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Bear Creek Golf Club- presents an outstanding value at a high quality venue in Hilton Head. Outstanding value- usually comes in at well under $100 even in prime season. I paid $51 at the end of February, with a Coke and full lunch( who knows how that will pan out in the future). High Quality venue- There are several excellent tracks in Hilton Head Plantation. I would rank Bear Creek just a notch below Country Club of Hilton Head, but at a lower price. I would say, it is a half notch above Dolphin Head, at a similar price, and above Oyster Reef, due to issues I have had at Oyster Reef with mosquitos(sorry, guys). Pick a tee box suited to your driving distance and accuracy( I am a 12.2 and play it at around 6300?). It is not the most forgiving off the tee, but certainly the site lines off the tee box are outstanding, with well defined hazard and bunker lines. The greens SEEM to run about a foot faster than most similarly priced Hilton Head tracks.

I am a regular here, so I may be biased, or well-informed. The greens were recently aerified and top-dressed, but rolled well and in very good condition. Fairways were also very good, with no bad lies to speak of. Most tee boxes on back nine were under construction, with temporary tees in front of original tee boxes. This is a much needed change, since Gleneagles has had problems with tees not being level. Many fairway and greenside bunkers are being constructed/installed as we speak, and won't be ready on the back nine until next year. This is a good public course at a fair price, that has been improved, and will continue to improve next year. If you haven't played Gleneagles recently, I would say wait until 2016 when most/all the changes have been implemented. The driving range is also vastly improved and expanded

I have played Grey Hawk 5 times over the last two years. It takes close to an hour to get to the golf course, but the trip is well worth the time. Very few trees, huge greens, links-like feel. You can spray it a little off the tee, and areas near the green arent too challenging. When the wind is up, this course is brutal, with very little protection. Conditions are not as good as some top NE Ohio courses, but well above average. Greens are medium fast, which makes it a scorable golf course.

Shale Creek presented the fastest greens I have played all year. Overall conditions were very good. Clubhouse staff were very accomodating. Great deal for $22 on Golf.now. A couple holes require local knowledge, but most were fairly straightforward.