A view of a green protected by bunkers at Golden Bear Golf Club - Indigo Run
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4.3
4233 Reviews (4233)
5 Stars
1685
4 Stars
1814
3 Stars
511
2 Stars
161
1 Stars
62
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
90.4%
Recommend this course
3732 out of 4233 reviews
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4.2
71 Reviews (71)
5 Stars
37
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
84.5%
Recommend this course
60 out of 71 reviews
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4.4
261 Reviews (261)
5 Stars
134
4 Stars
96
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
90.8%
Recommend this course
237 out of 261 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Woodland
Par 72
Length 7014 yards
Slope 132
Rating 73.7

Jack Nicklaus designed the golf course at the Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run. The 18-hole, public course is touted as having one of the best layouts in the area. The par-72 course offers 7,014 yards of challenging and fun golf. Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run's design emphasizes strategy rather than power. Sand and water hazards add interest to the course. In addition to providing a great game of golf, the course also has picturesque scenery with the many oaks and pines that snake though the course. It has been named one of America's Top 100 Courses priced under $100.

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Course Details

Year Built 1993
Golf Season Year round
Architect Nicklaus (1993) Bruce Borland (1993)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS ParView GPS Full Color System on
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirts are required. Shorts must be Bermuda-length. Tennis shoes are allowed.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Sports

Tennis
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4.3
4233 Reviews (4233)

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Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Pace of Play

Primary issue!! Have the ranger do his job. At one point on a Par 4 we had one group on the green, one on the fairway and two waiting. You have to do a better job of controlling pace. One group ahead of us was a five-some ( on a Saturday!). The 5/some was not the problem but that is a definite perception issue. We had 12:40 Tee-time and we finished in the dark.

Love this course condition/layout. We will return.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ok course

Nice course, nice layout, tees and greens are ok. The greens were about 90% recovered from aeration.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Golden Bear

Have played Golden Bear many times and thoroughly enjoyed it, When we booked this time no one told us that it had been recently over seeded and was cart path only, This created great difficulty as my husband has difficulty walking. It actually ruined our day. I think this info should always be included.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Quite dated course in its prime was probably a nice track.

No message ahead of time. they were cpo. Course was in rough shape. No balls for the range. No GPS. Even my scorecard was already used by another group and wasn’t replaced.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Jack Does It Again, Loved It!

This was the second course on our trip to HHI. Despite some light showers early on, most of the round was overcast with a little breeze. Perfect to me. With as much rain we had leading up to this day, the course was perfect with no drainage issues. Staff was exceptionally friendly and they paired me with a charming couple from England. They had played much more golf I did in the area and they agreed the Golden Bear was among the best they played. This is my 4th Nicklaus course and I have never been disappointed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Played with my Dad here for my birthday. We had a couple groups of hackers in front of us that were pretty slow but not terrible. It rained all morning before our round and the course drained and played great at our 2:30pm tee time. Greens rolled great. I will definitely be back

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Nice course for the cost

Very nice course for a fast paced round. Staff friendly, course in good shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 52
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

CART PATH ONLY

I'm 73 years old and the day I played it was 95 degrees and humid. When I checked in at the golf course I was informed that the back nine was cart path only. Not because of weather, that's unavoidable. The golf course applied some sort of chemical causing the cart path restrictions This is nit something we should learn of at the pro shop just prior to seeing off.Had the golf course acted properly and informed us and golf now other arrangements could have been made.There are plenty of golf courses on Hilton Head. The golf course should be reprimanded for this callous action.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Vacation spot

Great course. We played 4 in the area and this was the favorite. We played well and had a lot of fun. Staff was great and recommended some amazing restaurants. Overall fantastic day

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice layout.

The regular tees are just about 6000 yds, so many par 4s are reachable in two. Greens had been aerated probably two weeks ago

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Really good place to play🏌️🏌️ the staff of Mike Mike and Mike were great👍🏽👍🏽

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course to play

Came down for a family vacation and got to play this course. Me and my buddy had an early tee time and I will say despite it raining the whole time it was awesome. Course is beautiful and not overly complicated. I would come play here again in a heart beat for sure.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Coarse layout is great, we played after green aeration but I have played this coarse many times and it has always been in good shape.

Great value for the $.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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