Bear's Best Atlanta
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Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Gold | 72 | 6824 yards | 73.3 | 143 |
Nicklaus | 72 | 6513 yards | 71.9 | 140 |
Blue | 72 | 6138 yards | 70.1 | 137 |
White | 72 | 5624 yards | 68.0 | 126 |
White (W) | 72 | 5624 yards | 73.7 | 135 |
Red (W) | 72 | 4725 yards | 68.7 | 121 |
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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Gold M: 73.6/144 | 429 | 369 | 148 | 355 | 414 | 154 | 579 | 409 | 554 | 3411 | 339 | 180 | 521 | 417 | 559 | 348 | 167 | 415 | 467 | 3413 | 6824 |
Nicklaus M: 72.1/142 | 405 | 337 | 145 | 353 | 399 | 151 | 519 | 379 | 529 | 3217 | 331 | 177 | 518 | 413 | 556 | 342 | 163 | 375 | 421 | 3296 | 6513 |
Blue M: 70.2/136 | 390 | 314 | 134 | 316 | 360 | 147 | 489 | 370 | 509 | 3029 | 323 | 163 | 475 | 381 | 532 | 316 | 151 | 355 | 413 | 3109 | 6138 |
Blue/White M: 69.9/133 | 387 | 314 | 134 | 316 | 338 | 147 | 489 | 370 | 474 | 2969 | 323 | 163 | 475 | 352 | 506 | 316 | 151 | 355 | 356 | 2997 | 5966 |
White M: 68.2/126 W: 73.8/135 | 387 | 296 | 110 | 292 | 338 | 121 | 481 | 306 | 474 | 2805 | 315 | 155 | 414 | 352 | 506 | 279 | 141 | 301 | 356 | 2819 | 5624 |
Forward M: 66.4/121 W: 71.8/129 | 387 | 296 | 110 | 292 | 270 | 121 | 428 | 306 | 427 | 2637 | 315 | 155 | 414 | 308 | 432 | 279 | 141 | 301 | 305 | 2650 | 5287 |
Red W: 68.9/121 | 342 | 172 | 78 | 182 | 270 | 99 | 428 | 254 | 427 | 2252 | 282 | 80 | 386 | 308 | 432 | 275 | 128 | 277 | 305 | 2473 | 4725 |
Handicap | 3 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by bukds1 on 02/19/2024
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Photo submitted by bukds1 on 02/19/2024
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Photo submitted by bukds1 on 02/19/2024
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#11 Par 3 Photo submitted by u4620738 on 07/30/2023
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#16 Par 3 Photo submitted by u4620738 on 07/30/2023
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#10 Par 4 Photo submitted by u4620738 on 07/30/2023
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18th green Photo submitted by bryanmark3 on 04/15/2023
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My tee shot on hole number 11! Photo submitted by Chipikiri on 10/04/2022
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Photo submitted by afine1995 on 08/28/2022
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Photo submitted by changbanger on 06/24/2021
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Photo submitted by changbanger on 06/24/2021
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Photo submitted by changbanger on 06/24/2021
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Signature hole 6 Photo submitted by gtd068a on 05/07/2021
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Photo submitted by baldeagle218 on 04/22/2020
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Photo submitted by u782974053 on 06/28/2019
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Photo submitted by u000003723331 on 09/02/2018
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Hole #6 Par 3. Its beautiful and breath taking, but its not an easy one and can give ya some pain! Photo submitted by KBoyd9 on 03/28/2016
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Photo submitted by Visa6705750 on 02/18/2015
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Photo submitted by Visa6705750 on 02/18/2015
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Photo submitted by jvillani34 on 10/08/2013
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Bear's Best #5- Great par 3! Photo submitted by holeinone17 on 04/22/2013
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Photo submitted by ayrioc on 02/18/2013
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Photo submitted by Nick7460614 on 02/06/2013
So Close to Great
Too slow, too many pock marks on the Greens, but it's a great place to play and it's put money into pushing the ceiling of public play in metro Atlanta.
They need to space the times out to 12 min, 8 does not work. It never will. But this remains about as good as it can get for public golf, so if you're looking for smooth and cared-for Greens, you're already in the wrong place, that's for private clubs.
I was expecting an upscale public course
Arrived and no one at bag check and carried bags to pro shop ..
Place seemed empty.. wanted to eat after round but nothing happening
I know it was Monday but service compared to Chateau courses is lacking
Course has some great holes but in reality is generally wide open off the tee..
Par 3's are highlight.. Especially 6th - memorial par three and 11th
Lies around the greens were typically bare and tight
Greens were decent..
Hole 1 was tough and tight but some easy short par 4's followed..
Holes 7 -9 -10 and 12 are dull.. The 12th might be the most boring hole i have ever played.
I hit around 70 pct of fairways - highest ratio for 2023 shows how open it is at times
5th and 13 th are best par 4s ..
