Bear's Best Atlanta

In the Atlanta area? No better place to play than Bear's Best for a truly memorable experience which will make you glad you came!

Always a pleasure to play Bear's Best. My foursome was all single digit players. Only slightly negative comment is that the bunkers need some work. Other than that it is a pleat to play.

I have been looking to play this course for a long time. I saw a hot deal on golfnow on a free Monday and jumped at the chance. I was teamed up with two other like minded random singles and we all enjoyed the day. I tend to like Nicklaus courses as they are fair to all levels if you choose the right tee box. Fairways tend to be wide and in good shape. Greens rolled nicely and there were any questionable pin placements. If you get a chance, get out to this one.

I have played the course many times and I really like the course and the fact you get to play several different Jack Nicklaus designed holes. The course is always in great condition with the exception of the greens. It seems as nobody who plays that course had a ball mark repair tool. I always fix three or four ball marks on each green but to no avail because the greens are littered with non repaired ball marks. The course needs to put a sign in front of each and every green "Repair Your Ball Marks".

I love the course, but all the ball marks on the greens drive me crazy.

Was supposed to play with a group of about 40 (scheduled) on Memorial Day weekend Sunday, but I was one of about 14 who were not up to cart path only restrictions following very heavy early a.m. t'storms (which had cleared out). Although 20+ of our group did come and play, the course management was hard and fast in refusing any refund or other compromise for those of us unable to play so I'm out that money. A rain check wouldn't have done me any good since I was visiting from outside the area (700+ miles away). Why would I want to give the course any business if all they wanted was my $$? I do a lot of group planning with my local golf group and nearly all of the courses with which we play -- typically groups of 24-32 players -- are very flexible when we have last minute cancellations, and only charge us for the players who show up to play. Instead, myself and those of us unable to play were each out $109/person. We understand that they had box lunches for all of us. That said, it would have gone a long way had the course charged for the unused lunches, and not charged for those of us who couldn't play; that is, unless the course is in some sort of financial distress. No, with all the other golf options in the Atlanta area, it's highly unlikely I would want to give this course any more of my money than it's already taken.

We play at this golf course often, because of the challenge of the layout and generally good condition of the golf course. Some work is needed to improve the bunkers and greens often have a lot of ball marks, which Is due to the fault of the players not the golf course superintendent. The Pro Shop staff, food service attendant and cart girl are all excellent. I would highly recommend this course to anyone in the Atlanta area or visiting from out of town.

The Starter helped us get off early to avoid playing with strangers so my buddy and I could enjoy private conversation.

The refreshments cart came by at least twice on each nine; which is nice.

You should always check for a possible golf outing taking place before booking a tee time. Played behind a golf outing and the round took 5 hours and 25 minutes. Although the outing as playing under select shot or captains choice on every shot, the pace of play was terrible. The course marshals did nothing to address or improve the pace of play. Additionally, the greens always show considerable ball marks unrepaired. I would suggest a sign on the front of each green reminding players to repair ball marks. I am a regular player of this course.

Only complaint is I wish i had known the grrens had recently been aerated & sanded...... i would've waited a few more weeks.

This course has immaculate greens, true roll and super fast. The layout is gorgeous and conditions were prime. We did not meet the beverage cart until 12 holes into our round which wasn't ideal (needed some swing lube). Its a great track and really well maintained, but getting your full value out of the greens fee is tough when its that expensive.

Upon arrival, I explained that we had two different fees and asked that all three of us be allowed the lower rate. They explained that that was not possible. So we paid, headed out to find that another threesome was being moved ahead of us to our alotted tee time. I explained my displeasure and while they said they would move them behind us, they in fact squeezed them ahead of us. The only thing that allowed us was to wait on every shot while we watched the group ahead drive on the fairways [it was cart path only] and walk out of bunkers having not raked them. Discouraging that such a nice place allowed such behavior by both staff and guests.

third or fourth time playing this course, and probably last. For the amount of money they usually charge, this course should be in better shape - tee boxes are terrible.

Layout is challenging, to say the least. Need to be a very good golfer to score well here.

We play this course a lot and enjoy it. During peak golf season, always check to insure a golf or corporate outing is not scheduled, since they have a lot of these. Condition of the course is pretty good with the exception of the greenside bunkers and greens often have a lot of unrepaired ball marks. My biggest complaint is the slow pace of play often experienced here. Nothing is done to promote a normal pace of play. Five hour rounds are not uncommon.

Enjoyable, no pressure 4 hr round...adequate:10 spacing between tee times and 10.5+ BENT green speed! Great experience

This was my first time playing Bear's Best - Atlanta. The weather was COLD... 40 degrees with a wind-chill of 32, but I thoroughly enjoyed the facility as a whole. Not only did I enjoy lunch, the staff, pace of play, but also the course. Yes, we're coming out of the winter months here in Atlanta, but the greens are in immaculate conditions. I highly recommend playing this course rain, shine, hot, or cold. Looking forward to my next trip to Suwanee.

Ps - shout out Craig and Walter for making me feel extra welcomed at the course today!