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2.9
494 Reviews (494)
5 Stars
59
4 Stars
144
3 Stars
129
2 Stars
67
1 Stars
95
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.2
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.7
60.9%
Recommend this course
282 out of 494 reviews
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3.3
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
80.0%
Recommend this course
20 out of 25 reviews
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3.0
40 Reviews (40)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.4
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.7
Amenities
2.7
StaffFriendliness
4.1
70.0%
Recommend this course
28 out of 40 reviews
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Course Highlights
This Donald Ross-designed layout offers a genuinely challenging and enjoyable track with well-maintained fairways and tee boxes that impress regular visitors. Friendly staff consistently earn high marks from golfers who appreciate the welcoming atmosphere.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 71
Length 6418 yards
Slope 121
Rating 71.0

Previously known as Cypress/Live Oak at Bacon Park Golf Course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1926
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Donald Ross (1926)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $22
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

2.9
494 Reviews (494)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 10
Water Hazards 8
Undulating Greens 7
This course/club is great for:
Beginners 8
Seniors 7
Walkers 7
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 15

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Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Well maintained

Course greens looking great. Fairways nicely cut. When playing alone can get done in about 3 hours. Nice pace of play from group ahead of me.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best Value

Best value course in Savannah. Very open and forgiving. Sand traps are not bad at all!

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

Early Spring

We have played here before this time of year. Grass on fairways is sparse, but thr ground is soft. Greens were really nice (despite some patchy spots) big enough for pin position to avoid said spots. Would like to play this course later in the season...very wide open and forgiving.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Neglected Gem

It's so sad to see a Donald Ross original from 1926 in such terrible condition. Bacon Park needs a lot of work (meaning money and care). The fairways and greens were just terrible. Very sad...

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great for the price!

I've played this course several times as it consistently pops up on Hot Deals!, The course is owned by the city of Savannah but run by a private company. The course is pretty fun and open so it's good for beginners, it is in need of some revamping especially on some of the greens but Everytime I've been there is always course work being done so it looks like they are taking care of it. Overall great course for beginners or groups looking for cheap good golf rounds.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Bacon Park

Golf shop personnel is very friendly and engaging. The course is a wonderful Donald Ross layout. The only negative is that the course is not in the best shape due to years of neglect. Some low areas get excessively muddy due to poor drainage, and in some cases the fairways are more dirt than grass. Tee boxes and greens need lots of work but may get better during the summer when the bermudagrass comes back. If this course were given the attention it deserves, it would be a gem.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

County Park Course

Course is in fair condition. Greens are spotty, but smooth and fast. Overall from tees to greens this course needs LOTS of work. Being managed by a company that also has car dealerships...hmmmmm . If you go on GolfNow, you can get a tee time for about $22 with all fees included. Believe me, that is all this tract is worth at the most. Also with leagues most mornings and locals having Blitz Golf rounds you probably would be smart to avoid all the morning tee times. Excruciating slow pace of play at most times I have played the last 3 rounds. Vacationing here and will not even consider this course on future visits. There are Much better courses for only a few dollars more. Sosad, because the layout is really good, but obviously someone doesn't want to invest the money to make it a course that could be so much more. I would NOT recommend and would advise to seek tee times somewhere else.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Sad old and tired

I guess I wasn’t expecting much based on other reviews and the price but the reality is this is not worth wasting your time total hardpan and bare fairways greens were spotty at best traps needed attention at least the carts were new

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather

Great course Tough greens

Great course layout, with moderate fairway conditions. Greens were pretty good condition and very fast with lots of undulations. Tough for first timer, but that just makes me want to go back all the more. Leagues most mornings, so after 10:30-ish are best tee times to get.

Can't wait for next time.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A Donald Ross Gem

While Bacon Park is a mini and not in pristine condition, it is another example of Ross’s genius. It is fun to play for any caliber of player; lots of room off the tee, room to run the ball into the greens and no forced carries. It’s bargain to play. Staff are friendly. And, if you appreciate great golf course design, you need to visit Bacon Park. And, did I mention what a bargain it is?

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing

Horrible

44 dollars to hit golf balls in your neighbors back yard. Greens were awful worse I’ve ever seen on a golf course. Fairways were crappy greens are bumpy large spots of missing grass and standing water on the greens it’s ridiculous for the price. Painted pvc hammered into the ground in the fairways for tee boxes it’s a 10 to 15 dollar golf course at best. I challenge anyone to find a worse deal then paying full price to pay this poorly maintained grass field with flags and cups.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Simply horrible!!

If the price were 15.00, then maybe this course would be tolerable. I paid 32.00. I am a high handicapper and not very fussy. I am more concerned with value and for that this course is atrocious. For starters, the cart path, what little there is of it is nothing but rutted dirt. Often it would end abruptly or fork off with no clue given as to where the next hole might be. The greens were bald and bumpy, the fairways sparse and sandy. There were virtually no tee boxes, only markers stuck on the fairway. We could not even find the first hole as there was almost nothing in the way of signs or directions. Honestly, it looked like a course that had been closed and abandoned for a good while. The only good points were fast play ( few people playing , guess why) a laid back atmosphere., and a pretty back none given the beautiful trees. Would I play it again. For 15.00 maybe. Why not? You get a cart and there are holes to aim for., kind of an extended driving range.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Previously Played

Bad

Course is in horrible shape, way over priced, greens are absolutely brutal. Might as well putt in a fairway. I grew up out there and was goping after oc has had it and put money into it that itd be nice again. It's in the worse shape I've ever seen it. Photos dont do the course justice, looks great from a distance until you actually get into it. 2 thumbs down and way over priced at more than $40. I'll play elsewhere

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great got a Beginnet Bargain

Great course for a beginner or someone working on a specific part of game, i.e., long drive, mid game and NOT putting. Fun course for friends and a good beer day golf included kind of place. For thr price of 13.00 with cart, I have no complaints.

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

price for round a little high for conditions

This course has a great layout, it’s a Donald Ross design which speaks for itself however its shape and condition has always been up and down. Greens have always been pretty decent, fairways and rough aren’t the best in the slightest course can get very dry lacking good growing grass a lot of times your lie will be dirt. However it’s a good course but last time I played it was a bit expensive for what it also price of range balls is ridiculous $7 dollars gets you about 20 balls.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Back to your roots

I've played Bacon Park on and off over the years, mostly because i Live in SC. It's a great layout and more importantly it's been transformed back into the course it was supposed to be. Definitely worth a play and as you do you'll feel why so many call that course home.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

AWESOME!!!

For $17 (Senior/Walking) I just finished playing a Donald Ross GEM!!! What a wonderful walk & test!!!

Played the back tees as a 2some.at 10:30 on a Thursday in less.than 3:45.

On the Par 3's, I hit 7-iron, 4/5 Hybrid, 9 iron & DRIVER!!!

On the Par 4's, hit 4/5 hybrid FIVE times.

Reached a Par 5 in 2; was greenside on the others in 2.

Summary: VARIETY!! STRATEGIC golf is back!

Greens are architectural MASTERPIECES dating to a time (1926) before lawnmower technology brought us Stimpmeter readings of 10-12...these were probably "7 or 8" (and two were lacking much grass) but it was so much fun. getting to them!!

CANNOT WAIT TO.RETURN!!

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