Bacon Park Golf Course

Conditioning is an important component of any golf experience. But it's a testament to the quality of the design of a course when one can have a great time even when the course is not at its best, maintenance-wise. That was my experience in August at Bacon Park, a well-restored Donald Ross course. The greens had suffered from the uneven weather of 2018, but nevertheless the routing and vibe of the course is undeniable. It reflects its home city: warm, humid, full of live oaks and Spanish moss. The three reachable par fives and the long par-3 17th make it worth the green fees, which are very reasonable. If you're in the area, check it out.

Went out on a Sunday 1010 tee time get to the first tee at 1005 and theres four groups ahead of us teeing off, later in the round we found out all these groups had a tee time later than 1010 but teed off because they said no one was there to stop them. No clear cart path so there is cart path wear on edges of the fairway. As stated theres no starting marshal and theres definitely no marshal checking on the pace of play. Greens are challenging and fun course layout is also fun just no way to the club house after 9 to get food or beverage. This course could be great if a little more care was put into it.

Course conditions were rough. Although greens we’re decent. Suprised to see walkers allowed on a Sunday. Watched the walkers chip and putt 5 balls each with a single behind them. Watched a single putt 4 times from same spot with a two some behind him in the fairway. Multiple groups of 5-6 golfers scattered through the course. Saw no staff patrolling the grounds during my round. I was a single and played behind a two some that never let me play through even though I was parked behind their cart 3 times on the front 9 while they were just starting to tee off. Based on course conditions can’t believe the Savannah City AM is Still played here. Always wanted to play this course and was very disappointed. Little or no grass on the range before the round should have been my heads up.

Love Bacon, beautiful oak trees and wide forgiving fairways. Short course with lots of elevated and challenging greens make up for it though. I would recommend to anybody in the area looking for a fun round.

Fairways are like concrete. Driving range is in terrible condition. No cart paths. Way over priced for what it is.

Course was in very good condition. Greens especially good. pace was great, and the staff was more than accomodating..

I highly recommend this course.

I booked this course based upon photos and ratings. The course was completely dried out..driving range was nothing but dirt...tee boxes had little or no grass as did the fairways. Many of the fairways were rock hard with very little grass. Greens were overgrown with poa annua at least 1/2 inch tall! A number of the greens were nearly dead from lack of water.

Pace of play was horrendous! No rangers to move the players along.

This course offers no challenge and conditions a barely acceptable. Needs a lot of work to bring it up to snuff Restrooms are available on the course and we were 300-400 feet away and smell was disgusting. The septic tank needs to be emptied. I definitely would not recommend this course. It is overpriced.

The staff is always friendly, a great atmosphere, you get the impression you could meet good friends there. The layout isn't magnificent, but it's not bad, and frankly, who am I to take shots at Donald Ross, who probably belongs on the Mt. Rushmore of golf? So those are the positives. The negatives: I know it's Winter, but heck, it's just not fun when you stripe a drive down the middle and are rewarded with a bare dirt lie. Pretty much every single time. Not every course in this region is like that, there are ways of keeping at least some grass on the fairways even in February. I know this is a matter of dollars = upkeep, and the dollars just aren't there. I get it, not necessarily the super's fault, but it kills the quality of the round. So the pressure's on your short game, but the greens are often inconsistent. One hole might be lightning fast, the next like velcro, Wears you down. Sometimes the holes are kind of mounded with a slight crowning, anthill effect which comes from cutting new holes too hastily and yanking the ground up slightly. Typical of the round: short par 4, 275 yard drive perfectly in middle, 2/3 wedge off bare dirt (so I had to hit it perfectly), hit to 18 feet, but 3 putt because green's suddenly super slow after a previous green had been super fast. Next hole long par 4, 250 right down middle, rewarded with long iron approach off of bare dirt, get it to fringe, chip to 5', but again, the greens undo you: the slightly mounded hole repels any shot other than one hit online within the width of maybe a pencil eraser. Bogey-bogey. Many of the greens, any putt over 2.5', you either drill perfectly into the middle, hitting it hard, or it drifts right or left as it slows and catches that crown. Very frustrating! In the Spring, Summer, Fall, fine, it's a good enough value and a historic layout, but Winter golf here's not worth it.

I am a tennis player and now a golfer. I shoot consistently between 88 and 91 ( still a lot of room for improvement), I find Bacon Park golf course location to be good and the club house staff friendly but; I was always concerned at tee off about the group behind me approaching the greens-because the tee box of the next hole is too close greens. I think it is a bad design.

Greens were so fast (hard as a brick) and you could not hold and approach shots. Fairways hard as well. My playing partner refuses to play there again.

No challenge at all, No washroom for the 18 hole, since you do not go to the pro shop after the ninth hole.

The Green are not in good shape

Greens were seeded but very fast with little bumps. Course is player friendly and not a difficult course.

Love the “new” layout of this old Savannah course. With a few exceptions the course is wide and friendly with few water hazards.

The greens are tight and fast this time of year with only one in need of repair. The cart paths are real paths and not paved.

Overall the Course is challenging but fair.

For a course that acts as if its one of the better in the Savannah area I was disappointed. I'm glad that golfnow offered a $10 round as opposed to the 45-50 as this course lacks many of the small things that make golf what it is. 1 no distance markers on par 3 tees. Having not played here before it was complete guess work. 2 lack of water on the course. Overall the course was ok shape, card paths are awful and in certain areas weeds are present.

Bacon Park is in VERY good condition...except for the deep rough on a few holes. However, every time I play here there are several holes that have "almost goofy golf pin placements." We asked one them why they did this on one occasion. The response was "what's the matter, is it too hard for you?" Please don't look for crowns and ridges to place pins. It is a public golf course ...not the US Open.