Bedford Valley Golf Course

Address: 23161 Waubascon Rd., Battle Creek, MI 49017

Phone: (269) 965-3385

Overall Rating: 8.26

Front 9: Par 36

Back 9: Par 36

Overall Course: (all 18) Par 72

Clubhouse and Amenities – Rating 8.55

The beautiful and functional clubhouse at Bedford Valley Golf Course in Battle Creek, Michigan, anchors the experience as part of Gull Lake View Golf Resort. Guests find limited food selections inside the grill, which offers sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs, and pre-packaged snacks at average pricing. The full bar stocks beer, sodas, juices, energy drinks, and water at average pricing. An apparel selection presents a variety of options—caps, visors, shirts, and shorts—at average pricing, while a decent golf equipment selection includes golf balls, gloves, tees, ball markers, divot tools, and golf bags at average pricing.

Clubhouse restrooms stay clean, though none appear available on the course. Golf carts arrive well-maintained with club covers, and cart paths combine paved and dirt surfaces. A large, paved parking lot accommodates vehicles without a bag drop. Amenities feature a putting green and driving range close to the clubhouse. The service and staff deliver outstanding and very helpful support.

Hole 1 – Par 4 – Rating 8.29

Forward: 322 yds
Gold: 334 yds
White: 343 yds
Green: 372 yds
Black: 380 yds

Elevated level medium-size tee boxes overlook a rolling fairway that doglegs left, plays downhill from the tees, and climbs uphill toward the green. A real sand fairway bunker with small stones guards the left side at the turn. Sparse tree lines border medium rough. Two green-side real sand bunkers with small stones flank the target—one at the left front corner, one on the right. Maintained fringe surrounds a small green that runs at fast putting speed. The surface proves receptive and flatter with few breaks yet slopes back to front.

Hole 2 – Par 4 – Rating 8.00

Forward: 322 yds
Gold: 328 yds
White: 354 yds
Green: 390 yds
Black: 414 yds

Level medium-size tee blocks command a flatter fairway that drops downhill from the tee. Two real sand fairway bunkers with small stones position one left and one right along the landing zone. Medium rough edges sparse tree lines. Two real sand green-side bunkers with small stones occupy both front corners, left and right. Maintained fringe encircles a medium-sized green that rolls at fast speed. The surface lies flatter with fewer breaks, slopes back to front, and is receptive to approach shots.

Hole 3 – Par 4 – Rating 8.00

Forward: 279 yds
Gold: 284 yds
White: 329 yds
Green: 352 yds
Black: 381 yds

Elevated small level tees demand a carry over a pond water hazard onto a rolling fairway that descends from the tees and ascends to the green. Medium-length rough flanks sparse tree lines. One real sand green-side bunker with small stones protects the right front corner. Maintained fringe rings a small green that runs fast. The surface receives approach shots well, slopes back to front, and offers an undulating contour.

Hole 4 – Par 5 – Rating 7.43

Forward: 382 yds
Gold: 393 yds
White: 453 yds
Green: 507 yds
Black: 545 yds

Level medium-sized tee boxes launch the first par 5 on the front nine down a rolling fairway that drops from the tees and rises to the green. Two real sand fairway bunkers with small stones challenge the path—the first sits left and extends into the fairway, the second sits right about 100 yards short of the green. Medium rough borders tree lines. A real sand greenside bunker with small stones guards the left front corner. Maintained fringe borders a medium-sized green that runs at fast putting speed. The surface sits elevated with undulating contours, slopes back to front, and proves receptive.

Hole 5 – Par 3 – Rating 8.00

Forward: 111 yds
Gold: 117 yds
White: 143 yds
Green: 175 yds
Black: 199 yds

Level medium-sized tee boxes open the first par 3 on the front nine across medium rough edged by tree lines. Two greenside real sand bunkers with small stones defend the target—one on the left front corner, one on the right front corner. Maintained fringe frames a medium-sized green that runs at fast putting speed. The surface slopes back to front and is receptive with undulating contours, crowns in the center, falls off on the right, left, and front.

