Bear Ridge Golf Club opened in November 2001 in the rolling hills west of Waco along the South and Middle Bosque Rivers. It was designed by the team of PGA Tour player Peter Jacobsen and architect Jim Hardy (Jacobsen Hardy Golf Course Design). At roughly 7,478 yards it was billed as one of the longest courses in Texas when it opened. It is a public, daily-fee course and formerly served as the home course for Baylor University's golf teams.