Stewartville, MN

Bear Cave Park

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3.285(based on 16 reviews)
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Dr.feelgood
Experience: 12.9 years 30 played 13 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Best course in the area 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 27, 2019 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- good shot variety
- mix of wooded and more open holes
- bathrooms

Cons:

- pars are off
- can be confusing to navigate
- inconsistent tee signs

Other Thoughts:

Overall, good course with a mix of short, long, technical, and open holes. Most of the holes were challenging without seeming unfair. Navigating the holes in the woods can be confusing your first time. Only some of the tees were labeled well, and the ones that were seemed to have wierd pars. There were holes labeled as par 5 that could have been 3.
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mjz22
Experience: 18.9 years 9 played 9 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Challenging 18 Hole Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 5, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

good variety of distances, dog legs, and obstacles (mainly trees and brush), concrete pads, well maintainted, course does not share space with other park activities, well designed for thru the woods and in the open fields

Cons:

not much elevation variation, no water hazards, can be muddy in the spring, no BEARS or CAVES that I know of???

Other Thoughts:

great course for armatures and above, excellent course in the fall with less bugs and less foliage, fun course for competition as the course will even out the playing field after 18.
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deadbody
Experience: 20.2 years 152 played 68 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Lots of open holes 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 18, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Huge nice tees, nice baskets. Great wooded holes, tight and hard, but not super punishing, and very fair. You throw a good shot and you will be rewarded. Super good mowing job, nicely mowed fairways that point to the baskets, and the path to the next hole.

Cons:

Lots of wide open holes, about 6 of the holes have no real challenge to speak of (the are just open field throws). The signs are trashed and not correct.

Other Thoughts:

Really between a 3 and a 3.5 but the wooded holes are good enough to push it over the top. If there were more of those and less totally forgettable open holes I'd score it a ton higher.
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sheepweevil
Experience: 16.1 years 31 played 22 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Good course not far from Rochester 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 6, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is a good 18 hole course just a short drive from Rochester. I'm jealous that the much smaller Stewartville gets a better course than all of the ones in Rochester!

I brought my family and girlfriend here for my Birthday, and we all had fun. The park is multi-use, but the course is on its own so that should never be a problem. The fairways are all nicely mowed, but there is some long grass in the rough. There are a good number of trash cans and benches. We found a scorecard in the kiosk at the start of the course.

The course has small elevation changes, and a good mix of open/wooded holes. The wooded holes are fun - there's one which goes straight about 150-200' then turns sharply left. I overdrove into a tree and threw the next shot from up in the tree :)

Hole design is good, forcing you to use many different shots.

Cons:

We got lost once in the woods for a couple of minutes - navigation can be a little difficult for a first-timer.

Some of the signage is missing, incorrect, or faded. Some of the holes outside of the woods are quite similar.

Other Thoughts:

We played from the long tees so I can't give an opinion on the shorts.

Definitely worth the drive at least once if you are in Rochester or surrounding area. I plan on coming back whenever I'm in Rochester.
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professorapoc
Experience: 12.9 years 3 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Good course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 27, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Good distance course, dual tees, with moderate trees and brush. Solid mix of long and short holes. Maintained well.

Cons:

No elevation challenge to the course. Sometime a little crowded so pick your time to visit well. Easily affected by wind.

Other Thoughts:

Pretty popular place. Best course in surrounding area though. Good course for beginners and pro's alike.
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