Black Bear Golf Club

THIS COURSE IS IN VERY VERY POOR CONDITION NO COURSE MAINTANCE PERIOD. WEEDS,POOR , FAIRWAYS. NEED TO TRY SEEDING,FERT. WATER. NEVER PLAY AGAIN.

I’ve played Black Bear many times and was truly disappointed in the condition of the course and especially the greens. It’s as if they weren’t watering the course.

I love the layout of this course, but the conditions were terrible. You would have a better roll of your ball in the parking lot, the greens were bumpy and in poor condition.
I hope they work on the conditions because I love this course and have been playing it for years.

The hills and terrain make this course a small challenge for Central FL. Greens were bumpy and dried probably due to the weather. Course needed aerating and water. Otherwise ok for this time of year.

Greens really rough shape. Fairways thin and spotty. Maybe it's just the time of year but conditions are not good. The layout is good.

Grass is still not growing around the greens. You can't pitch chip or putt the ball easily. The only way you can get it on the green is to throw it. Haha. Great chili in the restaurant.

Tough course- lots of fairway bunkers and small greens. This course had a "Tabacco Road" lite appeal- the only downside was the greens. They need some work but I'll be back once things improve. Great staff with a nice simple 19th Hole.

The challenge of Blackbear is the elevated greens which were also quick. Number 9 green had some bad patches on the lower front otherwise ok. Greens overall could use better grass coverage. Traps were excellent although a few have erosion problems. In all traps you are allowed a free drop closer to the hole but in many cases that is unnecessary. A fun course in better shape than some have said.

Shame on Black Bear for taking people’s money for its condition now. Greens are un-puttable and barely have grass on them. You would think you are putting on temporary greens. Fairways are not much better. Not worth the money. A shame.

The course is starting to look rough around the edges, and the greens were kind of a paste mixture of fertilizer and sand, not a great experience, I think their better than that!

Owner not a friendly guy at all, shouldn’t be running a business

I played at the request of my foursome and booked a hot deal (39) through Golfnow. Normal price is $50 or so through the course's website.

The fairways have a large amount of poa weeds growing and the greens were recently sanded. The gress are tiny - not smail - tiny. As an example, the green on the 2nd hole (a par 5) is 30 feet long and 5 or 6 feet wide. Considering that any approach shot has to be made to a green that is elevated by some 4 or five yards and trying to get it on the green is almost impossible (I hit a shot from 75 yards and was able to hit and stay on the fringe).

Poor design, poor conditions. The pace was great as there were only a fees folks playing. I wish them well but won't be back any time soon.

I've never played a course with greens this small.

I have played this course annually (with the exception of pandemic years) and it is a shame to see it deteriorate to its current condition. The greens are horrific... full of invasive grasses, lot's of bare/dead spots, even the pins themselves are bad as the cups are so worn out none of the pins fit tightly and all lean way over. This was a beautiful course and a great layout, but no longer... bunkers were a strong feature of this course but most are in very poor shape with lots of weeds/grasses growing around the upper edges... several have been let go completely. Fairways are becoming land mines with the encroaching clumps of invasive grasses. PB Dye should insist on removing his name from this facility as it in no way resembles the course he originally built. Sad to see the decline

Been wanting to play here for a while. Layout is pretty good. Lots of up and downs if you don’t hit the fairway. Greens were not in very condition. We will go back but only if we get the special off of GolfNow.