Bear Trap Dunes

Fun course - every hole is different and clubhouse is great. Greens were punched, but we knew that in advance. But when there’s 12” of snow in Canada, we were delighted to be at Bear Trap.

I took advantage of a Golf Now hot deal to play Bear Trap Dunes It is a beautiful corse which costs a lot to play in season but was discounted heavilly when I played afternoon hours during the winter. The complex consisted of 3 nine hole courses but we played only two of them (Grizzly and Kodiak) These course were magnificent However, the greens were recently punched for aeration and did not role true and the foursome in front of us moved extremely slow such that we were barely able to finish up before the sun set (we started at 12:54 pm and finished just before 5 pm). The staff are neither friendly or unfriendly. Basically they checked us in with minimal instructions about the layout and accepted the carts on return. I would have preferred a little more information and enthusiasm but I really can't complain about anything because the price was so good.

Played grizzly and Kodiak. Was windy but the conditions of the course was Aplus. Played this off season. The staff was amazingly friendly.

The staff was very helpful and friendly. The starter was great and provided a nice overview of the course and let us know what to expect. The course was in great shape. However, the bunkers were not raked. Normally not a big deal, but I think my wife and I were the only 2 to understand how a bunker rake worked. The layout flows very well, the fairways are wide enough to make it playable. There are a number of fairway and greenside bunkers. There were not any forced carries for my wife, which she liked, I had some from the tips, which added to the course ascetics.

I highly recommend the course.

Pricing at BTD is out of control for what you get (there is no dynamic pricing despite what their website says) but it’s the only solid 18 holes within 20 min of Bethany Beach. They need to bring back their 9 hole rate (completely at odds with the notion of expanding the game) and put more money into care of the bunkers (Grizzly right side fairway bunker is completely overgrown w vegetation). The greens have been in better shape as have the fairways in 2023 - maybe due to the DE Open. Pace of play can be a big issue and it isn’t managed which is also typical of the other DE courses. I will never understand it. Staff are pleasant which is great.

Good local course for Bethany-ocean view -Millville area-very convenient

Open fairways yet challenging layout. Extremely welll maintained. Highly recommend

for a course that reportedly gets 50k rounds a year (!) it was in excellent condition.

Purchased our pre--paid tee time a day in advance. Weather forecast completely changed in 24 hours. Heavy rain right before our tee time caused players on the course to seek shelter. They all went back out on the course right at the time we were supposed to start. Wayne, the starter, was concerned that we would get stuck behind all of the returning players, and sent us out on a different 9. We ended up finishing 18 holes in 3 hours (right before another storm hit). We would not have finished had he not done such a great job taking care of us. Fantastic customer service. We'll definitely be back. One minor issue - because of the weather, the main snack bar was closed. The grill had no bottled water or bottled soft drinks available at the turn. The bartender was nice and gave us two plastic cups of water, but we would have been happy to purchase actual bottles.

Bear Trap Dunes was everything I remember and more. The course was in excellent shape. I can’t wait to play there again soon.

Played BB/Kodiak and had an amazing time. Despite rain, course opened timely and was first out with one solo. Rain stopped and carts were still allowed on course (many would have made cart path only). Conditions were impeccable and the layout was fun and not overly challenging. We were going to come up behind a few people on Grizzly due to our speed and the starter switched us to Kodiak as first ones out there too. All employees were super nice and helpful!

Driving range was closed when we arrived at the course. Staff did not provide a reason to us. This feature contributed to our decision to play golf here. There was no adjustment to the fee. We were disappointed.