Bear Creek GC
View of a green from Bear Creek Golf Club.
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3.4
1205 Reviews (1205)
5 Stars
365
4 Stars
489
3 Stars
200
2 Stars
83
1 Stars
68
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.6
Layout
3.5
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.1
66.3%
Recommend this course
960 out of 1205 reviews
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3.1
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.2
Layout
3.1
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.0
60.0%
Recommend this course
21 out of 35 reviews
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3.2
106 Reviews (106)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
35
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
14
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.4
Layout
3.2
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
3.9
61.3%
Recommend this course
65 out of 106 reviews
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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

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3.4
1205 Reviews (1205)
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Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Fitzgerald

Greens were in good shape and course overall is in pretty good shape. Miserably slow. Overbooked and waiting on every hole. No ranger to monitor slow play. Too hot for an over 5 hour round.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

This course is a good find for the location, friendly people on and off the course

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very well maintained course. Love the scenery.

Very good experience. They are working on the cart paths. Greens are fast and true.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The fairways were well maintained, but the greens and traps were is poor condition. Friendly staff and beautiful wetlands.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not what expected

No course layout on score card

Poor hole direction from hole to hole

No yardage markers on each hole

Poor cart paths

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Snake!!!

The owner is a complete snake! Yes I read the fine print. But I can’t help the fact the fourth guy in our group baled morning of. But I had to pay for him. And he tells his employees to blame it on Golf Now. When I’ve been to many of course using this app. Not one time have I had to pay for someone that didn’t show. I left my number Sunday, called again Monday. But the snake still hasn’t called me back. You can take that round and try to give it to the next guy that might not show up. And from what your employees have said. Customers aren’t the only people you take complete advantage of!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Diagrams

No course diagram on the scorecard. No hole diagrams on the tee boxes. Yardage markers not prominent. If you do not play the course regularly, you are basically hitting blind.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Speed of play

They need a ranger to keep speed of play moving. For the first time ever we had 5 in our group, two were women and we kept getting held up by the foursome in front of us which held up a boat load of others.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Beginners Course

This course is excellent for beginners and people who would want a leisure game of golf. The greens were slightly fast and the cart paths were pretty damaged with several large potholes. Nonetheless, an excellent round of golf was had with a few challenges.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

This is a nice course, not an over abundance of sandtraps, most yraps are well maintainef, greens were reasonaby good, speed was decent, layout is confusing at times, i would suggest using a cart due to distance between some holes, look forward to golfing here again next time i visit.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

DO NOT PLAY THIS COURSE

I’m an avid golfer and this was by far the worst golf experience I’ve ever had in my entire life. So bad it last 1 hole, got paired with a guy who had never held a golf club before. We pulled up to hole 2 and there were 6 groups on the hole. Staff was incompetent and delusional. DO NOT PLAY THIS COURSE!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Even with the rain this morning, the starter was able to shotgun the morning tee times and move us right along. The front desk staff was very friendly and the cart girl came around multiple times. They even have a bar inside the clubhouse and now serve hot dogs! The Pro Shop is full of the latest Srixon, Cleaveland and Nike golf apparel and footwear, too!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Under construction?

My son and I played this course recently, and not for the first time. The greens had recently been aerated and sanded, but there was no notification of this at the clubhouse prior to playing, nor was there any discount given because of the greens conditions. The greens were absolutely horrible. it was almost unplayable. We’ve been having a drought in Georgia, and that hasn’t helped the grass at all. That being said, the greens were in horrendous condition. There is major construction going on with Tree Removal at the second hole and 18th hole tee boxes, which share a box. All in all, the conditions were far subpar, the cart paths were chewed up, pitted, and rooty … And the Marshall was telling us we needed to speed up because we would be slowing people down behind us, when in reality we were up against the foursome in front of us. This is the second time the same Marshall has done the exact same thing on a weekend day. Not nicely, actually pretty snippy about it. Just not a fun place to play. We may take a chance and play there again next year, but as for this year, for this amount of money and the marshal-hassle and greens conditions, we are done at this location.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout.

Good layout. The course was maintained well. The cart lady came out often with the high temps.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Disappointing

Starter let the group behind us start before us when everyone in my group was on time for some reason…Caused some unnecessary back up throughout the round. Greens were punched recently without notifying us when we booked tee time. Holes were overgrown/not trimmed. Won’t be back.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun Course

This is my fourth time playing this course since May. It was a holiday weekend, which I expected it to be busy, but pace of play was pretty slow. My group finished in 4 1/2 hours.

This is a fun challenging course. The owners are doing a lot of renovations so I feel like every time I play the tee boxes are always moving and some of the holes have new hazards..

Overall I love it here, it’s my favorite course to play in the Athens GA area.

Small recommendation would be to serve creature comfort beer!

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