Black Bear GC
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3.8
1706 Reviews (1706)
5 Stars
596
4 Stars
714
3 Stars
235
2 Stars
80
1 Stars
81
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
80.4%
Recommend this course
1426 out of 1706 reviews
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3.7
33 Reviews (33)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
75.8%
Recommend this course
25 out of 33 reviews
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3.9
119 Reviews (119)
5 Stars
38
4 Stars
53
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.2
84.0%
Recommend this course
100 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
1706 Reviews (1706)

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Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Would recommend

Great course greens and fairways good

Will play again it’s worth a visit

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 48
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Dare the bear

Black Bear is in great shape. The greens rolled nice and true, fast but not lightning. Fairways and teeboxes are in nice shape too,and we played 18 in 3 hours and 35 minutes on a Thursday afternoon. A nice value and definitely a replay.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Decent

Course is in decent shape. Greens are fast, small and hard. It is close to home and for $25 it's a good value.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 91
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing

Sand Sand and more Sand

This is an amazing Pete Dye course - the course really makes you think about all your shots. Lots of undulation on the fairways (and greens). Fairways in great condition and most greens were excellent - a few damaged spots probably from the recent hurricane .

The course should come with a warning - lots of sand and really SMALL greens !

I was lucky to be paired with 2 local guys who guided me around the course which really helped They started calling me Sandy after all the bunkers I found !!!

For me it was just over a hour drive from south of Orlando but it was well worth the drive, particularly as I got a great deal on golf now

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Bear Down

It had been over a decade since I had played here. The main reason was about a 40 minute drive from the house and some unfavorable reviews combined with a higher price tag. .But the course was in good shape and the greens were very good. I was glad I played here and would recommend the course all. The only drawback was I was a single and got stuck behind a threesome on the third tee box till the stopped at the turn.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great conditions/ Greens tough

Overall great, fairways, greens, tee boxes all money. Staff was awesome. Pace of play perfect even on a Saturday morning. Only complaint is that greens are small and tough to hit but they’re in great shape and makes it more challenging. 5/5 for sure go play it if you can

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Enjoyable Course

Thus course has probably the narrowest greens you will ever play. Some less than 10.oaces wide and almost 50 long, and quite often at an angle.

Course had seen some damage from Ian, sand washed from bunkers so they were compact but playable.

Enjoyable layout and some interesting holes.

Definitely one to play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Grass

I enjoyed Black Bear. It was nice to play a course that has grass (where it matters). I will play it again soon. Great price and a great course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 64
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Hurricane issues

We booked for a foursome but do to a hurricane 2 day's prior one of our guys had to back out last minute. When the rest of us showed up the person at the register said that the understand and that was okay, now the course is changing me for the tee time because we didn't cancel 24hr in advance. I don't feel this is far due to the hurricane damage.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/07/2022

Horrible business practices from a very poorly managed course.

Played On
Reviews 59
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent conditions

My first time playing. I’m a 10 handicap and play quite a bit and thoroughly enjoyed the course.; fairways and greens were great. The course layout was challenging but not overly hard and was very fun to play and experience. It’s a shot makers course and was great to test all the clubs.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Stopped in at the turn to grab some food and a beer was told the kitchen was down and just a couple of sandwiches in a warmer. . A few of the greens had weed patches in them along with some of the tee boxes. But over all enjoy playing this course

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad business move

So first. Course conditions were fair. Some greens diseases and need work but overall average. Pace of play was great. No one in front or behind us. Now the bad. I had a 752 tee time for four. One person woke up with a sore throat so deceived not to play with us. So we showed up with three people and told them we were only three. The guy that runs the pro shop told us no problem, course was empty. We could go off early if we wanted and there was no one behind us for two hours. Well today I get a charge from golf now as black bear told t when we had one no show. So they charged me 60+ dollars. I called the pro shop and explained but they weren’t hearing any of it. They said this was their policy and that’s that. I will never play at this course again. I am a local that has played there many times. But this has left me with a very bad taste and a very poor business decision on their part. But the pro shop manager isn’t a very sharp guy so probably doesn’t look at the big picture .

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 10/07/2022

Not surprised. They could care less about customer service or return customers. Horrible management. Too many other good option for golf in the area.

Played On
Reviews 62
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Fun relaxing day at Black Bear

Fun relaxing day at black bear. Course was in very good condition. Greens had very good pace and were true. A couple of greens were a little bumpy due to being plugged. Fairways and tee boxes were in very good condition. Pace of of play was excellent - played in 3.25 hrs!! Definitely visit and play!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Superb Layout

While some parts of the course were a little scruffy, the fairways and greens were in good shape and the ball was actually rolling in spite of the overabundance of rain we've had in Central FL during the entire month of September. I'd always heard about the green complexes were difficult, but I found them to be fun and not overly penal when you missed the green. While it rained hard enough for me to call it quits after just 9 holes, I am eagerly waiting to play again even though it's a 45-50 minute drive from my house. Loved it!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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