Black Bear Golf Club

Great layout and amenities but the conditions are not worth $70. There seems to be a trend with central Florida courses lately. High green fees and poor quality tee boxes, fairways and horrendous greens. Charge $40 and I’ll understand.

Played the course a year ago and it’s not as nice as it was. Plants growing in bunkers & greens not in good shape, won’t go back

Elevated greens were very different to hit and hold for recreational golfers without adequate skills.

I have played BB many times over the last. Pulled of years and I would have to say the the Greens were in the worst shape of anytime that Inplayed here. Fairways were OK. There has definitely been a decline in conditions. Maybe Spring will been a change.

Course was in terrible shape. Greens were awful. Fairways bare in a lot of spots. I have played there before but tnhis experience was horrible. Paid close to 70.00

To play. Overpriced. Very disappointing. Won’t be back.

Course in bad shape, plants growing on greens and fairways were bare in many spots

Great course with lots of topographical changes. Plays tough in the wind. Have always enjoyed playing the course. However, conditions are not up to par. Greens were fast, but tufts of grass adversely affected puts. Areas around every green need work. Chipping was very difficult given the poor conditions. Will be back for another round in the Spring.

This course has some great potential but is not living up to it right now. The course is friendly off the tee boxes but the approach shot is what will always be difficult. The greens are some of the most undulating and narrow that I have ever seen. A few greens show signs of new sod and they were not leveled very well so putting through this new sod SUCKS!! I wish the grass in the fairways and rough was a bit thicker because there are no really good lies unless you roll the ball a bit before the shot. I will give it another shot know I know my way around a bit to see if my initial impressions were too harsh.

Course is in good shape for winter, some of the greens have some form of fungus but playable. Fairways are in decent shape with not too many tight lies. The course, itself, is fun and challenging

In good condition for winter. Would definitely play again.

Water comes into play only on the 18th hole, when a long carry is required on the second shot to an extremely narrow green. The rest of the greens, many of them elevated, are protected by deep bunkers left and right. The greens are also fast and rolling, making even two-putts a challenge. Greens are in good condition, as are the tee boxes. Fairways are in good shape for a Florida winter.

I like this course for its rolling fairways but do find the greens are over elevated on several holes. Very challenging for amateurs but all in all it’s a fun course to play. There’s not a lot of grass around the some of the greens making chipping challenging when the green is so elevated. They need to do something with the 18th hole as there are a couple of options to play to two different greens. Possibly eliminate the first green and create more fairway to the back green or something. All in all it’s worth the trip to play it.

We paid $75/pp to play this course. It has a nice design tee to green, but it was not worth the price to play as the greens were not in good shape. All of the greens had been fertilized or sprayed with something to emulate grass (not sure which) and had very little grass. At $75:pp, the course should be in top condition! Very disappointed.

I love this golf course and always look forward to playing it, but not this time. The course is in poor shape with little grass on the fairways and greens. The pond on 18 was over flowing its banks onto the cart path and fringe. Pace of play was slow even with rangers roaming the course. As my title says not up to their usual standards

Course needs attention , rangers need to move people along

My friends and I always enjoy playing at Black Bear. This week it was predicted to be a bit windy but the winds were about 25 - 30 MPH and constant so it was not as fun as we hoped. The course is in excellent condition overall and we plan to play again soon. We will watch the weather and be more concerned about the wind.

Almost did not go after reading some reviews. I found the conditions normal for Florida in winter for courses that do not overseed. Greens putted quick and true. A few had some issues, but it did not affect play. Fairways had some grass, but lies were tight. Rough was not high. Will definitely go back.