Bear Creek GC
View of a green from Bear Creek Golf Club.
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3.3
1246 Reviews (1246)
5 Stars
366
4 Stars
501
3 Stars
209
2 Stars
95
1 Stars
75
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.5
Layout
3.4
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.1
62.7%
Recommend this course
976 out of 1246 reviews
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2.8
49 Reviews (49)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
8
Conditions
2.6
Value
2.9
Layout
2.9
Pace
2.9
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
3.5
44.9%
Recommend this course
22 out of 49 reviews
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3.1
110 Reviews (110)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
35
3 Stars
25
2 Stars
20
1 Stars
16
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.2
Layout
3.2
Pace
3.3
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
3.8
56.4%
Recommend this course
62 out of 110 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
1246 Reviews (1246)

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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Reviews 35
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love Bear Creek

Tee boxes improved

Fairways have more grass than ever

Greens are getting faster and true

One of if not the best deals in the entire area

Conditions Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 99
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

IMPROVING each time we go

Greens are as good as any we’ve played. They continue to make improvements & it shows. Best shape I’ve seen it in a while. If you’ve not played BCGC recently go play. New owners are making investments in course. Looking forward to seeing it with proposed changes implemented.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

SPRINKLERS AND GOLF

The guy at the Pro Shop is worth the trip! He’s great! Makes you feel welcome so I always ck in for a laugh. Remembers your name too. The sprinklers have been on twice now which prevented me from T-ing off once on 3 and Putting on 8. Waiting for greens keeper no prob but a simple nod of apology either time would have earned that 5th star for the course. Ijs

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Reviews…

This course was better than I prepared for based on the previous reviews. While the sand was harder than most courses, that only applies if you landed in the bunkers - stay out!!! I loved the speed of the greens.

One of those courses you have to get out and experience personally to make your own judgement!

Course has more hazard areas than expected, but overall keep it straight and in bounds and you’ll score low!!! 3/5 stars (average, not immaculate).

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Golf on a pool table...what a shame.

This was my first time playing a full round since Oct 2020 due to a shoulder injury. Upon checking in, I "handed" my credit card to the the staff member that checked me in. He slid/tossed my credit card across the counter to me then, tossed my receipt onto the counter. The old me would've had some choice words for him. I chose to ignore his rude behavior and walked away. This course needs so much water, it's like playing on a pool table. The greens are the only part of the course that appear to be getting watered. The area has not had significant rainfall in a couple of weeks. You can hit a tee shot down the center of the fairway then, watch it bounce relentlessly out of bounds because the ground is SO hard. However, the greens are being soaked. One green had been watered so much it created a puddle on the green. The bunkers were inconsistent: some had plenty of sand and others had none. This course has great potential but needs about 10 inches of rain because it's obvious "the powers that be" are not willing to incur the expense to irrigate the fairways and tee boxes. What a shame too because they have done a good job controlling the weeds. I would love to see this course after it gets some water. Could be REALLY nice!

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are slow and bumpy

Played here multiple times before. The greens weren’t like this slow and bumpy in the past. Some fairways have bald spots. Some tee boxes are like rocks. Hard to put tees down. Other than these the course and the prices are reasonable. Maybe give another try in a month to see whether those conditions got better or not.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
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 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Always a fun round of golf here. The greens were in very good shape, rolled straight and true. The grass on the fairways is not coming in as it should and with the lack of rain, they were hard.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
First Time Playing

Refurbish mode

This course has a lot of potential. The greens were good but the course has no irrigation from tee to green. Hard packed with very spotty fairways. Clubhouse is in repair mode. The cart I had was sluggish. I won’t return until they get their irrigation issues fixed.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 99
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Getting Better & Better

New ownership is making improvements to course & clubhouse & it shows. If you’ve not played there recently GO play. Greens are good, fairways getting better.

People there are nice & accommodating. Our threesome played in 3 1/2 hours today. Really glad to see what’s happening, highly recommend.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poke the Bear!

We like playing here most times, however, today we were paired up with a couple of guys and a young kid. Now I have nothing against taking your kids to golf. I have done it numerous times. But save those early tee times for golfers who play faster and aren’t letting the kids play around. We all gotta start somewhere, but later in the day would be better. The pace of play was very slow and grueling the front nine. They bailed after that and we finished back nine in an hour twenty. Will definitely play there again. Just hope they think a little more about 7:08 am pairings.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 52
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Carrier4

We enjoyed the Course We we’re glad to see the upgrades in the Clubhouse such as a Bar and Grill and in the course with the fairways and the Greens we had kinda stop playing there for a while for all what we saw today we will put the Course back into rotation we loved that they or putting money into the course it’s a hidden gem keep up the good .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good day

Tee times spaced out nicely. Greens were in very good shape. A few fairways under repair but overall a very good day at Bear Creek

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course has a couple of fairways under repair

Was a little pricey for three fairways under repair and some sand beds needed some fresh sand

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