Bear Creek Golf Club

I think they may have overwatered from the morning.? I teed off at 11:44 and almost every fairway was soaked.

Pace of play is slow. Golfers behind us pushing to play faster. They 4 behinds us were so impatient they went around us only to realize there were a group of 3 in front of us and a group of 4 in front of the 3. At this point it was beyond frustrating with the rude golfers. We eventually had to skip 2 holes in order to finish within 5 hours.

There was a group of four behind us who where pushing us to play faster. At times they would over shoot the ball which would land at the hole we were playing. We had to wait. This group was impatient and passed around us where they soon realized there was a group of three and group of four in front of us. We were not the reason play was slow. We were now behind them. We skipped two holes in order to finish on time. Very disappointed. You should have to wait your turn and not move in front of another group because you are in a hurry.

Green were rolling really well. Fairways and tee boxes were wet. Like they ran the sprinkler system too long

Having played here before we knew what to expect. Fun little suburban course, laid out fairly well throughout the subdivision.

Hadn't rained for at least 5 days and yet parts of the course were still sodden with standing water, not sure if it's from over watering and these were collection areas?

The one issue as per previous reviews was the attitude of the starter - not sure what is with this guy when clubhouse staff are so friendly. We were polite and conversational with him yet he always seems to have such an attitude problem. The group playing the 1st hole had already exited the green, the twosome that were meant to be playing in front of us were nowhere to be seen and we simply mentioned we'd be happy to tee off if he wanted us to and keep the pace of play moving. You'd think we'd asked for the world when he snapped back at us telling us he'd let us know when it was time for us to tee off and this is his job not ours. He then starts charging to the putting practice area in an effort to find the twosome with his trusty clipboard gripped firmly in his grasp. He returns a minute later and states "I've move you up to the 3:15 tee time" like dude was doing us a favor.

Be sure to put The Bear on your list of regular courses to play.

Slowest round I have played in quite some time. Overbooked course, no marshalls out there making sure pace is acceptable. Greens just aerated too. Greens were very beat up.

The gentlemen organizing tee off times on hole 1 made us feel uncomfortable and like we were an inconvenience.

He over explained the rules to us.

Then got upset when we forgot a club.

The course was okay condition. But wood chips were in lots of the fairways and made the ball lies iffy.

Overall - 3 stars

Save your money and spare your time do not play Bear Creek. Pace of play is pathetically slow at 6+ hours for 18. The management refuses to address the issue as the pack as many players on the course as possible.

Have always enjoyed playing BC but it wasn’t in great shape when we played it. Four fairways on the front nine were being punched and that was not ideal. Tee boxes needed to be mowed as the grass was long. Plus most of the greens were pretty shaggy and quite slow.

The carts seemed to have been upgraded and nice seat cushions installed. GPS on the carts was a big plus and helpful on the tee shots with blind landing zones.

A big downer was how long our round took, which always seems to be an issue there. Went nearly five hours on a hot and humid weekday. The problem was a foursome that was incredibly slow, without a marshal in sight. It was painful late on the front side but the waits were excruciating on the back nine.

But it is a fun course that is not too expensive.

I had the unfortunate experience of playing here this weekend. I had a friend visiting from out of town and since we live off of the 15th hole it was convenient: WOW what a mistake. The ownership and management of Bear Creek should be ASHAMED of themselves for charging 68$ to play on this dog track! I know the staff and ownership are aware of how TERRIBLE every aspect of their course is for a golfer. The greens are SLOW & UNPLAYABLE if you appreciate the game and expect decent greens for 68$! The fairways have more weeds and MULCH than I’ve seen in abandon lots around town. Yes, you read that correct, MULCH. The fairways have NOT BEEN CUT, the mulch is everywhere, and the lies you get are unplayable. I could go on and on and on, but I think you all get the hint. The place IS NOT WORTH YOUR $$$$$$! Go ANYWHERE ELSE in the St, Charles area because there is something going on with this course and you will only be disappointed with the experience!