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4.5
571 Reviews (571)
5 Stars
326
4 Stars
206
3 Stars
27
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.2
93.0%
Recommend this course
541 out of 571 reviews
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4.7
9 Reviews (9)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
Recommend this course
9 out of 9 reviews
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4.6
37 Reviews (37)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.8
97.3%
Recommend this course
36 out of 37 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
571 Reviews (571)

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 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

6+ hour pace of play

The pace of play was so slow that partner and I quit after hole 4

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/03/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bear Creek Valley Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/24/2022

Thank you for your review. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Bear Creek Valley Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 7
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Nice course for the Rate paid

It was a beautiful fall day. the scenery was great. Play was a little slow, because of the fivesome in front of me. Course was in good condition. Enjoyed the hilly terrain.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/19/2022

Hello. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Bear Creek Valley Golf Club. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/14/2022

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Bear Creek Valley Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 43
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Confusing tee boxes

Course layout wasn’t great and some rough holes to figure out.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 10/09/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Bear Creek Valley Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Lake Golf

It would have been a perfect day had the speed of play been better. They did not have marshals working. There was a threesome in front of us hitting 3 and 4 shots on every hole. Plus twosomes every where. We let some of them play through but it made our round 5.5 hours.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/04/2022

Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and to best control pace allowing everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve. Thank you for playing Bear Creek Valley Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/29/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bear Creek Valley Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 108
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/28/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bear Creek Valley Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/25/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bear Creek Valley Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was in excellent condition. Staff very friendly and accommodating.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/25/2022

Thank you for your review! We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Bear Creek Valley Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bear Creek

September golf! Bear Creek was in excellent condition. Even though the leaves are just starting to fall, the greens have been cleared of those that have. Greens may be in the best condition since I have been coming here for several years. I have told friends, if going to the Lake Ozark area, set a tee time at Bear Creek.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 09/24/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bear Creek Valley Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/19/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bear Creek Valley Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/16/2022

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Bear Creek Valley Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/13/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bear Creek Valley Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 08/29/2022

Hi, We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Bear Creek Valley Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

8/22/22

Love playing here in the Ozark hills/woods.

The course is very nice despite tough weather conditions this summer.

The greens held and putted true but patrons are not fixing divots. There was little to no evidence of fungus/damage.

Zoysia fairways are friendly and very well manicured.

Tee Boxes are well defined and maintained.

Green side sand traps have course sand, were raked and difficult.

Hole #16 par 3 cart path is being reconstructed for safer access to tees down a steep hill.

Recommend high handicappers play forward due to the challenging layout/sloping fairways or bring lots of balls.

This course does not return to the club house at the turn so a snack hut/restroom is available for beer, hot dog or brawt at hole 10 and 13. There is another restroom at #7/#15.

Pace of play was 4 1/2 hours. Not bad considering a threesome wasn’t fast.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/23/2022

Hi, Dpwikoff. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Bear Creek Valley Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pace of play

Pace of play was the only issue. We were a twosome so we expect a little slow play but when the foursome ahead of us decides to play more than one ball on various shots, it's a bit ridiculous. Finally, the group asked us if we wanted to play through....on 16. Nearly 5 hours for the round is a bit slow. I think BCV has GPS tracking on all carts, perhaps they can find a way to better manage slow play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/25/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Bear Creek Valley Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/25/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bear Creek Valley Golf Club!

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