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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6425 yards | 71.8 | 144 |
| White | 72 | 5814 yards | 69.2 | 130 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5280 yards | 71.7 | 134 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4535 yards | 68.0 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 71.8/144 | 360 | 207 | 419 | 361 | 538 | 130 | 512 | 338 | 346 | 3211 | 381 | 537 | 198 | 362 | 354 | 489 | 144 | 378 | 371 | 3214 | 6425 |
| White M: 69.2/130 | 331 | 175 | 362 | 322 | 501 | 114 | 458 | 304 | 315 | 2882 | 357 | 509 | 176 | 324 | 330 | 437 | 114 | 351 | 334 | 2932 | 5814 |
| Gold W: 71.7/134 | 295 | 159 | 339 | 297 | 463 | 103 | 404 | 269 | 288 | 2617 | 344 | 472 | 154 | 300 | 292 | 407 | 95 | 310 | 289 | 2663 | 5280 |
| Red W: 68.0/118 | 202 | 159 | 314 | 270 | 409 | 79 | 374 | 245 | 238 | 2290 | 263 | 359 | 154 | 246 | 292 | 359 | 95 | 246 | 231 | 2245 | 4535 |
| Handicap | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 |
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Great upnorth feel to the course. The greens have incredible character. There isn't one hole that I don't like at Black Bear!
Easy access off 75 just north of Gaylord. Great up north views from some of the elevated tees. There are several blind tee shots and a few blind shots to the greens, I think that adds character to the course. The greens can be a challenge! I had a couple putts come right back down the slope because I didn't hit them hard enough, I would play this course every day if I could.
Tee boxes and fairways need some TLC
Got a great price on the course which was a good thing. There was a crew driving around digging out sprinkler heads which made me believe that it may have just been sold and they are going to try and bring it back up to a reasonable standard
Course needs work
Toured this course last summer and made it a priority to play it this summer. Not sure what changed, but there are numerous dead spots on the fairways and greens now. Course has a lot of potential. It's very scenic, the greens are challenging, yet you can score well on it. Staff was very friendly and courteous. Food was real good. I would recommend to others if the problems with the course were addressed. It's tough to criticize a course that I played for $17, but again, it would be cool to see it fulfill its' potential.
Great layout. Poor coarse maintenance
Coarse is in poor shape. Tee's where burned out. Large amounts of grass clippings on greens from mowing. Some greens had scalped areas. Bunkers are in terrible condition. Coarse condition ruins great layout
Course needs watering.
This course was so dried out. The greens and fairways had burn spots all over the place. Tees were so hard you could not find a soft spot to tee from which resulted in lots of broken tees. Only thing good was your ball got a good roll after each shot.
Sporty course, poorly maintained
Main attraction here is the large undulating greens, which made the course interesting. Other than that, forget it - tee boxes were burned out and full of weeds, bunkers haven't been maintained in years, and fairways must be cut once per week. It's unfortunate the course is in such bad shape - the sporty design is interesting and this course could be rated as high as 3-4 stars with better conditioning. With so many other choices in northern Michigan, I just can't play here again.
Variety
Real Nice course, the only negative comment I would have is the
bunkers were in poor condition.
Destination Kohler - To Dye Four Golf Package
