Bear Creek Golf Club

PACE OF PLAY WAS WAY TO SLOW MARSHALLS DID NOTHING TO MOVE HACKERS ALONG

When we arrived at the course my tee time have been moved back 40 MIns from what I booked on Golf Now without any notification my time had moved. The course is known for playing slow but 6 hours is to extreme for me. I will not go back,Too many other choices to put myself back there again.

Greens are in great shape, traps are a challenge they appeared as though they had not been groomed in a week or so.

Went to the coarse today for a 6:48 tee time. Showed up at 6:15 a light rain hit some shoot on the driving range. Putted a few balls. then showed up at the tee box just to be told we can't send you out. The started told me were full and I don't know when you can go out.

I would not recommend this golf coarse.

The zoysia is magnificent. Greens have a good pace.

A 5+ hr. round on a Friday (morning and afternoon) is too much. Fortunately the temperature was mild; had it been hot, I would have exited after the 3 hr. first 9 holes.

This is an easy problem to solve--add a few more marshals (we saw one) and toughen-up the rules enforcement.

I'll go back for the great value, but only one more time.

I enjoy this course, and for the money it was great. However, there was one major problem I encountered. They had too many people clogged up on the course. When I finished 9 holes I was waiting on the tee at number ten and a marshall told me they had a league teeing off in 5 minutes so I needed to go to hole 15 and play 15-18 and then finish the other holes. Not a big deal, however, when I finished number 18, there were 2 people in the fairway on 10 and 2 more on the teebox, so I never got to finish my other holes.

I have played Bear Creek many times and I have never been disappointed in the level of friendliness of the staff, the condition of the course or the speed of play, it is always a very enjoyable round of golf -and always a good value!

The course in poor shape, overbooked, and when we ask what the weather look like, we were told it would rain off and on most of the day. What they failed to tell me was they do not issue rainchecks when you book through Golf Now! We played the first hole, then waited 20 minutes to tee of the second.  We drove the ball then the rains came hard, and we went to the club house. we were told that the rain was going to be most of the day, and if we like when you get a rain check. We were then informed since we booked through Golf Now no rain check would be given. The rain quickly stopped therefore we went back out to continue. The course was very wet and in poor condition. We finished 9 holes, in 3 hours 45 minutes , with a 15 minute delay due to the rain. We waiting on the 3rd tee with two other groups, as the course was backed up all day. I saved $3.00 per player with the golf now discount but only got to play 9 terrible holes. The fact that I was refused a rain check by the course is the reason I will never be back and hope all your readers will do the same. they had terrible organizational skills, terrible customer service, and it's no wonder with their policies courses in such poor shape. I appreciated Golf Now system, but beware of Bear Creek and the 7 hour round.

Rangers kept pace of play going. Greens were in pretty decent shape. Rough was a little high. Overall a nice course.

Great layout. Great conditions. Highly recommend.
Diligent marshaling keep pace of play moving so crowds have not been an issue the 3 times I've played there.

Course was crowded as expected for a Holiday weekend but not Marshalled very well. Course conditions were lacking due to recent weather issues that had not yet been addressed. Bunkers were poor and dead cut grass was all over the course. Course did not allow the use of their own rain check with our GolfNow booking. Don't know why as it was issued for a rain out during a GolfNow round.

I would have given the overall rating an excellent but a number of the bunkers, and I admit we found more than our share, were woeful to the extent that two literally had zero sand..just dirt.

It is a really solid layout and other than the bunkers the course is in very good condition.

Very high rough for amateurs, takes to long to find errant shots

Course was in good condition, some spots had standing water, but with the amount of rain we had I was surprised it was not more.

The course was nice,but they need a marshall to send out groups.The foursome behind us were hitting into us while we were in the fairway ,in reach, waiting on the group in front of us.If you want to play slow and people on your tail all day, go to bearcreek.

The traps can use some work. Either fill them with sand that will not harden during rain or clean them out and replace with seed (grass traps or rough). Maybe it's just a drainage issue. But the course is beautiful and I will definitely play it again and again.

golfnow.com is great when scheduling last minute golf. The prices are lower than the actual course fees. Bear Creek was a challenging course and a great time. Staff was very friendly in making us feel welcome. One advice...always call to make sure they received your reservation after scheduling and bring your reservation confirmation the day you play.

Bear creek offers a nice course especially for the money. Tee boxes could use a good rolling, but other than that the course is in really good shape.

I enjoy playing Bear Creek every time I go. One thing I can't get over about them is that they have certain guys working in the pro shop who are jerks. For no reason, too. I don't get it. They are confrontational unlike anywhere I've played in St. Louis. (and I'm #1 on frequent golfer so I get out.)

Other than the staff, Bear Creek is a really great course to play. I like the layout. It's always pretty well maintained and not usually too crowded.