King and Bear Golf Course at World Golf Village

Not pristine - but this is October in Florida.
Nice design with risk reward and only "fair punishment" if you terribly mishit or make a foolish choice.
No apples when we played :-)
Staff is very pleasant and "down to earth."
Altogether a really good value at the low rate I got using golfnow.com.
Everyone should play here at least once if you are in the area!

Good pace of play, well maintained course, some challenging holes and interesting features.
Don't expect to get food after 3pm as kitchen then closed.

Super friendly staff and starter. Complimentary apples on first tee and nice touch.

This course is beautiful! Staff very friendly. Chilled towels and apples. Quite an experience ... had a great day. Our two boys had great time as well. A+

To start off, I played "tpc sawgrass stadium course" exactly one week prior to king and bear and was still in shock and awe from that....

With that in mind, I still was completely thrilled and impressed with this course. Staff was extremely accesible at any moment and were extremely courteous to myself and guest. (Was my first time playing here.)

Conditions were pristine and that was after a nigh and early morning of florida rain on the course. Greens were splendid.

Wish there were some extra complimentary apples on 1 and 10 but it was still a great experience. A more costly outing for the "weekend golfer" but is absolutely a course i will frequent on special holidays and birthdays as a gift!

Also, the cold towles stored in mango left a wonderful impression on me. ITS THE LITTLE THINGS!

GO PLAY IT ATLEAST ONCE!

The course overall was in good shape except for a lot of the sand traps needed attention, such as putting in sand. Once a sand shot was hit, wet sand or dirt woould come up and the surface under the shot was hard because of the lack of sand.

Its been over 5 years since I last played the King and Bear and it was the same then as now. Superb condition course as you would expect from the World Golf Village. Greens was the best I putted on this year. Although it was packed and the round was long, it was certainly enjoyable and the marshals kept things. Moving a must play if you are visiting the Jacksonville area.

Friend and I got a great Golf Now Hot Deal for the course, Lucky us, had a great round, excellent pace, super friendly staff from start to finish. Will play again!

the course is in pretty good condition, but they had put some top dressing on the greens the morning I played. It didn't mess with your putting too much.

We had a great time here and when we did not have our driving licence the friendly staff escorted us from the gate to the course and back which was much appreciated. We found the course in great shape and fun to play, we will definitely recommend to anybody coming to the area to play it.

From the moment that I arrived, the cart people, inside staff and the starter were very helpful. The course the layout was great. Would play this course again.

We made a mid-week trek to St Augustine from Orlando to take advantage of a free round from GolfNow rewards. Thanks GN!

We played the King and the Bear course and were very pleased. The staff was outstanding, from the guys at the bag drop, to the pro-shop staff, starter, and cart girl. The only slight miscue was the ranger on the course, who, while pleasant, seemed unable/unwilling to engage one 4-some that was holding up 3 groups behind with their slow play. Fortunately that 4-some took a longish break at the turn and we were all able to slide by them.

Course conditions were great. Greens had been punched 5 or 6 weeks ago and were still just a little grainy, but other than that, the course was pristine. The layout was challenging with a good mix of longer holes and some very good risk/reward short holes. A lot of water and sand, so keep it straight off the tee. Fortunately, the fairways are generous and the greens were receptive to a well struck approach. No GPS on the cart so I highly recommend spending the $7 to buy a yardage book to keep you out of trouble off the tee.

We chose the King and Bear course over the Slammer and Squire because it was a bit longer and rated a bit more difficult for our group of low single-digit players. Having said that, the course was very playable and less skilled players won't find it punishing if played from the tees that best suit their game.

We'll absolutely be back.

The temperature was above 98. Hot!!!! The course was great as there were very few players because of the weather and also in perfect condition. They had a huge barrel of chilled in ice apples at the 10th tee for refreshments which I considered an unexpected pleasure. Throughout the round they had an ambassador riding around offering chilled towels to cool down. Both these gestures were free and were beyond what one might expect therefore justifying the higher price charges. I would definitely play there again through GolfNow.com. The regular rates were a bit stiff for me as I'm retired.

the marshall should be more proactive to advise slow players, otherwise play was good.

Nice course although just airified. Saw the beverage cart for the first time on 8th hole. She said she would see us on the back nine and we never saw her again!!!

Great experience! Great design and in immaculate shape. The greens were a little bumpy due to aeration approximately 2 weeks ago, but not a problem. Thanks to golf now we paid $64.00 instead of $129.00!

Green were aerated and sanded but other than that a must play.

I played king&bear with my dad a few days ago and was very impressed. The course had been aerated about ten days before so it was still recovering but we knew about this going and it was to th point that the course was very playable. I've played enough golf to see past the fact that is it undergoing routine work and realize this is definitely one of the top courses I've played. Will play again for sure. Being the only course designed by jack and arnie this is clearly a unique experience.

Yes I knew the greens were plug. I would hold off playing this course for the next three weeks. Every putt bounces off line unless you bang the putt.

Not worth the $ 109.00 Really only worth $ 30.00 then only if you want to play the layout and do not care about your score. You just can not putt these greens right now. They are really over charging for play right now.

Played with a guy from Orlando and he says the courses only charge a cart fee when they plug the greens for a couple of weeks.

Considering the course was recently aerated, it was a beautiful course. Nice touch with the apples (on ice) on 1 and 10 on such a hot day. The ranger was around to give us water and cool towels as well, but not pestering us. It was a nice experience.