Bear Chase Golf Club
Rating Snapshot
About
Formerly known as Elks Blue River Country Club.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6509 yards | 71.2 | 126 |
| White | 72 | 6117 yards | 69.9 | 125 |
| Green | 72 | 5519 yards | 67.4 | 120 |
| Gold | 72 | 5004 yards | 65.0 | 114 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5004 yards | 69.2 | 117 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 71.2/126 | 375 | 355 | 495 | 195 | 355 | 360 | 140 | 390 | 550 | 3215 | 395 | 182 | 440 | 495 | 510 | 415 | 182 | 275 | 400 | 3294 | 6509 |
| White M: 69.9/125 | 365 | 340 | 475 | 145 | 325 | 330 | 135 | 380 | 545 | 3040 | 375 | 140 | 365 | 480 | 490 | 405 | 167 | 270 | 385 | 3077 | 6117 |
| Green M: 67.4/120 | 307 | 300 | 435 | 135 | 325 | 330 | 115 | 328 | 500 | 2775 | 350 | 130 | 330 | 400 | 440 | 345 | 138 | 267 | 344 | 2744 | 5519 |
| Gold M: 65.0/114 W: 69.2/117 | 307 | 272 | 335 | 131 | 285 | 268 | 105 | 318 | 465 | 2486 | 340 | 127 | 295 | 350 | 395 | 325 | 111 | 260 | 315 | 2518 | 5004 |
| Red M: 63.1/111 W: 66.0/112 | 262 | 249 | 324 | 124 | 275 | 229 | 106 | 250 | 425 | 2244 | 300 | 126 | 260 | 300 | 356 | 283 | 100 | 205 | 288 | 2218 | 4462 |
| Handicap | 10 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 3 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Course Details
Rentals/Services
Practice/Instruction
Policies
Available Facilities
Clubhouse, Banquet FacilitiesAccolades
-
Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2021 #15)
Reviews
You have to keep the ball in the fairway.
This is a tight course. Many holes are tree lined on both sides. You have to keep it straight, even if you have to sacrifice distance.
The greens are quick and even though we have had quite a bit of rain this year, they are not holding well. Many shots will roll to the back edge.
Overall, its in good shape. A few muddy patches in the rough and some slight damage on the greens around some edges... nothing serious. B+
Very Good course, well maintained with very cordial staff.
Four of us played May 30th. and enjoyed the course. It is a challenging course with easy holes and difficult ones also. We enjoyed playing here. We will recommend this one to our friends.
Fun course with beautiful creek running through
The hole layout crisscrossed back and forth across the course, which was fine... But more markers should be used to guide us which way to go. Very easy to get lost and turned around!
Friendly Staff Nice Course
Desk and bar staff were great. The course itself is well maintained and challenging without being frustrating for an average player.
Not worth the money
It's a real shame that a property and layout like this was so neglected. The course has a cool layout with a lot of potential....big old trees, a river winding through, drastic elevation changes....but it was easily the worst course I have ever played. The fairways were not mowed...in fact on some holes it didn't even seem like they had fairways because the grass had not been mowed in a couple weeks. Half of the greens were un-puttable either because they were so long or sandy or burnt out. On the tees, it was hard to get my ball teed high enough so that the grass wouldn't interfere. Weeds all over. Very few, if any yardage markers on the course (luckily I had my phone but it almost didn't matter). Like I said, if it was maintained it would be a nice enjoyable challenge, but as is, I wouldn't even pay $10 to play it again. A real shame.
SW Michigan Golf Around Package
Best of Battle Creek Package
