Bear's Best Atlanta
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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72 | 6824 yards | 73.3 | 143 |
| Nicklaus | 72 | 6513 yards | 71.9 | 140 |
| Blue | 72 | 6138 yards | 70.1 | 137 |
| White | 72 | 5624 yards | 68.0 | 126 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5624 yards | 73.7 | 135 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4725 yards | 68.7 | 121 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 73.6/144 | 429 | 369 | 148 | 355 | 414 | 154 | 579 | 409 | 554 | 3411 | 339 | 180 | 521 | 417 | 559 | 348 | 167 | 415 | 467 | 3413 | 6824 |
| Nicklaus M: 72.1/142 | 405 | 337 | 145 | 353 | 399 | 151 | 519 | 379 | 529 | 3217 | 331 | 177 | 518 | 413 | 556 | 342 | 163 | 375 | 421 | 3296 | 6513 |
| Blue M: 70.2/136 | 390 | 314 | 134 | 316 | 360 | 147 | 489 | 370 | 509 | 3029 | 323 | 163 | 475 | 381 | 532 | 316 | 151 | 355 | 413 | 3109 | 6138 |
| Blue/White M: 69.9/133 | 387 | 314 | 134 | 316 | 338 | 147 | 489 | 370 | 474 | 2969 | 323 | 163 | 475 | 352 | 506 | 316 | 151 | 355 | 356 | 2997 | 5966 |
| White M: 68.2/126 W: 73.8/135 | 387 | 296 | 110 | 292 | 338 | 121 | 481 | 306 | 474 | 2805 | 315 | 155 | 414 | 352 | 506 | 279 | 141 | 301 | 356 | 2819 | 5624 |
| Forward M: 66.4/121 W: 71.8/129 | 387 | 296 | 110 | 292 | 270 | 121 | 428 | 306 | 427 | 2637 | 315 | 155 | 414 | 308 | 432 | 279 | 141 | 301 | 305 | 2650 | 5287 |
| Red W: 68.9/121 | 342 | 172 | 78 | 182 | 270 | 99 | 428 | 254 | 427 | 2252 | 282 | 80 | 386 | 308 | 432 | 275 | 128 | 277 | 305 | 2473 | 4725 |
| Handicap | 3 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by ATLping on 01/19/2026
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Photo submitted by Mserrian31 on 12/12/2025
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Photo submitted by u954267058 on 11/19/2025
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Photo submitted by Charlotteko on 06/08/2025
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Photo submitted by jarno4 on 05/04/2025
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Photo submitted by rcm0214 on 07/13/2024
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Photo submitted by rcm0214 on 07/13/2024
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Photo submitted by rcm0214 on 07/13/2024
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Photo submitted by rcm0214 on 07/13/2024
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Photo submitted by bukds1 on 02/19/2024
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Photo submitted by bukds1 on 02/19/2024
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Photo submitted by bukds1 on 02/19/2024
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#11 Par 3 Photo submitted by u4620738 on 07/30/2023
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#16 Par 3 Photo submitted by u4620738 on 07/30/2023
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#10 Par 4 Photo submitted by u4620738 on 07/30/2023
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18th green Photo submitted by bryanmark3 on 04/15/2023
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My tee shot on hole number 11! Photo submitted by Chipikiri on 10/04/2022
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Photo submitted by afine1995 on 08/28/2022
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Photo submitted by changbanger on 06/24/2021
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Photo submitted by changbanger on 06/24/2021
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Photo submitted by changbanger on 06/24/2021
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Signature hole 6 Photo submitted by gtd068a on 05/07/2021
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Photo submitted by baldeagle218 on 04/22/2020
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Photo submitted by u782974053 on 06/28/2019
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Photo submitted by u000003723331 on 09/02/2018
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Hole #6 Par 3. Its beautiful and breath taking, but its not an easy one and can give ya some pain! Photo submitted by KBoyd9 on 03/28/2016
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Photo submitted by Visa6705750 on 02/18/2015
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Photo submitted by Visa6705750 on 02/18/2015
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Photo submitted by jvillani34 on 10/08/2013
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Bear's Best #5- Great par 3! Photo submitted by holeinone17 on 04/22/2013
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Photo submitted by ayrioc on 02/18/2013
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Photo submitted by Nick7460614 on 02/06/2013
Good course.
Course is open. But one can find trouble. Fun and fair course. Strongly recommend for anyone
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We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Bear's Best Atlanta!
Hi, 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 Atlanta.
Take with a Grain of Salt
Winter golf so a little more slack given but no bev cart and the course doesn't loop to the clubhouse. Great layout with tons of potential and great views while you wait 3-5 minutes every shot just to putt on greens that have been peppered with divots and scuffs. Tried going back in the clubhouse restroom after the round only to see the pro lock up the whole building and grab his sticks and hop on a cart... with plenty of daylight left. Might be back in spring to check for improvements
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Challenging course
Always enjoyed playing in Bears Best from the bag dropped to the front desk. Ian was very accommodating with our request. It was a lot of fun to experience playing a compilation of 18 holes that Jack Nicklaus designed. If you have not played this course I encourage you to play. The customer service is top notch.
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Hello,
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In the toilet
Bear's Best has been a favorite because of the unique holes and design.
It was a mess last September and we don't plan to return until we know someone who has played it recently. Bunkers were washed out, tee boxes in bad shape, bald areas everywhere! To pay a premium for a course in such bad shape helped convince us to drop Bear's Best from our list.
Possibly the best course in Gwinnett
Possibly the best course in Gwinnett, the staff was amazing, the course was in excellent condition and it was as very challenging for an avid golfer. This course has everything one could expect from a public course especially for the price.
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Sadness
First time I’d been in a few years. Whoever currently owns it seems like they trying to run it in the ground. Friendly staff, but that’s ab it. A shame really, used to be great
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Hi, we are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Bear's Best Atlanta. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another great experience!
Avg 3 star course with a 5 star price tag
Been wanting to play bears best with my golf buddy's for a while now but it's expensive and figured we would save it for a special occasion like a birthday or something
Yesterday while trying to book a tee time I notice a hot deal for $40 which is an amazing deal for this course and it lined up perfectly with our schedule so we booked it
I'll try to make this short
Course was about avg for the local courses in atl and surrounding areas
Pace of play was absolutely the worst I've ever seen it took us 2+ hours to play 4 holes waiting around 20 mins or so on each tee box
Condition of the course was not good
Southland in stone mountain is the cheapest course I play regularly and to be honest southland might be in better shape but for $20 on avg you can't complain
If I spend $100 for the same conditions here at bears best I'd be furrious
There are a few holes that stick out like the par 3 11th was something special other then that super average over all
GPS carts were avg but kept insisting we were off the the cart path when we weren't which was pretty annoying
The Burger at club house was ok
Honestly nothing special about this place and I would never ever recommend playing the course for anything more then a $40 green fee anything over that would be a rip off
Pro store had some really nice merchandise probably the best I've seen at any course and the prices were fair so that's a plus
All staff were very friendly and helpful seems like everyone enjoys working there and it reflects
Other then the horrible pace of play everything was pretty average so I'm a little disappointed only because this is considered one of atlantas best public courses and it didn't deliver
3 star course all things considered
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Course
This is a great course for all level of players. Lots of sand traps and some water. Fairways are fine for this time of year. Greens are not as good because people don't fix divots. Staff is great.
Hello, thank you for visiting us at Bear's Best Atlanta. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
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Hello, James. Thank you for visiting us at Bear's Best Atlanta. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.