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Black Bear Golf Club
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Black Bear Golf Club is part of the Crystal Springs Resort, which offers six other courses, though, it's hard to remember they're connected since they each offer a distinct character and look. Unlike Ballyowen and Crystal springs, two of the resort's most well known courses, Black Bear has more of a parkland layout. The course tumbles across rolling hills covered with trees, which come into play along the undulating fairways and greens. Water only comes into play on three holes but there are a whopping 65 bunkers coming into play. It's challenging but not frustrating. Both low and high handicappers will enjoy not only the golf course but also the beautiful scenery. Black Bear is one of the best values in the area and has garnered a strong local following.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6673 yards | 72.4 | 129 |
| Blue | 72 | 6334 yards | 70.7 | 126 |
| White | 72 | 5883 yards | 68.6 | 123 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5883 yards | 74.3 | 132 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4785 yards | 67.8 | 120 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 71.3/132 | 384 | 506 | 445 | 406 | 195 | 566 | 204 | 343 | 441 | 3490 | 382 | 148 | 385 | 555 | 164 | 275 | 496 | 389 | 389 | 3183 | 6673 |
| Blue M: 69.7/130 W: 75.3/141 | 369 | 484 | 422 | 396 | 185 | 535 | 193 | 311 | 420 | 3315 | 360 | 143 | 370 | 528 | 154 | 255 | 480 | 357 | 372 | 3019 | 6334 |
| White M: 67.9/123 W: 72.9/135 | 349 | 451 | 394 | 386 | 158 | 500 | 142 | 295 | 400 | 3075 | 335 | 123 | 350 | 496 | 137 | 234 | 455 | 340 | 342 | 2812 | 5887 |
| Gold M: 63.8/118 | 320 | 386 | 371 | 315 | 133 | 441 | 135 | 256 | 307 | 2664 | 281 | 118 | 340 | 368 | 114 | 230 | 384 | 275 | 302 | 2412 | 5076 |
| Red W: 67.5/125 | 240 | 382 | 329 | 310 | 120 | 437 | 122 | 251 | 305 | 2496 | 266 | 103 | 335 | 366 | 111 | 164 | 380 | 267 | 297 | 2289 | 4785 |
| Handicap | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 10 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
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Photo submitted by SoberDan97 on 04/10/2024
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Photo submitted by SoberDan97 on 10/31/2023
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Photo submitted by jul04 on 09/17/2023
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Photo submitted by fengbingolf on 06/03/2022
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#13 Photo submitted by DilonUnderPar on 08/17/2020
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Photo submitted by johnpmooney on 11/05/2014
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Hole #7 Photo submitted by NiceBalls on 10/24/2013
Absurd price hike
Used to love coming up here to play several times a year. For whatever reason other than sheer greed, they went from $80-90 to $127. Absolutely disgusting. Its not a special course at all. Stop price gauging.
Black Bear
Challenging course.
*Carts are tired and slow. You would expect EV with GPS. Replacements needed.
*Many bunkers needed new sand. Too many stones mixed in with dirt and sand.
Blackbear at Crystal Springs
Very nice course,very nice atmosphere. Not over challenging. One issue was the greens. But the greens were extremely slow..
Nice course and staff
Played Black Bear this past week after the rain. Course remains in great shape as per usual. Greens are the best of any course around. Some newly renovated bunkers really stand out. Staff was very friendly and accommodating of my late group due to traffic. Starter gave a good rundown of the course prior to going out.
Worst staff ever
The type off staff they have working there should never be in a customer service position. No help at all
most unaccommodating staff I have ever run into on a golf course
Went to Play today and we had sampler passes to use on the six crystal spring courses. Management informed us that we should’ve read the fine print because they are not available to use on a holiday so we could either pay 500+ and play or oh too bad since you didn’t cancel you’re gonna be charged over $500 for not canceling. All the manager kept saying was he was trying to help us, but there was nothing he could do pay the money and play or don’t pay the money and we’re gonna charge you anyway it was out of his hands. I’m not sure if this was the manager or the bad boy But if that’s the type of management that is at the counter and he doesn’t have the power to make any kind of decision or satisfy the golfers then it’s the worst stinking course ever. Working in the public service sector if that’s how we treated our customers I wouldn’t be surprised if I lost more customers than I gained with not having any option on how to help us out in that type of situation that particular person should never be hired in a customer service position.
Challenging and friendly course
Black Bear is a great course, with a good combination of difficult and easier holes
Very nice course
Black Bear is about a 75% challenging golf course. It requires very good concentration to play. Despite that I like the course very much. The staff is terrific.
Awesome course, large price tag
Black Bear is a really fun, unique, challenging yet enjoyable course. The only issue I have is the pricing. I've been coming here for years and years, and I am getting priced out. At this point a typical weekend round is now $130-$150. Pure insanity. I love coming here when I can find a weekday hot deal, but you won't see me paying $140 ever.
carts/sand bunkers/range balls
course was good condition except for a number of sand bunkers that were filled with dirt and stones. some sand bunkers, however, were filled with new sand. carts were slow and in terrible condition. range balls were tired and bruised. for a "resort" course, more capital investment is needed to live up to its reputation.
Nice course
Hilly in spots so definitely recommend a golf cart!
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