Black Bear Golf Club

Course was in great shape - many challenging holes and overall good round. Will definitely come back again this summer.

Never disappoints, fairways and traps in excellent shape. love the elevation changes and hole diversity. Can be challenging if you play from the tips!

Just a fun track. Not really that challenging, but it has it's moments.

I really enjoyed this course. I have played a lot of different places and this course has a lot of great features. Its very oddly laid out but they have good signage directing you where to go. Everything was great about the course except for the fact that our foursome had a very quick threesome behind us and as they were right behind us the staff kept telling us top pick up the pace which a) was rediculous when it was a smaller group behind us and b) there was a slow foursome in front of us holding us back as well that we never saw get spoken too. Outside of those requests everyone was friendly and helpful and the course was beautiful but wet given the several days of consistent rain we had had.

The thing that struck me most about this golf course was its vistas. It places you in a frame of mind where you dont feel cramped by man made structures. Not a condo to be seen. The course itself plays nicely.

Played there on 6/6. Fairways and greens in excellent condition. Great bargin during the week. I paid $50. I would play there again in a heartbeat

Overall the courses was good. Greens were well kept and the staff was very helpful with tips on the course.

Really well maintained course than last year.
Staffs are real nice and kind.

The course was in good shape. However, the greens were rather slow and a bit inconsistent from one to another.

Rounds here (at least in the afternoon) can take a little while, so bring your patience :-)

Well maintained and fast play. Great course. Excellent service.

i play 3-4 times a week all over Nj. Best st course I've played in a while. very nice course and layout. Overall great experience. hood rate for this course. You def get what u pay for. I recommend this course to avid players.

Enjoyed my round of golf at Black Bear .
Situated in the vernon valley area of Northern New Jersey
the course offers some very nice views in the mountains .
There are many very interesting, scenic and challegeing holes.
Although it is a ways away from my home I will be going back to golf here.

Black Bear is a fun course and its in pretty good shape. Not worth the standard $95 green fee but I booked through golfnow and we got it for $60 and for $60 its a great deal. Course is not long but its fairly challenging, its tight and you can get yourself into trouble with an errant shot. Greens were in good shape but not very fast.

I used locker room for shower after play. there was no towel, and when I asked staff to give me one, he took one from used towel box. I do not know whether he knew where new towel was. They need to train staff properly.

I found a 12:15pm teetime for 50 + golfnow fees, so it came to 121.60 for 2 people. I thought that was a decent deal so I booked it. I have played Great Gorge and Cascades before so I wanted to try another Crystal Springs course.

I thought Black Bear for the money was good. If I was paying retail price for it, I would have thought I overpaid. The fairways were in great shape and some holes were quite challenging, but overall I was floored by the course. The tee-boxes were quite sandy and not too green. All the greens were in good shape however.

Basically, if you can't afford Ballyowen, Wild Turkey or Crystal Springs I would say this is the next best course.

Course is well maintained and challenging but not a quick play. In years past have seen marshals on the course to maintain pace of play/assist high-handicappers but not in last few years. The course is usually full so you can figure it will be a 5 hour round. There is a beverage cart on the course. The staff and facilities are pleasant but short of the high end marque of Wild Turkey or Ballyowen.

course is in good shape, friendly staff, needs to be a little more manicured.

The greeens that didn"t have a lot of replacemnt sod are still recovering from being aerated. Condition of greens drags the course ratings down. Lefty3

Some green was rough and some area were wet. But this is excellent course. I love it.

If greens condition is important to you, then I would recommend that you look for another course to play. The fairway was only comparable to a county course level. The grass on the fairway need to be cut and much smoother. There were places where the grass in the fairway was unevenly cut. The greens were simply horrible. Bumpy, slow and not smooth at all. They need to either cut the greens more or press it down. Will not go back there again soon. It used to be a good course to play even if you have to drive to get there. Not any more. Also, incredibly slow people on the course and the ranger is no where to be seen. Waited on EVERY hole from # 4-18.