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4.4
580 Reviews (580)
5 Stars
298
4 Stars
223
3 Stars
40
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
11
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
92.1%
Recommend this course
539 out of 580 reviews
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4.7
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
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2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
93.8%
Recommend this course
15 out of 16 reviews
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4.5
44 Reviews (44)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
2
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1
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
93.2%
Recommend this course
41 out of 44 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout earns high praise for its mix of challenging and approachable holes, highlighted by the memorable island green on hole 14. Friendly staff and consistently well-maintained conditions make this course a reliable choice for repeat visits.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6474 yards
Slope 137
Rating 71.7
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Course Details

Year Built 2002
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jim Blaukovitch (2002)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
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
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.4
580 Reviews (580)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 25
Patio Dining 19
Dinner 11
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 35
Elevation Changes 30
Water Hazards 27
This course/club is great for:
Locals 22
Advanced Golfers 19
A Weekend Splurge 18
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 34
Worth the Drive 33
Convenient to the City 7

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Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bella Vista is a Gem

Great day at Bella Vista. Pulled up and the staff took care of the clubs and got me set up for my 10:21 tee time. Easy check in at the golf shop and the use of the Golfnow printed voucher. Played the first nine very well and had a great apreciation of the greens and fairways. Staff has done a great job in maintaining the course. Back nine got away from me a little, but still the same pristine condition on the course itself. Had a host of different lies and all proved to be challenging. I will certainly be back to play this year. Great time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice greens

Nice course! Some holes are somewhat on top of each other. I don't think the course is tough as its rating. The greens are always beautiful!! One of courses that I play several times a year.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Track

I play bella vista frequently. It's pretty open with the exception of a few holes, not too penalizing if you're not driving it straight. Greens are ususally in good shape and pace of play is rarely an issue (my group usually plays before 8, there are usually 1 or 2 rangers monitoring pace of play). Would defnitely recommend..... also suggest grabbing a bite to eat and beer post round, the markely grill has very good food.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent value

Course in great shape with interesting layout and friendly staff. Highly recommended. Great values, especially with golf now discount.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This is a well-maintaned and well-designed course and goes for one of the best values in the area.

This has to be one of my favorite courses in the area. It is a great value and you get a lot for what you pay. Gets you to think a bit and plan out your shots ahead of time. Almost always in great condition, usually has some of the smoothest and most well-manicured greens in the area for a public course. Well worth your time to check it out.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course Knowledge Helps

This is a very well kept course. Course knowledge would help. Consider a yardage book if its your first time. The island green is pretty generous. The 18th (a par 3) is a visually strange hole, but fun. Overall I enjoyed the course. If it were closer, I would play it more.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wouldn't pay full price

Looked like greens had been spiked recently but the real problem was the ball marks on the green. Had to repair 2-3 ball marks in my line on nearly every green and they were VERY slow. Pin placements were borderline unfair and it made scoring nearly impossible. Could be a real nice track if they took better care of the greens.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This coarse is very well maintained

Coarse is really nice. Playing from the whites or tips is fun and challenging. Greens were nice and sold and bunkers well kept. Only thing for me that is disappointing is the drive. Little more then an hour away, but is well worth the drive. Ill be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Plenty of room to air a few out

This course isn't exceptionally difficult as there's a lot of room to miss with your tee shots. I was a bit surprised that after all the rain we had this summer that the rough was showing a lot of signs of burnout. Tees, fairways and greens were in great condition. I found a few unrepaired ball marks on every green. Can't understand why people can't fix ball marks. Even if you can't find your own, just fix 2 others!

I enjoyed the course but there wasn't anything that "wowed" me about it. Pace of play was 1:50 on the front and got held up on the back but still finished in under 4:15.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice layout, trouble areas relatively easy to avoid

I played an afternoon round (3pm) and was done before 7pm. The greens were a little slow and bumpy, but that was to be expected with the recent rains.

There was a few spots on the fairways which did not drain well, and the fairways were very soft.

All in all, a great place to play. The grille afterwards have some friendly folks and good food.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always in great shape!

I'd like the greens to be a little faster but they roll very true so very little to complain about. Fairways are always maintained. A few divot marks around landing and feeding areas. Tee boxes are immaculate! Everyone is flat and placed in nice spots! Love this course!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The course is super and beautiful

The condition of the course is super, and the course is beautiful especially the island Par 3. We enjoyed the time here and recommend it even it's relative short.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course lots of fun

What a great public course! I really enjoy playing this course every time I play it. Nice open course to bust out the driver on most holes. Absolutely beautiful course with lots of landscape changes. Of course the best par 3 in the area on the #14 hole, the best!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course is a great value.

I usually play Bella Vista 3 to 5 times per yer. It is always in good shape. It has a mix of challenging holes and holes the average golfer can do well on. The island green, par 3 is memorable.

I fould the staff helpful and the pace of play has always been good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Most fairways have generous hitting areas.

Course was well maintained. Lots of sand in the bunkers. Greens were in excellent condition.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Well Maintained

Bad weather report kept people away. In great shape

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 66
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Country Club Feel

Drove an hour to play here because of the reviews I read about it on GolfNow. It was well worth the drive. Multiple tee boxes, yardages everywhere, sprinkler heads, etc. Very nice layout with lots of elevation changes. An overall great golfing experience!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course for the money. Very enjoyable layout. Keep it in the fairway and you can score well

.Great course for the money. Very enjoyable layout. Keep it in the fairway and you can score well

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course was beautiful and we really enjoy it; however, the pace of play was terribly long. We teed off at 3:03 pm on Saturday and finished at 8:23

5:20 minutes is a long time - in fact the longest that I have ever played in 30 years of golfing - 3:03 tee time was on schedule but finished at 8:23. Great course but something has to be done to keep play on track.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 10/19/2013

Most challenging public course in Montgomery county.
Always in excellent shape. One of few courses I know that close when too wet.. instead of gouging players.
Wish they would flip the front and back nine. No fun starting on the # handicap hole especially when no driving range. And the 18th would be a better 9th hole.. than the finishing hole in my opinion. #10 is pretty wide open and would be a better place for first drive of the day... Greens are bigger than average but role true.. usually at least a 10... Have to have A game playing here...

Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Modern

Bella Vista is a great modern layout and design. It was fairly long from the white tees, generously wide fairways, and large green complexes with some of the best putting surfaces I've played on. The course if very well maintained (including sand bunkers) and has some beautiful views!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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