Bear's Best Las Vegas
Rating Snapshot
About
At Bear's Best, a 7,194-yard track about 20 minutes from The Strip, the Jack Nicklaus design team stuck to recreating holes from other Jack desert designs, making them actually almost fit into the natural surroundings. (Aside from the black sand bunkers and that's just so cool, you don't mind).
Plus, they made the fairways wide, giving your ordinary golfer a good chance to get through the day smiling. You won't post a career-low score at Bear's Best, but you won't lose four sleeves of balls, either.
Four of the holes are replicas from Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, but also features holes from Nicklaus' Spain and Mexico work. The best thing about Bear's Best may be how the Nicklaus team, often accused of making their courses too tough, kept the average hacker in mind.
Yet what really sets Bear's Best up as a great play is the service. Every foursome gets their own forecaddie and the staff can make you feel like a VIP.
"Bear's Best is probably the greatest overall experience we've had on a course," regular Las Vegas golf visitor Josh Isadore said. "The guys are still talking about it."
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72 | 7194 yards | 74.0 | 147 |
| Blue | 72 | 6628 yards | 71.3 | 130 |
| White | 72 | 6043 yards | 68.3 | 122 |
| Red | 72 | 5043 yards | 68.7 | 116 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 74.5/140 | 413 | 529 | 441 | 229 | 438 | 398 | 201 | 599 | 453 | 3701 | 411 | 317 | 507 | 151 | 461 | 230 | 416 | 537 | 463 | 3493 | 7194 |
| Green M: 72.1/131 | 370 | 482 | 401 | 195 | 414 | 352 | 184 | 552 | 393 | 3343 | 392 | 283 | 497 | 137 | 418 | 211 | 392 | 516 | 439 | 3285 | 6628 |
| White M: 69.1/124 W: 74.0/134 | 309 | 440 | 374 | 174 | 381 | 336 | 159 | 515 | 353 | 3041 | 339 | 266 | 457 | 129 | 370 | 185 | 343 | 500 | 413 | 3002 | 6043 |
| Orange M: 64.1/111 W: 68.2/120 | 275 | 306 | 323 | 127 | 296 | 244 | 130 | 432 | 274 | 2407 | 308 | 227 | 396 | 79 | 341 | 130 | 312 | 475 | 368 | 2636 | 5043 |
| Fastee M: 57.9/100 W: 57.9/100 | 177 | 190 | 180 | 34 | 188 | 154 | 61 | 285 | 183 | 1452 | 160 | 129 | 262 | 33 | 217 | 54 | 168 | 292 | 237 | 1552 | 3004 |
| Handicap | 11 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by Kenmorf on 08/31/2021
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1st hole, so gorgeous.. Photo submitted by scottgolfmor on 06/03/2021
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Tough but fair forced carty Photo submitted by paulharley on 05/25/2021
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Photo submitted by danengel03 on 03/06/2021
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Photo submitted by danengel03 on 03/06/2021
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Great view of Vegas from the tee box! Photo submitted by u314161166323 on 03/03/2021
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Photo submitted by u314160950462 on 02/15/2021
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Photo submitted by rbrajkovic66 on 01/08/2021
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Photo submitted by Payback129 on 10/22/2020
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Photo submitted by u000002418439 on 10/11/2020
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Photo submitted by u000002418439 on 10/11/2020
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Photo submitted by Krobes on 10/08/2020
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Photo submitted by Krobes on 10/08/2020
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Photo submitted by Krobes on 10/08/2020
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Photo submitted by ConAir01 on 07/30/2020
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Photo submitted by u000007682532 on 05/30/2020
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Photo submitted by teeitupaw on 03/12/2020
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Photo submitted by Rgraham345 on 12/03/2019
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Photo submitted by u1446286425 on 11/21/2019
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Photo submitted by u1446286425 on 11/21/2019
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Photo submitted by u1446286425 on 11/21/2019
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Photo submitted by u573845145 on 11/12/2019
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Photo submitted by hacksalot03 on 10/16/2019
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Photo submitted by hacksalot03 on 10/16/2019
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Photo submitted by u904854150 on 04/21/2019
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Photo submitted by u904854150 on 04/21/2019
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The Strip Photo submitted by GreerGolf on 12/13/2018
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Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 11/07/2018
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Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 11/07/2018
