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King and Bear Golf Course at World Golf Village
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone | 72 | 7279 yards | 74.6 | 141 |
| Black | 72 | 6855 yards | 72.5 | 138 |
| Blue | 72 | 6506 yards | 70.6 | 133 |
| Blue/White Blended | 72 | 6217 yards | 69.2 | 132 |
| White | 72 | 5987 yards | 68.4 | 129 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5987 yards | 74.3 | 136 |
| White/Green Blended (W) | 72 | 5501 yards | 71.4 | 128 |
| White/Green Blended | 72 | 5501 yards | 66.1 | 117 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5119 yards | 69.4 | 123 |
| Green | 72 | 5119 yards | 64.7 | 110 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone M: 74.6/141 | 436 | 163 | 412 | 557 | 200 | 360 | 467 | 427 | 563 | 3585 | 426 | 435 | 227 | 383 | 546 | 194 | 573 | 462 | 448 | 3694 | 7279 |
| Black M: 72.5/138 | 406 | 148 | 373 | 531 | 179 | 334 | 441 | 409 | 540 | 3361 | 399 | 412 | 208 | 354 | 532 | 180 | 542 | 437 | 430 | 3494 | 6855 |
| Blue M: 70.6/133 W: 76.8/141 | 375 | 137 | 349 | 521 | 154 | 311 | 416 | 390 | 527 | 3180 | 381 | 393 | 181 | 343 | 519 | 157 | 529 | 416 | 407 | 3326 | 6506 |
| Blue/White M: 69.2/132 W: 75.2/139 | 356 | 137 | 349 | 521 | 133 | 311 | 384 | 324 | 496 | 3011 | 371 | 353 | 181 | 343 | 497 | 157 | 508 | 389 | 407 | 3206 | 6217 |
| White M: 68.4/129 W: 74.3/136 | 356 | 123 | 315 | 484 | 133 | 302 | 384 | 324 | 496 | 2917 | 371 | 353 | 167 | 309 | 497 | 147 | 508 | 389 | 329 | 3070 | 5987 |
| White/Green M: 66.1/117 W: 71.4/128 | 307 | 123 | 315 | 436 | 133 | 302 | 310 | 324 | 373 | 2623 | 342 | 328 | 167 | 309 | 434 | 147 | 449 | 373 | 329 | 2878 | 5501 |
| Green M: 64.7/110 W: 69.4/123 | 307 | 96 | 265 | 436 | 118 | 220 | 310 | 283 | 373 | 2408 | 342 | 328 | 146 | 257 | 434 | 125 | 449 | 373 | 257 | 2711 | 5119 |
| Handicap | 3 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 1 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
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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
Phenomenal - A MUST
The course lives up to the rep of the names it bears, no pun intended. Played the black tees. Driving the ball is a premium or you will have long approaches or be living in the lakes. The whole experience was top notch.
No Bang for the Buck....
Was hoping that the course was BETTER than it's "sister course" the Slammer and Squire, but was definitely wrong. Play was LONG and the course did not manage the pace of play. Extremely slow groups and the only course warden was overloaded. The course was good, but the frustration build up due to slow play made the overall experience negative. Disappointed overall, but any bad day on the course beats a good day at work.
Was an excellent experience.
Very few players due to final round of Master's was being televised,so pace of play was 3 hours. Excellent course in excellent condition.
Poor condition
The course can be nice but WAY overpriced. Not nearly worth the money it charges. Not even for half of the full price. A twosome was squeezed in between us at the turn and the pace of play slowed down dramatically. The course was also in poor shape for the money they charged. I would recommend if the price was cheaper and in much better shape.
AWESOME !!!
The title says it all. Yes it is expensive but worth treating yourself once and awhile.
BEST COURSE in Jacksonville FLORIDA
Best Course you can play in Florida.. Great Design with great conditions of the course and True rolling greens.... JUST ALL AROUND GREAT COURSE TO PLAY>>>
Superb
This is a fantastically laid out course. Plenty of water and well-placed obstacles. Trees and landscape has excellent maturity for the course's age. Extremely friendly staff; very helpful and courteous.
Greens were in excellent condition, beautiful course
The course was between average and challenging, the holes were challenging but you could recover easily.
Very nice course but tough.
Great course very challenging, lots of water. Approach shots are extremely important.
Overall - just a great track to play
We played through Golf Now ... they had a "deal" for around $100 vs the $169 through the course. Yes, it is a good course BUT a lot better considering it's about a $100 course. The greens were in good shape after a tough winter, fairways good for that time of year and location. YES, I'd play it again ... and enjoyed the experience ...
Nice layout
Start time @ 3:30 twilight discount, free balls @ driving range but nobody came to tell us when it is our time to start, web site mentionned GPS on every cart, there were no GPS on any cart we would have appreciate at least a yardage book to help us for a first time on the course.
King & Bear is a very nice course but for the money spent we would have expected a bit more.
Good shape
First time in WGV, and it was very beautiful and challenging course. Love the layout and apple!
The King & Bear did a great job
Staff very professional courtious made you feel comfortable
World golf village is a great place for golf activities
more difficult than slammer & squire golf course . More challenging. Arnold palmer signature through high quality bunkers. Great course
A Challenging Course
Played Feb. 2013 and the conditions were superb for this time of year. Greens rolled true and the overall layout was very challenging. Nice assortment of holes. Cannot beat the service and the whole experience. Playing Arnie and Jack's combo is well-worth the visit. Also, clubhouse has nice amenities and staff was very attentive.
Beautiful facilities. Make time to visit the Golf Hall of Fame.
The course was in superb shape. It is beautiful, challenging, but fair. The facilities are magnificent from the practice areas to the restaurants. Make sure you visit the Golf Hall of Fame. It is a must do.
good value
I played this course on a very cold and windy day. It is a good test of your golf skills, especially during harse conditions. This course appears to get more play than the other, so the conditions are not quite to the same level. That said, it is still in very good shape for this time of year.
Great Course & Value
Played this course on a Friday and then again on a Monday. I made my tee time on GolfNow 30 minutes before showing up at the course, but despite my quick reservation, the staff had my reservation, was super friendly and went out of their way to make my experience wonderful!
excellent
was unable to get any discount golfnow due to time constraints ( catching flight that afternoon.) played 2 other courses in 3 days this was best . Slammer & squire (very close to this course as far as review ) also 1/2 price since had flexability as far as time. also amelia island which is nothing more then muny course plus very crowded and slow
GolfNow - Great Value
GolfNow got me great pricing for this course and even in early Feb the course was in excellent shape! GolfNow is an awesome tool for booking out of state tee times.
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