Bear Trap Dunes

Course has just gone through some drainage renovations which made for very good conditions. I have played in the past when it was too wet, though even with a lot of rain lately, I found the condition of the course to be more than adequate. Greens were true and fairways were plush.

I have always like the course, and at only 6980 yards from the tips it makes for a pleasant round. All but one of the par 5 holes are reachable from tips with two solid shots and the long par 4 holes make up for it. I recommend grizzly and Black Bear.

One would think that at $100+ per round at peak and $65 at twilight, the course would be something. It unfortunately was not. Staff was great. Visual of the club house and community was awesome. The course itself was fair or slightly below. Fairways were beat up with divots, burn spots throughout and tee boxes that were spongy. It was a clear hot day, can't imagine the boxes with some moisture. My take away is that this course really does not want guests to play here... They want their members and thus the really high price for guest play. At max, this is a $45/round course. If you are thinking of dropping anything near $100, go play Bayside which is close by. Layout and flow are similar in terms of ease but quality is significantly better.

Weather temp was great. A little windy. Course was in good shape. They had had plenty of rain. Greens varied a bit from slow to very slow. Pace of play was good. I played Kodiak and Black Bear from the whites which required a 5 wood off the tee several times. That's OK. I guess the one thing I don't like is when the staff acts a little snobby. I don't know where that comes from but it is consistent over the years I have played here.

Nice course and used golfnow for excellent price. No complaints at all

I play Bear Trap Dunes several time a year. On this day it was 2 days after a violent thunderstorm and heavy downpour. Whiel it was cart path only, I was impressed that course conditions were good. Greens were expectedly slower than normal and soft.

Today I played Grizzly/Kodiak (there are 27 holes). Kodiak is the weakest 9 and when I made the turn from Grizzly, it was backed up and insufferably slow. When I asked if I could play Black bear which had NO one on the tee, the staff said no. I felt this was arbitrary and only irritated me.

This is a links style course with a good layout. Today they moved the tees forward which I find annoying but a common practice on resort courses. I played from the listed distances for the blue tees (6300 yds) otherwise I would have dropped at least 500 yds off.

I also noticed that Troon (who manages the course) has let many of the more out of play bunkers go to seed and as a result it gave the course a tired and poorly maintained look.

Still a worthwhile course to have an enjoyable round.

Slow play was horrible ... otherwise course in very good shape ... enjoyed the round but 5-1/4 hours is too long

excellent 27 hole course. bothchallenging and in great condition.do not do a trip to Ocean City, MD. without stopping here. you will not regret it.

This is a good layout that's in good condition. When the wind is up it is very challenging. The staff is friendly and helped move around some slower players in front of at the turn. Never saw a marshal though. My main gripe is that there was no warning on the Golf Now website that the greens had just been aerated. I'm putting this down to the course since other courses on the site had one. Other than that, I reccomend it.

For the price and time of year it was an exceptional expirence

The course was very spongy. Very uneven lies in the fairways due to soft spongy ground.

Consistent

Another great round with consistent tee boxes, fairways, greens and amenities. There's a reason it's one of my favorites.

For the $ this is a nice golfcouse. 27 holes place of play was outstanding. Finished the round in under 4 hrs

Course was in great shape. Looking forward to playing again