Hole 6 – Par 4 – Rating 8.25

Forward: 333 yds
Gold: 338 yds
White: 368 yds
Green: 405 yds
Black: 426 yds

Large level tiered elevated tees overlook a rolling fairway that climbs uphill to the green while a pond water hazard sits right and in front of the tee box. Two real sand fairway bunkers with small stones flank the route—one to the left side, one to the right. Medium rough accompanies sparse tree lines. Two real sand greenside bunkers cover the left and right of the green. Maintained fringe outlines a medium-sized teardrop-shaped green that narrows in front and widens in back and runs at fast putting speed. The surface is receptive, undulating, sloped back to front.

Hole 7 – Par 5 – Rating 8.25

Forward: 367 yds
Gold: 421 yds
White: 431 yds
Green: 467 yds
Black: 479 yds

Large level tees initiate the second par 5 on the front nine onto a rolling fairway that drops downhill from the tees and rises to the green. One real sand fairway bunker with small stones sits right of the fairway. Medium rough parallels sparse tree lines. A pond water hazard sits right of the fairway and cuts into the fairway about 150 yards from the green. Three greenside real sand bunkers with small stones guard the front, the left and right side of the green. Maintained fringe surrounds a large green that runs at fast putting speed. The surface is undulating, receptive, elevated, sloped back to front, sloped left to right.

Hole 8 – Par 3 – Rating 8.00

Forward: 115 yds
Gold: 147 yds
White: 168 yds
Green: 188 yds
Black: 222 yds

Level medium-sized tees open the second par 3 on the front nine with a descent to the green. Medium rough borders sparse tree lines. Two greenside bunkers with small stones and real sand position one on the left side and one on the right front corner. Maintained fringe encircles a medium-sized green with a surface that is undulating, receptive, sloped back to front and runs at fast putting speed.

Hole 9 – Par 4 – Rating 8.57

Forward: 325 yds
Gold: 332 yds
White: 395 yds
Green: 415 yds
Black: 435 yds

Small level tee blocks send drives down a rolling fairway that doglegs sharply left. Two fairway bunkers sit one on each side at the turn. Medium rough flanks sparse tree lines. Two real sand greenside bunkers with small stones position one on the left front corner and one on the right front corner. Maintained fringe borders a medium-sized green that runs at fast putting speed. The surface slopes back to front, undulating and receptive.

Average Rating Holes 1-9: 8.09

Bedford Valley Golf Course Back Nine

Hole 10 – Par 4 – Rating 8.29

Forward: 299 yds
Gold: 305 yds
White: 356 yds
Green: 381 yds
Black: 398 yds

Tiered level medium-sized tee blocks overlook a rolling fairway that climbs uphill to the green. Medium rough edges sparse tree lines. Wetlands sit short and right at the bottom of the hill to the green. A real sand greenside bunker with small stones guards the right front corner. Maintained fringe rings a large green that runs at fast putting speed. The surface is receptive, undulating, sloped back to front; the green drops off sharply on the back right corner.

Hole 11 – Par 4 – Rating 8.00

Forward: 322 yds
Gold: 330 yds
White: 361 yds
Green: 361 yds
Black: 369 yds

Elevated tiered level medium-sized tee boxes overlook a rolling fairway that drops downhill to the green on a slight dogleg right while the fairway slopes left to right. Medium rough borders tree lines. Two greenside bunkers of real sand and a few very small rocks position one on the right front corner and the second on the left side. Maintained fringe encircles a medium-sized green that a surface that is receptive, undulating, sloped back to front and rolls at a fast speed.

