Bear Creek GC
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3.8
904 Reviews (904)
5 Stars
246
4 Stars
391
3 Stars
163
2 Stars
58
1 Stars
46
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.9
79.5%
Recommend this course
724 out of 904 reviews
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4.1
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
5
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5
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0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.3
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
3.9
84.6%
Recommend this course
11 out of 13 reviews
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3.9
50 Reviews (50)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.8
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.2
82.0%
Recommend this course
41 out of 50 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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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

3.8
904 Reviews (904)

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 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I wished when I booked a tee time at 3:04pm for 18 holes with four golfers. That they had leagues starting at 5:00pm

and we could only play nine. Instead they took our money and when we we made the turn to tee off on hole 10 the said that they had a woman’s league starting at 5:00 and we had to go to hole 14 to continue playing. But when we got to hole 14 a high school team was playing very slow The course needs to honest w/it’s customers up front. It appears that the superintendent was more worried about money then the quality of play not happy.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/09/2018

Thank you for the review! We apologize for the pace of play on the course. We have since closed open play tee times before leagues. Hope to see you back soon.

Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

in good shape for early march

greens were in good shape

fairways good

has plenty of tee boxes to match your ability

course layout is good with some very difficult holes and some moderate holes. #1 is pretty easy, then it gets tougher

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/09/2018

Thank you for the review! We hope to see you back soon.

Played On
Reviews 86
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

A great buy.

This course is well maintained, challenging & fun to play. One of my Top 5 in St. Louis.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/09/2018

Thanks for the 5-star review! We appreciate you and hope you visit us soon.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/28/2017

Thank you for taking the time out of your day to rate our course. We really appreciate it! We hope you enjoyed your time and look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course was a 4+ condition =need a marshall to move players along

Played the course for years. Only problem was water in the sand traps.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/28/2017

Thank you for taking the time out of your day to review our course. We greatly appreciate all of the feedback. Our maintenance crew is constantly working on the sand traps to help with the water issue so our apologies on that. It is a work in progress that we are addressing. As well as getting a marshall out there. We hope you enjoyed your time with us and look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/09/2018

Thank you! Come back soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Pace of play still an issue...

Buddy and I booked online, great price and course great given the $36 riding cost. It was just the 2 of us and 2 ahead of us...yet we waited and waited on most holes... probably could have finished 35 minutes sooner.

I will certainly play again, but am concerned about the waiting.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/09/2018

Thank you for your review. We apologize for the pace of play. We have been working hard to improve. Please come out and play again soon.

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Commented on 10/03/2017

Thank you for the great review of our course. We are glad you like the course. We apologize for any inconvenience with the pace of play. This is something we are continuing to work on and we hope next time around you will not have an issue. Please keep us informed as this will help us on our end as well. We look forward to seeing you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/03/2017

Thank you for your great review of our course. We really appreciate it. We hope you had a great time and look forward to seeing you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No Heads Up

Using GolfNow I usually get pretty good deals. I assumed a Thursday round in the heat of the day - T-Time being 1248hrs. I thought maybe this was why it was cheap. Instead it turns out- there is a mid - week tournament going on. Took over 6 hours to play 18 holes for my dad and I... Id rather of played at a different course.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 43
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoy this course

Have played this course a lot this summer. Enjoy it and keep going back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/03/2017

Thank you for the great review of our course. We really appreciate it! We hope you had a great time and look forward to seeing you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/03/2017

Thank you for the great review of our course. We really appreciate it. We hope you enjoyed yourself and can't wait to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Poorly managed

We had a 3pm tee time for 18 holes. When we checked in at 2:15 we were told that we would start on hike 10 and had to be through the back 9 and done with holes 1-4 on the front by 5 because of league. So that's 2 hours to play 13 holes which the same as a 3 hour round. We decided not to warm up and just start at 2:30. At 5 we were on hole 3 which is a pace just under 4 hours. We were told we had to skip to hole 6. If you have a known league why book times that are impossible to finish before the league. We could have played somewhere else. Just stupid.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/21/2017

Thank you for your great review of our course! We really appreciate it. We hope you enjoyed your time at our course and we can't wait to see you again soon!!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great course but poor pace of play

The course was in great condition and I enjoy the layout. However the course had always had issues with pace of play. They do not have marshalls or if they do then they do not speed up play. Unfortunately I have had multiple 6 hour rounds there even when the course is not too busy. If this issue can be fixed then it would be an excellent choice.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/21/2017

Thank you for your great review of our course. We really appreciate it! We're very sorry that you have not had the best experience with pace of play. We do have marshalls and we are working constantly to help improve this. We do apologize again for this and hope you continue to come back and visit us and see the improvements!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Condition of course

Course was in need of repair. I do not understand why the course is so wet and there is a lot of standing water.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/21/2017

Thank you for the review of our course. We greatly appreciate the feedback and will pass this information along to our Maintenance team for a better understanding of what may have caused this.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A great day for golf

Course was in good shape, I was surprised it was so open.Must have been the holiday weekend

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/06/2017

Thank you for the great review of our course! We really appreciate it. We hope you had a great time and look forward to seeing you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Challenging Course

Course in great condition and very challenging. No overlapping fairways designed that each hole is segregated. Only complaint is golfers do not properly repair their ball marks on the greens which hurts all who play after them.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 09/06/2017

Thank you for the great review of our course! We really appreciate it. We hope you had a great time out here and look forward to seeing you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 09/06/2017

Thank you for the great review of our course! We really appreciate it. We hope you enjoyed your time with us and look forward to seeing you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

repeat customer

I am an amateur golfer for sure, but compared to the other courses within 30 miles or so, I would rank this one towards the top when you factor in conditions, layout, and value (thanks to GolfNow). The only caution I would give anyone is unless you feel comfortable with your driver, work on your drives at the range ahead of time as many of the fairways are narrow and near houses...I like the tight fairways, as it makes you put a lot more thought into your approach when a bad shot isn't just a lost ball, but perhaps in someones living room.

I will be going back soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/31/2017

Thank you so much for your great review. We really appreciate it! We are glad you enjoyed your time with us here at Bear Creek and hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/22/2017

Thank you for your great review of our course! We greatly appreciate it. Please come back and see us again soon!

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