Black Bear GC
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3.8
1703 Reviews (1703)
5 Stars
596
4 Stars
713
3 Stars
235
2 Stars
79
1 Stars
80
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
81.1%
Recommend this course
1425 out of 1703 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.9
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
80.6%
Recommend this course
25 out of 31 reviews
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4.0
119 Reviews (119)
5 Stars
39
4 Stars
54
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.2
85.7%
Recommend this course
102 out of 119 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7041 yards
Slope 139
Rating 74.1

P.B. Dye-designed Black Bear Golf Club offers good value and a challenging day. Six sets of tees give you plenty of options. This 18-hole championship facility course, located within 45 minutes of the Orlando attractions boasts of a complete practice facility that includes a double ended driving range, as well as a 40,000 sq. ft. short game area.

Golfers at Black Bear can count on the Dye trademark touches which include sandy waste bunkers, undulating greens and dramatic elevation changes-in short, Black Bear Golf Club is most definitely a "do or Dye" golf course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1995
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect P. B. Dye (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS No
Pull-carts No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf Simulator No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole No

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

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3.8
1703 Reviews (1703)

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Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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Previously Played

Needs TLC

Black Bear is such a nice course. Unfortunately the greens are far from optimal, too much crab grass and bumpy making it difficult to make putts. I hope management is able to bring them back because the layout is gorgeous. Fingers crossed..

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A link course

The layout is ok for a link course, the green is not good, rest course condition is just average

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Black bear

Finishing hole leaves a bad taste. Blind layup tee shot to long approach over water. Played into a 20 mph wind. Not fun.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Great course but greens are in bad shape

Always a fan of this course and the staff. Unfortunately there is an inundation of weeds on the greens. They are very bumpy and our group was frustrated watching three footers bump off line.

Hopefully they can get this under control because it is a challenging test of golf.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Unfair greens

Small fast greens! If you don’t land on a particular spot, 3 or 4 putts are good!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 147
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not bad conditions, but not great.

Course is in OK shape. It comes and goes depending on the time of the year. Greens were great. Pin placement on 18 at the top edge of a hill was a bit ridiculous, and you could not get the ball to stop at the hole before it rolled back down the hill.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 153
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great layout

Great layout. Good pace of play. Staff is friendly and helpful. After your round enjoy the « Adult Grilled Cheese « 

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Needs Help!!!

This course is in dire need of some TLC! The fairways were decent, but the rest of the course was overrun with weeds. The bunkers were mediocre at best. The greens had decent grass, but it was lumpy, soft, and slow. I played here once a long time ago, but I decided to play again based on the positive reviews I read. It’s a shame because the layout is really cool with a lot of elevation change, especially for Florida.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

U expected

Played today at blackbear, I’ve read a number of comments in where this is not a traditional style Florida golf course. Although very true, the course is got a number of hills, which makes it challenging and yet allows the average golfer to think about their second and third shots.

Overall, the conditions of the golf course are not bad. The greens are extremely small and very slow. I’m not sure if the maintenance team isn’t cutting them due to the cooler weather, but we found these specific greens to be the slowest that we’ve played on in quite sometime.

Not 100% sure it’s worth the $60 based on the conditions however I would come back and try it again.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Black Bear

It’s totally different than your usual Florida golf course . We will play it again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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