Bear's Best Atlanta

Cartpath only, have no idea why. Course was dry. Fairways and greens are good, bunkers are unrated and tees are scratchy. But layout is really good. A bit slow, but not awful. If you think that this will be an exact replica of Nicklaus favorites, it won't be. But none the less, they are interesting and it is a fun course to play.

This course is incredible. great fairways, incredible greens. One hole has black sand and it’s a different feeling than any bunker I’ve ever been in. Fluffiest sand ever.

I only started playing golf a few months ago, so I’m not sure if weather affects green speed or not, but wow, you could barely apply any pressure and it would roll 10-15 yards on the green, I did score my first birdie ever on hole 16 par 3, so it’s been my most memorable game so far. Incredible

In great shape. Really cool you get to play some of Jack Nicklaus best designed golf holes. Plus even with all replica holes the course still flows nicely.

Marshals need to enforce speed of play. Cost to rent clubs were expensive. Over 5 hours to play and we waited on almost every shot. 4 in our group.

Too many holes were cart path only when it wasn’t necessary. Made for a long and exhausting day.

Fairways in perfect condition...like a carpet. Greens had just been aerated so were a bit bumpy but to have great greens you need to do that periodically. Sand traps were inconsistent...some fluffy, some hard under a half inch of sand. Great layout of very challenging holes. Some of the concrete cart paths and bridge wood surfaces are deteriorating and need repair.

We were disappointed at the condition of the course. I haven’t played here since early spring and I am shocked at the conditions of a course that used to be in great shape. Traps haven’t been raked so the consistency of the sand is not good. Hard top layer in a lot of places. Bare spots everywhere. Bathroom on 7 was filthy. It appears that they either don’t have access to ground water or they are not using it throughout the course. Greens are punched but it’s fall and that has to happen. Definitely not a $100 round. Maybe for a twosome. It will be a while until I go back.

The greens were aerated. There was no notification at booking and we were charged the regular weekend rate of $120. After the round I asked the pro-shop if a discount was available due to the condition of the greens and they said we did receive the aeration rate. This is clearly not the case. Won’t play here again.

Loved the layout and very friendly staff. Worth the money for sure

This course is almost always well maintained. Teals raked, greens pretty true. Some maintenance workers need to be told that when customers are playing a green, they need to stop spraying the green and get out of the way.

Course was in great shape. Layout is fair but still challenging. Service from staff was top notch. Only downside was we were a twosome and had a foursome in front of us who were pretty slow and didn’t let us play through , even with no one in front of them and no one behind us. Rookie move by those golfers.

Would recommend.

Took two of my friends from Texas out there and we got so lucky that it was a slow day and had plenty of time to enjoy the course and play at our own pace. Even being cart path only, they could not stop talking about how amazing it was. Super friendly staff. Big shout out to Bob for the pro tips to my friends before our round

Although the fairways had been punched, there was no real impact on play. Course was in good shape other than a few tee boxes that needed some attention. Need more rakes around the bunker complexes.