Black Bear Golf Club

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.

The golf course is very challenging especially playing from the black tees. The course is very well maintained but greens are very bumpy and slower than what it was in the past. Overall, I was very pleased with my round.

Course was in great shape with the exception of a couples greens that had some new sod layed in recently......Slow players in fron t of my group were moved up from the blue to white tee's and started playing ready golf when asked to by the ranger 4 1/2 hour round as promised could have been much longer if not for the active rangers

The greens are in HORRIBLE shape. Considering the amount of play this course gets, I foresee the greens only getting worse as the season gets into full swing. I play BB alot. They are in trouble with the greens.

some course was easy but some were very chanllenging
it was great

there are so many good courses in the area. pick another one.

The course was very nice i felt the greens could have been kept a touch shorter than they were but wasnt a huge issue. The staff was very accomodating and freindly, the food was amazing, and the pace at which they sent golfers out was perfect, I would recomend visiting this course for sure.

Always love to play this course as there are some great holes on it. Too many holes were cart path only at this time and greens were very bumpy, that should change as season gets on.

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.