World Golf Village

Took my friend to the King and Bear for his birthday and we had a great time. We were paired with a couple from London and the wife, who is 70 years old, scored a 77. Amazing time!

The course was in beautiful condition except it
had been freshly seeded and we were asked not
to use golf cart on fairways only on cart paths.
It made it a long walk and very bad for selecting the correct club for the distance you had to guess when
walking to your ball. Had we told this when reservation was made at Golf Now we would not
have played this course as my wife has problem with her knees and this made it unbearable for her.

When I booked this tee time for myself and three senior friends from out of state, I didn't have a clue that the course would be CART PATH ONLY due to overseeding. Had I known this in advance, we would not have booked it. Since the fees were paid on line,we couldn't get a refund,so we went ahead and played, as we were already there. Two of my guests are super seniors(both 78). They were not happy golfers,and could not finish the round,or play the next day. This course carrys a pretty hefty fee,even through Golf Now, and I feel we should have been notified prior to booking,or at the booking process.
We highly recommend the course to others ,but are very discouraged with Golf Now right at this moment, and will take precautions before booking again.

The coarse is very nice, but was not told when made the reservation a few days prior to my arrival that they had over-seeded and it was path only. I understand the reason for that, but find it unacceptable to not be told that as a disclaimer. Arrived at the coarse expecting to have breakfast, options were a muffin or a heated sandwich.

The coarse is very nice, one that I would play regularly if I were in the area. The food options in the clubhouse are slim to none. The pace of play is terrible.

I really enjoyed this course. I was paired up with 2 others and had a very enjoyable round. The course was in great shape. The greens were very consistent with a smooth roll. I would recommend this course to everyone.

Don't be intimidated by this course ladies it's actually very playable

The Rave:
The day we played course was in very good shape w/some wet(muddy) spots due to thundershowers typical of Atlantic coast for time of year we played. This course is very challenging from any tee and I would not recommend for beginners or high handicappers. If you are a straight hitter or can work the ball then I would recommend. There is water on every hole that can come into play. There are many deep bunkers and rough. The design of course due to the architects renowned world wide was superior! FWs and greens very fast and smooth. We rode a cart. The course was ours and we took time to search for ammo. We were not molested by marshal's for our slow play not once! We finished in 4:45. Excellent customer service, very friendly staff!!

The Rant:
. The course is too penal for even mid handicappers if you miss the FW - I am a 13 currently. I believe this is due to the cut of fairway\rough. I hit several shots just off FW missing by only feet and lost my ball 6 times due to height of the Bermuda. For a resort course they need IMHO to have multiple cuts FW - 1st(at 2"# if missing by only 5< feet, maybe a 3rd? I still shot a 88 from the 2nd longest tee. I birdied 3 times and shot par on several holes.
For paying 130+$ for our round #I played on a Wednesday at 1pm# there was no GPS, no ice in chest #90+ deg. day# no ball or club cleaner#I'll explain shortly# on cart, & very hard to dislodge brake on cart because of type when wearing spikes\cleats.
I played the LPGA International in Daytona for $43 and cart w\GPS included ice chest filled w\ice and 2 bottles of water, and a ball & club cleaner. The Hills course was very challenging w\long carries over swamp. The Rees is a links and tough too! The best value we experienced & excellent customer service. The rangers were just plain funny with course descriptions!!

For rants above contrasted to LPGA tracks I can only IMHO give a below average score.

fredfarkwater

Great deal on golfnow. Top of line course . would play again on golfnow.

We were not aware that the cart paths only rule was in effect because it was being over-seeded with rye grass, not because it was wet. Actually, it was dry. I have a bad knee and problem achilles tendon. If I'd known of the cart restriction I would not have booked the round. The course is very sprawling and hilly and sometimes a hike of 80-100 (round trip) yards was required to play a shot. It took our twosome 2 hours 40 minutes to play the front nine because of all of the walking. There were no other players on the course in from of us. I asked two of the pro shop staff to allow 90 degree rule but was denied because of over-seeding with rye grass seed. The Additionally, the bunkers are extremely deep. Hitting a shot from them is not a problem, stepping into the bunkers is the problem, usually presenting a step down of at least 2-3 feet. Usually bunkers have a low point from which to enter, these bunkers did not. Over all we had a lousy experience. only played 14 holes.

Lots of fun and course was in good shape! Recommend it.

THE HEAVY RAINS OF THE PAST WEEK LEFT THE FAIRWAYS VERY SOGGY , OTHERWISE BEAUTIFUL .
THE GREEN WERE ONLY SLIGHTLY SLOW , BUT ROLLED TRUE . GOLFNOW HOT DEAL MADE THIS ONE OF THE BEST VALUES I'VE EXPERIENCED .

Played King and Bear for many years and in my experience this place takes a lot of beating! Course itself if a great layout, challenging but fair, and with the different tee options there is a distance to suit all abilities.

Clubhouse and pro shop are excellent. Showers are available also which is a great touch after a warm day on the course. Towels and toiletries are provided. A class touch.

Course itself was in very good condition. One point of note is that the greens have been top dressed with sand, but impressively this had no impact on the speed of greens and became unnoticeable after a couple of holes.

Overall a wonderful course, great setting and friendly staff. What more could you ask for!?

The Slammer and Squire is a wonderful golf course, in excellent condition with sufficient challenges to test all skill levels. #5 requires a very confident tee shot: #14 offers a true risk / reward opportunity for those who try to drive the green and #18 is a strong closing hole. Highly recommended and very thankful for the northeast Florida resident program !

We had a mid afternoon tee time, on finishing our round, we returned to find the clubhouse locked and alarmed !! Our shoes were in the locker room so we had to locate someone who was able to gain access.
Which also ment we were unable to have any type of refreshment or freshen up.
Have to say that the on course staff were outstanding.

even with all the rain we've had in the last week it was a great doy out.
The course was in great shap even if it was soggy in a coup[le places.
The folks there are just wonderful.

Great day! Nice staff, very helpful & made you feel at home. Shot best round ever so what more can I say.

I played here on my 50th B-day with my wife. We stayed at the resort. I realize it was wed. middle of the week, but it seemed like everyone was out of it. We showed up and rang the bell at the bag drop and no one ever came 20 min.s plus in 98 degree heat. We ended up carrying our bags all the way up to the club house. About 100 yards. Guy inside apologized and said he would get us a cart brought around. Went to the starter guy who was in a little air conditioned house like building on his phone head down and oblivious. 15 min.s ? Guy from pro shop come around carrying our bags as the kid jumps up and claims he heard no calls. notices his radio is off! Finally ready to play, aerated greens with sand. We played with a nice older guy and had a decent time. We played twilight so we didn't pay as much as we normally would have. I would have rated this way worse if we had paid more. Course was in good shape and views were cool. Easier than King and Bear.

I made a reservation through golf now for a business outing. When we arrived I noticed the sandy greens. The staff was very nice but for the money we paid to play this course without notice of their recent airification was way too much. I took my clients for what I thought would be a first class golf experience which turned out to be a day we could not enjoy the whole course. Had I been notified by golf now I would not have booked this course. And the course should not charge a premium rate at 2:31 in those conditions.

Fun, fair, scenic course. Very enjoyable course and facility. Nice amenities.