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Conditions
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Value
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Layout
4.6
Friendliness
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Pace
4.4
Amenities
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Bear's Best Las Vegas

About

Holes 18
Type Private
Par 72
Length 7194 yards
Slope 147
Rating 74.0

Formerly known as Bear's Best Las Vegas.

Course Details

Year Built 2001
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Nicklaus (2001) Jackson Kahn Design (2025)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.3
1422 Reviews (1422)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 47
Patio Dining 29
19th Hole Scenic Views 20
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 101
Elevation Changes 73
Forced Carries 69
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 72
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 66
A Weekend Splurge 57
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 72
Worth the Drive 67
In the 'Burbs 60

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Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

36 in 5.5 hrs.

Course tee to free in great shape. Great grass range and practice facilities. 2nd round was 29.99 with a beer and hot dog. Great value in a pristine course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 07/26/2018:
Outstanding! We're thrilled that our course conditions met your expectations and that you were able to play at a good pace. We appreciate your feedback and we can't wait to have you back again soon at Bear's Best Las Vegas!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Arguably Best Conditioned Course in Vegas

Teed off early evening. Greens were an 8 out of 10, few balls marks but rolled very nicely, probably a 9 on stimp, medium speed. Fairways 9 out of 10, limited divots, beautiful color and played near perfect. Tee boxes 10 out of 10. Bunkers (I was only in one fairway bunker) played really nice. The view of the entire Vegas skyline on hole 15 is spectacular! 18th hole finisher is a challenge.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 07/23/2018:
Fantastic! We're thrilled that our course conditions met your expectations and the challenge of our layout. We appreciate your review and we can't wait to have you back again soon at Bear's Best Las Vegas!
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Bears best

Great course all of jacks favorite holes on one course

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 07/16/2018:
Terrific! We're glad that you enjoyed our course and the challenge it presented. We look forward to having you back again soon at Bear's Best Las Vegas!
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course in super condition

We played this course last year and it was in poor condition, this time it is in near perfect condition .

Highly recommend giving it a try.

The views are spectacular of both the mountains and the strip.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 07/13/2018:
Excellent! We're thrilled that our course conditions met your expectations and that you enjoyed your round with us. We appreciate your review and we can't wait to have you back again soon at Bear's Best Las Vegas!
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bears Best

Bears Best is a beautiful challenging golf course Variety of holes keep it fresh. Greens were slow but in good shape. Course condition is excellent. Several multi million dollar homes along with views of the valley and strip give it added touches

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 07/10/2018:
Wonderful! We're glad that you enjoyed our course and the challenge it presented. We're pleased that our course conditions met your expectations and we can't wait to have you back again soon at Bear's Best Las Vegas!
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 07/10/2018:
Outstanding! Come back soon!
Played On
Reviews 59
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 07/09/2018:
Great! We're glad that our course conditions met your expectations and we hope to have you back again soon!
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Hot

The heat doesn’t bother me and I had the course to my self! No beverage cart on the course but that saved me 30$. I was playing so good I didn’t stop at the turn and pressed on with a great round and didn’t lose a ball. This makes the eighth time to play here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 07/06/2018:
Excellent! We're thrilled that you enjoyed your time with us. We're glad that you were able to play at a good pace and we look forward to having you back again soon!
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great value, beautiful course!

I have always enjoyed playing Bear's Best. It was hot and slightly breezy but we had the whole course to ourselves. Welcome to summer in Vegas. Everyone was so nice and the carts were very well equipped. Easily one of my favorite courses in Vegas!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 07/06/2018:
Wonderful! We're glad that our staff left a great impression on you and that you were able to play at a good pace. We're honored that we are one of your favorite courses in Las Vegas. We appreciate your review and we look forward to having you back again soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad shape

play this course at least 10 times green used to be excellent never seen greens look so bad on a good golf course

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Response from on 06/26/2018:
Thank you for your review! We apologize that you didn't fully enjoy your experience with us. We would love the chance to speak to you more about your time with us. Please reach out to us at bearsbestlv1@gmail.com at your earliest convenience. Thank you again and we look forward to speaking with you!
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 06/26/2018:
Outstanding! Come back soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great Course

