Bear Creek GC
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3.9
916 Reviews (916)
5 Stars
248
4 Stars
396
3 Stars
167
2 Stars
59
1 Stars
46
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.8
82.6%
Recommend this course
735 out of 916 reviews
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3.8
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.8
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
3.9
86.4%
Recommend this course
19 out of 22 reviews
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3.9
54 Reviews (54)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
23
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.1
85.2%
Recommend this course
46 out of 54 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout earns high marks for its strategic mix of holes, including a standout par 5 on 11 and a drivable par 4 on 17. Conditions have improved noticeably, with fast and true greens, GPS-equipped carts, and friendly staff adding strong value.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7005 yards
Slope 136
Rating 73.9
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Bear Creek Golf Club, St.Louis
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Course Details

Year Built 1998
Fairways Zoysia Grass/Bluegrass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gary Kern (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared golf shirts are required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.9
916 Reviews (916)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 19
19th Hole Specials 8
19th Hole Scenic Views 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 39
Water Hazards 30
Elevation Changes 25
This course/club is great for:
Locals 34
Advanced Golfers 17
Seniors 15
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 27
Convenient to the City 20
Worth the Drive 19

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I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

The greens are extremely fast and need to be wet down or something! Also there were apparently some no cart areas and so our cart quit and when an employee came to get us going he was quite course about us driving where we did, but there were no signs advising not to drive there or I wouldn't have done so!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Course was in good shape. Greens rolled nicely and were challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

The turkey sandwich deal is a joke. You are way behind the other local courses.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow Round

5 1/2 hour round, 3 1/2 of it was the first nine where a foursome was giving lessons to a young female during the round. No Marshall anywhere to be found. Greens were patchy in places, fairways and rough were fine. This is a challenging course with long par 4’s, even from the senior tees. Most bunkers were more hard pan than sand.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Good and Bad

I like this course. I like the layout, and it is in a very nice setting. I think some of the houses are a little close. They have nice facilities, but they shut them down early, so at the turn, around 5:30 pm, there was a private function in the main dining area, and the auxiliary area downstairs, was shut down too. The cart girl was very nice, but the only food she had was candy. I had skipped lunch and was starving. Even she stopped at around 5:30, so there was nothing.

Three other notes:

1 - we didn't see any ball washers on the course, which wasn't great when the ground was wet and muddy.

2 - people don't seem to fix their ball marks on the greens, so they were pretty bumpy.

3 - the guy checking people in at the clubhouse wasn't very nice or helpful. One might say rude. His main concern seemed to be getting all the carts in on time so he could go home. It seems like he hates golfers - maybe it was just something about us, but I don't get this anywhere else. His attitude seemed like he was really going out of his way to let us play at his golf course, rather than one of customer service.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor condition

Considering the spring that we’ve had which has been great. The course was in very poor condition.. I won’t go back this year

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

this course is good for a neighborhood course

Wet conditions prevented driving carts on the course

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Needs some attention

I really like this course layout, but the conditions left room for improvement. Tee boxes and fairways were TOO long, occasional sprouts in the fairways were knee high. For the price ($70+ tax) I was a bit dissapointed to have my friends from 4+ hours north play a course they commented looked like the courses up there this early in the season (Mid-April). Given the warm weather we've had here it is sad. For $50, it might not have mattered. You can't charge in season rates if you don't have in season care and conditions.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 58
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bear Creek review

Pace of play horrible cart path only took 5 hrs 45 min to complete the round they should advise you ahead of time staff great course ok Greens good

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow & poor management

Maybe one of the most mismanaged courses in the country. Save your money and go somewhere else.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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