Bear Creek GC
View of a green from Bear Creek Golf Club.
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3.3
1232 Reviews (1232)
5 Stars
366
4 Stars
497
3 Stars
205
2 Stars
91
1 Stars
73
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.5
Layout
3.4
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.1
64.1%
Recommend this course
971 out of 1232 reviews
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2.8
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
6
Conditions
2.6
Value
3.0
Layout
2.9
Pace
3.0
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
3.6
48.6%
Recommend this course
17 out of 35 reviews
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3.2
101 Reviews (101)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
35
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
17
1 Stars
14
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.3
Layout
3.2
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
3.8
60.4%
Recommend this course
61 out of 101 reviews
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Course Highlights
Welcoming staff consistently go above and beyond to accommodate golfers, earning strong praise for their friendliness and flexibility. Greens are well-maintained and fast, with fairways in solid shape offering a genuinely enjoyable round.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6553 yards
Slope 131
Rating 72.7

Monroe's Bear Creek Golf Club is situated in the heart of Walton County. It's less than an hour from Atlanta, making it a conveniently close getaway from the hustle and bustle of the city. The course originally opened in 1990 but in 2008 it changed ownership and underwent a major renovation that elevated its conditions to rival that of any of the area's best golf courses. The bunkers were rebuilt and re-sanded and the fairways were re-conditioned. Bear Creek G.C. has always been known for its excellent greens, which have a reputation for being some of the state's finest putting surfaces. The layout measures 6,585 yards from the back tees, which may seem short but there are some ups and downs throughout that will make it feel much longer.

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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Greens Champions Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Phillip Ballard (2000)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included
Pull-carts Finn scooters available
Caddies No
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Irons only
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro No
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

3.3
1232 Reviews (1232)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 43
Undulating Greens 35
Bunkers 28
This course/club is great for:
Locals 44
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 29
Advanced Golfers 20
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 37
Worth the Drive 33
Convenient to the City 8

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Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

GREEN GREENS

The greens on this course were in great condition for this time of year. However, a number of the cart paths on this course are kidney busters in dire need of replacement.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Previously Played

Average

The golf Course needs some tlc, the cart paths also need repairing. No map of the course etc

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 26
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens good, fairways not so much

Greens were in very good condition. Some of the fairways were in terrible shape, not much grass. Cart paths in desperate need of repair.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Don’t Understand

Like many times before w/ this course & others we used a tee time booking site for our tee time. Course wasn’t crowded or tee sheet full but we were told by individual at counter to wait on our tee time rather than getting off early like we’ve done many times before in similar situations. He didn’t offer a reasonable explanation other than he was told to do it this way. The tee box was open w/ no activity a minimum :20 prior to our tee time. We play +/- 50 rounds a year & understand scheduled tee times, pace of play, etc. Just don’t understand why we had to wait on a non crowded day w/ an open tee box.

The course was in good shape for this time of year,

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good course for the money

Course was in pretty decent shape , greens were not too bad .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

pretty good

there were some really slow players ahead of me who wouldn’t let me play ahead but as a general rule it’s a decent course and you get what you pay for. i liked it

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bad course and poor management

One of the worst golf experiences I’ve ever had.

Bear Creek Golf Course in Monroe GA is in terrible shape — poor maintenance, bad fairways, rough greens, and an overall neglected feel.

Management is completely incompetent. Tee times mean absolutely nothing here. At hole #1, they allowed 3–4 groups piling up at the tee box, creating chaos and ruining the start of the round. No organization, no control, just frustration.

Pace of play was a joke. A group of SIX golfers was playing ahead of us (maximum is supposed to be 4), holding everyone up on every single shot. We waited constantly. We called the clubhouse asking for help, and the guy behind the counter literally said they had nobody to deal with it. That is totally unacceptable for any golf course.

On top of all that, they were short on carts. We had to wait an unreasonable amount of time just to get a cart loaded.

Bad course. Worse management. I will never come back and do NOT recommend this place to anyone.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

:(

At the first tee there was 5 groups waiting to tee off. They had the tee times set 5 minutes apart? A guy walked in and was member and they lousy gave him a tee time 4 minutes before minakong out tee time 40 minutes late.

The group ahead of us (the members) joined up with their friend who where behind us to make 5 carts 8 players in front of us at the 12th hole. 5 hour plus round.

They are working on the course but u til they control tee times and groups of 8 I will Not be back.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Wanted to like it.

Like I said, really wanted to like it but the layout and course signage was terrible. Hole 2 and 18 T boxes were terrible. Took us 10 min to figure out where to even T off at. Then at hol 14, you had to do a u-turn to go to 15 and we didn't see that and got yelled at by some locals. T boxes are not level and even marked on some. Greens were nice and fast. Fairways were good. Just a lot of disrepair on this course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Back at Bear Creek

It’s been 6mo since I’ve played here.

Course greens and fairways are in excellent shape. The greens are tight and fast so be warned, it cost me another stroke several times.

The course cart path just plain old stinks, I don’t think they can afford to fix them, with the amount of work they need.

The carts have seen better days but with bad cart paths why spend the money on new ones.

This course seems to have a higher level of retirees this making the pace of place a little slower than normal.

Over it’s a good track and I always enjoy playing here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Poor management

I had a 11:40 tee time, I arrived at 11:00 and was informed that they did not have any carts. I asked how long before one would be available and was informed it would be an hour. We finally got a cart around 12:30. Every hole we had to wait 10 mins to tee off. Fairways were so thin you felt as if you were hitting off of concrete. At the turn our foursome wanted a hot dog and found that there was only one left, food service worker did not offer to cook anymore. There was no beverage cart either. The cart that we were given did not run right. To get it to go you had to put it in reverse then switch it to forward every time to get it to move. This course needs some proper management.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Bear Creek

Beautiful course, will definitely be back. Course layout is kind of confusing, but just follow signs for each hole.

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