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Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6685 yards
Slope 132
Rating 73.2

Course Details

Year Built 1989
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gary Kern (1989) Ron Kern (1989)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed Yes
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Missouri (2015 #3)

Reviews

4.1
95 Reviews (95)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 10
Undulating Greens 9
Water Hazards 8
This course/club is great for:
Locals 13
Advanced Golfers 9
A Weekend Splurge 8
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 10
Worth the Drive 8

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course wonderful amenities!

Great course layout with a friendly and knowledgeable staff. Good hotels and great food nearby. Fantastic place for stay and play. Will be returning!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful day, Great Course

Best day of the year and Bent Creek shined. We had heard the course wasn't as good as it once was and was apprehensive about playing there again.. Wow was it worth it, the fairways were perfect and the greens as true and pure as any I have played in a while.. We also had a great lunch and were treated like members by everyone.. I'd highly recommend Bent Creek for your next outing

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/09/2019

Thanks for leaving us a review, Terry. We're glad you enjoyed your time at Bent Creek, and we look forward to seeing you again next time!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What happened to this course.

This golf course has really gone downhill in the past couple of years. Half of the ball washers were broken and the other half were dry. The greens were in bad shape and it doesn’t seem like they mow at all anymore. If you hit your ball a foot out of bounds you won’t find it because of the weeds. Used to have nice looking flower beds and plants but not anymore because of all the weeds that have takin over. Bunkers were in bad shape as well.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 10/09/2019

We appreciate you leaving us a review, and we're sorry to hear you feel that way. We're working hard to keep the course in shape, and we hope you'll come see us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Good course, can be better

We played this course for the first time this past weekend. Enjoyed the layout, pro shop and snack shop. Fairways were in great shape, rough was a little too thick IMO. Tee boxes were good, some could use a second pass with the mower. Greens were in decent shape but did have a very patchy appearance. Mostly didnt impact the roll but we did have to adjust a few times to get a clean roll. Heard that it was a water issue that is getting better. Bunkers were 50/50, we had to play out of a few that were not worked in a few days. We would go back again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/23/2019

Thanks for leaving us a review, we're glad you enjoyed your time at Bent Creek. We look forward to seeing you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nothing like it used to be!!

This course as REALLY fallen off the last few years!! The bunkers are TERRIBLE and that is being nice! Rough and fairways are not being maintained as they should be.. The local municipal course is in MUCH better condition. Not worth the money!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/12/2019

Thanks for leaving us a review, although we're sorry to hear you feel that way. We're working hard to keep the course in top condition, and we hope you'll give us another chance soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/08/2019

Thanks for the review!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointing

This course has dropped off considerably in the last 5 years. What use to be the best local course has quickly become the worst local course. Used to be the only course I’d play, now I’d rather play anywhere else.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/08/2019

Hi Stu, we're sorry to hear that. If you have any specific suggestions for us, please call the Pro Shop at (573) 243-6060. We hope you'll change your mind, we'd love to see you again soon!

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Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Enjoyable Outing

Quite an enjoyable outing, whether for recreation or competition, this is my favorite course to play locally. I also noticed several travel groups selecting the “Stay and Play” option.
Greens are in great shape rolling very well with fairways uniformly clipped and neat. You will also find a selection of well maintained tee boxes for a variety of skill levels.
On and off the course there is a youthful, energetic and courteous staff.
As a beginner, I’m appreciative of a course design that is not tightly bunched nor fairways that double back close beside each other.
Go for a visit and tee it up!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
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Commented on 07/01/2019

Thanks for the great review! We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/02/2019

Thanks for leaving us a review!

Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/28/2019

Thanks for the 4-star review, Ron!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bent Creek, Jackson, MO

The staff “Owner” was very rude and definitely not customer friendly. Made remarks toward myself for using golf now and losing 30% revenue. Our tee time was at 10:30 and the two people that had 10:20 tee times were going to let us go first. However, the owner walked out and made the remarks above about golf now. So, needless to say I will probably not used this golf course again.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/30/2019

Hi Renner, yours was one of two Hot Deal twosomes booked at 10:30am on Saturday. We don't allow groups to jump ahead on the tee sheet regardless of arrival time, so you were given specific instructions not to tee off before the 10:20am group. You proceeded to the first tee regardless, so I came out to maintain order. I'm sorry to see this so clearly affected your enjoyment of the round, but I hope you can understand that I have to protect the interests of hundreds of other golfers and can't allow groups to tee off willy-nilly.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course is ready

The fairways and greens are in great shape and ready to play. Putting was consistent and just challenging enough. Love this course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/05/2019

Hi Ron, we're sorry to see your experience with us was less than ideal. If there's anything you think we could improve, please give us a call at (573) 243-6060. Thanks for coming out to Bent Creek, we hope you'll give us another chance soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Just keeps getting worse

Bunkers are rock and mud, the golf course in general is not taken care of, i know its early in the year, but every year it just keeps getting worse, used to be the best course around , its definitely not worth the money anymore .

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 03/29/2019

We appreciate the honest review, we're sorry to hear your experience with us was less than ideal. We're working hard to ensure optimum playing conditions for all our guests. Thanks for coming out to Bent Creek, we hope you'll give us another chance soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Need to mark T-boxes

The cours wasn’t in too bad of shape, bunkers needed some work but it looked like they were working on them. Also, none of the boxes were marked and they didn’t tell us that they had changed the front9 to the back 9 and vise versa.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 03/05/2019:
Thank you for playing Bent Creek Golf Course and for your feedback. We hope you'll consider giving us another try in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was ok

The course was ok but since the last time we played they have reversed the layout. We where not told this so we started the round on the back 9 instead of the front.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 03/05/2019:
Thank you for playing Bent Creek Golf Course! We sincerely apologize if there was some miscommunication regarding the starting holes. Hope you enjoyed the rest of your round! Come back soon!
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Getting Better

Greens and fairways are always in good shape, looks like they decided to eliminate a few sand bunkers. I think they are turning a corner

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/01/2019

We appreciate the honest review, Dan. Thanks for coming out to Bent Creek, make sure to book another round with us soon!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

My favorite course

Still early in the season so grass had mo chance yet to grow
Sand bunkers are not good at all mo use to play out of them
Greens are in good shape and ball rolls very true

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 03/20/2019:
Thank you for playing Bent Creek Golf Club, Thomas! We're thrilled to hear that we're your favorite golf course. Your kind words regarding the condition of the greens are much appreciated. Come back soon!
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