Bear's Best Las Vegas

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 |
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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 |
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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: 58.8/96 | 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 hacksalot03 on 06/12/2023
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View from Hole #1 Photo submitted by u00000897516 on 01/27/2023
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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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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 Rgraham345 on 12/03/2019
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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 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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@ the club house Photo submitted by u000007370333 on 07/24/2017
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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 David168485 on 03/20/2016
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Bear's Best, Hole 2, Par 5, 529 yds, 81 yds out Photo submitted by David168485 on 03/20/2016
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Bear's Best, Hole 5, Par 4, 438 yds Photo submitted by David168485 on 03/20/2016
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Bear's Best, Hole 10, Par 4, 411 yds, 83 yds out Photo submitted by David168485 on 03/20/2016
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Bear's Best, Hole 11, Par 4, 317 yds Photo submitted by David168485 on 03/20/2016
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Bear's Best, Hole 16, Par 4, 416 yds Photo submitted by David168485 on 03/20/2016
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Black Sand Photo submitted by Mike8005057 on 05/15/2015
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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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#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 markvlewis317 on 10/26/2013
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Par 3 with Las in the background Photo submitted by u000005365082 on 11/20/2012
Wonderful Golfing Experience
From entry onto the grounds to driving home can’t say enough about how much I enjoyed playing at Bear’s Best!!
Thanks for making it a great experience!

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Need to notify about cart path only when booking
Course was in great shape and they're doing seasonal maintenance, but wouldn't have booked a Friday afternoon 6 hour round if I knew it was cart path only.

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Terrible Fairways, no warning
The fairways were in TERRIBLE condition! So much so that you either need to tee up your ball in the fairway, or hope you don’t land there. For the price, I was expecting more. Or at least a warning that the conditions were poor.

We apologize for the poor condition of the fairways during your visit and any disappointment it may have caused you. Thank you for bringing this to our attention and we appreciate your feedback.

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for playing Bear's Best Las Vegas. We hope to see you back again soon!
Fun and nice course
Has the range and practice area. Not the easiest course so I’d avoid coming with any newbie. Conditions were pretty good. Tee boxes could be flatter and there were some muddy/damp spots by greens (it’s 105 outside) carts come with speakers and ice water which made it more fun. I’ll be back.

Thank you for your feedback on our business. We appreciate your review and apologize for any inconvenience caused. We will take note of your comments regarding the tee boxes and the muddy/damp spots. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the range, practice area, and the amenities like the carts with speakers and ice water. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future.
Not in the best shape
Paid really good money to play this course and was surprised by the dry fairways. Dirt patches on the fairway and around the greens. Greens themselves with dry patches and tons of dead divets very bumpy surface. I'm sure when the course is in great shape It might be one of the best but not when we went out.

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize for any inconvenience you experienced during your visit to our course. We appreciate your feedback and will strive to address these issues to ensure a better experience for all golfers.
Jack’s Best Was Good
It was a good round. The greens were a little slow and some fairways seemed beat up in some spots, but all and all, it was great course and I’ll come back and play it again.

Thank you for visiting us at Bear's Best Las Vegas. We appreciate your positive rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for playing Bear's Best Las Vegas. We hope to see you back again soon!
Nice Track
Course is in great shape. Staff friendly. Only reason not a 5 rating was pace of play and no beverage cart. Check before you tee-off so you can pack plenty of water. We tee'd off at 9:00 and started waiting on hole 4. There was a foursome two groups ahead with 4 sets of rentals. They were sooooo slow. No ranger came to push them.

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Great track
Only downside was greens were slow. Other than that. Course was in great shape

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We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Thanks for golfing at Bear's Best Las Vegas!
Great course
Love that they had marshals out making certain play was fast!

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Chefken
Course was I. Great shape and greens are great
Enjoying day out on course playing

Thank you for visiting us at Bear's Best Las Vegas. We appreciate your positive rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Thanks for golfing at Bear's Best Las Vegas!
I'm great condition
The course is beautiful. Range is very nice. Only complaint is "no cart" signage on every hole is about 125 before the pin. Plan for considerable amount of walking.

Hello and thank you for your review! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bear's Best Las Vegas!

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Great challenge and views
The course is a challenge with some narrow fairways but rewards good shots. Great views of the Mountains and Las Vegas.

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of our course. We appreciate your feedback and are glad to hear that you enjoyed the challenge and the beautiful views.

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Thanks for choosing Bear's Best Las Vegas!
Overall Nice Course
This course is great, but like all courses should give visitors a heads up when they’re here for golf and the greens are punched. Still an amazing course, but wasn’t as enjoyable playing on greens that bounce.

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Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Bear's Best Las Vegas. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!