Bow Creek Golf Course
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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 70 | 5917 yards | 68.8 | 123 |
| White | 70 | 5593 yards | 67.2 | 119 |
| Orange/Yellow | 70 | 4665 yards | 62.9 | 110 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 67.2/113 | 339 | 178 | 457 | 375 | 330 | 200 | 389 | 490 | 180 | 2938 | 175 | 340 | 357 | 178 | 150 | 507 | 395 | 493 | 384 | 2979 | 5917 |
| White M: 66.9/111 | 326 | 160 | 447 | 360 | 308 | 174 | 349 | 457 | 170 | 2751 | 165 | 328 | 343 | 162 | 130 | 486 | 380 | 476 | 372 | 2842 | 5593 |
| Red W: 65.1/109 | 309 | 140 | 414 | 341 | 280 | 155 | 309 | 404 | 160 | 2512 | 132 | 315 | 330 | 145 | 120 | 470 | 360 | 451 | 346 | 2669 | 5181 |
| Handicap | 14 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 3 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
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WInter golf
The course is fun and challenging. I golfed after a storm so the conditions were a bit rough and muddy in places. Cart path only BUT was able to get 18 in and had a great time! I definitely recommend the course!
Walked 18
Nice sunny day, ground was a little damp from rain few days ago. I love playing this course, not tough but can be.
My Grandfather built the course in 1959. Love playing there in his honor.. Fred Sappenfield, PGA Pro, RIP.
No starter
Slooooow play. Single golfers not put with 2 0r 3 other golfer to maintain Speed of play. Is basicly free for all no starter or marshal pushing the speed of play. Wait time is 7 to 12 minutes per shot. Do not go unless you ha 5-6 hours to blow on a Sunday. My tee time was 1010 I finished at 245 and only completed 14 holes.
Terrible
Staff was not friendly, rushed us even on a perfect pace of play. Course conditions are also terrible the only good holes were the first and last. Everything in between was terrible with bad fairways. Would not recommend this course to anyone.
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We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.
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Still good even though they’re closing
The course is still up kept as the crew that takes care of it find pride in the course. The unfortunate part is it is closing for good next September. The course is still fun to play even though the par 5 third hole is now a par 3 due to the city doing construction. The fact that it is still enjoyable is what matters. I’d say go play it as much as possible before it closes for good.
Great course
Loved this course! Definitely fun and had a lot of Par 3s which is cool for a beginner for sure. They need to improve the Tee-boxes but the greens were soooo nice. 7/10 for sure
Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Bow Creek Golf Course.
Needs lots of work
I played this course several years ago and it wasn’t bad. Today was horrible! Construction has part of it messed up. Cart paths are horrible because of roots growing under them. Some guy came up screaming at my husband while he was trying to tee off the we needed to start on 10. We informed him we already did the back 9, then he asked if they could play through because they were playing a blitz round. We let them then spent the rest of the day waiting on their slow behinds!! Will not play this course again. Course association members are rude and obnoxious and act like they own the course.
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Nice for quick cheap game
When I just want to step away fast from house to get in quick round while kids are down for cheap I got to Bow Creek very Friendly staff.
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Value play
Decent course for the money with some challenging holes. Upkeep of the course is minimal. One redeeming feature is that a lot of the fairways are wide open, which is great for newer golfers.
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The course was in bad shape
I have played this course for many years and have never seen it in such bad shape. There seems to be little or no maintenance being done. I understand the course is in the process of being closed however, as long as play is being allowed, there should be some things done to keep it up. Very sad for a nice municipal course to be disregarded. Not sure when the closing is going to happen but I hope I can return and play on it before that happens.
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve, and we are working towards getting things up to par. Thank you for playing Bow Creek Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
course maintenance lacking
I have played here often, as it is easy to get on (nobody else wants to play here). course was wet, with cart path only. leaves were not blown off of the fairways, making finding your ball very difficult (if not impossible) at times; and of course slowing play. There is a large DEEP hole in the middle of the fairway on #15 right before the dogleg to the right turn, that was hidden in the leaves. No idea of how deep, but will severely injure someone if they step in the hole. You can tell that management has lost any interest in maintaining the course. This is the future site of a large storm water retention project for the city.
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Poor Course
Greens and fairways were awful, cart paths too rough, and our cart died on hole 14. So bad we decided to skip the last four holes.
Hello and thanks for the review. We see you rated the course 1 star. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our management team at (757) 431-3763. Thank you for playing Bow Creek Golf Course.
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We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!