Black Bear Golf Club

This course is in horrendous condition, it used to be a nice course!

Lay out was nice, pace of play was good... greens looked awful! At least 12 of 18 need alot of maintenance and some love.

My entire group lives in Melbourne, and we have played numerous courses in and around Central FL. This is our first time at Black Bear, and we were impressed with the layout, the friendliness of the staff, and the value for the cost. The only downside we noticed is the course definitely needs a facelift, especially the bunkers (with most having a great amount of washout and weeds throughout) and the greens (most of which were very bumpy). There are no water hazards on the course which was a little unusual, but the elevation changes, mature trees and foliage, and unique hole design made the course challenging and fun to play. You should definitely give this one a try!

This was a nice and challenging course. Best conditions we have played in local courses in many months. Definitely will play again.

Best course we have played in months. Great condition.

Normally this course is in good shape but with scarcity of rain they have lost the greens but fairways are pretty good. I would give it 2 stars as it’s not really playable due to the greens being unputtable.

One one our favorite courses over the years, but not now.

I know it’s dry season but someone should introduce water to these courses on lake county. Greens are hairy, diseased and bumpy. Such a shame, we will be back but it won’t be for a while so they can get it together, $65+ for greens fees was highway robbery.

played a few times before tough course but greens are in rough shape

I always enjoy playing Black Bear. This time we were disappointed in the condition of the greens.I hope they willl be better the next time we play.

I played PGA National The same month as this one and the Bear Trap was easier. The course is OVERLY designed. It's hilly with blind traps EVERYWHERE....and not just that 6ft deep ones surrounding ALL the holes to pedestal greens. If you managed to stay out of that, every hole, you can have fun with chips to have to get up 12ft, while the ball is a foot below your feet. NOT KIDDING!!

There is a happy balance between difficult and impossible to enjoy, it's the latter. I won't go back again

I’ve played Black Bear many times and was truly disappointed in the condition of the course and especially the greens. It’s as if they weren’t watering the course.

I love the layout of this course, but the conditions were terrible. You would have a better roll of your ball in the parking lot, the greens were bumpy and in poor condition.

I hope they work on the conditions because I love this course and have been playing it for years.

The hills and terrain make this course a small challenge for Central FL. Greens were bumpy and dried probably due to the weather. Course needed aerating and water. Otherwise ok for this time of year.

Owner not a friendly guy at all, shouldn’t be running a business