Photo: Jeffrey Thompson via Google
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Photo: Bear Ridge Golf Club via Google
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Photo: Bear Ridge Golf Club via Google
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Photo: Jeffrey Thompson via Google
Bear Ridge Golf Club
Bear Ridge Golf Club is an 18-hole course in Waco with a 3.6 Google rating from 164 reviews. Golfers describe well-kept greens that putt fast and wide, tree-lined fairways with rolling elevation changes, and GPS-enabled carts, and they mention a helpful staff that has handled local tournaments smoothly. Cart service has occasionally been slow, but reviewers generally see it as a solid option for the Waco area.
The course from above
Tee at the bottom, green at the top. Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Hole layout © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Bear Ridge Golf Club scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 437 | 162 | 460 | 587 | 212 | 427 | 457 | 577 | 482 | 3801 |
| Black | 413 | 148 | 444 | 575 | 202 | 402 | 438 | 557 | 464 | 3643 |
| Gold | 391 | 137 | 423 | 526 | 189 | 381 | 410 | 520 | 431 | 3408 |
| Blue | 364 | 129 | 410 | 499 | 178 | 343 | 379 | 487 | 395 | 3184 |
| White | 337 | 110 | 381 | 457 | 159 | 320 | 348 | 464 | 357 | 2933 |
| Green | 310 | 89 | 267 | 422 | 135 | 293 | 312 | 454 | 330 | 2612 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
| Handicap | 5 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 610 | 453 | 407 | 426 | 216 | 419 | 515 | 201 | 430 | 3677 |
| Black | 583 | 432 | 391 | 408 | 173 | 401 | 493 | 194 | 405 | 3480 |
| Gold | 547 | 404 | 377 | 385 | 159 | 376 | 471 | 181 | 390 | 3290 |
| Blue | 514 | 376 | 331 | 360 | 155 | 349 | 460 | 160 | 368 | 3073 |
| White | 482 | 346 | 291 | 315 | 145 | 306 | 400 | 140 | 316 | 2741 |
| Green | 449 | 315 | 267 | 296 | 138 | 279 | 387 | 108 | 306 | 2545 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| Handicap | 2 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
Par 72, 18 holes. Course rating / slope shown by tee. From published course data. The course doesn't publish a scorecard online, so tee names or yardages may be out of date.
Reviews
Pretty solid course, especially for the Waco area. Cart service was slow due to staffing issues, but other than that it was a typical round. The carts are GPS enabled, which is great for distance and tracking other groups, but they do restrict you. Not the worst thing, but some areas are restricted that probably shouldn't be. Just watch the screen and it will show you the boundaries.
Love this course!! The fairways and greens are well kept. Greens are FAST..beware the aggressive player. Wide fairways and challenging elevation changes. We play all over DFW and this one has out done 90% of where we have played. Cart girl was on point!!! Will be back!!
We host an association golf tournament here ever year for our local contractors, and we have a great time. The staff is accommodating and helped our tournament run smoothly.
Seriously?!! $60 prepay for this course. In the middle of January. That is absolutely ridiculous. Course is ok. But nooooo where near worth that much for January. New owners obviously have no idea what they’re doing. Sad. Course is going to fall apart again. Update 1/6/23 - Now their prices are $75!! Seriously?! Come on guys. It’s no where near worth a $75 course, even if it was the middle of July. I tried calling Cottonwood. Booked up all day until 3pm. What does that tell you? Update 7/6/23 - Most greens are terrible. They’re half dirt as seen in pic. Roughs are still just weeds and dirt. Tee boxes are so torn up and not level. I just don’t understand why they’re so concerned about the clubhouse grounds. Focus on the course. That’s what golfers want. A nice course to play on. Especially for $75. Lake Whitney courses are gorgeous and it’s usually like $45 to play. Update 9/30/24 - FINALLY!!! I think they finally listened to the golfers. The course is looking soooo much better. Tee boxes are grass and level. Greens look good. Most importantly the price!!! They finally got the hint and lowered the prices. $49 with cart. That’s the perfect cost for this course. Way to go Bear Ridge.
Nice staff, golf course condition is very nice with rolling fairways, many tree lined. The greens were also nice and very fair. The 15th hole is the only one I don’t understand, from blue tees it’s only a 7 or 8 of the tee or penalty area awaits your ball with more club. Overall, a pleasurable golf experience.
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