Ladies struggled with the forced carry on many holes ..
Not rushing back
Work in progress
I love Bear's Best. When conditions are good its 5 stars, but on Monday it was apparent that the bunkers needed work.
The greens had recently been punched (a week or so before), BUT they rolled fairly consistent and did not detract from conditions.
The bunkers should be considered ground under repair as many had little to no sand, or were clearly being repaired.
Recommend putting some local rule signs up when we should and should not play out of them.
Also on the two holes that were Cart Path only, a friendly sign at tee box would be helpful to remind us.
Thank you for your feedback on your experience at Bear's Best. We apologize if the condition of the bunkers did not meet your expectations on Monday. We will take your suggestions into consideration, such as putting up local rule signs for the bunkers and friendly reminders on the holes where cart path only is required. We appreciate your review and hope to provide you with an even better experience in the future.
Great layout and fun
I've been looking forward to playing Bear's Best for a long time and finally got a great opportunity at a very fair price through Golf Now. The layout was fabulous and the recreation of holes famous to the Bear were right on. They recently aerated the greens, but that is regular maintenance and I accept that. They still putted well. The fairways were excellent. They are working to resod some of the tees which is fine, but there is ongoing work on some of the bunkers, as well as huge inconsistencies in bunkers not being redone. This is the reason I didn't give higher marks on course conditions. With improvements to the bunkers, I'd be happy to give an excellent rating.
We appreciate your feedback and we're glad to hear that you enjoyed the layout of Bear's Best and found the greens to be in good condition despite the recent aeration. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the ongoing work on the bunkers and the inconsistencies in their condition. We will take your comments into consideration as we continue to make improvements to our course. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
Not worth the money
Unfortunately this Bears Best course was very disappointing. The bunkers were in terrible condition. Weeds everywhere, tee boxes in bad shape. I played this course a couple of years ago and it was the same story but thought I would give it another try. There are plenty of other courses that I would recommend over this one.
Do not waste your time and money playing this course
We are sorry to hear about your disappointing experience at Bears Best. We apologize for the condition of the bunkers and tee boxes. We appreciate your feedback and will use it to improve our course. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for playing Bear's Best Atlanta. We hope to see you back again soon!
Great course
Enjoyable experience. Challenging. Will definitely go back.
Thank you for your review! We appreciate that you found your experience enjoyable and challenging, and we look forward to welcoming you back in the future.
Good course, but usually cart path only
Wide open so bring you long game and have fun. A few houses too close to fairways. Can be a long round when path only. Several bunkers hadn't been tended to and we played as free drop areas. Greens were great. Restaurant does not have dinner or a real bar, more of a refreshment stand.
Thank you for visiting us at Bear's Best Atlanta. We appreciate your positive rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Great Track
Course was in great shape except the traps where the sand was fairly hard due to all of the rain that made it quite challenging to hit a decent shot out of it. Did not have even close to my best game but really had a great time and the weather that day was fantastic. Love playing this course as it is challenging but getable if you can hit your spots consistently. The staff is very nice and friendly and I look forward to playing it again.
Thank you for visiting us at Bear's Best Atlanta. We appreciate your positive rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Thanks for golfing at Bear's Best Atlanta!
We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Thanks for golfing at Bear's Best Atlanta!
Bear’s Best
Course was fantastic and well worth the drive up from Atlanta! Layout was fun and provided plenty of opportunities to take an aggressive or conservative approach. Greens were fair and rolled true. Additionally plenty of water stations for a hot summer day. I’ll be back!
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Bunkers and tee boxes need love
Layout is great obviously, staff is great, and green were in good shape, but bunkers (other than black sand) need work and some tee boxes and fairway spots as well. Still worth playing but would be amazing if they tightened up maintenance!
Hello and thank you for your review! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bear's Best Atlanta!
Do not waste your money or time.
Title says it all. Worst experience from any of the metro Atlanta courses .
We are sorry to hear about your negative experience at our golf course. We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review and will take your feedback into consideration to improve our services. Thank you.
Very Nice Course.
This is a very nice course. Great staff, carts are outfitted with GPS tech, and practice facilities available for hitting, putting, chipping. Clubhouse seems to be modern and while I didn't try the restaurant, it looked ample. Cart services while you play for refreshments. A few doglegs that can get you in trouble but course is fairly wide open from the tees. Greens were in good shape. Some work being done that caused some tees to be moved up and some cart path only holes. With the rain and heat, some of the sand traps were baked but hey, shouldn't be in there in the first place!
Thank you for visiting us at Bear's Best Atlanta. We appreciate your positive rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Great challenging course
This is one of the best courses in the Atlanta area. It is in great shape except for a few tees that need new sod. Friendly and helpful staff. I’ll definitely play it again.
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We would love to hear more about your experience on our course. Thanks for golfing at Bear's Best Atlanta!