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4.5
578 Reviews (578)
5 Stars
331
4 Stars
206
3 Stars
29
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
89.9%
Recommend this course
546 out of 578 reviews
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4.6
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.9
87.5%
Recommend this course
14 out of 16 reviews
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4.5
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.8
90.6%
Recommend this course
29 out of 32 reviews
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Course Highlights
Bear Creek delivers a beautifully challenging layout with notable elevation changes, well-maintained fairways, and greens that consistently impress recent golfers. Friendly staff and outstanding value for money make this course an easy choice to revisit.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6796 yards
Slope 130
Rating 71.5
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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Fairways Zoysia Grass
Greens Bent Grass

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Shirts with collars are preferred, regular length shorts, or slacks. Jeans are permitted as long as they look good & have no holes.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Lounge, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.5
578 Reviews (578)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Brunch 11
Drinks 11
Dinner 8
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 29
Narrow Fairways 14
Bunkers 13
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 19
Advanced Golfers 16
A Weekend Splurge 14
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 16
Near Local Attractions 13
Worth the Drive 11

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Spring break LoOzarks golf day

Picked Bear Creek Valley after checking weather for the week. Awesome day. No leaves on trees yet. Good to see the overall layout of course. Greens little slow but true. Will return.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wow

Great interesting course. You better be driving the ball well or you will have a very long day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Wonderful course. Had a great experience even in tough weather and time of yeAr.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather

fun well maintained course. Keep the ball in play and you can score. beautiful hills and slopes and excellent greens. If you are visiting the lake include this on your planner. A top 5 at the Lake.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value on golf now.

Really enjoyed the day. Was paired up with a couple but since it was not crowded, I was allowed to go out as an individual. Started at 11:30 and was finished at 2:30.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

enjoyable golf course

Have played this course twice last year and once this fall and have enjoyed it each time. The Tee boxes were in pretty good condition, the fairways pretty good and greens pretty good - a few bare spots in each here and there. not pristine but in pretty good shape. you could play the ball down and not be in bad shape. The holes are fun with lots of elevation changes, trees and a little water.

the driving range was closed and is irons only. the practice green was in good shape and fairly well representative of the greens on the course. Hole 16 with a huge drop off for a par three was fun to play.. Don't even think about walking this course-the elevation change is drastic, and the distance from green to next tee is frequently crazy long.

would be happy to play here again when back in the area.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very well maintained. Challenging course but a great provided a experience.

Conditions Excellent
Layout Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Tight course, many trees, target golf

Even though the area had an inch and a half of rain the night before, the course was in very good condition. However, we were cart path only. Very difficult course to walk. A lot of hilly terrain. The greens were in very good conditions with moderate speed. Great value for the money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Love the place, always fast green's very nice staff. Always meet new people to play with.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of Play

I understand that anyone who can hold a golf club plays on the weekends at resort area golf courses. I wish courses would tell all golfers to keep pace with the group ahead of them . At least have Marshals helping out in keeping foursomes moving with the group ahead of them. We were a twosome and started over 30 min after the foursome went off ahead of us. We caught them on the third hole and that foursome was already a hole behind of the foursome ahead of them. We stood and waited all day and never saw a Marshall or anyone to help out the situation. So, what could have been a great day if golf wound up being frustrated and sloppy play because of no consistent tempo of play. The views were great and believe me we had a lot of time to take it all in. Ha

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course at a fair price

Nice course, in good shape. Always well maintained. The course is challenging, but not terribly difficult. The bunkers are in better shape than most courses in the area.

The restaurant associated with the course has great food at a reasonable price.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lots of trees. Keep your ball on the fairway. Very hot the day we played. Greens rolled true. Fairly easy to read breaks. Good value for Lake of the Ozarks area.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best at the Lake

This course, by far, is the best value at Lake of the Ozarks. This is, indeed, a hidden gem. Great layout with awesome views. Has a little of everything - streams, ponds, hills, undulating greens - everything to challenge a low handicapper and forgiving enough for beginners.

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

Love this place!

We've played 4 times in the past week and a half. We're both high handicappers playing the forward tees. We love the hills and course layout. We've completed all the rounds in well under 4 hours. Friendly staff. Great restaurant. Laid back, totally unpretentious and great value.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

All aspects of the course were solid, except the greens. They were poorly kept, in dead spots and many divots need fixing. Divot repair spots were not growing back to good green.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Just enough challenge

Very good course, with a lot of variety. Well conditioned with a lot of challenging terrain interspersed with a few throw away holes. CPO when we played seemed to be unwarranted, but overall a nice track.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course fun layout

Fun course not to hard has a lot of elevation change and very fun.

Conditions Good
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
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

We thoroughly enjoyed our day on the course. Restaurant was fabulous. We will definitely make another tee time when we visit Osage Beach again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course is very hilly and fun to play

Had a round of 3hours ,and had a good time playing, kind of narrow in places and well maintained.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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