Bear Trap Dunes Golf Club - Kodiak/Black Bear Course
About
Bear Trap Dunes Golf Club sits along the Eastern Shore, sprawling across a scenic landscape of coastal dunes and grassy hollows. There are 27 championship holes at the club that are played in three different 18-hole combinations. The nines, Grizzly, Kodiak, and Black Bear, are all different though they share many of the same features including winding fairways lined with native wetland grasses and oversized greens flanked by strategically placed traps. The Kodiak/Black Bear combination follows the natural contours of the coastal terrain, fully utilizing the ample sand dunes that cover the landscape. There is also plenty of water that comes into play throughout. All three golf courses at Bear Trap Dunes are challenging but they are fair and player friendly enough to appeal to a wide range of skill levels.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Championship | 72 | 6853 yards | 72.4 | 130 |
Back | 72 | 6377 yards | 70.1 | 126 |
Club | 72 | 5748 yards | 67.3 | 120 |
Forward | 72 | 5074 yards | 69.1 | 118 |
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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Champion M: 72.4/135 | 363 | 410 | 541 | 153 | 382 | 365 | 550 | 202 | 427 | 3393 | 358 | 441 | 200 | 508 | 363 | 557 | 175 | 434 | 424 | 3460 | 6853 |
Black M: 69.7/130 W: 76.0/138 | 345 | 385 | 512 | 133 | 369 | 340 | 522 | 175 | 406 | 3187 | 315 | 405 | 190 | 482 | 328 | 516 | 159 | 413 | 382 | 3190 | 6377 |
Blended M: 68.2/120 W: 74.1/134 | 345 | 349 | 474 | 133 | 325 | 340 | 522 | 142 | 367 | 2997 | 315 | 371 | 152 | 482 | 328 | 496 | 159 | 340 | 382 | 3025 | 6022 |
Club M: 67.1/113 W: 73.1/131 | 313 | 349 | 474 | 115 | 325 | 304 | 483 | 142 | 367 | 2872 | 288 | 371 | 152 | 458 | 302 | 496 | 159 | 340 | 343 | 2909 | 5781 |
Forward M: 64.0/110 W: 68.9/117 | 286 | 317 | 440 | 95 | 296 | 281 | 461 | 108 | 310 | 2594 | 241 | 311 | 129 | 400 | 271 | 424 | 114 | 296 | 294 | 2480 | 5074 |
Handicap | 9 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 9 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 12 |
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B4 Memorial Day weekend
Course was in great shape from the tee box to the greens including the sand traps. New carts. Great practice area. I got around in 3:45 which was unusual but enjoyable.
Great course, with small hiccup
The Black Bear and Grizzly 9's were so much fun. The layout is challenging, but very fair. Greens were slow. The problem we encountered was a foursome ahead of us, that was incredibly slow, and would not allow us to play through (we were a twosome). A very do-able 4 hour round turned out to be a 5 hour round. A ranger could have alleviated this issue. Otherwise, we definitely want to return!
Great, but…
Great course very friendly staff. Disappointed no one mentioned aeration prior to spending the money. Not able to putt really. Super bouncy and untrue. Definitely recommend calling to check before booking. Would certainly recommend and will play again.
Greens just aerated
Course was very wet so cart path only. That really slowed the pace of play. Greens had just been aerated and top dressed with sand, so putting was impossible. Rates seemed to have been adjusted, so round was still worth the price.
Great round at Bear Trap given the time of the year
Had a great round at Bear Trap. The course was in very good condition given the fact that it is late February in DE. It was cartpath only which can and was annoying but understandable. But the course was in fact pretty dry. Not crowded which is unusual for this course. But it is Feb 23 after all.
Course was in very good shape, greens were rolling true. Atmosphere is always fun during & following the round.
Another enjoyable round at Bear Trap
Course was in great shape for this time of the year. Greens were punched but that is not uncommon. Pace of play was very good. Kind of cold and windy but unfortunately Bear Trap can’t control that. Great value!
Did Not Finish
Pace of play was to slow to finish 18 holes before darkness set in . Tee time was 1:03 pm. Bar and pub was reserved for a trivia contest and non players were not allowed in the bar.