Bear Creek Golf Club
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Rees Jones, opened 1980.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 20 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- 5 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Black | Blue | White | Gold | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | 366 | 353 | 345 | 323 | 304 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 175 | 150 | 128 | 102 | 93 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 431 | 395 | 377 | 340 | 334 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | 526 | 514 | 482 | 458 | 427 |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 366 | 346 | 339 | 310 | 290 |
| 6 | 4 | 9 | 384 | 377 | 352 | 339 | 316 |
| 7 | 5 | 7 | 505 | 478 | 471 | 443 | 412 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 188 | 177 | 158 | 122 | 106 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 378 | 371 | 352 | 332 | 323 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 415 | 407 | 389 | 364 | 336 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 407 | 401 | 369 | 356 | 333 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 198 | 182 | 174 | 150 | 130 |
| 13 | 5 | 10 | 520 | 501 | 469 | 446 | 417 |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 183 | 157 | 153 | 120 | 106 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 394 | 386 | 360 | 342 | 323 |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 371 | 360 | 340 | 332 | 310 |
| 17 | 4 | 8 | 380 | 369 | 359 | 329 | 303 |
| 18 | 5 | 4 | 526 | 502 | 467 | 443 | 412 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6804 | 74.2 | 139 |
| Blue | Male | 6486 | 72.4 | 135 |
| White | Male | 6162 | 71.3 | 133 |
| Gold | Male | 5727 | 69.7 | 125 |
| Gold | Female | 5727 | 73.9 | 131 |
| Green | Female | 5316 | 71.9 | 128 |
| Green | Male | 5316 | 67.6 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 366-1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 352 · 366 · 380front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 235 to reach, 269 to carry
- Water right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 235 to reach, 269 to carry. Drives that finish short of 235 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 23 at 275.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 175-1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 161 · 175 · 190front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 22yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the right
In play
- Water left: 151 to reach, 185 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 147 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 119 to reach, 147 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 120 to reach, 147 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from left to right, about 1%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 432+2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 416 · 431 · 443front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 230 to reach, 238 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 232 to reach, 283 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 252 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 230 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 230 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 228.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 60 hazards with reach and carry
- 11 green slope reads
- 4 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].