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4.0
1889 Reviews (1889)
5 Stars
422
4 Stars
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3 Stars
360
2 Stars
113
1 Stars
67
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
84.6%
Recommend this course
1567 out of 1889 reviews
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3.8
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
79.2%
Recommend this course
19 out of 24 reviews
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3.9
141 Reviews (141)
5 Stars
42
4 Stars
71
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
8
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
83.7%
Recommend this course
118 out of 141 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 - 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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4.0
1889 Reviews (1889)
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Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
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1.0
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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 15
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
Played On
Reviews 201
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Saturday

Good round. 3 some front of us struggled to hold pace on the front. They picked it up on the back 9.

Tees and fairways are in great shape. Greens had a few thin spots but pin positions avoided them.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Continuously Better

Arrive: Outside service very welcoming and efficient. Prepare: Respect for your tee time, no rushing you out to get their "cushion". Starter: Helpful, consistent. Marshall: No lectures, helpful, nothing like "there's two holes ahead of you" when there's nobody on your tail. Cart lady: frequent, Inside service: Incomparable. Food great. Beverage choices: plentiful. 19th Hole: Inside or out, it's time to relax and watch the rookies comie in.. The Bear rocks!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 129
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 129
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hidden Gem

If you like friendly courses but prestine condition this is the one for you.

You can shoot low and your ball won’t get lost:)

Big fan of the grass condition in the peak of the summer:)

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No drinking water on the course.

1 star review for any course that has zero drinking water on the course. They have a construction style jug in the pro shop to fill up between 9’s, but that’s it. Cart girl sells water bottles, not handing out for free. Just can’t imagine how this decision is made by course management.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 06/16/2025

Thank you for your feedback. We aplogize for the inconvenience caused by not having water stations on the course. We offer unlimited drinking water in the clubhouse and we always encourage our players to load up before starting especially in the summer months. Aside from the Jug, we also have unlimited complimentary cups of water available at the Bar.

I hope the course conditions were good and we encourage you to bring water to ANY golf course especially in the summer time.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
1.0
Verified Purchaser

The course policy prevented us from getting fair refund amount due to lightening stoppage and caused us to lose money on our round. The staff was not courteous at all and saw multiple customers getting very frustrated due to loss of money on their rounds because of play stoppage due to lightning. Not a happy customer!!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 06/08/2025

Thank you for your feedback and we apologize for the inconvenience caused to you. We are always willing to offer a rain check and I'm surprised our Golf Shop Staff wouldn't have done so. Please feel free to contact us directly and we'll be happy to further understand your challenges.

Thank you,

Bear Creek Management

Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Hey, you're playing golf!

Course was in great shape and other than having to wait on almost every tee box, it was a nice day!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Good course to play, I would play again

Greens are fast and stick..

Its target golf but has enough room for error and to really drive the ball.

It is the hot season so getting on was easy but don't mess around.. hydrate and sun block..

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 71
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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