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Bear Creek West is a nice track. It is in good shape and the ace of play was great except for one slow foresome but they let me play through in short order.

We arrived to see a brown practice putting green. We hoped the rest of the course did not reflect the same conditions. In fact the greens had just beed aereated.
The course had cracks from lack of water in some faiways and a lot of places just off the fairway. On the number one tee the starter informed us that a man with his wife and child were in front of us. He also said the child six had his own clubs but he would not be playing all of the holes. It turned out that the pace of play was so slow the kid probably had time to play all 18. On most par 3s there were 3 groups waiting on the tee. When we made the turn there was a new foresome on the tee (behind the family) I asked them if they were starting on the back. They replied no it was their 2nd 9 but they had stopped to eat at the turn! After they finished their leisurely lunch the starter simply told them to continue. (the course had a smoker set up selling BBQ sandwhiches chips and drinks at the turn but I guess that was not good enough for these guys) So they continued their round in front of us. So there wer FIVE groups on hole 10 (a short par 4) at once. No course personnell in sight to assess the situation. On hole 11 a Marshall came by looking for a particular player. I asked what the hold up was ahead. I dunno, he said.
They charged full price for THOSE conditions. PLUS they did not have the courtesy to let their customers know as The Trails of Frisco did on the Golf Now website. The Trails had a Red Banner on Golf Now that read AEREATION ALERT. Cudos to them and SHAME on frisco lakes!
I will not be a customer of theirs.

Nice track well of the beaten path. It was pretty cool and windy so there were not many players there.
It was a good value.

This is a pretty good track. The course is usually in good condition. Not so much right now at the end of March but it looks like they have it going in the right direction. So it should be in great shape in a few weeks. It is pretty wide open and no mature trees so if the wind is blowing (and it usually is) it adds to the difficulty. Some holes have a punitive rough.
Houses are everywhere but safe except for the wildest of shots.

I really like this course. I have played it several times and I will play it again. However the greens are in poor condition. It would have been good if the nice man behind the counter would have mentioned the green conditions or discounted the fee slightly. I know it is January but the weather has not been that bad.

I heard years ago that this course was built in the 70s by a wealthy oil man so he could host a PGA tour event there.
They have bent grass greens that rolled very nicely. A few of them were a little spotty. The fairways/grass were in very good shape but the ground was hard.
The tee boxes could use a little attention but I am really picking here.
Not many people were playing on a nice Sunday afternoon so I played at my pace...NICE

I got a great deal through GolfNow. The weather was great. The bentgrass greens were in good condition but they rolled a little slow. Number 4 was pretty spotty. Maybe a fungus? the fairways needed to be mowed but other than that no complaints. A morning rain had just rolled through and the clouds remained for most of the day so it was very pleasent.

Got a great rate from Golf Now on the 2 be day of spring. We actually teed off EARLY as a twosome. I thought the place would be jammed but it was not. The track was dry as is everything around here these days. But the grass is there and I bet it will spring back quickly if we ever get so e much needed rain. There was evidence of sod replacement in several places so they are working on it. Pace was ok until the 12th hole. This threesome was something else. On the 14th tee a par 3 they were looking for a ball in the creek with two holes open in front of them. I called the proo shop and asked for a Marshall and the kid said he would send one and he wanted me to HOLD? The marshal never showed. So we resisted the urge to hit into them and just fought through.
The end

I like the layout of this track. It has homes on the front nine but the back has the feel of being out in the country and is usually not crowded at all. They have bent grass greens and in the past they have been fantastic. 9-29-13 many of the greens were in trouble...spotty. Some very much so. I think they will be back this fall as they seem to have good soil to support them and it HAS been a VERY dry summer. The cart paths definitely need improvements. I cannot complain though because through Golf Now's HOT DEAL I played for $4.99 !!