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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 fengbingolf on 06/03/2022
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Hole #7 Photo submitted by NiceBalls on 10/24/2013
Sand traps are terrible
Sand traps are hard as a rock and are filled with pebbles. This is not what I expected for a course associated with Crystal Springs. The tees on the 18th hole were actually set up on the downslope between 2 tiers. Really?
Growing old.
Close to 5.5 hour round. No sand in traps. No rangers. No beverage cart.
Very slow pace of play
I will start with the positives great conditions great staff very nice layout
The negative the last 3 times I played the pace of play was horrendous! 5 hrs 5hrs 15 min the staff did give me a $40 rain check and yesterday 4hrs 45 minutes and all 3 rounds were on a Tuesday or Wednesday
Do NOT play there if there is a golf outing going on!!!
11 am on Father’s Day no hot dogs or food at the turn
Beautiful day almost perfect you could say until my foursome came around and found no one at the lunch bar/grill. Food all out and on display hot dogs rolling but no one there. Finally a young lady that came out that didn’t know how to serve food lol. Great course but just classic Crystal Springs not micro managing anything. Hey just bump up the round price and then we don’t have to serve food.
A fun and unique track. Well kept with the exception of sand traps.
Course is consistently top-notch quality.
Course is rarely over-packed and staff is always eager to help give you the best experience, always a great round at black bear!
Very good course
Overall rating is very very good. Hadn’t played there for several years. Challenging course layout but manageable.
Good conditions for April, with tee boxes, fairways and rough in great shape. Bunkers need work. Greens had aeration dimples and putts were bouncing, but that’s part of necessary maintenance. Friendly staff.
No Aeration Warning, Terrible Bunkers
Black Bear has a stellar layout and the potential to be something great. However, charging $130 to play on aerated greens with NO warning at all and having bunkers with rocks the size of softballs in them is highway robery. Our group was stuck behind two couples playing at 9:30 am on a Sunday, with only one of their foursome advancing the ball more than 20 yards at a time. They were 4-6 holes behind the group in front of them and the ranger did nothing to improve the pace of play or allow us to pass. I'll stick with Crystal Springs, Wild Turkey or Ballyowen in the comings weekends for a better experience.
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