King and Bear Golf Course at World Golf Village
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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Reviews
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
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.
Pace of Play.
First off I played as a single on a busy day and knew I had to be very patient and knew there would be waits between shots. Front 9 was played in 2:05 (excellent). Back nine 2:30 (poor), for total time over 4:30. No Marshall in sight. Sorry but too much waiting..
Good course layout and playtime pace.
Great layout and course care at this time of year. .
Perfect winter conditions
Weather has been colder than normal in Jax but K&B was in impeccable shape. Greens ran true & fairways were in spring form. Staff & experience was great!
Great Course!
Greens looked and rolled amazing! It's a long course regardless of what tees you play from.
Great course in great shape. Very friendly and helpful staff.
Great course
Best in the area from what I’ve played. There’s actually topsoil and grass unlike many local courses
The juice isn’t worth the squeeze
I booked on GolfNow and I am still unclear how much I paid. Stated price was $135 for a Tuesday afternoon but I think all in it was closer to $150. For reference I paid half that at a beautiful course in Waverly GA on Monday on the way down. Overpriced in my opinion. There were a lot of positives but for the cost I cannot justify more than 3 stars. Talking about stars, the staff were all-stars. From the clubhouse, to the starter, to the marshals - all gentlemen. Genuinely nice, concerned, and honest - when questioned lol. One witnessed a 175 yd 7-iron 2nd shot that landed - and firmly bounced OFF the green. Watching me skull a 56 back over the green added insult to injury. I’m a 15 so we both laughed. Point being, the greens are terrible. Sometimes cart path only is necessary. However, when every drive plugs and every GIR bounces off the green aggressively there’s a problem. The green speeds were consistent except for 9 and 18. Both slow. Layout was pretty cool. Lots of water. Usually I hit OB 1-3 times and miss greens. Today I hit greens that ricocheted into the rough. One landed center green and rolled OB. I like the idea of the course. The houses around the course were beautiful- it’s like the course didn’t belong because it wasn’t as nice. No GPS in carts was a little weird too considering the clubhouse looks like it should be on Hilton Head or Sea Island. Lots of reviews complain about resort fees and cc fees. The $13 is annoying but balls bouncing off greens and plugging in every fairway was a bigger problem for me. I like the name and idea of this course but the hype doesn’t justify the cost. If I wasn’t passing through I’d gamble on less known courses. I hope you enjoy the review.
Overall very pleased
The course was in fantastic shape, the staff did warm me prior to the start of round that the greens are very firm and they were not kidding, it was very challenging to hold a ball on the green, but other than that the course was in great shape. The staff were super friendly and helpful.
What a treat
This course was immaculate, challenging, and beautiful.
Total let down
Can’t believe they charged $169 bucks to play with the conditions the way they are. Not worth it at all, stay away until conditions improve especially at the price points they are trying to charge.