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3.9
1959 Reviews (1959)
5 Stars
440
4 Stars
958
3 Stars
374
2 Stars
117
1 Stars
70
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
80.1%
Recommend this course
1620 out of 1959 reviews
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3.8
72 Reviews (72)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
33
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.4
76.4%
Recommend this course
55 out of 72 reviews
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3.8
103 Reviews (103)
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
46
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
77.7%
Recommend this course
80 out of 103 reviews
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Course Highlights
Tee boxes, fairways, and greens consistently earn high marks from recent players who appreciate the well-designed layout. Welcoming staff and smooth pace of play make for a reliably enjoyable round at strong value.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 71
Length 6825 yards
Slope 122
Rating 71.6

The Bear Course is one of two courses at the Bear Creek Golf Complex; it is a championship-length course while the other, the Cub Course, is an executive length course. The Bear Course is an inland, links-style course with rolling fairways and well-manicured greens. Strategically placed bunkers situated throughout the course add some challenge to the course. A round of golf on this course can be played in less than four hours. The Bear Creek Golf Complex, in addition to the two courses, also offers a full grass driving range, two putting greens, and a short game area with a bunker.

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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round. High Season: January - April
Architect Bill O'Leary Nicklaus (2000)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Fivesomes Allowed No
Dress code No tank tops or cutoffs.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

3.9
1959 Reviews (1959)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 62
Patio Dining 33
Brunch 22
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 81
Undulating Greens 49
Water Hazards 47
This course/club is great for:
Locals 82
Seniors 64
Advanced Golfers 48
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 58
In the 'Burbs 53
Convenient to the City 52

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Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Summer Fun

For the temps course green areas are holding up well. Fairways spotty but it’s hot

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Two of our Foursome had never played Bear Creek, both said they will return.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course was fun and in good shape will definitely play it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sunday Mid Afternoon Round

All in all - Great bang for your buck.

I try to play at most courses under $100 & saw this one for $55. I’ve played here once before but not soon enough to remember the layout & I was very happy with it. Fun layout, a bit of a desert course but not too difficult. Pace of play was phenomenal - We went out mid morning as a 2 some so we wrapped up about 3:50 hours.

Only issue was around the greens, some of areas were recently aerated it looked like & you could tell some grass was under repair/wet. For price & condition though, still very very good. Just me being nitpicky.

I saw a lot of reviews about dry fairways & honestly was not that much of an issue.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Previously Played

Not great

Bit of a goat track

Definitely not as good as it was years ago. Building a clubhouse does not improve the course.

Golf cart youngsters very lazy.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

No water on course

Cart person only saw 1 time then was told last call after only being on course for 1 hour

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Course !

Bear Creek (Bear Course) is a nice course, with good conditions!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 131
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pretty rough

I had much higher expectations based on the price we paid for this round. The staff was kind but that’s about where it ended for us. The course was rough. The range was all sand and beat up your clubs. The fairways were ok, but many spots were very wet and somewhat muddy. The greens were extremely dry and bare in many spots. The ball would roll and basically not stop. The pace of play was abysmal. We waited on every hole from start to finish for at least 5 minutes. We watched the group in front of us tee off on every hole. And group behind us watched us. Some holes had three groups on them. The ranger came through and said they identified the slow group, which was 4 groups ahead of us, and assured us the pace would improve. It never did. We’ll choose a different course going forward.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Don't get thirsty!

First off, I booked through GolfNow and tee times seemed hard to come by but when I arrived at the course, I found out that hardly any tee times had been made. I ended up playing most of the round by myself.As my title states, don't get thirsty out on the course due to ABSOLUTELY NO DRINKING WATER AVAILABLE unless you either purchase some in the lounge, or fill up a water bottle from jugs located outside the Pro Shop. Speaking of the Pro Shop. Two women, with not very friendly attitudes. I was a little put off by this especially since this was my first time visiting the course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 29
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Staff is great

Not a bad outing. A few holes could be patched up.(Hole 17, im talking to you.)

Great practice facilities.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course, with great conditions!

Bear Creek - Bear Course is a nice, challenging course with great conditions!

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