Bear Trap Dunes Golf Club - Grizzly/Kodiak Course
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Bear Trap Dunes Golf Club in Ocean View is conveniently located just three miles west of Bethany Beach along the Eastern Shore. The club offers 27 championship holes that are divided into three different nines, Grizzly, Kodiak, and Black Bear. The holes are played in three different combinations. Each nine has a unique character but every course shares winding bentgrass fairways lined with native wetland grasses and a landscape of sandy dunes and grassy hollows. The Grizzly/Kodiak Course is the shortest of the three combinations but it still has the same level of challenge. Strategically placed bunkers come into play along the oversized greens and water hazards also come into play on a few holes There is an interesting variety of holes that each require a different strategy.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Championship | 72 | 6834 yards | 72.1 | 126 |
Back | 72 | 6426 yards | 69.9 | 122 |
Forward | 72 | 5817 yards | 69.8 | 120 |
Club | 72 | 5817 yards | 67.2 | 117 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Gold M: 71.8/125 | 434 | 541 | 350 | 163 | 425 | 387 | 423 | 184 | 534 | 3441 | 363 | 410 | 541 | 153 | 382 | 365 | 550 | 202 | 427 | 3393 | 6834 |
Blue M: 69.7/121 W: 76.1/137 | 393 | 521 | 330 | 154 | 401 | 360 | 397 | 172 | 511 | 3239 | 345 | 385 | 512 | 133 | 369 | 340 | 522 | 175 | 406 | 3187 | 6426 |
Blue/White M: 68.2/116 W: 74.1/133 | 360 | 477 | 330 | 154 | 356 | 360 | 357 | 158 | 481 | 3033 | 345 | 349 | 474 | 133 | 325 | 340 | 522 | 142 | 367 | 2997 | 6030 |
White M: 67.2/113 W: 73.6/131 | 360 | 477 | 297 | 134 | 356 | 325 | 357 | 158 | 481 | 2945 | 313 | 349 | 474 | 115 | 325 | 304 | 483 | 142 | 367 | 2872 | 5817 |
Red M: 64.4/110 W: 70.0/120 | 328 | 432 | 276 | 108 | 336 | 275 | 316 | 130 | 413 | 2614 | 286 | 317 | 440 | 95 | 296 | 281 | 461 | 108 | 310 | 2594 | 5208 |
Handicap | 5 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 6 | |||
Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 8 |
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Excellent Amenities for an Average Course
First off, my overall 3/5 rating and my lack of recommendation of this course is relative to what it is (or purports to be). If this course were being compared to your local muni, it would certainly score higher. But given the competition within a 45-minute drive, it's difficult to recommend Bear Trap Dunes.
The amenities are outstanding, though. Everything from the clubhouse to the restaurant to the snack shack is top-of-the-line. The atmosphere surrounding the course gives one the feeling that it will be worth the $125 prime time rate.
The course, however, did not live up to that feeling. The greens and tee boxes were average at best, and at times, below average (compared to almost any course). The layout was not terribly interesting, and there were no memorable, picturesque holes as one may hope to find on a resort/vacation/destination course. Luckily, I received a $30 discount on my tee time, but even with the savings, it'd be tough to recommend this course to anyone visiting the OCMD area. I have only played three other courses in the area, but I would certainly recommend two of them before BTD (Lighthouse Sound and Baywood Greens), and given the choice, I'd play the other one (Man O' War) before returning to BTD as well.
If you can get on this course of $40 or less, it's probably worth it. If you are looking to drop $100+ on a round though, go play Lighthouse Sound (or any of the other course options in the area). I may have caught the course at a bad time, but when it comes to vacation courses, they usually only get one shot to impress the out-of-town visitors.
Cart Died :(
In all my years I have never had this happen. On hole 12 I noticed our cart losing power. By hole 14 it was powerless. I called the clubhouse 3 times and no one answered. I then called the extension to make a tee time and got someone. He unfortunately is not onsite. He called the clubhouse and no one answered. So my partner and I took turns pushing the cart for 5 1/2 holes while trying to finish. This made for a miserable time and messed up a nice round I had going. The was only 4:50pm and because there was trivia or something going on they must have closed early.. When I bought the cart in the folks at cart return were more concerned with cleaning our clubs and getting a tip. I can’t blame them because that is what they are there after all. Despite that big hiccup the course was in great condition and pace of play was nice. I’m sure once the tourists get into town the cost will dramatically increase and I might get maybe another round in before that.
I reached out to the golf shop through the website but have not heard back. Thus this lengthy review!
Go for the Bear
Very enjoyable course to play. Challenging and full of risk-reward. The staff is very friendly and helpful...Go for the chance to play Bear Trap Dunes.
Excellent Course Layout
The course layout was great . Could move through it well . A little cold ! Excellent day of golf.
I really like Bear Trap Dunes
Winter golf rates are so.affordable through Golf Now. Played Thursday and Friday and my rate was $25 per round. Staff is great, and the course is in pretty good shape for mid-February.
Great for winter
The course was practically empty, and in great condition for the middle of winter.
Price is great this time of the year
I don’t often get to play out during the summer because of the rates going so extremely high however, through Golf now this course is extremely affordable and in great shape for the winter. I truly wish all coarses around here would offer rates to residence of Delaware, So that the locals could play all year round at affordable rates