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4.0
1662 Reviews (1662)
5 Stars
357
4 Stars
808
3 Stars
335
2 Stars
103
1 Stars
59
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
87.4%
Recommend this course
1373 out of 1662 reviews
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4.0
118 Reviews (118)
5 Stars
37
4 Stars
56
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
85.6%
Recommend this course
101 out of 118 reviews
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4.1
175 Reviews (175)
5 Stars
61
4 Stars
82
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
88.0%
Recommend this course
154 out of 175 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 71
Length 6825 yards
Slope 122
Rating 71.6

The Bear Course is one of two courses at the Bear Creek Golf Complex; it is a championship-length course while the other, the Cub Course, is an executive length course. The Bear Course is an inland, links-style course with rolling fairways and well-manicured greens. Strategically placed bunkers situated throughout the course add some challenge to the course. A round of golf on this course can be played in less than four hours. The Bear Creek Golf Complex, in addition to the two courses, also offers a full grass driving range, two putting greens, and a short game area with a bunker.

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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round. High Season: January - April
Architect Bill O'Leary Nicklaus (2000)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code No tank tops or cutoffs.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

4.0
1662 Reviews (1662)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 62
Patio Dining 33
Brunch 22
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 80
Undulating Greens 49
Water Hazards 46
This course/club is great for:
Locals 82
Seniors 64
Advanced Golfers 48
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 58
Convenient to the City 52
In the 'Burbs 52

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Reviews 32
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Walked

Overpriced

Not much to see here. Course was back and forth thru the urban desert. Way overpriced.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
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 36
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Heat in August

The course was in good shape I thoroughly enjoyed playing it. Looking forward to bringing some friends from Houston for a dry experience.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great condition

fairways were in great condtion, greens were very nice, very nice shape for this time of year. well worth it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 66
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Overpriced. Kind of boring.

There isn’t a single hole you think “oh this is a fun hole”. Nothing to look at. Very flat.

Course conditions were on par with the other public courses, which means they were not great. For some reason, they’re still charging 60 a round when it should be more like $35-$40.

We played our round in 4 hours, and had to wait to tee off several times, yet the Marshall asked us three times to hurry up. What’s that about? Probably wouldn’t play here again.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 66
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 44
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent course for the money

The course is in good shape. The pace of play is slow. Some of the players don’t have course etiquette. If you get stuck behind slow players it can make for a long day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 66
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great!

Course is in great shape for this time of year greens were true and some what fast fairways we're not over watered. The staff all around are great! Will always come back to play any chance I get

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Training Opportunity

I took my daughter to play the cub course twice this week. What a great way for her to get her first glimpse of the game and build some confidence. Very grateful to have a facility like this to increase my family’s enjoyment of the game I love.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 17
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Free for all

Well the condition of the course was pretty darn good for this time of year. Just sucks they let 4 singles go out in a row. And then don’t monitor their play at all.
Paired up with a single behind me cuz it’s the right thing to do, then 5 minutes later we are just waiting on the single infront of us who is waiting on the single In front of him. Literally both guys at the tee box at the same time and they can’t pair up?
This course really needs a marshal to keep people honest.
Also, as soon as I turned 9 all of a sudden a 4 sum was teeing off on 10. Right behind the single I was waiting on all round. I asked where the heck did you guys come from and they just looked confused

Decent course but the organization made it much less enjoyable

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 62
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Arizona Advisor
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Fun course to play

Had a real nice round today at Bear Creek Bear course. It's a fun course to play, good length from the back tees, interesting hole layouts, very walkable. Conditions on Jun 1 were pretty good, a little dried out transitioning from winter to summer grass. But the greens were very honest, rolling nice, and a good speed. Held some long iron shots nicely. Very hard to read these greens. The slopes are deceptive with the surrounding elevation changes, making it hard to determine where the ball will break. There isn't a lot of danger on this course, not a lot of trees, so it's pretty simple in that regard and not much shade to be found. A few lakes to keep the challenge there, not overly bunkered. I only found one bunker all day.
My only critique would be there is no drinking water or even beverage cart of any kind during the week. It made walking difficult when you have to lug your own water all the way around the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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