Bear Creek GC
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3.9
933 Reviews (933)
5 Stars
254
4 Stars
405
3 Stars
167
2 Stars
59
1 Stars
48
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.9
83.4%
Recommend this course
749 out of 933 reviews
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3.9
39 Reviews (39)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.0
84.6%
Recommend this course
33 out of 39 reviews
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3.9
52 Reviews (52)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.1
84.6%
Recommend this course
44 out of 52 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
933 Reviews (933)

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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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow again

Great public course, when you are able to finish it. For the second time in a month, I paid for 18 and walked off after nine. It took an hour and twenty minutes to play four holes and 3 hours and 2 minutes to play 9. Abysmal pace of play.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good layout

I played the tips from 7,000 yds and it was a challenging but fair layout. A lot of well designed holes with some risk/reward on some. Conditions were good. Pace of play was adequate.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Sunday is not funday

Rack ‘em, stack ‘em and pack ‘em. Tee time of 11:44, who teeing off at that time? The 11:14 group. Should I book ever again with Golf Pass? Greeted by the cashier with “Oh, you’re a hot deal. Yah, we don’t make any money off of you.” Then why does Bear Creek use this service?

Course is in fair shape. Fairway 4 still under repair.

Need more marshals, 5.5 hours for 18 holes is too long

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Very slow play,

Very slow play, had a sixum playing in front of us . A marshal drove by and didn’t stop them.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
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Commented on 06/17/2020

Hi Larry,

Thank you for taking the time to give your feedback. The pace has been a little slower lately with more people wanting to get outside and most of them taking their own cart. We hope to see you out here again, soon!

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Long afternoon

Tee off time of 10:40. Finished round at 3:55. Group of 20 playing ahead of us. Other than that had an awesome time

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/17/2020

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback. We're sorry to hear it took so long. With most people taking their own cart lately, it has slowed things down, but we're now able to allow two people per cart. We're hopeful that the pace will go up because of this. We hope to see you out here again!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Where Are The Marshals?

Today’s round was all about pace of play with no marshals. The course was not full, but the group ahead of us was playing super slow and without regard for anyone. Yet, there were no marshals or anyone else out to help move things along. Round took 5 hours and 15 minutes. Greens were in good condition except for hole 11. Fairways pretty good too. The sand is awful and hard as a rock. Used to play here 4-5 times a year, but don’t know if I’m coming back this year after this experience.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/17/2020

Hello,

We're sorry to hear that you had a poor experience. We do have marshals out on the course during the weekends, so we will look into this issue to figure out what happened. We hope you will give us another chance!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/17/2020

Thanks for taking the time to rate your experience! See you again, soon!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Bad pace of play

We had to wait 35 minutes on the first hole for a foursome to even get to the green. There were people getting very backed up. Only played 9 holes due to how bad the pace of play was.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Horrible staff

The staff at bear creek are the worst I’ve ever encountered. Me and 5 friends booked back to back tee times so we could kind of stick together, (done this many times and never had an issue anywhere else). The staff continually harassed us saying we couldn’t play together and they were going to kick us off the course. No other players around us had any issue with us doing this, (yes we asked). Nice course but horrible staff. We spent $50X 6 golfers so they made good money off us not to mention the golf balls and beer we purchased. Needless to say we won’t be back.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Worst Pace of Play

This could be a really nice place to play if they had a starter on the first hole & rangers that drove around on the front & back nine to stop people from jumping holes & from playing 2 to 3 balls a hole. As soon as this course gets your money, they could care less what happens out on the course. WORST PACE OF PLAY...PERIOD!

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
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Commented on 05/21/2020

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. We are sorry you had a poor experience at our course. We have been experiencing a high volume of golfers lately, and several are taking their own cart. Having more carts and players on the course has slowed things down a bit. We hope you will try us again. Feel free to send any other concerns to info@bearcreekgolf.com

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

I like this course, but i will never book a HOT DEAL on Golfnow ever again!!! It rained for 12hrs prior to tee time and i called to cancel and get a rain check, tje course told me since i booked thru Golfnow that they couldn't do anything for me., i had to contact them which is impossible and haven't found a way yet. So we went to play because i had already paid for the round, when we got there tjey told us front 9 was closed due to flooding and we had to wait 1 hour because it was still raining then we attempted to play, made it 4 holes and it was just a disaster so we went home. Very disappointed in Golfnow and their cancelation policies and no way to get reimbursement i presume?

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Commented on 05/20/2020

Hello, We're so sorry you experienced this issue. We will be going over our rain check policy with our employees to make sure they know how to issue them. We would like to make sure you are able to have a more enjoyable experience at Bear Creek Golf Club. Please email us at events@bearcreekgolf.com, and we will make your next experience a great one!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

decent

good round. course in decent shape. greens were very firm, did not receive balls to softly. some pin locations were in too tough and silly spots

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Over booked

Way too overbooked for a Thursday afternoon, 5 hour round..course in good shape though.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/27/2020

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback. We have been more busy with people wanting to get out now more than ever. We do have marshals out on the course trying to keep the pace up. One thing that has been slowing down the play is every person taking a cart to themselves. The reason we are encouraging everyone to take their own cart is for their health and safety. We hope you will try our course again, and, again, we are sorry that you experienced a slow pace.

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course Very Challenging

All zoisia fairways, a few spots that are in repair, greens are true and really fast, will hold if you get spin on pitch shot, no spin it keeps on going. Great layout and pretty holes. Definitely worth the hour drive to get there.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ok for the monet

We had 3.7 inches of rain in the last week, so you can’t expect too much. Greens were pretty bumpy but ok. Fairways were thin and still not very green not for a lack of water. Maybe just too cool yet.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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