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Photo submitted by golfsuLLy on 11/24/2017
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Photo submitted by golfsuLLy on 11/24/2017
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Photo submitted by golfsuLLy on 11/24/2017
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Photo submitted by golfsuLLy on 11/24/2017
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Photo submitted by golfsuLLy on 11/24/2017
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Photo submitted by golfsuLLy on 11/24/2017
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1st hole green looking back to club house Photo submitted by u000007370333 on 07/24/2017
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Driving range Photo submitted by u000007370333 on 07/24/2017
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Photo submitted by u000007370333 on 07/24/2017
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@ the club house Photo submitted by u000007370333 on 07/24/2017
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Photo submitted by u000007370333 on 07/24/2017
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Photo submitted by alfredtboey on 05/17/2017
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Photo submitted by alfredtboey on 05/17/2017
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Photo submitted by alfredtboey on 05/17/2017
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Photo submitted by alfredtboey on 05/17/2017
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Photo submitted by alfredtboey on 05/17/2017
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Photo submitted by alfredtboey on 05/17/2017
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Photo submitted by golfsuLLy on 02/17/2017
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Photo submitted by golfsuLLy on 02/17/2017
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Photo submitted by golfsuLLy on 02/17/2017
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Photo submitted by golfsuLLy on 02/17/2017
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Photo submitted by golfsuLLy on 02/17/2017
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Photo submitted by TeeJ757 on 01/06/2017
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#18 Photo submitted by daslinker on 07/13/2016
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Awesome View Photo submitted by dscottmiles on 04/19/2016
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Bear's Best, Hole 1, Par 4, 413 yds Photo submitted by David1684852 on 03/20/2016
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Bear's Best, Hole 2, Par 5, 529 yds, 81 yds out Photo submitted by David1684852 on 03/20/2016
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Bear's Best, Hole 5, Par 4, 438 yds Photo submitted by David1684852 on 03/20/2016
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Bear's Best, Hole 10, Par 4, 411 yds, 83 yds out Photo submitted by David1684852 on 03/20/2016
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Bear's Best, Hole 11, Par 4, 317 yds Photo submitted by David1684852 on 03/20/2016
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Bear's Best, Hole 16, Par 4, 416 yds Photo submitted by David1684852 on 03/20/2016
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Black Sand Photo submitted by Mike8005057 on 05/15/2015
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Photo submitted by u000003711717 on 05/10/2015
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Photo submitted by u000003711717 on 05/10/2015
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Bear's Best 2015 Photo submitted by ChiChiBarajas on 04/03/2015
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#5 Photo submitted by Ernest1975 on 10/20/2014
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#6 Photo submitted by Ernest1975 on 10/20/2014
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#7 Photo submitted by Ernest1975 on 10/20/2014
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#12 Photo submitted by Ernest1975 on 10/20/2014
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#16 Photo submitted by Ernest1975 on 10/20/2014
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#17 Photo submitted by Ernest1975 on 10/20/2014
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Great Views Photo submitted by MrZ1R on 10/02/2014
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The back nine at Bear's Best climbs into rugged territory. Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 12/27/2013
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View from hole #1 tee. Photo submitted by Stevensiu on 12/06/2013
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Photo submitted by Stevensiu on 12/06/2013
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Photo submitted by Mark9125446 on 10/26/2013
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Par 3 with Las in the background Photo submitted by u000005365082 on 11/20/2012
Most Beautiful Layout Ever
There is not enough stars to adequately rate since the Golf Facility cannot compare any other facility.
