Bear Creek Golf Club
About Bear Creek Golf Club
Bear Creek Golf Club is a golf course on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Its opening stretch sets the tone for the round, balancing modest length with well-defended targets rather than brute distance.
The first hole is a short par 4 that bends gently to the right, with water along the right side of the green and bunkers guarding it, making the approach the main test. The second is a par 3 played over water, where club selection matters most since the green runs deeper than it appears from the tee. The third, the course's toughest-rated hole, is a dogleg right par 4 with fairway bunkers pinching the landing area and a green that slopes sharply from back to front, rewarding approach shots left below the hole.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,713 yards
- Tees
- 6 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 73.0 / 137 slope
- Opened
- 1980
- Difficulty
- Easier than most
Scorecard
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 11 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | |||||
| Black | 366 | 175 | 431 | 526 | 366 | 384 | 505 | 188 | 378 | 415 | 407 | 198 | 520 | 183 | 394 | 371 | 380 | 526 | 3319 | 3394 | 6,713 | 72 | 73.0/137 |
| Blue | 353 | 150 | 395 | 514 | 346 | 377 | 478 | 177 | 371 | 407 | 401 | 182 | 501 | 157 | 386 | 360 | 369 | 502 | 3161 | 3265 | 6,426 | 72 | 71.8/134 |
| White | 345 | 128 | 377 | 482 | 339 | 352 | 471 | 158 | 352 | 389 | 369 | 174 | 469 | 153 | 360 | 340 | 359 | 467 | 3004 | 3080 | 6,084 | 72 | 70.2/132 |
| Gold | 323 | 102 | 340 | 458 | 310 | 339 | 443 | 122 | 332 | 364 | 356 | 150 | 446 | 120 | 342 | 332 | 329 | 443 | 2769 | 2882 | 5,651 | 72 | 68.5/119 |
| Green | 304 | 93 | 334 | 427 | 290 | 316 | 412 | 106 | 323 | 336 | 333 | 130 | 417 | 106 | 323 | 310 | 303 | 412 | 2605 | 2670 | 5,275 | 72 | 66.7/111 |
| Family | 224 | 93 | 276 | 381 | 203 | 198 | 317 | 69 | 259 | 245 | 244 | 84 | 309 | 63 | 247 | 259 | 201 | 349 | 2020 | 2001 | 4,021 | 69 | 62.0/102 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at Bear Creek Golf Club
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 73.0 | 137 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 37 | 45 |
| Blue | 71.8 | 134 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 35 | 42 |
| White | 70.2 | 132 | -2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 40 |
| Gold | 68.5 | 119 | -4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 34 |
| Green | 66.7 | 111 | -5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 30 |
| Family | 62.0 | 102 | -7 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 25 |
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