Bear Creek Golf Club
237 Whooping Crane Way, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926, USA
Tap a hole for its details · gold dots = bunkers, blue = water · the Wind and Elevation buttons color each hole by today’s wind and by climb · OpenStreetMap
The lay of the land.
How the course above sets up: its routing, character, and what to expect.
Bear Creek Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course in Hilton Head, SC, playing 4,021–6,804 yards from 6 sets of tees (slope 109–139, course rating up to 74.2).
It's a gently rolling walk, roughly 266 feet of total climb over 18 holes.
Expect 56 bunkers, with water on 8 holes; the back nine plays tougher.
The word on the course.
How golfers talk about it, summarized from public reviews. Their opinions, not our scoring.
Rees Jones’s first solo design, set in Hilton Head Plantation, known for tree-lined fairways winding through pines with well-regarded green complexes. Golfers treat it as a solid, fair test.
Consistently praised
- The green complexes are a calling card, often cited among the island’s best to putt.
- Tree-lined doglegs through Hilton Head Plantation give it a classic, fair Lowcountry feel, with an Audubon-certified, wildlife-rich setting.
Worth knowing
- Pines and lagoons flank the fairways, so accuracy is rewarded over power.
Golfers recommend
- Take enough club into the well-protected greens and respect the slopes once on them.
- Five tee sets make it friendly to all levels; pick honestly and enjoy the doglegs.
Tee fit & expected score.
Set your handicap for the right tees, a realistic score, and the holes where you'll get a stroke.
Play the White tees, 6162 yds
How to play it
- Scoring chances at #7, so make your birdies count.
- Card-wreckers at #3, #15. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
Tagged scorecard.
Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.
| Hole | Par | Yds | SI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1• | 4 | 364 | 11 | |
| 2• | 3 | 178 | 17 | |
| 3•• | 4 | 431 | 1 | Tough |
| 4• | 5 | 526 | 5 | |
| 5• | 4 | 366 | 13 | |
| 6• | 4 | 384 | 9 | |
| 7• | 5 | 500 | 7 | Reachable |
| 8• | 3 | 196 | 15 | |
| 9•• | 4 | 430 | 3 | Tough |
| Out | 36 | 3375 | ||
| 10• | 4 | 407 | 12 | |
| 11• | 4 | 404 | 6 | |
| 12• | 3 | 200 | 16 | Long 3 |
| 13• | 5 | 532 | 10 | |
| 14• | 3 | 186 | 18 | |
| 15•• | 4 | 398 | 2 | Tough |
| 16• | 4 | 396 | 14 | |
| 17• | 4 | 382 | 8 | |
| 18• | 5 | 524 | 4 | |
| In | 36 | 3429 | ||
All tees & ratings
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 6804 | 74.2 | 139 | 72 |
| Blue | 6486 | 72.4 | 135 | 72 |
| White | 6162 | 71.5 | 132 | 72 |
| Gold | 5727 | 69.7 | 125 | 72 |
| Green | 5316 | 67.6 | 119 | 72 |
| Family | 4021 | 61.8 | 109 | 68 |
Conditions & terrain.
Today's wind by hole, the climbs and drops, and a seven-day playability outlook.
Wind today
Climbs & drops
Tee→green elevation change, estimated from terrain.
7-day outlook
Best window this week: Thu 10-08 · 100/100
Where the trouble is.
Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.
Most bunkered: #11 (6) · #3 (5) · #4 (4) · #7 (4). Water on 8 holes: #2, #4, #5, #9, #13, #16, #17, #18.
Frequently asked.
- How long is Bear Creek Golf Club?
- Bear Creek Golf Club plays 4,021–6,804 yards across 6 sets of tees, to a par of 72 from the back tees.
- How difficult is Bear Creek Golf Club?
- Its slope rating ranges 109–139, with a course rating up to 74.2. The back nine plays tougher.
- Which tees should I play at Bear Creek Golf Club?
- A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the White tees at 6,162 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
- Is Bear Creek Golf Club walkable?
- It's a gently rolling walk, with roughly 266 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.
- How many bunkers does Bear Creek Golf Club have?
- Bear Creek Golf Club has 56 bunkers, and water comes into play on 10 holes.
Nearby & similar.
Other courses within reach, and the closest matches by difficulty and length.