Bear Creek Golf Complex - Bear Course
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 71 | 6825 yards | 71.6 | 122 |
| Blue | 71 | 6418 yards | 69.6 | 116 |
| White | 71 | 5978 yards | 67.3 | 110 |
| White (W) | 71 | 5978 yards | 73.0 | 122 |
| Combo (W) | 71 | 5442 yards | 68.9 | 111 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 4990 yards | 66.7 | 104 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 71.3/120 | 397 | 154 | 513 | 363 | 179 | 556 | 421 | 211 | 458 | 3252 | 437 | 460 | 531 | 406 | 458 | 196 | 299 | 228 | 558 | 3573 | 6825 |
| Blue M: 69.2/114 | 367 | 144 | 485 | 346 | 164 | 544 | 411 | 176 | 423 | 3060 | 398 | 452 | 522 | 393 | 376 | 185 | 289 | 211 | 532 | 3358 | 6418 |
| White M: 67.0/109 W: 73.6/124 | 334 | 129 | 472 | 291 | 139 | 508 | 370 | 142 | 399 | 2784 | 385 | 420 | 492 | 371 | 369 | 172 | 276 | 187 | 522 | 3194 | 5978 |
| White/Red M: 64.5/101 W: 69.9/117 | 278 | 129 | 472 | 291 | 139 | 466 | 301 | 142 | 377 | 2595 | 385 | 325 | 492 | 371 | 293 | 89 | 276 | 162 | 454 | 2847 | 5442 |
| Red M: 62.3/94 W: 67.5/109 | 278 | 101 | 416 | 242 | 124 | 466 | 301 | 113 | 377 | 2418 | 306 | 325 | 434 | 290 | 293 | 89 | 219 | 162 | 454 | 2572 | 4990 |
| Handicap | 13 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 6 |
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Photo submitted by Chad8598533 on 08/16/2025
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Photo submitted by Joe7498244 on 02/24/2025
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Photo submitted by gvandermars on 02/11/2025
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Photo submitted by gvandermars on 02/11/2025
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Photo submitted by gvandermars on 02/11/2025
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Hole 18 is a tough or glorious finish Photo submitted by littledonny2008 on 02/04/2024
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Photo submitted by Elliottsdad on 04/25/2023
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Photo submitted by slvrlude7 on 04/15/2023
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Photo submitted by Redmustang1004 on 06/12/2021
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Photo submitted by u110997898 on 05/13/2018
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6th tee, water on the right. Photo submitted by tomjorgensen on 12/02/2012
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Looking down the 18th fairway. Photo submitted by tomjorgensen on 12/02/2012
Good Day at the Bear
Good day for golf and the course was in good condition. Greens were fast and pin placement made the course tough.
Pace of play was not good. We had four groups on the 16th hole. A marshal or "player assist" came around to check on us but since we were the last of the four groups he was talking to the wrong people if his intention was to speed things up. Prices are high. There are other nice courses close by that have dropped their rates so shop around.
Good round but weekends have slow play
I like this course, it’s fairly forgiving and in good condition, but pace was slow on a Saturday. I have played it in four hours or less on a weekday but Saturday it was 4 1/2+
Course conditions
Great shape and pace was on time if not ahead of pace. Staff very friendly and not a lot of amenities on the course.
Bear Creek
Excellent course. Staff was great. Price to value really good. Highly recommend
Good Layout, Great Staff
The course is a fun layout, fairways and greens are in good shape. Staff is always friendly and helpful (unless you decide to ignore the thoroughly explained rule of not taking carts into desert areas).
Links course in good conditions
First time I played the course and I will return soon. wide fairways , the course is much forgiven. The conditions were very good. Tee boxes are flat which is very important .
The Bear
Poor course conditions, plain layout and an average clubhouse make the course over priced for what you get. The gas carts are slow so you can’t play fast even if the course is empty.
Great for golfers!
Many of the negative reviews on here are about people. Rangers, mostly. Sure, they can get a bit testy about driving in the dirt areas, but I’ve taken the controversial approach of not driving in the dirt areas, and it seems to help. Anyone I’ve ever dealt with has been more than adequately civil. Even polite in a few rare cases. None of this strikes me as being unique to Bear Creek. Golf staff are hit and miss, everywhere you go, no matter how much or how little you pay. What is somewhat unique is a well maintained golf course with fun shots and good greens. Very good greens. Bear Creek is just better than the other East Valley courses in this price range.
Fairways too close to each other
Fairways are too close to each other. Lots of errand balls
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