King and Bear Golf Course at World Golf Village
About
The King & Bear Course at World Golf Village is named for its designers, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. It is the first and only collaboration between the two legendary golfers. Combining the contrasting styles of the two designers created a challenging course that incorporates features from both traditional Scottish-links courses and new traditions in American golf. The course is known for the numerous lakes bordered by large coquina rock that come into play throughout. The front nine is dotted with loblolly pines while decades-old oak trees provide shade for the back nine. In addition to King & Bear, World Golf Village also offers another excellent 18-hole course, Slammer & Squire.
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King & Bear, hole 11 Photo submitted by TimGavrichGP on 06/28/2022
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Photo submitted by u705588131 on 02/27/2022
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Photo submitted by u705588131 on 02/27/2022
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King & Bear 1st tee Photo submitted by Icanhackit on 11/12/2021
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Photo submitted by usgolfwu on 04/07/2020
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Photo submitted by usgolfwu on 04/07/2020
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Photo submitted by scrooge75 on 12/20/2013
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Photo submitted by scrooge75 on 12/20/2013
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Photo submitted by scrooge75 on 12/20/2013
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Hole 3 Photo submitted by u000006149247 on 10/09/2013
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Photo submitted by William2950144 on 07/04/2013
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Photo submitted by VernonG9044437 on 04/19/2013
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Photo submitted by VernonG9044437 on 04/19/2013
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Photo submitted by VernonG9044437 on 04/19/2013
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#14 Photo submitted by u000007030060 on 04/08/2013
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Houses along #14. Photo submitted by u000007030060 on 04/08/2013
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#1 Photo submitted by u000007030060 on 04/08/2013
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Boardwalk from #1 green to #2 tee. Photo submitted by u000007030060 on 04/08/2013
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Photo submitted by u000005782350 on 02/05/2013
Golfer Reviews
Excellent Day at King and Bear
We were made very welcome on arrival, despite our booking overlapping with their Ladies Member Guest tournament. Course was in great shape from tee to green. We had to skip one hole to by pass the Ladies shoot out - Very politely explained and we were invited to complete the hole later - complimentary drinks and sandwiches were provided for us - a really excellent day
Thank you we will be back soon
Worth it!
Nice course. Awesome staff from pro shop to maintenance staff....great greens!
Spring break bucket list course
Golf Now deal $89 is $102 after fees and taxes and worth it!!
Course is immaculate
Staff a bit businesslike and could be friendlier
Play it you won't regret it
Bill
Bucket List Course
Course is in beautiful condition.
Loved apple on 1st hole. There were suppose to be some on the tenth hole also but there were none!
If you are an average golfer do not challenge some of the water carries.
Just good, but nothing really outstanding
We wanted to play it, as we have heard a lot about it. It is a nice course in mostly very good condition, but to me it is not worth the two hours drive from Orlando. The place is overall in very good condition, T-boxes, fairways, bunkers and greens very mostly very good. But somehow it did not convince me a something very special. The layout is just – well – just a golf course – no hole was really breathtaking. The service was very good out there. As it was rather cold, the beverage cart girl was clever enough to offer hot coffee…
Service and condition wise a nice place, but to me it is not worth this high rate they ask…
Excellent driving range
For a resort course, I've played better. The fairways were excellent but the green speed was a little slow for my liking, probably around 9 on the stimp. Never saw a ranger or a beverage cart on the front nine. Took almost 5 hours to play. Our foursome waited on nearly all the tee boxes.
Somewhat disappointing
It appeared that most of the players on the course were average handicappers. Most were playing from the White tees. Possibly for the lower handicappers with the extended tee boxes, the course would be more interesting. I found it sadly lacking any real creative design or challenge. Did not ever see a "signature" type hole. Greens were pretty average in design and difficulty. I just recently played all the courses at Grand Cypress. This lay-out was pretty tame compared to those lay-outs and greens.
Great Golf Course
We found the golf course to be in excellent condition and challenging. Great golf course; good value!
Great Place for Golf
Played King & Bear and Slammer & Squire. After paying over $400 to play TPC Sawgrass, it makes World Golf Village a great value. The course layout, conditions, staff and facility are all fantastic.
I highly recommend.
"Close the gap"
We had a blast at King and Bear. It was a perfect day for golf. The course was in great shape, fun and challenging. Most of the staff was wonderful.
My only issue was with the course ranger, who kept harping on us to "close the gap" between us and the group in front of us. They were two holes ahead of us and the group behind us was two holes back pretty consistently. We were a foursome (three low handicappers) playing "ready golf". This guy just wouldn't let up. He approached us three times, the last being on 13th green. We just drove by him. BTW, we got around in 4:05. Other than him...it was an excellent day and I'll definitely be back there soon. It's a little overpriced, but worth the experience. All in all, loved it.
March golf
The sand traps were terrible. An inch of sand then hard packed mud. F airways had lots of unfixed divots. Many very nice golf holes, though. Generally I feel it was overpriced.
Arnold and Jack
Great course, I'm sure the course would be more pristine in summer or spring, fairways, tee boxes and green in great shape. Some of the bunkers could do with being a little bit better maintained.
Overall a must play
This Course is a "Must Play"
Any avid golfer should play this course simply because it is a collaboration between Nicklaus and Palmer. When I played, the weather was basically perfect and the course was in excellent condition, which I understand it basically always is. Very challenging but not to the point that you feel "beat up" after the round. It's pricey, but it's a bucket list course. so worth the hefty expenditure, at least on an occasional basis.
Great Layout
this course is absolutely amazing. the design by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus was so beautiful. every hole is a new adventure. water on most holes and lots of sneaky bunkers. overall it was an amazing experience and a course i will defiantly play again.
One of the Best
Outstanding golf course in very good condition especially considering the time of year. Excellent, courteous staff. Will play it again on next time down
Great course
I was paired up with two guys both a pleasure to play with. Hadn't played here in 15 years-better than I remembered. Challenging but playable. Played while my wife shopped turn into a great day !
It's a Bear!!!
This is the only course in the world that Nicklaus and Palmer designed together. It is extremely difficult but very enjoyable. It's also a Five-Star gem from a design point of view. They have scattered the fairways with deep fingered bunkers that occasionally slope into water like a beach. Greens were slicker than rat snot on a water slide and most putts will slide through the perceived break. Bring your A Game for this one! Tough but a lot of fun!!
A must play golf course
Excellent layout - has everything to test your game, i.e. side hill lies, down hill lies, uphill lies, lightning fast greens. Great condition.