Black Bear Golf Club

They said they aerated at the beginning of the season (probably 3-4 weeks ago), but it seemed much more recent than that while out on the course. The course itself is very well maintained and in great shape, but the greens were absolutely horrid. Not a single putt from anyone in my group held its line, and any chance at making anything longer than let's say 10 feet was purely luck. I plan on playing here again since it is fairly local and a good deal, but I won't be back until the greens are back in shape.

The course has a great layout but the greens still need a couple more weeks to come back from repairs and the aeration.

Would have been 5 stars but the greens were being aerated and that was not acknowledged when I booked my tee time. Other than that, great course.

Greens were aerated a week ago,however it was noted when I booked my round. Some courses don't let you know in advance. Good condition for this time of year with the weather we had.

The greens had been aerated 2 weeks before, so the greens weren't in great shape. Fairways need a little work too, but the course itself is very nice. I'm sure once the weather is good for a while the course will be in teriffic shape. It's put in a beautiful area. Very quiet. Great surroundings. Loved the course and look forward to going back sometime.

I was very pleased for the money but, I was disappointed to find out the greens were just aerated a week ago and there were a lot of sand on them as well. Couldn't putt at all. Usually Golf Now let's me know before I book the round on the icon symbols below of the times...This time booking the tee time it didn't warn me.

The tee boxes are in great shape along with fairways. The greens where just aerated so they where a little tougher along with several greens under severe repair.

First golf of the year and very enjoyable. Black Bear rates in the top five out of about 30 courses I play each year.

An accurate tee shot will set you up well on any hole. If you find yourself in the rough or a sand trap, a par save is not out of the question. The greens were aerated and it was the first weekend the course was open, so it wasn't in very good shape. However, this course is one of my favorites in the mid-end summer and early fall months.

the course is in poor condition, the green are full of leaves and never clean. won the par three contest but never received the free round of golf as promised.

I always like to play at Black Bear especially with great discount!

Well maintained for the time of year I played although bunker sand was hard pack and full of leaves. Otherwise a good course and would definitely play there again.

The greens are in the process of being rebuilt, and have been re-sodded. So they need to heal. Otherwise it's a pretty layout in the woods. Other problem was pace of play, took about 5:30 to play on a Friday around lunchtime.

I've played this course a few times and I note that drainage is an issue. I note that many shots from the fairway are from wet muddy soil which affects the shots. The greens range from good to fair. There are spots of repair on many of the greens and some are cut shorter than others. Some allow for rather consistent ball roll but others do not as a result of their condition.
Overall it was a good experience as I like the slope and the challenge of keeping the ball in the fairways if you have any hope of a decent scoring opportunity.

Nice Staff , very helpful . Course was in great condition.
The grill after the round was just as good .
Highly recommended .

Thank you

Black Bear Golf Course is very good to excellent.
Course conditions is very good.

My wife and I played this course a week after Hurricane Sandy hit our area and all things considered the course was in really good condition. Fairways were mowed and tee boxes were nice.

We both got serious about golf this year and are high handicappers and we found this course to have a great balance between challenge and forgiveness with some straight forward holes as well as some blind tee shots, doglegs and nicely placed bunkers.

Our only complaint was that some greens had a lot of un-repaired ball marks which did cause us some trouble on a few puts.

For the $16 green fee, it was an awesome value, but we both said that it would be a worthwhile course at the more regular pricing.

The course has great scenery, I had really enjoyed playing there, would love to play there again

Long enough for a big hitter but reachable if your not. Greens need help real bad. This is my first time playing it. But it seams this place was a great course not to long ago.

Received a good value on Golfnow and based on recommendations tried the course. Overall a good course, reasonably challenging and pretty course. Only opportunity for improvement is the greens need to be made more consistent. Some are shaggy and others fast.