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King and Bear Golf Course at World Golf Village
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About
The King & Bear Course at World Golf Village is named for its designers, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. It is the first and only collaboration between the two legendary golfers. Combining the contrasting styles of the two designers created a challenging course that incorporates features from both traditional Scottish-links courses and new traditions in American golf. The course is known for the numerous lakes bordered by large coquina rock that come into play throughout. The front nine is dotted with loblolly pines while decades-old oak trees provide shade for the back nine. In addition to King & Bear, World Golf Village also offers another excellent 18-hole course, Slammer & Squire.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone | 72 | 7279 yards | 74.6 | 141 |
| Black | 72 | 6855 yards | 72.5 | 138 |
| Blue | 72 | 6506 yards | 70.6 | 133 |
| Blue/White Blended | 72 | 6217 yards | 69.2 | 132 |
| White | 72 | 5987 yards | 68.4 | 129 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5987 yards | 74.3 | 136 |
| White/Green Blended (W) | 72 | 5501 yards | 71.4 | 128 |
| White/Green Blended | 72 | 5501 yards | 66.1 | 117 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5119 yards | 69.4 | 123 |
| Green | 72 | 5119 yards | 64.7 | 110 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone M: 74.6/141 | 436 | 163 | 412 | 557 | 200 | 360 | 467 | 427 | 563 | 3585 | 426 | 435 | 227 | 383 | 546 | 194 | 573 | 462 | 448 | 3694 | 7279 |
| Black M: 72.5/138 | 406 | 148 | 373 | 531 | 179 | 334 | 441 | 409 | 540 | 3361 | 399 | 412 | 208 | 354 | 532 | 180 | 542 | 437 | 430 | 3494 | 6855 |
| Blue M: 70.6/133 W: 76.8/141 | 375 | 137 | 349 | 521 | 154 | 311 | 416 | 390 | 527 | 3180 | 381 | 393 | 181 | 343 | 519 | 157 | 529 | 416 | 407 | 3326 | 6506 |
| Blue/White M: 69.2/132 W: 75.2/139 | 356 | 137 | 349 | 521 | 133 | 311 | 384 | 324 | 496 | 3011 | 371 | 353 | 181 | 343 | 497 | 157 | 508 | 389 | 407 | 3206 | 6217 |
| White M: 68.4/129 W: 74.3/136 | 356 | 123 | 315 | 484 | 133 | 302 | 384 | 324 | 496 | 2917 | 371 | 353 | 167 | 309 | 497 | 147 | 508 | 389 | 329 | 3070 | 5987 |
| White/Green M: 66.1/117 W: 71.4/128 | 307 | 123 | 315 | 436 | 133 | 302 | 310 | 324 | 373 | 2623 | 342 | 328 | 167 | 309 | 434 | 147 | 449 | 373 | 329 | 2878 | 5501 |
| Green M: 64.7/110 W: 69.4/123 | 307 | 96 | 265 | 436 | 118 | 220 | 310 | 283 | 373 | 2408 | 342 | 328 | 146 | 257 | 434 | 125 | 449 | 373 | 257 | 2711 | 5119 |
| Handicap | 3 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 1 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
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Reviewer Photos
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King & Bear, hole 11 Photo submitted by TimGavrichGP on 06/28/2022
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Photo submitted by u705588131 on 02/27/2022
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Photo submitted by u705588131 on 02/27/2022
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King & Bear 1st tee Photo submitted by Icanhackit on 11/12/2021
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Photo submitted by usgolfwu on 04/07/2020
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Photo submitted by usgolfwu on 04/07/2020
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Photo submitted by scrooge75 on 12/20/2013
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Photo submitted by scrooge75 on 12/20/2013
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Photo submitted by scrooge75 on 12/20/2013
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Hole 3 Photo submitted by u000006149247 on 10/09/2013
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Photo submitted by William2950144 on 07/04/2013
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Photo submitted by VernonG9044437 on 04/19/2013
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Photo submitted by VernonG9044437 on 04/19/2013
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Photo submitted by VernonG9044437 on 04/19/2013
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#14 Photo submitted by u000007030060 on 04/08/2013
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Houses along #14. Photo submitted by u000007030060 on 04/08/2013
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#1 Photo submitted by u000007030060 on 04/08/2013
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Boardwalk from #1 green to #2 tee. Photo submitted by u000007030060 on 04/08/2013
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Photo submitted by u000005782350 on 02/05/2013
Great Experience!
It was beautiful! Wish they controlled the weather…☀️🌦️Got the round in but playing in a downpour on a few holes on the back nine was def new and different experience. Welcome to Florida in June!
Fantastic Course Conditions
The course was in great shape, greens were firm/quick. Fairways were in great shape too. My only complaint was Mother Nature and the endless gnats buzzing my face and ears.
I’ll be back!
Scott
Near perfect conditions
Played on a Monday at 1 pm and finished in just over 3 hours, only played through one group. The course looked and played immaculate. I played it many years ago and did not remember anything with all the changes. Super friendly staff made a difference too.
So much fun.
Great staff, fun course & really enjoyed our round.
Pristine Conditions
First time playing here and I was impressed. It’s the nicest public course in the area aside from TPC Sawgrass. The layout was awesome, definitely some memorable holes. The course conditions were second to none. Aside from the pace of play, it was a perfect experience
Nice but slow greens
Conditions overall are good, but not great. Greens look nice, are firm on approach, but SLOW. Slower than the county muni a few miles away. Maybe a 7-8 stimp at best. We were constantly leaving putts short. Bunkers were also quite inconsistent - I was in soft sand, hardpan, wet to the point of almost muddy and everything in between. I expect better for the two WGV courses, especially for what they charge.
Very nice experience
Staff could not find me on the tee sheet for the first few minutes, I got very nervous but they got it all squared away, staff inside and out were professional and polite and happy, very helpful, paired with 2 very nice guys from Canada. Wanted to pick up a few things from the pro shop but it was to late, they were closed
Overall we all had a great time and the course was in excellent condition. Will be coming back.
Over charged
I set the reservation through GolfNow and it’s I would owe $197.34 at the course after paying $41 up front. But I got charged $213.13 at the course when I paid in the pro shop??
King and bear
Over priced for overall quality
Greens are excellent to be fair but a little shabby around the edges
Course staff were
Outstanding,
3h45mins
disappointed
Not sure why the course would allow 250 reservations in one day. we didn’t get to finish the round and we started at 3:13pm. We left at 8:00pm because there was a line on 17 and 18. i placed this reservation in February in hopes of them not overbooking near my party’s tee time. Tee times ended up being 5 minutes apart and it was unorganized.
Great challenging course
Course is in great condition. Greens are fast but whole course has its challenges. Great facilities and staff is great!
Nice place to play.
Course was in nice condition. Greens were perfect. Newer greens so we were told they would be firm, which they were but nothing to be concerned about. Good shots stop just fine. The only poor item was the hole cutting, some cups were barely below the surface and most were raised edges, not my expectation for such an expensive course. It didnt ruin my day, just a surprise.
Nice course
The course is very Nice but they charge you a resort fee of $10 per person plus 3% extra if you use credit card. Finally it comes very expensive.
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