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Conditions
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Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6685 yards
Slope 132
Rating 73.2

Course Details

Year Built 1989
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gary Kern (1989) Ron Kern (1989)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed Yes
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Missouri (2015 #3)

Reviews

4.1
95 Reviews (95)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 10
Undulating Greens 9
Water Hazards 8
This course/club is great for:
Locals 13
Advanced Golfers 9
A Weekend Splurge 8
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 10
Worth the Drive 8

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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather

great course

i love the deals i get from golfnow.com on this golf course. i am a member of a CC, so i venture out ocassionally and Bent Creek is my favorite "other" course to play. the staff is SO friendly and welcoming, the course is awesome, and the rates from golfnow are awesome too. happy golfer here !

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Beautiful Landscape

Greens were putting great for Mid-April Missouri weather. Fairways, rough all played as expected, Nice!. Beautiful elevation changes and landscape. Breathtaking to play! Great, friendly staff, had a couple young golfers with us and the marshal allowed a pace of our own to work on their skills as long as we didn't hold anyone up. Will be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great vaule

The greens are in really good condition. Best place to play in southeast Missouri

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best course with great tee options

Tee options are outstanding fairways great and the rough was fair . The perfect amount of bunkers stragically place. This is best public course in Missouri

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Value

Best value by a landslide in Southeast Missouri. Will be back soon.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

For January they course looked awesome.

Great time was had by all & everyone shot well too.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very Nice... Worth the Haul

This is a pretty nice course with a good layout. I find that all of the courses out here deal with the same environment and topography, so if you've played one, you know what to expect from the others.

Bent is no exception to the rule, but if you like one of the courses out there, you will like this one. I know I did.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Compared to other courses

Compared to other courses around this area iwould want to go here because you dont have to be a club member. It's a challenging course. The staff is VERY friendly and not grumpy. So i loved this place.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fun Course

Very nice course. Greens were awesome!!!! So challenging!!!! Course was really nice and is worth the price. Would definately play again!!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Value

This wasn't the first time I have played this course, and have seen it better condition. We recently had a lot of rain, and several low spots and drainage ways were damaged. They have been making changes with the rough over the past couple of years, and I like the direction they are headed (although losing balls is easier with the tall growths). When the course conditions are right, this course is fun for the value. Don't expect extreme challenges, luxury or immaculate landscaping, but a fun course in typical southeast Missouri scenery (hills, creeks and trees).

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great course

Fun and challenging course. Course was in great shape, but had a few rough spots due to all the recent rain. Course was packe and due to that the pace of play was slower than what I like. Overall a great experience.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good value

The greens are beautiful, bermuda fairways had a rough winter and some re-sodding around greens. Nice course - I'll play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

One of the best

Staff. rangers are all extremely nice, helpful. Course has typical Winter fairways , due to our harsh Winter, but greens are excellent, tee boxes in good condition, and course will really be great in less than a month. I highly recommend the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Mkoc

Good course for above avg player. Pretty course , stream and ponds and hills and trees. Easy access from I55

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Really good course

Bent Creek is a really nice course for the money. It was still in winter condition yesterday, but still played well. When everything is in bloom, it is hard to find a prettier course. It is a little more challenging with the newer setup, so it might not be the best course for beginners, unless they have a lot of extra golf balls. It beats the pants off of comparably priced courses in the St. Louis area.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good value

Staff was friendly; for time of year, course was in excellent condition I did not fully understand cart path only, but time of year, et probably dictated that.This is a course that is always worth playing.

Bunkers were in terrible condition, due to the harsh Winter that we have experienced. All in all , a great value on a quality course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good golf course, challenging for all levels

Great layout...challenging from the back tees, very fair from the whites.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bent Creek

Outstanding golf course, course in great shape, loved the fairways and greens

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great fun course

This course is fun. Nothing flat about it. Plenty of rolling hills. And the greens, well there not flat either. We said it was challenging for someone who never played it. A lot of hidden surprises around some shots. If you replay it you'll know where those surprises are and will be more prepared for it. But still will challenge you. Try it you'll love it if like to be challenged . Yes you have to remind yourself this is a PUBLIC course that's great fun to play on. Some private courses aren't this much fun.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

great experiance

I would highly recomend this course to anyone. The staff was very friendly and the course was one if not the best I ever played.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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