Black Bear Golf Club

Nice new carts

Friendly restaurant

Well stocked pro shop

Thats it, the course is a mess, particularly the greens

Great layout. Small, well protected greens. Greens were a little sketchy with some bare and weedy spots, Tee boxes had been overseeded and were in good shape. Fairways, as happens in late fall, were patchy.

Fairways were fine, greens not consistent and some have some issues with weeds growing.

Greens were bumpy and typically slow.

The course was in nice shape and they have been working on the greens

I was concerned about course conditions when I played in September, but I'm happy to report that they have been working hard to correct the issues. It's very playable now, and I really enjoyed my round!

I really enjoyed the course.

Friendly staff and great service.

I will play there again.

We found this golf course for our second round in the US. We'd sent a few emails for info prior to playing and always got quick helpful responses from Roger, the owner. We went out at lunchtime as we wanted it a bit quieter on the course. The club was easy to find and we were welcomed/checked in Roger on arrival.

We hired rental clubs which were brand new Callaways and taken out of the wrapper on arrival! I was living a golfers dream!! These were loaded onto our golf cart for us. I'm guessing this doesn't happen every time but you will get a good quality rental set at this club.

They have a good range to practice before your round with new range technology coming.

The views on this course are amazing, you can tell care has been taken in it's maintenance, fairway lies are always good, the challenge of this course comes from bunkers (120+) - some very difficult to get out of if you find yourself there and well placed pins. The 18th is a challenging hole to finish your round with a shot over water but is great fun as well. Other local golfers also made us feel so welcome and were very friendly.

The clubhouse is very nice with a bar, patio and small pro shop. The staff were very friendly and welcoming and being remember when we returned was a really thoughtful touch. It's added bonus is that you can order food and drink before your round to collect after hole 9 which was very welcomed.

All in all when we come back to Orlando we will not hesitate in booking another round here.

Played BB today and thought I would rebut some of the reviews here. To be fair, there are minor issues on a few greens but it in no way deters from a great round. Fairways are excellent, the staff is even better. This course is fair and challenging. One of my favorites for a reason.

Some T need care, cart path need repairs, fairways are wide and love the terrain

Very fun course, rough around the edges but great place for the price paid. Pace was a little rough groups were stack up following a high school tournament. A 2 some in front of us taking 8-10 practice swings, hitting multiple balls and looking at their putts from 7 angles, getting 10’s on every hole had 3 groups piled on the 16th tee. Still had a good time and liked the course all together.

Fairways were ok. Tee boxes were good. Greens, fringes and rough were absolutely terrible. All 18 greens are in horrendous shape and almost unputtable.

Slow, holes in them, bumps and divots everywhere. All had giant sand patches and didn’t roll at all. I only gave it one star because I played free on golf now credits and I still feel like I got had. We played well and it’s a fun layout but the conditions were terrible. I won’t be going back any time soon which is sad because I’ve played in the past and it was great.

Save your money and time