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The pace of play was horrible! It took over 3 hours to play 9 holes due to the group in front of us that was moving so slow and no one told them to pick up the pace. Very disappointed to say the least. It will be a long time before our group plays there again.
PACE OF PLAY
I never play Bear Creek on the weekend because of poor pace of play, However we needed something early and close on Sunday morning and booked 5:42 a.m. tee time. Showed up to the first tee at 5:35 and the 5:33 twosome was just arriving as well. They teed off (5 minutes late) and another 5:33 twosome showed up at roughly 5:40. While waiting for the second twosome to clear the fairway a threesome pulled up and told us they also had the 5:42 tee time. To summarize, from the first tee time of the day, the course was 10-15 minutes behind and overbooked by one golfer. We proceeded at a moderate to slow pace, taking 3.25 hours to reach hole 16. We then discovered that the course had let play off the back nine, and it took a little over an hour to complete the last 3 holes. It is ridiculous that the second tee time of the day would take more than 3 hours to complete. Once you pay your greens fee Bear Creek doesn't care about your experience.
Great day.
Course was in great condition and got the round in in 3:30 who’s is good for Bear Creek.
Dry and fast
I generally like this golf course, but somewhere along the way the greens got super fast compared to what they were. Combined with the windy conditions, and it was a difficult day on the greens adjusting to the speed. The fairways didn't seem to have a lot of grass on them either- a lot of really tight lies where I was just trying to pick the ball and get it airborne. It seems deep enough into the season the fairways should be grown in by now. All in all, I like this golf course, and it offers a really good challenge, but considering how much rain we've had this past month, it played super fast.
Golf at Bear Creek
Played back nine first which went pretty smoothly. When I teed off on the front nine, I noticed that there were additional groups in front of the twosome I was following. It started to bog down at the 4th hole and got progressively slower. I ended up leaving after the 7th hole.
Greedy…
I came to enjoy a game off golf for my only day off this Memorial Day weekend, to be place with golfer of beginning status on my front nine. They were good kids and a great conversation! But at the same time I had to play at a pace which was too slowwr than me just pushing through… Then I had to wait at least 20 minutes to tee off on the back nine…. They are more worried about fill the golf coarse instead of quality of play. This is the third time they have paired me with others and don’t enjoy it.
Slow pace of play remains
I hadn’t played Bear Creek in 7-10 years due to slow pace of play issues. Struggled to find a course to play but they had a few so booked a round here. Front 9 had a decent pace and took 2:15 to play which is decent. Back 9 another story. Took over 3 hours and never once throughout the round was their a course marshal.. The condition of the course was excellent but I we waited to long on the back due to slow groups who didn’t play with any urgency, too too much time looking for balls and was also a fivesome.. It was cart path only but no course marshal allows this slow play.
Will be Returning
Great course, a nice challenge with some fairly easy holes if hit correctly lol the practice amenities are also a good touch on the overall experience.
Great course
Always a great course to play. Had some pace of play issues due to a tournament but I've never had those issues before. Great course especially if you get a hot deal.
Staff was rude and pace was slow.
Staff was very rude and the course looked absolutely terrible. The fairway, tee box, and green was very sub-par.
Poorest pace in StL….
With all the money Bear Creek makes on its monthly tournaments and green fees it’s insane they don’t employ a warden to keep up their pace of play. At one point there were 5 groups stuck between 3 holes!!!!! Ended up skipping 4 holes after the turn to get home on time. 3.5hr pace for 14 holes is unacceptable and borderline offensive. Especially when the greens have dirt patches in them and the breaks on the cart don’t work. Let’s think reprioritize how we allocate our funds Bear Creek. Course is great when everything is green and the course is wide open but today was not the day to be there.