King and Bear Golf Course at World Golf Village

This course, which is part of the World Golf Village, is a must play. It is a couple miles from the resort but WGV offers shuttles to and from course. It is a bit more challenging than their sister course, Slammer & the Squire. Included in the greens fees is unlimited range balls, and a nice practice green for putting and chipping. The tee boxes are in mint condition and the greens were fairly quick. It is a course that is relatively open off the tee but can be punishing if you are on the wrong side of the hole. The one dissappointment that I can think of is the lack of GPS. I would recommend getting to the course early for a nice breakfast and then taking an hour or so to hit the range. If you are in the St. Augustine area and looking for a couple of rounds of golf, I would suggest playing the King and the Bear.

The course was nice but not worth $170/round. Just because you can command that price during the holidays doesn't make it affordable for most. The young lady at check-in acted like she didn't want to be there and didn't even make eye contact with me and my playing partners.

Booked via Golfnow @ $90; best deal available; at this price the course is a fair deal, Oustanding condition, fairways, greeens, tees, rough....all perfect. The landing areas are generous, and the course is very enjoyable to play. Excellent range. Arnie & Jack did an excellent job of designing a great course for all; just pick the tee that suits your game...you will love it. Would play again and again.....

Played this course with a couple of Army buddies that were visiting for the weekend. Very impressive layout. Long but fair. Good landing areas and a course that requires a little thinking and timely ball striking. Tee selection is key. Traps and hazards are there for taking. Water never seem to cause us any issues. If you hit into it, its not because of the layout.

windy conditions due to storm Sandy..challenging well kept excellent and true greens..free range balls.. all in all I would recommend this course even though a bit pricey

Conditioning of course and facilties was excellent. Very helpful and friendly staff. Course facilities are very good (practice range/trap/green; restaurant/bar). Course has many good golf holes and is aesthetically pleasing, though is inside a home development (upscale), which does not appeal to some people. Average level of difficulty from mid tees; played with a novice player and it was enjoyable for them too (no forced carries or unusually difficult water hazard positioning). At the normal rate of 189, the course is overpriced, though thru GolfNow we got an 89 rate, which is an excellent value for a very good course/facility.

only negative thing was they were out of apples when teeing off on the back nine

A varied and interesting test,i played from the blue tees,whih made it testing, but not impossible,a truly wonderfully designed course, it was in excellent condition, the staff were ultra friendly and helpful, starting from the boy who took our clubs, the pro shop and starter,and ending with the server for our lunch. This course has got it's customer relations right, which will make us return.

Ron B.

Beautiful, but challenging layout. Definitely holes you will remember, and some you may want to forget. Course is in great condition.

This is a really nice course. Every hole was like a postcard. Greens were perfect.

King & Bear was in good shape. Staff was friendly and accommodating. Pace of play was excellent.