Course is always in excellent shape. My friends and I did the 2 golfers for $100, 2 sleeves of balls, 2 drinks. The problem was they need to specify what kind of drink. We took the ticket to get drinks and we found out they were only for $4 off or a soda. Probably should specify the drink so people aren't surprised. Then they couldn't get the discount applied to the drink. Literally took 10 minutes to get 1 rang through. Saw the beverage cart on hole 4. She said she would see us in a couple holes. Didn't see her until 17. Great course but the staffing could use some work on this day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 06/26/2018:
Great! We're glad that you enjoyed our course conditions and we appreciate your feedback on our staff. We're sorry for the miscommunication and we will make sure to improve moving forward. Thank you again for your review and we hope to have you back again soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Everything was excellent

Great course, excellent facilities, excellent service!! One of my new favorite Vegas courses.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 06/04/2018:
Terrific! We're thrilled that you enjoyed our course and that our staff left a great impression on you. We're honored that we are one of your favorite Las Vegas courses and we can't wait to have you back again soon at Bear's Best Las Vegas!
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/31/2018:
Great! We're pleased that you enjoyed our course and we appreciate your review. We hope to have you back again soon!
Played On
Reviews 55
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent course, healing from aeration

I had played Bear's Best a few times when it first opened nearly 20 years ago and finally returned. Late May in NV so it was warm (mid 90s) but the weather was real pleasant for my late afternoon round.

The course is definitely a challenge if playing the "wrong" tees. I played some holes from the green (6628 yds) and it was tough and some holes from the white (6043 yds) and it was pretty easy. I am about a 10 HDCP who hits the ball average distance.

Unfortunately the greens had been aerated a week or two prior and the greens were extremely slow. The rest of the course was in pretty good shape, but not immaculate. Some bunkers were very thin on sand. Many greens did not hold. But overall it was fine.

The course is in a beautiful location up in the hills of Summerlin and some of the views are spectacular. Speaking of spectacular, it is worth playing the course just to see the mega mansions that border most of it.

Look forward to playing Bear's Best again when the course is in pristine shape.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 05/31/2018:
Awesome! We're glad that you enjoyed our course and the challenge it presented. We appreciate your review and we're glad that you made it back to our course after 20 years. We look forward to having you back again soon at Bear's Best Las Vegas!
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 05/30/2018:
Great! Glad you enjoyed your time with us!
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Beverage Cart service almost non existent

Grill not available at turn. When was told by grill chef that he would take care of us but no show at turn. Also inside they were too busy taking care of goups who finished and ignore us on turn.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Response from on 05/21/2018:
Thank you for your review! We apologize that you didn't enjoy your experience with us. We'd love the chance to speak to you more about your time with us. Please reach out to us at bearsbestlv1@gmail.com at your earliest convenience. Thank you again and we look forward to speaking with you!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging but fair course in great shape!

Easy check-in and teed off on time. Numerous challenging holes with adequate risk/reward. Like the replication of interesting holes from other locations too! Pace of play was decent and a slower foursome let us play through. Course was in great shape compared to others we’ve played in the area. All in all a fun day!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 05/18/2018:
Excellent! We're glad that you enjoyed our course and the challenge it presented. We're also pleased that our course conditions met your expectations. We can't wait to have you back again soon for another fun day at Bear's Best Las Vegas!
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fantastic course

Excellent day from start to finish. Good deal through golf now. Worth every penny. Lots of shots you really have to think about. Fairways to greens they were all in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 05/10/2018:
Outstanding! We're thrilled that you enjoyed your experience with us and that you found us to be a good value. We can't wait to have you back again soon at Bear's Best Las Vegas!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

great fun. Greens a bit rough

The place was really fun, especially if a Jack fan. But greens weren’t un great shape compared to courses nearby.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 05/09/2018:
Awesome! We're pleased that you enjoyed our course and the challenge it presented. We appreciate your feedback and we hope to have you back again soon!
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