Bear Ridge Golf Club
Waco, Texas 76712
Mc Lennan County
Phone(s): (254) 848-7800
Fax: (254) 848-7801
Website: bearridgegolfclub.com
Designed by Peter Jacobsen and Jim Hardy, Bear Ridge Golf Club (formerly known as Twin Rivers Golf Club) weaves in and out of both forested Hill Country terrain and meadow-like open fields, offering a great variety of holes. Part of the variety lies in the potentially lengthy north-south holes that have the added flexibility of moving the tees based on the magnitude of the winds. Much of the length lies in the par 5s. In fact nos. 4, 8, 10, and 16 make up about 30 percent of the golf course’s overall length. Both 4 and 10 play around the 600-yard range. Bear Ridges' signature hole is the par-3 14th, a spectacular 216-yard hole that drops almost 100 feet in elevation and involves a huge oak tree that can easily knock down less-than-perfect tee shots. No. 14 starts an impressive stretch of holes that takes you through the finish.
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Golf course details
- Holes: 18
- Designed by: Jim Hardy, Peter Jacobsen
- Public/Private: Public
- Year opened: 2001
- Golf Season: Year round
- Guest Policy: Open
- Tee times welcomed: Yes
- Fairways:
- Greens: Bermuda Grass
Facilities
- Pro in house: Yes
- Driving range: Yes
- Rental clubs: Yes
- Rental carts: Yes - $18
Green fees price ranges
- Week days: $25 - $29
- Weekends: $30 - $38
Course policies
- Metal spikes allowed: No
- Dress code: Proper golf attire required.
- Credit cards accepted:
Length, slope and rating for each tee
| Tee | Par | Yardage | Slope | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 72 | 7478 | 137 | 76 |
| Gold | 72 | 6749 | 130 | 72.5 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5674 | 127 | 73.5 |
| Blue | 72 | 6261 | 124 | 70.7 |
| White | 72 | 5674 | 115 | 68.3 |
| Green | 72 | 5157 | 111 | 66 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5157 | 122 | 70.6 |
Reader Ratings / Reviews
- Under new ownership in 2020. Previous owner had allowed course to become an unplayable goat pasture. New owner has quickly turned the course around and it is now back to the premier golf course in Central Texas. Great variety of challenging holes with 5 tee boxes to fit any players game. The four par 3's are unique and picturesque and vary in length from 140ish to over 200 yds so you're using a wide variety of clubs. The four par 5s all offer a great risk/reward challenge, you can easily make birdie or double bogey on any of the 4. PGA Tour legend and 4 time British Open Champion Tom Watson played Bear Ridge in Nov 2020 and was very complimentary of the course after his round. It is the winter so the grasses are dormant & brown right now, but in Spring 2021 and beyond the course will come alive again and will be green, lush, and beautiful. And finally, No - i am not an employee of the course or have i been paid to right this review. I'm just a 40+ year long golfer and resident of Waco giving my honest, unsolicited opinion of Bear Ridge GC.Pretty disappointed after some reviews I've read. I thought a course that is home to a division 1 school would be nice. This course is far from it. The fairways weren't terrible. The tee boxes were too hard to put my tee in and the greens were rough with clumps of grass that were longer than the putting surface itself. On top of that, there were multiple groups of kids walking and clogging up the course. I know kids have every right to play and they have to walk. But I drove an hour and a half and paid $34 for a round I couldn't finish. At least give me a heads up that a school practice or tournament was going on. I played three holes before giving up. I could deal with the kids if it was a nice course. I could deal with a bad course if there were no kids. But I couldn't deal with both.