Black Bear Golf Club

You get stuck at each hole. The rangers do not do a good enough job on speeding up the pother players in front of you. I waited for at least 5-10 minutes on 16 out of the 18 holes.

We played on this course yesterday. They should have closed the course due to rain earlier in the morning and day before. Some of the fairways were totally drenched and we had to pick up balls and move along. I have played this course before and it usually is ok but doesn't drain fast after rains. Staff is generally ok. Starter was trying to be too professional and was little too serious but courteous.

Overall ok but they should have shut it due to heavy rains the day before and morning.

Nice place to play a little wet but overall nice would play again

We played the course a day after a couple of days of rain so the course was under water. The course is under renovation so be prepared for a ton of ground under repair. The par 5 sixth hole is especially bad. The greens were just aerated and are in rough shape as well.

The course was a mess, poor drainage, rocky bunkers airated greens. I wouldnt have minded it as much but I was not told of any of this beforehand and paid full price. Most muni courses are in far better shape than Black Bear.

Just back into golf after a long time away,heard this course was one of the top courses around this area.But was not impressed, it was very wet on over half the holes.It was a nice day and enjoyed the round but most likely would not go back.

Played Black Bear many times and still one of my favorite public courses. will be back again!

Course conditions not worth the price. Greens were uncut, bumpy & slow. Maybe later in season, with some improvements, would play again.

Played with a buddy who wasn't great but the other pair in our 4some and staff were helpful and engaging, a pair of bears ran across the 9th fairway which was a once in a lifetime experience I hope.

Decided to play mid morning after the forecast of rain was incorrect. Booked my tee time and playing within 1 hour. Upon my arrival my golf cart was waiting in front! The staff member said I was the last reservation for the day so he had it waiting. I was very impressed by this. The course from the white tees is friendly. Expect a few blind tee and second shots. Greens were firm and true. 3 greens are still recovering from aeration however not that bad. There seemed to be issues with the traps however due to a hard compact sand/small stone base. Not sure if this is intentional or a seasonal issue. Otherwise take advantage of this nice course and enjoy the day.

the course layout was dumb to much time in cart going to the next hole the greens were recently aerated and did not recover it rained which contributed to an overall bad experience will try again in the spring for a fresh outlook

Good course except that the greens had been recently aerated and the greens had been allowed to grow so most of the greens were very slow. Guess I should expect that this time of year.

Most of the greens were recently aerated and putting was tough.
There was NO warning when I booked my tee time.

Course was fun. Not too tough even from blue tees.Only problem was slow sandy greens from aeration

Figured id give it another shot. And i was not disappointed. The greens made a great recovery, i'll be back this year. Overall great experience!!!

First I am not sure what all the complaining is about from recent reviews. I played on 10/17/13 and all but one of the greens was in great shape. The one slight problem one the green still was more than puttable. It did have some less than perfect spots NO. 14 for the record. With all that being said the course is in great shape. I was a single that Sunday and tee'd off 7:45 and played thru two groups and was done by 11:00.

Hadn't played course for a couple of months due to issues with the greens, but they were in excellent shape. Whatever problems there were have definitely been solved. Also it appeared like there was fresh sand in the traps. Make sure you try to play this course before the cold weather sets in.

The layout is great, good pricing through Golfnow, but the greens have significant issues....many burnt out, fungus or some kind of problem. If the greens were anything like the other great courses in Mountain Creek (Crystal Springs, Wild Turkey, Cascades, Great Gorge...)...it would be a very good course to play. We had the same issue last year with the greens and were hoping it was fixed this year, but it wasn't.

This course was plaqued this year with diseased greens, but Played last week and it was in the best condition. Teed off at 8:30 AM and was finished at 12:30. Greens were excellent. Staff is super and professional. You use all clubs in your bag at this course.

Great price for a weekend morning round. Pace of play was okay, 5 hour round.