Bear's Best Atlanta

Playing winter golf in Atlanta always has some considerations. It was 28 degrees when I arrived at the course and it didn't look like there was anybody else there. When I checked in, they told me there were only 10 people booked to play. I was booked with another twosome as a single, but I asked if I could go out early. 20 swings on the Range and a few putts on the putting green, and I headed out.

Conditions are typical for winter golf in the north Georgia mountains. The fairways were firm and fast, but the greens were really receptive and in great shape. I have played Bear's Best in Las Vegas many times but this was my first time at the Atlanta course. Playing Legacy holes, some of which I had played, was a true treat. And having no one in front or behind made the day fully enjoyable. Got around in 3 hours, and had a great time.

I can't say enough about the assistant Pro in the golf shop. Because of the low turnout expected, there was no one working the grill. Instead, he brewed me a cup of coffee and we got a couple of Snickers bars out of the snack drawer. Would highly recommend anyone to play here, and I look forward to playing it again in the future!

Was my favorite qt one time.. Very poor maintenance of the course

Course drains absolutely awful. If there is any rain within a week of your tee time, the range will be closed lol. Feel like a child not being able to have a cart key until your tee time. This is a prime example of another property that hit its fastball in 2005 and now has gone to garbage. I wouldn’t spend $50 to play here and they have the audacity to charge $120 not including range balls. This is an embarrassing golf establishment.

One foursome in front of us and no one else in sight. Wish they would have let us play through or had someone / ranger observing. We would have had a sub 4 hour round which would have been excellent. A little pricey to pay for range balls with a high greens fee but overall a great day at a nice course with nice staff. Greens were excellent, especially for February.

Great practice facility. Fairways, rough, tee boxes are always in great condition. Bunkers aren't terrible, but are very inconsistent. Green surrounds are neglected and need new sod in many places. Greens roll ok and are well-designed, but are usually too hairy regardless of the season and have tons of ball marks. Unfortunately, they are owned by Private Equity, which tends to underinvest and ruin most industries. Bear's Best is a solid public course to play for $50-80. It could be great and easily justify it's $100-150 price with improvement to greens/greens surrounds and the edges of the course.

Greens and fairways are in great condition especially for the winter time.

Would love to play again when it’s not so cold

The course is currently cart path Only and will be that way for next couple of months according to the pro shop personnel. Apparently they want to preserve the fairways until Spring arrives

The course overall was in very good shape - greens are in good condition and fairways are nice. The positives - 1) very good customer service as you park your car and they take your clubs - very nice gentleman in the cart helping this process and also when you get to carts, individual was very nice. 2) Course and carts are in good condition and was good to see a grass practice area though very little grass in the practice area. 3) Not a hard course and can score with decently played shots. Negatives - 1) if paying full price for the round, it’s wildly overpriced with many other courses that are superior for much less. 2) Pace of play could be better but did move along pretty well. 3) Second time playing here and confirmed initial impression - short course (even from tips) that will test your iron play. Overall - good to throw in the rotation if getting a good deal.

Save your time and money and do not play here. The price when I booked vs the price I paid were not the same. When asked about it the golf shop employee said I was wrong and the original price never existed. The pace of play was abysmal, with too many groups being sent out. I recommend anywhere but here for a nice round of golf.

Started at 12:45 front 9 ok but back 9 got jammed for some reason. The cart kept showing us getting behind but never saw the Ranger and didn't get to play hole 18 because it was after 5:00 . Carts had to be back by sundown and there was 2 groups on 18 . Almost 5 hours and still didn't get to play number 18 😡

This has been my go-to course for when I want a truly special afternoon with my son. It's just a notch above most, if not all, the other public courses....and has been that way for years. The holes are challenging but fair, course is always well-maintained, and the facilities are top notch.

Greens are rolling true and fast. Group in front of us was very slow and had course wide open in front of them, but we called the pro shop at the turn, they sent out a marshal, and things got much better after that. Fun spot

Great and fun course. Love the layout and conditions were great. Only negative which has nothing to do with the maintenance, players need to FIX their ball marks! They are all over the greens.

Enjoyed this course a lot. Even though its a mix of random holes, the design is fantastic. Conditions are good but the greens were really slow and soft for what I was expecting. Lots of pitch marks. The only negative I have would be pace of play. Multiple 4somes ahead of us and we teed off at 1:12 when sundown is 5:20. There were groups that teed off behind us so im sure they didn’t finish. Would like to play again in the summer if I could get a deal around $75. Would not pay the usual $90-$110 that this course usually asks for.