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4.2
923 Reviews (923)
5 Stars
276
4 Stars
416
3 Stars
146
2 Stars
45
1 Stars
40
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
88.6%
Recommend this course
787 out of 923 reviews
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4.1
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
81.8%
Recommend this course
18 out of 22 reviews
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4.3
48 Reviews (48)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
89.6%
Recommend this course
43 out of 48 reviews
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Course Highlights
The Cub course delivers well-maintained greens, fairways, and tee boxes that consistently impress golfers of all skill levels. Smooth pace of play and strong overall value make this a rewarding and accessible round.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Executive/Links
Par 59
Length 3501 yards
Slope 83
Rating 57.3

The Bear Creek Golf Complex offers two golf courses, one championship length course and one executive length course, the Cub Course. This sporty course is ideal for beginners and families. Like its sister course, the Bear Course, there are rolling fairways and well-manicured greens that have unique swales and collection areas. The design features five par 4s and the rest are par 3s, all of which vary in length. A round of golf on the Cub Course can be completed in less than three hours. The Bear Creek Golf Complex also boasts several practice facilities including a lighted 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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Reviews

4.2
923 Reviews (923)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 24
Patio Dining 21
Brunch 13
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 25
Bunkers 8
Elevation Changes 7
This course/club is great for:
Beginners 48
Seniors 39
Walkers 36
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 29
Worth the Drive 23
In the 'Burbs 21

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Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens

The greens appeared to have been worked on and were a little bumpy, in some cases it helped my putting

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Waist of money.

No cart paths. No signage anywhere. And the ones that stated the hole number were faded hard and covered in bird crap. Illegible. Dead broken trees everywhere. Tee off boxes were horrible. Completely chunked to death. Could stand flat at any one of them. Most of the course including the greens were hard as cement. So many more things. But I’m just gonna say it was probably the top 2 worst golf experience in my life. And that course will never see another dollar from my pocket. That I’ll guarantee. Mid as well golfed in a parking lot.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Beginner Course

Nice people and staff. Parking was pretty tight, greens we’re pretty hard and fast but challenging. I would play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 58
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun executive course

Fun and challenging...on the front nine they had five players together...it slowed things down quite a bit

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

great little course.

Always nice to play for short game. greens are a little rough .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Okay for beginners or working on your iron shots. Makes you feel better about your game, score wise.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 60
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Worst conditions in AZ, still fine for kids

I only paid $16 for 18 holes, but that's about the max anyone should pay for this. The greenskeeper has completely lost the course. The greens are half dirt. Fairways and tees are in rough shape. If you're a golfer, you'll be disappointed unless you're just taking the kids out to whack it around for an afternoon in which case this still fits the bill.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 58
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ok

We played the cub course that was fun...It was ok but finding next tee was confusing especially on back....Ithe holes are challenging and nice mix... if you are interested in a short executive course it is fun

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course needs a lot of love. Greens are in rough shape, bathrooms are rough and big muddy ditches run along side the tee boxes. Tee boxes are in nice shape, but heavily used. The City of Chandler can and should do better.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 58
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf today

We enjoy playing this course, great for short game practice, staff professional and friendly. Pace of play is usually good since we play “ready golf” and appreciate moving forward at a good pace.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good value

Good value. Course is fun and was in good shape. Staff is great.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Poor Over-seeding Results

Over-seeding was a definite failure,, not so much on the short fairways as the tee boxes and greens. The greens were horrible with bumpy ridges. Hopefully next week I'll have better comments after playing the bear course..

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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 189
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Green

Kinda beat up I didn't know getting ready for over seeding, ...when I called to make a rez, boone mentioned that...but I love playing at the bear complex both courses

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Solid little course

I have played the Cub course a few times. Great course to work on your short game and play a fast round. Conditions this time of year were rough. If you aren’t in the fairway you play into some rocks. Greens are horrible to work on putting they play fast because the turf is just not there. I enjoy playing the course for the price and you get what you pay for.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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