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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Reviewer Photos
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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
Generally Good Conditions - friendly staff.
Greens rolled true, but a little slow. Fairways in excellent shape. They are working on bunkers, but we found most of them in pretty good condition. Some tee boxes a little rough. Grill room is pretty spartan and, although they say they offer “breakfast”, when we got there at 9:15 to eat before our round, we were told the cook “usually” arrives about 10 am. So, maybe they should say they serve brunch.
Course Looks great
The course is really looking good. Greens are some of the best in GA, rolling smooth, fast and minimal ball marks!!! Course drained well even after some rain and bunkers are pretty good. Only complain would be some tee boxes have minimal grass but the staff told us they are going to be sodding them over the next couple weeks. Overall the course has come back great after a rough winter. Look forward to playing again.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Thanks for choosing Bear's Best Atlanta!
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Thanks for choosing Bear's Best Atlanta!
Great Condition and Layout
Course is in great shape and continues to be one of my favorite designs and challenges. Wish it was a little more affordable for non-members though.
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Great Track, Condition Trending
BB is the best daily fee value in metro Atlanta. They've redone about half the bunkers, the other half is due to get sand later in '23. That's a game changer, since sand hasn't been refilled out there in years.
Greens condition would be that of an excellent resort if players had a clue how to repair ballmarks, or if the course figured out how to monitor that better. We all wish people would take care of their own, and many of us fix 3 or more each green, but it's about time that better public courses literally send someone out to 6 Greens a day to spend 15 min or so repairing damage.
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Love this course
Course was in good condition other than some fairway bunkers. Greens were solid, some ball marks but rolled decent. Pace was a bit slow but not too bad (about 4 1/2 hrs). Overall a great course to play and worth the price.
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We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Bear's Best Atlanta. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
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Top Quality Experience
Second time playing Bear's Best Atlanta. I took the time and read about each hole and I really like the history. Ninety percent of the course was in excellent shape. A few of the tee boxes were pretty bare with no grass and a few of the older bunkers need updating/sand. Hole #4 was my favorite. Love that black sand! So cool!
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Bad Etiquette
be careful here, they stagger their wait times at only 8 mins and send folks out nut to butt. We got hit into twice and was told were playing slow by the staff meanwhile we were waiting on every tee shot.
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Don't bother
Course was in terrible shape...greens had been punched 3-4 weeks ago but still not healed, tee boxes were awful and fairways were not good. Pace of play was terrible and no marshal to be seen. Half the bunkers are unplayable (which they did make us aware of beforehand)...worst part was the $115 rate, absolutely no excuses for it for the condition of the curse. This used to be a great course and gold facility but it's really, really poor now, especially for what they charge. Won't be back anytime soon.
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Not good
This used to be a great place to play (almost year round) but it has fell off the cliff in the past couple years or so. $115 a round for the course condition of this place is crazy. Won't be back anytime soon.
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An abomination
Played this course today, paid $135 and expecting a premium experience. This course has zero amenities, the pro shop opened up an hour late so I only got 10 minutes to hit balls on the range. The fairways were full of weeds and the roof was unkept. The greens were slow and sloppy. I have played public courses in Georgia that are far better for half the price. I was unimpressed. Jack Nicklaus should be embarrassed that his name is tied to this course. I will never come back. I didn’t even have a bad time playing. I just couldn’t believe what a garbage, goat track of a course, this was at that price.
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Great course and awesome people!
Shout out to Ian and the rest of the crew at Bear's Best! Even with the greens punched (they are almost back to normal), the round was a blast!
All sand traps have been re-done, and that is a big plus from where they were last season! They have been groomed, and while I had the unfortunate luck of testing them yesterday, they played great! Nice - loose - sand.
Course looks to be in great shape and the pace of play was on point... Tuesday at Bear's was a blast!!!! Excellent value for the fees!!!
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Disappointed
I've played Bears Best many times. The last time was approximately mid-2018 and the conditions of the course was great. This time (April 30, 2023) much has changed. The course is in very poor condition. The greens were just aeriated, and so I can not fault them for that.
But the tee boxes were bare, the fairways has weeds, around the greens, there were bare spots and weeds, and the sand traps look like they had not been take care of in years.
In some places, I saw sand washout in the woods which I presume comes from bunkers not being managed and groomed.
As of now (April 2023), this is no where close to even an $80 course. The sad thing is that this course has been in much better shape.
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Disappointing
Course was not in good shape, tons of grab grass everywhere, so much, that trying to chip around the practice green was a hassle. Add to that, that the greens had been punched and were still in terrible shape. I received no warning about the greens when booking, nor when I checked in at the pro desk.. Not worth the green fees they charged that is for sure. IMHO, this course should be so much more for what it cost to play here. Disappointing. This is my personal opinion, and you know what they say about opinions, so do not rely on it, play the course and decide for yourself.
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Nice Track - In Construction
Unfortunately, we knew that the greens had been aerated 3 weeks ago, but assumed they would be ok by now. They weren't. That's on us. The clubhouse appears to be under construction or there was an event, we really could not figure out why we could not get something to eat. If due to construction, they need to figure out a way to provide some type of food. Otherwise, the layout is good. Pretty wide open and easy to find golf balls that decide to go wayward so the pace was decent. We started late (20 minutes after designated tee time). We finished in 4 1/2 hours.
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Very rough
Course is in rough shape! Surprised they charge high fees. Of course there is not many courses to choose from in area. I do not the the designer would accept current conditions. I’ll play it again in a couple years
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We appreciate your detailed review of our business and we apologize for any inconvenience you experienced with the speed of the greens and the availability of breakfast in our grill room. Thank you for sharing your feedback with us.