Bear's Best Atlanta

The course itself was ok. The battery on our golf cart died on the 13th hole. I called the pro shop 10+ times to request a replacement. No one answered. We ended up pushing our cart back to the clubhouse. You couldn't pay me to play there again!

Great course, but extremely slow play and molasses green made it a bad experience!!!!

If you get a chance to play here, you should. Was fortunate to be in Atlanta for vacation and told the people I was playing with I will pick a course through GolfNow. When I mentioned Bears Best was an option they told me to jump on it. It was a good move. You're immediately greeted with a panoramic view of lush greens and gorgeous homes on the horizon. The marshals and starters tend to your every need and give a nice orientation as to what to expect. You're then escorted to the first hole which immediately sets the tone for the rest of the course. Each hole is a replica of some of Jack Nicklaus' best courses around the globe. The views are breathtaking and some of the homes that surround the course are big enough to be B&B's. Well maintained courses and greens envelope you and wildlife is all around - deer galore that you almost have to shoo away before teeing off. This course was a real treat and for the amazing price of $63 for our round (on a Saturday - thank you GolfNow!!!) it was a no brainer. And a great pro shop to boot. Play this if you can.

the grass on the tee box and the fairways is too long, It is unusual because the most of time I played on the BB, the course was pristine.

Bear's Best seems like it should be better than it turns out to be. It is a $60 course but nowhere near worth >$100. I have played twice in the afternoon, both times for around $60.

The layout is pretty nice but the holes are somewhat choppy, probably due to the fact that the holes are a compilation.

The latest time I played, the fairways and tees were over-seeded with rye and it was shaggy. Just like aeration, should not be full price.

The tee times are 8 minutes apart and the round tends to be 4.5 hours best case.

Worth a play if the price is right and the course is not crowded, but that will be hard to get.

This was my final time playing this course due to terrible conditions and repeated slow play. No marshals on the course to speed up play, the staff packs the course with tee times with no joining up of singles with 2-somes or 3-somes, and the overseeding of rye grass was ridiculous on the tee boxes and fairways, Many times the fairway grass was taller than the rough. And the greens were in terrible condition - I know this is tough for the course to maintain, but the number of ball marks on the green was terrible. Course design is above average, but playing experience and customer service in the clubhouse was poor.

Was not aware that the course was over seeded with rye and a swampy mess in the fairways! I'm sure the course will be fine in a few weeks but I should have been told of the awful conditions and to pay $80 ! Not a good deal.

Greens were just punched and fairways were over seeded. Around mid October course should be great condotion.

Excelent and beautiful golf course. No much courtesy from starter.

a fantastic course, but THE WORST TIME MANAGEMENT that I have experienced in my 1000's of rounds played. My foursome of strangers quit after 14 holes after playing over 5 hours, and estimating that it might be a total of a 7 hour round. And this was after waiting for 1 1/2 hours past our tee time. We also saw 2 groups immediately ahead of us quit.

The layout was spectacular. For women of my age and ability the layout was very fair. The fringes and greens need work. It could have been a function of the excessive rain we've had this summer and not necessarily the fault of the greens staff. I'm looking forward to going back when the rain stops.

The only real complaint I have is that I expect for a pristine course to have greens in great shape, which was not the case. The fairways however were immaculate. Highly recommended I just hope they can get the greens back in better shape without so much damage from people not repairing ball marks,etc.

A perfect day, sunny, blue skies and a very well manicured course! Enjoyed it.

Great course, Best short game facility (not private) in the Atlanta area! Great staff... I love the layout and it's always in great shape. In the Atlanta area this, i believe, is the best thing going as far as semi private courses go.

Rain! Rain! Rain! And more Rain! This course was soaked, the bent greens were toast! Wet, mucky, divots everywhere, 50% un-repaired, bunkers near wash out, I could go on but I won't. I am sure this is a real nice course under normal conditions. I am sure at some point I saw Noah and the Ark float by!!! Enjoyed the 7 holes we played but just couldn't judge anything, no roll out, rough high due to rain, greens so slow and wet. Sometime in the far future I will go back and give it another go just to get the full affect.

The course itself was in good condtion. The greens were extremely slow and beat up. I expect after paying that much to play that the greens woudl have been in much better shape and that they would have been much faster.

At a prime time list rate of $115, this course has fallen off tremendously. I have played it several times over the years and its by far in the worst shape seen. Greens are beaten badly, fairways as well with lots of crabgrass in spots and overall maintenance has declined. Can't tell if its due to over play, lack of maintenance, weather related, fore caddies not there to repair shot damage or all the above. I just know there are many courses for a fraction of the cost in much better shape.

Course has well maintained fairways. Greens were bumpy but we managed well.

The greens and sand traps were in unacceptable shape. I have played this course ten times over the last several years, but it is now at the bottom of my list given the poor current maintenance. As always, the layout is great and the staff friendly, but there is work that needs to be done to restore this course.

This is a must play course and well worth the price and the travel time. I was disappointed in the condition of the greens as it appears the public does not take the time to repair their ball marks. Very sad to see this as this is the third time I have played this course and the greens have been abused by the public. However I will return and play whenever I can as this is the BEST public course around.