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2.8
489 Reviews (489)
5 Stars
59
4 Stars
142
3 Stars
126
2 Stars
67
1 Stars
95
Conditions
2.5
Value
3.1
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.4
Amenities
2.6
54.1%
Recommend this course
277 out of 489 reviews
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3.1
23 Reviews (23)
5 Stars
1
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10
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5
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.4
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.7
Amenities
2.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
69.6%
Recommend this course
16 out of 23 reviews
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3.0
45 Reviews (45)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
2.8
Value
3.3
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.6
StaffFriendliness
3.9
62.2%
Recommend this course
28 out of 45 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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2.8
489 Reviews (489)

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 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course had a lot of dry areas.

No water on our cart. Waste of time playing here. The fairways and greens are horrible! Won’t be back!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 11/09/2023

We're sorry to hear about your experience at our golf course. We apologize for the inconvenience with the water on your cart and for any disappointment with the condition of the fairways and greens. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Poor selection by Golfnow

Lots of paint spray used to dress up the course, but that's OK. The GPSon this course should be reprogrammed. Got stuck way to often and then trying to find the next green to aim for was tough.Greebs were terrible but ok with heat.Still unacceptable. Sure glad we only wasted $80 with Golfnorth.Do you gather info before you add courses. SAD day,and my wife quit after 14.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 10/31/2023

We apologize for any inconvenience you experienced during your visit to our golf course. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration to improve the GPS system and course conditions. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

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

Bacon time

This course was about of fun. The greens were hard to get use to and were not in the best conditon, but i had a great time and the couple i got paired with were awesome. Overall I will be going back.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Best bang for your buck in this area

For a $40 18 hole Donald Ross course its what you should expect. Rough around the edges but still a very fun and and playable track. Played here for the first time after playing other courses around the area and i can comfortably say this is one of the better ones when it comes to what you are paying for. Definitely playing again soon!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Donald Ross Would Be Shocked

I was excited to play a Donald Ross course and because it was the pride of Savannah, Georgia, and its only municipal course, was sure I would have a great time.

The staff was nice and there didn't seem to be very many players. They had fairly new carts and the club house was adequate.The course had no yardage books nor did the scorecards have any pictures of the hole's layout.

When I drove to the 1st tee, there was no tee number or yardage marker and I had to decide whether the tee box markers about 40 feet to the right of the dirt cart path was the place I was to tee off from.

The fairways were not terrible but could have used a closer mowing. They had patches of crabgrass and poa anna in many places.

The rough had a lot of damage from mowers that had apparently been stuck on several holes.It was also quite deep and full of crabgrass and weeds.

I finally found a restroom on #14, that was hidden from view and I got directions from a crew member who was driving around in a gator.#9 does not take players back to the clubhouse.

The bunkers had no drainage and were either water hazards or mudslides.

The greens had poa Anna on many and a couple were like playing obstacle golf reminiscent of the Plinko game on the Price is Right. Most of the greens had severely damaged patches where they were either not properly watered or insects and fungus was not killed quickly. On some greens the drainage looked as if someone cut a ditch into them.

The website said the course had been reconditioned to the old specifications Donald Ross built. Usually the fairways are tree-lined and narrow, but these were mostly like a links course.

Savannah should be embarrassed that their "Gem" municipal course is in this condition. It is hard to believe a city like Savannah won't put up the money to fix this course into the quality Donald Ross designed it to be.

I would probably have scored at least 6 or seven strokes lower if I could have putted or didn't lose golf balls in the fairways.I don't know if the maintenance crews are inexperienced, underpaid, or understaffed.

I play a 1919 Donald Ross course in Wilson that is in much better shape and only $30 on the weekend. And their municipal course is immaculate.

I will drive down here next year and see if the City of Savannah has fixed this course. If they don't, I'll play somewhere else.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 09/25/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for your detailed feedback regarding your experience at our course. We apologize for any inconvenience or disappointment you may have encountered during your visit. Your comments have been noted and will be taken into consideration for future improvements. We appreciate your support and hope you will give us another opportunity in the future.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Meh

The greens on a handful of holes were pretty chewed up. The place didn't look like it has been cut in a 2 weeks and the rough was prime to lose balls in plain sight. This place has the nerve to have gps carts but almost no cart paths so found myself getting stuck quite often. In short they could have taken the money from the carts and just improved the course. If it wasn't for the deal time with a promo spend your 50 dollars someplace else.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/07/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and provide feedback about your experience. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the condition of the greens, the lack of maintenance, and the state of the rough. We appreciate your suggestions for improvements and will take them into consideration to provide a better experience in the future.