Hole 12 – Par 3 – Rating 8.00

Forward: 94 yds
Gold: 145 yds
White: 175 yds
Green: 196 yds
Black: 233 yds

Tiered level medium-sized tee boxes open the first par 3 on the back nine across medium rough edged by tree lines. Two real sand greenside bunkers positioned one on the right front corner and the second on the left side contain very few stones. Maintained fringe frames a medium-sized green that runs at fast putting speed. The surface features a false front, slopes back to front, is receptive, undulating, and slopes hard with a false front on the left front corner.

Hole 13 – Par 5 – Rating 7.71

Forward: 420 yds
Gold: 426 yds
White: 474 yds
Green: 485 yds
Black: 502 yds

Elevated tiered level medium-sized tee boxes launch the first par 5 on the back nine down a rolling fairway that drops from the tees, climbs uphill to the green, and doglegs slightly left. Medium rough follows tree lines. A pond water hazard runs left of the fairway. Two real sand greenside bunkers with small stones guard the left front corner and the right side. Maintained fringe surrounds a medium-sized green that rolls at medium putting speed. The surface is receptive, undulating, sloped back to front.

Hole 14 – Par 4 – Rating 7.67

Forward: 309 yds
Gold: 315 yds
White: 353 yds
Green: 363 yds
Black: 419 yds

Level medium-sized tees overlook a rolling fairway that descends to the green. Medium rough borders tree lines. Two real sand greenside bunkers with small stones sit one on the left side and one on the right side. Maintained fringe encircles a medium-sized green that runs at fast putting speed. The surface features a false front, slopes back to front, is receptive, undulating, and drops off sharply on the back right corner.

Hole 15 – Par 4 – Rating 8.57

Forward: 302 yds
Gold: 308 yds
White: 348 yds
Green: 381 yds
Black: 411 yds

Tiered level medium-sized tee boxes overlook a rolling fairway that drops from the tees and rises to the green. A real sand fairway bunker with small stones sits on the left side about 200 yards from the green. Medium rough borders tree lines that open up past the 150-yard marker. A real sand greenside bunker with small stones sits left of the green. Maintained fringe outlines a large teardrop-shaped green that widens in back and narrows in front. From the middle to the left side the back falls off sharply into no man’s land, do not go long. The green runs at fast putting speed and is receptive, undulating, sloped back to front.

Hole 16 – Par 5 – Rating 8.00

Forward: 413 yds
Gold: 422 yds
White: 463 yds
Green: 501 yds
Black: 508 yds

Elevated tiered level medium-sized tee boxes dispatch the second par 5 on the back nine down a rolling fairway that falls from the tees, ascends to the green, and doglegs slightly right. Medium rough edges tree lines. Two greenside real sand bunkers with small stones guard both front corners. Maintained fringe rings a small green that runs at fast speed. The surface features a false front, slopes back to front, is receptive and undulating.

Hole 17 – Par 3 – Rating 8.40

Forward: 108 yds
Gold: 144 yds
White: 172 yds
Green: 206 yds
Black: 228 yds

Elevated tiered level medium-sized tee boxes send shots downhill to the green on the second par 3 of the back nine. Medium rough flanks tree lines. Two greenside real sand bunkers with small stones sit at the right front corner and the left side. Maintained fringe surrounds a medium-sized green that runs at fast putting pace. The surface is receptive, undulating and sloped back to front.

Hole 18 – Par 4 – Rating 8.67

Forward: 319 yds
Gold: 325 yds
White: 357 yds
Green: 388 yds
Black: 419 yds

Level medium-sized tees overlook a rolling fairway that drops from the tees, climbs to the green, and doglegs slightly left. Medium rough thickens with dense growth while sparse tree lines open completely on the left side after about 150 yards from the tees. Two real sand greenside bunkers with small stones guard the right front corner and a second bunker extends up the left side of the green. Maintained fringe borders a large green that runs at fast putting speed. The surface is receptive, undulating, features a false front and is sloped back to front.

Average Rating Holes 10-18: 8.14

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