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4.0
1884 Reviews (1884)
5 Stars
421
4 Stars
924
3 Stars
359
2 Stars
113
1 Stars
67
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
85.3%
Recommend this course
1563 out of 1884 reviews
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3.9
70 Reviews (70)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
36
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
81.4%
Recommend this course
57 out of 70 reviews
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4.0
190 Reviews (190)
5 Stars
56
4 Stars
96
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
8
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
84.7%
Recommend this course
161 out of 190 reviews
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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
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
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code No tank tops or cutoffs.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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4.0
1884 Reviews (1884)
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Reviews 14
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5.0
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First Time Playing

Great shape

The greens were receptive and rolled true. Great layout

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Fun, challenging course

Love this track and was in outstanding shape. Shame they will tear it up next week for overseeding, but it has come out even better the last few years

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

No thank you

The course has gone down hill. Is to be taken care of and lots of native grass areas. Now it’s just dirt. The fairways are narrow surrounded by dirt. Revamp the course to make it more playable. Stop sending 6 somes out ruining the pace of play. Get some water out on the course your stupid cups from the bar are everywhere. It was embarrassing. I won’t be back.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Revamp the course.

All the waste areas are garbage. The native grass is basically gone so revamp this course. So many narrow blond fairways that if the waste areas were taken care of the course would be much more playable. Or manicure it, the course used to be gorgeous so I could accept the difficulty. Don’t let 6 somes play. It sucks so bad to stand and wait 10 minutes per hole and by the 13 it’s was 20. Garbage management.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

FIVE HOURS 15 MINUTES PLAYING TIME

Absolutely the worst managed course I have played on in a long time. Marshall was totally useless to speed up the pace of play. Saw him once or twice over 5 hrs and 15 minutes and at no point did he do anything to speed up the pace of play. Groups in front of me wasted all sorts of time looking for lost balls.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND AVOIDING THIS COURSE AT ALL TIMES.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Course is in great shape this time of year for summer Arizona heat. Fairways were in great shape with minor bald spots and greens rolled true. However, there was a strange cutting pattern (hashtag-type) on the greens which made it very difficult to read the breaks and speed.

Bear Creek does a great job keeping the course in fantastic shape year round. Winter months it’s a bit overpriced, but summer time you get a great course with awesome value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Course

Good shape for August. Greens are nice. Would play here again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens Are Back!

It only took a couple of weeks and the greens are rolling nicely again. Course was a little wet in some of the low lying areas and traps, probably as a result of trying to green things up a bit. I don’t know the first thing about greens keeping, but it strikes me that keeping a golf course in good shape through the summer is a bit of a challenge and Bear Creek does a better job than most courses in this price range, at least in the east valley.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

BKR 7-13-2025 Bear Creek

Overall,

Very pleased with the round of golf we experienced. Course play was monitored really well to ensure a steady pace.

The bartenders were great and very polite. We enjoyed sitting for a cold beer after finishing our round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Greens Punched

Course was in as good a shape as ever, aside from the greens being recently punched, which made them a little slow and bumpy, of course. Not a complaint. Just a heads up for anyone playing this week. Otherwise, everything was great!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 189
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Greens

We're nice rolling but had to be firm put.... They've really cleaned it up. It looks great. Been like that for a couple years but right now it's the best I've seen in the area

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Punched greens

Greens were unputtable. TeeOff did not alert me that they were just punched. I had to quit on the 2nd hole and get a tee time credit. Wait at least 3 weeks to play here

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Greens were puched

Fairways and tee boxes are fantastic, but they didn't mention that the greens had been punched the day before. That ruined an otherwise great day.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 189
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Fairways and greens

It was an absolute pleasure to see a a fair way and the greens in excellent condition in the middle of summer in Arizona. Don't know what they're doing but boy was it. Nice. They had a 2-in rough and then a nice rolling. Fairways greens were semi-fast but no spots. No burns on the greens or nothing. Very happy and the price was excellent and all the courses we played this year. This was the by far the best

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Course was in great condition! Better than any of the other courses in the same area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Nice Course Overall

Course was in great shape overall. Checkin staff and bag boys were friendly as well. The Marshal threw off our vibe on hole 1 with his nasty demeaner. Would not go back because of him. Also, bar closed around 3 on a Saturday which felt weird since we just wanted a cold one after a hot round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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