Looking back from the 9th green at Bent Creek Golf Course.
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4.0
1035 Reviews (1035)
5 Stars
264
4 Stars
518
3 Stars
150
2 Stars
50
1 Stars
53
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
90.4%
Recommend this course
892 out of 1035 reviews
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4.0
76 Reviews (76)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
44
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
90.8%
Recommend this course
69 out of 76 reviews
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4.2
155 Reviews (155)
5 Stars
51
4 Stars
88
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
95.5%
Recommend this course
148 out of 155 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6420 yards
Slope 136
Rating 71.6

Since the opening of Bent Creek Golf Course in 1989, the 6,420-yard, par-71 course has provided a challenging golf experience for residents of Northeast Florida and visitors alike.

Crafted by renowned architect Bobby Weed with consulting services by Mark McCumber, Bent Creek's meandering terrain takes golfers through a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary, towering pines and alongside creeks and swales. The championship layout boasts Bermuda grass greens, plush fairways and a state-of-the-art lighted practice facility - home of the Bent Creek Golf Academy.

From the back tees, Bent Creek carries a rating of 71.6 and a slope of 136. The challenge starts with the first hole, which measures 538 yards from the gold tees, just 20 yards short of No. 15, the longest hole on the golf course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bobby Weed (1989) Mark McCumber (1989)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes - "Bent Creek Golf Academy"
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2023 #13)

Reviews

4.0
1035 Reviews (1035)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 30
19th Hole Specials 17
Patio Dining 16
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 58
Bunkers 45
Forced Carries 33
This course/club is great for:
Locals 53
Seniors 33
Advanced Golfers 32
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 41
Worth the Drive 38
In the 'Burbs 22

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Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Pretty good shape

One or two greens have been repaired and one or two tee boxes could do with some repair but overall the course is in really good shape.

Golfers could do a lot to help keep the greens in good shape by fixing their divots. The number of divots left on the greens is astronomical and it only takes a second to fix yours and one other.

Pace of play was very slow on this day. "Ready Golf" should be mandatory. Quit sitting in the cart waiting for the others in your party to address and hit their shot. Grab your range finder and a couple clubs and be ready to play. If your partner has not played by the time you are ready, swing away, swing away.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Nice for neighborhood round with friends

Bent Creek is a nice layout with multiple tee boxes to suit golfers of all skill levels and ambitions. The trees are often thick framing both sides of the fairways and water will come into play, sometimes as a surprise to first time players unfamiliar with the layout. The greens were somewhat tricky with significant breaks on mostly small and elevated greens.

The golf carts are gas, not electric, but clean and well maintained. The pro shop is small and typical of neighborhood courses. Food and beverages after the round are quite limited, so the pub area is suited more for gat-and-go than anchoring down.

Overall, a fine value and nice, professional staff.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Stay in the Fairway!

Great course and mid-week not real busy....we had a 2-some ahead and a 2-some behind - and we were a 2-some. Greens were fair but FAST. Sand traps...I was only in one and unfortunately is was wet sand which ruins the sand experience - not from rain more likely from sprinklers. Fairways were in good. Loads of water and woods on this course so keep it in the fairway. Playing safe leads to lower scores here. Overall, great time, will return.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great Course!

Just moved to area and decided to play course for the first time. Staff was much friendlier than I was expecting. Shout out to Sal! Course layout was nice with a few challenging hole. Only negative was pace was a little slow causing guys behind us to get a bit antsy. Even hit up on us which was not cool. Other than that great course to play mid day.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyed round

Front nine real slow… 9 holers left so a bit faster on back

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice golf coutse

The golf course is very nice and in good shape . The two women’s bathrooms on the course need a lot of work

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play was very poor today. Foursome in front were each hitting 2-3 balls. They also treated the course poorly, I.e. driving the carts on par 3’s, not filling in divots or raking bunkers, etc and disregarding cart signage by driving carts next to all greens (not a handicapped golfer).

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 149
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very nice course

This was a very nice course. There is some cart path construction that made it somewhat confusing where to go. Some of the rough is bad. Fairways were well maintained. A couple of rough greens but overall we were very satisfied with the course. Would definitely play here again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great Value

Great course and one of my favorite layouts for a neighborhood track. One of the best practice areas around. A few bad spots on the greens and fairways, but they roll true and spring will take care of the rest. The beverage cart service is a plus. My only negative is that I have had two different starters rush me through my warm up. I get to the course an hour early to warm up. They tell me in the pro shop I have plenty of time when I purchase balls. To 5 mins later on the practice tee to have my name yelled across the practice tee that I am up. 20 mins before my tee time. I tell them my tee time and that I still need to warm up and get attitude from the starter. Unprofessional of them and they need training. I do this a lot and this is the only place this happens to me. Otherwise great experience

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bent Creek Needs Work

Well here’s my personal assessment of Bent Creek. - Not worth the drive from Trailmark as the course is not in good condition many tees and greens are in rough shape and way too many Quirky holes for my liking. Personally I played fair on front nine and absolutely horrendous on the back nine. The foursome I was in two of us had never played the course before and the other two had played the course regularly but the other two folks (one man and one woman) played the Red tees while I played the Black. While the cost was reasonable it is not enough to encourage me to play there on a regular basis. Took an hour to get there and an hour and twenty minutes to get home. Just not worth it. I would rather play Eagle Landing and Eagle Harbor.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Perfect weather
Used cart
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 105
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather

Bent Creek could be great

Very good, challenging layout. But conditioning was sub-par. Greens were slow and a bit beat up. Tees could use some more grass. Cement cart paths broken up in many places.
Good grass range and chipping/putting practice areas.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 63
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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