Bear Creek GC
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3.4
1229 Reviews (1229)
5 Stars
366
4 Stars
497
3 Stars
204
2 Stars
90
1 Stars
72
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.5
Layout
3.4
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.1
65.0%
Recommend this course
971 out of 1229 reviews
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2.9
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
5
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.0
Layout
3.0
Pace
2.9
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
3.6
53.1%
Recommend this course
17 out of 32 reviews
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3.2
101 Reviews (101)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
37
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
13
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.4
Layout
3.3
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
3.8
62.4%
Recommend this course
63 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

3.4
1229 Reviews (1229)

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 3
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Bear Creek June 2025

Hadn't been there in 2-3 years. Tee boxes and fairways were in great shape. Greens were recently aerated and sanded 2-3 weeks ago so give them another couple of weeks and they will also be very good. Some bunkers needed repair from the heavy amount of rain over the last month. The only real criticism is to fix the cart paths. Nearly every path is in disrepair with multiple areas having lengths 25-50 yards long of dodging potholes, roots, pools of water, broken concrete. Was disappointed they converted #16 from a par 4 to a 3 just to fit a hitting range area. I would have preferred to have played the par 4 instead of hitting off a mat to a green 80 yards away. Aside from that, it was a nice round. I'm sure I will be back sooner than later.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Not a good course

This was unfortunately one of the worst golf courses I had been to so far. Called a whole day before our tee time to make sure Finn scooters were available was told no problem at all. Get to this course this morning to check in and the big guy behind the counter looks at us all big eyed and starts talking badly about the scooters and says I don’t even know why people would ever us those. Then tries to upcharge us $60 more dollars to get the scooters so we didn’t. Which is on top of already paying over $100 for two this course is not a good enough course after playing it to be that much I feel like maybe $30 is more like it for the quality the ponds stink, cart path is extremely bad and the layout is really bad.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 20
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

There wasn’t much drinking water on the course nor was there a cart person. I would advise to bring something to drink or but it at the course before playing. Cart paths are in rough shape and were some bare spots on the course. The greens had been aerated and are coming in good. The carts are a little to be desired but do the job. All and all a good value for the money

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

GOOD CHALLENGE - GOOD PRICE

While the cart paths are in need of much work, the course itself is in pretty good shape and very playable. The layout is a fair challenge, the fairways in good condition, the tee boxes in decent condition except for a couple, the traps all seemed to be in decent shape and the greens although aerated rolled true. Having played over 700 different courses worldwide, I would put this course at this time on par with 80% of the courses.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Course -

Played on Memorial Day and was very pleased with the pace of play. I think maybe the predicted rain (which never showed up) kept some off the course. Enjoyable day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course is under repair

In all fairness the greens had just been punched and sanded. The fairway was nice. The cart path was brutal and the staff was friendly.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

I’ll be back

The only reason I did not give the course condition a 5 was because the cart paths are awful but the parts that really count , the fairways and greens, were great. Just had one green that was messed up in the very back. A bit odd to have a 80 yard par 3 and hit off mats but it was my only birdie so no complaints from me.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

,The staff was kind and it was nice to have some time to play. Unfortunately, first-time players had uncomfortable milestones and some places didn't have a tee box mark.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Disappointing

Had 8:10 tee time and was pressured to start at 7:45 by to course marshal.

I to explained to him we had a player 5 minutes out and we didn't mind playing up if he wouldn't mind waiting a few minutes. Then he popped off and said if he's not here in 5 minutes we're going to have to bump your group back to 10AM, again we had an 8:10 tee time and it's 7:45

I never played this course and was excited because it's only being 6 minutes from the house. The front nine flowed very nice but the back nine look to have been an after thought.

The biggest complaint was that there was a single player and a group of four in front of us. Great group of guys! A little slow play but great people. That being said, our group waited for them to at least get on the green before we teed off, but we didn't get the same courtesy from the group behind us. Kept driving up on us on the fairway. My experience and the guys I brought experience as a first time attendee was horrible. Would never go back.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Its work in progree

The staff is friendly, the snack hut is trying.

The course is changing things around it appears.

I will give them another shot in 6 months that should be them time ti finish the changes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Greens too slow and tee boxes lots of dirt

The greens needs to be faster and shorter to make the course more respectable. Also the tee boxes weee put in areas that were pretty much dirt and beat up. More time needs to be spent on improving tee box conditions. Nobody wants to tee off on dirt.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Condition of course

Greens in good shape. Fairways and tees not so much .

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Both fun and disappointing

I would have to start with the good. The course is in good shape, the layout is good, greens are in good shape, tee boxes need work.

Now the bad. The 5min start times between groups is a bad idea. Even during the week it’s bad, so I could only image it on a weekend. This does nothing but cause slow play and especially when you mix in 2somes. The course hole directional signage is horrible, especially if you’ve never played here before. Players beware.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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