Black Bear Golf Club
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Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Championship | 72 | 7041 yards | 74.1 | 139 |
Black | 72 | 6453 yards | 71.5 | 134 |
White | 72 | 6025 yards | 69.7 | 126 |
White (W) | 72 | 6025 yards | 75.8 | 128 |
Yellow (W) | 72 | 5344 yards | 69.0 | 125 |
Yellow | 72 | 5344 yards | 66.6 | 120 |
Green | 72 | 4942 yards | 64.5 | 116 |
Green (W) | 72 | 4942 yards | 69.0 | 125 |
Red | 71 | 3723 yards | 60.1 | 106 |
Red (W) | 71 | 3723 yards | 62.3 | 110 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Championship M: 74.1/139 | 405 | 534 | 189 | 548 | 197 | 378 | 402 | 394 | 428 | 3475 | 420 | 222 | 414 | 400 | 568 | 141 | 512 | 456 | 433 | 3566 | 7041 |
Black M: 71.5/134 | 346 | 489 | 159 | 525 | 177 | 358 | 355 | 367 | 395 | 3171 | 394 | 192 | 372 | 370 | 544 | 131 | 472 | 414 | 393 | 3282 | 6453 |
White M: 69.7/126 W: 75.8/128 | 338 | 462 | 147 | 510 | 167 | 341 | 337 | 327 | 388 | 3017 | 364 | 184 | 362 | 336 | 469 | 118 | 454 | 373 | 348 | 3008 | 6025 |
Yellow M: 66.6/120 W: 69.0/125 | 310 | 414 | 135 | 463 | 150 | 311 | 309 | 270 | 371 | 2733 | 348 | 167 | 311 | 302 | 383 | 91 | 392 | 329 | 288 | 2611 | 5344 |
Green M: 64.5/116 W: 69.0/125 | 305 | 409 | 130 | 458 | 97 | 276 | 299 | 263 | 299 | 2536 | 318 | 147 | 306 | 297 | 370 | 86 | 387 | 257 | 238 | 2406 | 4942 |
Handicap | 9 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 10 | |||
Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 14 |
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Photo submitted by gobOnJX4QcWehPsDIMb3 on 11/07/2023
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Photo submitted by gobOnJX4QcWehPsDIMb3 on 11/07/2023
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wow Photo submitted by bonefish51 on 09/04/2023
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Photo submitted by bonefish51 on 09/04/2023
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Photo submitted by rcadet on 05/14/2023
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Photo submitted by Gary2104087 on 03/29/2023
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Photo submitted by JDiamond65 on 12/28/2022
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Beautiful morning view Photo submitted by u314160080206 on 05/03/2022
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Photo submitted by u985629187 on 10/11/2021
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Photo submitted by u686118190 on 02/17/2021
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Big Bird on the Flag Stick. Photo submitted by xkyleclark3 on 12/17/2019
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Photo submitted by u3518222 on 07/04/2019
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Photo submitted by DougVann on 03/09/2018
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A little dark, but black bear in a dark tree, hole # 6...appropriate for Black Bear Golf Club! Photo submitted by relivgolfers on 09/29/2013
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First time playing course after hearing great things for several years. Drove 45 minutes to play. Course had interesting rolling style of layout. However greens were unplayable and didnt putt close to the quality they were known for. Pace of play was very slow and no rangers were present. The temp was over 90 degrees and there was only one hole had water with cups. The rest were either absent of potable water or didnt have cups. Overall very poor experience on what should have been and amazing experience.
Overly difficult
I played PGA National The same month as this one and the Bear Trap was easier. The course is OVERLY designed. It's hilly with blind traps EVERYWHERE....and not just that 6ft deep ones surrounding ALL the holes to pedestal greens. If you managed to stay out of that, every hole, you can have fun with chips to have to get up 12ft, while the ball is a foot below your feet. NOT KIDDING!!
There is a happy balance between difficult and impossible to enjoy, it's the latter. I won't go back again
Disappointed
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.
Food Great! - Course not so much....
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.
Challenging Course
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.
Great layout. Tough conditions around the greens.
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.
Great Layout
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.
Better than you think.
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.
Embarrassing shape
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.
No grass greens
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!
Course is not in good shape
Owner not a friendly guy at all, shouldn’t be running a business
Really poor conditions
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.
get an agronomist!
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
I am sorry you felt the greens were not up to "par". Our greens are for the most part very healthy, we have been forced to not cut them down as much to avoid getting burnt out. We had one broken water cooler on the day in question which has since been replaced, our apologies. We offer complimentary foam cups of ice you can take with you and fill up around the course. Every 3-4 holes we do have cooler stations.
As the temperatures cool down we will be able to cut the greens lower and bring them up to the speed you were expecting!
As far as pace of play goes, we have our pace set at 4 hours and 20 minutes. If you finished within this time or were playing at a pace that would finish in this time we would not have had an alarm to notify of slow play. I know playing as a twosome it often feels like you are playing slower than you really are when the rest of the course is foursomes.
We hope to see you again to give it a shot on a more comfortable day and bring two friends to make it a foursome!