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Better

kudos on the 3 green restorations. they are holding up pretty well so far. they are making an effort to improve the conditions. the fairways and tee boxes are in pretty good shape.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/05/2023

Thank you for your review! We appreciate your positive feedback on our green restorations and efforts to improve the conditions. It's great to hear that the fairways and tee boxes are in good shape.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

BACON PARK (JUST BAD)

This has to be one of the top 3 worst courses in Savannah.

Tee boxes.. fairways…greens ALL AWFUL..

Tree limbs was laying in the tee box on the first hole at 11:00 course opens at 7:30..

Grass clippings left on the course..

So thick we actually lost a couple balls that we know for sure landed in the middle of the fairway..

This place needs a total shut down and shown some serious attention..

If I wanted to play a round of golf and this was the only course available I would pass and just sit at home..

I was beyond disappointed..

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/03/2023

We are sorry to hear about your negative experience at our golf course. We apologize for the condition of the tee boxes, fairways, and greens as well as the presence of tree limbs and grass clippings on the course. Thank you for bringing these issues to our attention.

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Whoa !

worst greens i' have ever seen in my life ! i will not be playing there again any time soon !

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/25/2023

We're sorry to hear that you had a disappointing experience with our greens. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration as we continue to improve. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

After I paid then they told me they just air rated the greens, staff was very friendly but the greens looked like I was playing on the beach.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/24/2023

We apologize for the inconvenience you experienced during your visit. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, we will address the issue and ensure that it does not happen again in the future. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/14/2023

Hello, u314164151437. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Bacon Park Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bacon Park G.C. Review

Good course to score well on. I shot my personal best on it this week! Pretty forgiving with little water to deal with. A few of the greens had some bare spots. But I know they are addressing this as they had a couple of temporary greens in play while they are resodding the regular greens. They could also use some better signage for the direction they want carts to go from hole to hole. Especially since they have the GPS monitored golf carts which shut down if you enter the wrong place and the cart paths are not easy to find on some holes. Overall, a good course for the money. Also, kudos to Dick, one of the starters who came by checking on everyone…a great guy!

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

Fine for the price but greens were almost unplayable.

I got a discount but I couldn’t imagine having to pay the full price. A lot of the greens were under repair so the “temporary green” was just a pin at the end of the fairway (unputtable). And the greens that weren’t under repair were such terrible quality it was almost as bad as putting on the “temporary green”.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/10/2023

We apologize for the inconvenience you experienced during your visit. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration to improve our service and the quality of our greens. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Back 9 closed to carts ** 3 greens closed on front 9 for new sod ***

**WARNING** bunch of greens currently closed for new sod *** back 9 only open for walking !!

Was told this when I arrived, after paying and calling to switch tee time still wasn’t told this until I arrived to play. Something every course doing repairs NEEDS TO TELL CUSTOMERS PRIOR TO BOOKING OR PLAYING.

Happy to see they are trying to improve conditions. Hopefully it will be playable soon. But not now.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 07/24/2023

We apologize for any inconvenience caused by our current closure of new sod and only having the back 9 open for walking. We appreciate your feedback and will ensure that future customers are informed about these conditions prior to booking or playing. Thank you for your understanding and we hope you will visit us again once the improvements are complete.

Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bacon Park- Okay for the price

While we are playing the course was under a major renovation so my opinion is clearly derived from how we saw this course on the day we played. We were given the option of playing the first nine holes twice with cart or walking the back nine due to refurbishments, we chose the latter. There was also a few bachelor parties and blitzes on the course this day so the rate of play was absolutely glacial. Price was $40/person so it was nothing to complain about; I just wish I had a better first experience since I live less than five minutes from Bacon Park.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 06/19/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u314164137931. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Bacon Park Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens are in rough shape

Course is easy to play..wide fairways, minimal hazards, not too long, grass length of rough not a problem. However, the greens were in terrible condition. All had large spots of bare ground

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 06/15/2023

Hello, jhull62. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Bacon Park Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Worst course I’ve ever played and not even cheap!

Easily the worst course I’ve ever played. Literally had sand traps and mud holes on at most of the greens and it looked like the pine needles hadn’t been blown off in days. Couldn’t tell where fairway ended and rough begin. The attitude of the old man behind the counter was even worse than the course. I paid more to play here than I pay at much nicer courses. Won’t be back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/31/2023

Hello, Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.

We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.

We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

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