Excellent! We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Bear's Best Las Vegas. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Great golf course
Beautiful golf course and friendly staff, I definitely recommend it.
Outstanding! Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Bear's Best Las Vegas.
Excellent! Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Bear's Best Las Vegas.
Thanks for your review! We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Bear's Best Las Vegas. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Bear's Best Las Vegas!
Great course, great condition
First time playing the course. Twilight rate starting at 3pm. Last two holes in the dark... What a course! Greens were fast and in excellent shape. Great place of play. Challenging and scenic as heck. I wish I could go back and play it again tomorrow... Top 10 course of all time for me.
Fantastic! We are so pleased that you enjoyed your first time at Bear's Best Las Vegas. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Good layout in pretty good condition
This is the 2nd time I have played Bears Best in 4 years. I like the track as it’s a very interesting and challenging Nicklaus design. Course was in good shape for the most part. Bare spots here and there on tees and a lot on fairways. Greens rolled decent but bumpy in spots. Overall, it is a well taken care of property. Great practice facility, range right in front of the pro shop. Very nice staff. Pace of play was good.
Great! Thank you for visiting us at Bear's Best Las Vegas. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Great Conditions
Morning round and the weather was breezy but nice. Pace was just under 4 hours, but wasn't held up by any groups. Course was in great condition. Greens very good shape with a few bumps here and there. Overall a great day. Would certainly recommend this course to anyone.
Terrific! We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Bear's Best Las Vegas. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Outstanding! We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Bear's Best Las Vegas. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Amazing Course
We played Bear's Best on 9/9/21 with a 3:00 tee time. We knew what we were in for, it was 105 degrees. Staff was very helpful and friendly. The driving range and practice area were top notch. I was impressed with the course condition given the extremely hot temperature. The course was green and in exceptional shape. Bunkers were raked and the sand was fluffy. The challenge we had is that carts were only allowed on the cart path yesterday. My Father had recently had his hip replaced and it turned out to be way too much walking for where he is at in his recovery. We had to end our day after nine holes. I think we could have played all 18 if we could have used the cart on the fairway. Overall we were impressed with the facility and would love to come back.
Terrific! Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, but we're sorry that you and your dad weren't able to play all 18 due our cart path restriction. We hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Bear's Best Las Vegas.
Great /Interesting Course
They were preparing for Over seeding so the conditions were not what I was expecting. I am sure that it is usually great. Every other aspect of playing Bears Best was wonderful. I will return when they are not Over Seeding. Saw the biggest houses that I have ever seen along this course. The picture is of one home, I thought some of them were middle schools!
Thank you for your review! We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Bear's Best Las Vegas.
Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Bear's Best Las Vegas!
Summertime golf in Vegas
Staff is great but the course showed the effects of a hot dry summer. Wish they had the ability to groom the sand traps but understand trying to find additional staff is difficult right now.
Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Bear's Best Las Vegas!
Great Facility, extremely courteous employees!
I have played 5 rounds in the last 2 months. This golf course will test your skills and challenge your ability to read the greens! The staff has always been upbeat and very helpful.. great facility.
Excellent! We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Bear's Best Las Vegas. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Great Track
Bear's Best never let's you down!!! Greens were recently punched but putts were not affected.
Outstanding! Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Bear's Best Las Vegas.
Great Course
Bears beast was an awesome course. Definitely will play it again. If you have never been 100% go check it out!
Fantastic! Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Bear's Best Las Vegas.
Dean
Really great course, we paid 50$ to play so you can’t beat that for the value you are getting! Long course from the tips but the course was in great shape and is challenging! Will definitely be going back!
Thank you so much for the great review! We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Bear's Best Las Vegas.
Fairways and Greens in Great shape
The fairways and greens were in great shape. The rough and sand need some help. Had the whole course to ourselves because it was 110 outside. This course is definitely worth a try.
Fantastic! We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Bear's Best Las Vegas. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Excellent! We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Bear's Best Las Vegas. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Outstanding! We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Bear's Best Las Vegas. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!