Black Bear GC
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3.7
1756 Reviews (1756)
5 Stars
605
4 Stars
724
3 Stars
254
2 Stars
89
1 Stars
84
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.8
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
76.1%
Recommend this course
1455 out of 1756 reviews
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3.2
58 Reviews (58)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
4
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.2
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.1
55.2%
Recommend this course
32 out of 58 reviews
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3.5
99 Reviews (99)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
26
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.5
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.1
68.7%
Recommend this course
68 out of 99 reviews
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Course Highlights
Black Bear's hilly, non-traditional Florida layout consistently earns high marks for its challenging elevation changes and well-regarded course design. Friendly staff, smooth pace of play, and strong overall value make this a rewarding round worth revisiting.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7041 yards
Slope 140
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

Clubhouse
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Reviews

3.7
1756 Reviews (1756)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 32
Patio Dining 17
Brunch 13
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 62
Elevation Changes 55
Undulating Greens 49
This course/club is great for:
Locals 40
Advanced Golfers 34
Seniors 18
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 49
In the 'Burbs 29
Convenient to the City 7

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Reviews 51
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course conditions

Best conditioned course around. They have done a great job!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens were difficult due to really lousy pin placements plus too much weeds growing on them

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 115
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Typical winter conditions

Course is typical of non overseeded courses in Winter. Fairway grass not growing, Tees and greens had grass. Greens putted fast and smooth, but were hard. Do not know why the bad reviews. It was a good value for $30-60 price range.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 305
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course!

Black Bear is an excellent course,, best in the area!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 305
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course, but not for a beginner. Tough pin positions.makes it very tough. Don't think they were fair as the had a lot on the crest of slopes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Needs work

Have played this course 3 years ago, it wasn't very good then and now its worse, you can see they are putting some work into it with sod in some places, the greens were surprisingly okay, just be ready to roll your ball to get a decent lie in the fairways

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is terrible condition!

I have played here before and enjoyed the challenges of this course. It tests your course management skills. However, our 4some playing this course on 13 January for $50 dollars each seemed too pricey for nothing special. Only the teeboxes and the greens were OK. Everything else is barren soil and patchy grass areas. This is isn’t winter related, this condition is care related. They aren’t taking care of the course. I will not go back to it until after I hear decent reviews from other players.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 75
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Fair and Simple Assessment

I've been playing this course for years. It has certainly seen better days.

Simply put, 4 star layout with 2 to 3 stars in ALL other areas. Honestly, it's in the same shape as all the other courses in the area (red tail, eagle Dunes) which is great at all. Greens are packed damp sand with no grass creating predictably horrible rolls. Fairways are mainly dirt and dried grass. More to talk about but you get the point.

$25-30 is a fair price to pay. Anything more will leave you disappointed.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not for your beginner

Course was very tough with the pin placements. Not fair and very fast. But we had a great time with the challenge.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Felt obligated to warn

Well greens were aerated and there was no notice in the booking! Fairways were fair but weeds and dirt anywhere else up tot he green.sure not a 55 green fee course. Was told they didn’t have the budget to compete with the course I compared them too! Oh well. If it was convenient then maybe 25 round but not a dollar more!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Pace Poor
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Commented on 01/15/2024

The greens were not aerated (last Aerification was in April 2023. We always notify our customers prior to booking and then for the next 2-3 weeks after) . You may have seen some spiking that is a maintenance tactic that we do approximately every three weeks. Whereas this MAY be visually noticeable, this action in no way affects the roll of the ball. This is a necessary process that keeps the greens healthy and to allow air and moisture into the ground, especially this time of year.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course....staff so so .....

We were a 4 some and played pairs best ball. the course was great. It was out first time here.course was lacking restroom stops. There were a few porter potties. (the ladies did not approve).... the course was not busy at all which was great. pro shop was very well stocked. On our turn the desk guy rushed us and said we needed to pick up the pace. which we were not playing slow for a 4 some as we were play pairs best ball. We were still right behind the pair that was right in front of us. Other than that is was good. we liked the elevation changes and hilliness of the course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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