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4.5
567 Reviews (567)
5 Stars
323
4 Stars
205
3 Stars
27
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.2
91.9%
Recommend this course
537 out of 567 reviews
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4.7
6 Reviews (6)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.8
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
Recommend this course
6 out of 6 reviews
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4.5
40 Reviews (40)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.7
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.8
95.0%
Recommend this course
38 out of 40 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
567 Reviews (567)

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 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course for the money

We enjoyed the afternoon and the pace of play was fine

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Bear Creek Valley

great course , nice greens great food and friendly staff!!!

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Challenging course, in excellent shape

Came back to Bear Creek after swearing it off a couple of years ago because some holes were just too impossible. But they've rebuilt these holes, and they're improving other holes as well. Course was in excellent shape.
While most MO courses offer their share of difficulties because of the hills, Bear Creek is particularly stunning and has no homes along the fairways to impede this beauty. Highly recommend as a great value.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Nice course, great restarant

I play Bear Creek several times a year. It was in good shape. Bunkers had sand rather than rocks like some courses near here.

It was a slow day for the course, so they sent out a bunch of twosomes. Unfortunately, this resulted in us waiting on every hole to play. Would appreciate it if the courses would combine twosomes. It makes things faster.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

This course is very well kept.

Course was great but greens just sanded which made putting very hard.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good times

Great coarse. Marshall bob the best. Would play again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in excellent condition

I hadn't played here in over 5 years so thought we'd give it a try while on vacation. Very glad we did - no complaints whatsoever! Fairways were outstanding and rough was cut to a playable height for casual players. There are some interesting holes for sure, and you are often faced with side hill lies even in the fairways so we're challenging to figure out what to do. The staff was very friendly and gave us some tips for playing a couple of holes that have large elevatin changes - right on advice! Truly enjoyed playing Bear Creek Valley and will definitely play here again next time visiting the Lake!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

One of my Lake favorites

Excellent course conditions even with the amount of rain & heat that central Missouri has had this summer. Got a good deal on golf now for this course & it's worth every penny. One of my favorite course layouts.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome Course

Rating the items should be the
save as this..goodbye

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bear Creek

Great value. Nice coarse. Would play again at regular price

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course play

Loved the course. Took a lot of rain and did not drain well. Course was pure mud. Pace of play was horrendous and staff did not even address the issue. Played the 18 holes in just under 6 hours. Very disappointed in the staff not addressing the pace of play issue

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great place to work short game

This course is very hilly and definitely about placing shots strategically. Many holes it is better to not use a driver so that you have a much better lie into the green. As a lady golfer I enjoyed this course because it did challenge the short game. If you are a golfer who is more about long shots off the tee, this course may not be for you. There are many blind shots so I definitely look forward to playing this course again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course - tough from the tips

Great deal and a good course to play while vacationing at the ozarks

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

very slow play

Went there for the first time. They had a women's tournament going on during my round. Very slow play. Why let golfers in when there is a tourney going on?
The course was very wet with the recent rain. Greens in decent shape, fairways decent and tee boxes was average.
Would like to go back when the course is dried out. Staff was friendly. Parking was ridiculous. No spots had to wait 10 to 15 miss just to park.

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

Diverse course

I do like this course. However upon my play after two hours and 45 minutes I was only on whole seven. Needless to say I was unable to finish the course at that rate of play. Course is well taken care of very diverse and fun.it was just the wrong day I suppose. I will definitely play again. Enjoy golf now and think that they do a great job and I'm happy that I get the opportunity for some discount golf.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Good experience.

Due to recent rain, course was "cart paths only". This is a little challenging with all of the hills. Weather was steamy - you don't get much breeze on some of the lower elevation holes.
Several blind tee shots from the longer tees. Challenging, but rewarding when you hit a decent tee shot.
Greens were in good shape and consistent.
GolfNow was a great value - $48 for two golfers.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

1st time experience

The greens were in great shape and the rest of the course was in good shape. Not crowded for a Sunday morning and pace of play was good.

From tee #2 The course had some quirks with blind tee shots and less than driver holes but overall an interesting course layout and tough greens.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Beautiful views and challenging shot placement. Excellent staff, very friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

excellent value

Good track, lots of elevation change, quick greens. In good condition, one hole under construction staff was very cordial. Will play again!

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

Great greens

Nice people with a great course. Greens are smooth and fast.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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