280 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530, US
(800) 946-2946
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About Harrah’s Gulf Coast

Harrah's Gulf Coast is one of the signature casino hotels in Biloxi, stocked with amenities such as a pool, five restaurants, the Bellissimo Spa & Salon, concerts on the Great Lawn and more. The Grand Bear Biloxi Golf Course was designed by Jack Nicklaus on 650 acres of the DeSoto National Forest.

Facts

Price Range$$, $$$
Property Class★★★
Year Opened1994
Number of Units300-500

Amenities

RestaurantsFine, Bar, Casual, Buffet
Room TypesRoom, Suite
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
CasinoYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

Room ServiceYes
ConciergeYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?Yes
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Harrah’s Gulf Coast

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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Well worth your time

Excellent layout that sits amidist DeSoto National Forest. The undisturbed and beautiful surroundings really added to the experience of "getting away."

The only minor negative of note was the bunkers were quite inconsistent: some were raked, some could have used more sand while others had been completely ignored since the last good rain.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

local player/ first timer

I've been playing for 5 years now and have never been able to play here til now . Wish I could have played it sooner. Absolutely gorgeous course. Best around here for sure. Very challenging tho . Can't wait to play it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Grand Bear

Grand Bear. Is my Favorite course on mississippi gulf coast. I will recommend this course to anybody.. Fairways and greens are perfect. Thanks for a great round!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course! Fast Play!

It was a great day on the course. There were only maybe 4 groups on the course the day we went (Thursday). Driving range is open, practice greens are equal to course greens. Easy to make your way around all 18. The front nine brings you back to the clubhouse at the 9th hole. The back nine is really nice as it wraps along the Biloxi River. It's a great course and deserves more play on it from locals with a cost of $42 on GolfNow.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Incredibly Enjoyable

Staff friendliness too notch. The course is beautiful, and in great condition. Greens a little slow, but they run true nonetheless. Overall, the course is a lot of fun. Varying lengths on the par fours make for long and short approach shots, mixing it up as you go along. Excellent bunkering outlines your targets, but if you land in one, the sand is soft and playable (a few bunkers looked like GUR, but most were pristine). Play it.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best bang for your buck

The greens roll true and the fairways are awesome. A really good test for a serious golfer.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Grand Bear

Very Nice Facility! Worth the price and extremely friendly staff!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Tough test of golf!

A fine test of golf. Greens were protected by bunkers and holes were placed strategically. You have to golf your ball here.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Walked

Friendly staff

The course was very fair but punishing if you hit the ball in the wrong spot. Greens were very smooth but a little slow due to airification 4 weeks earlier. The fairways are wide and you won't find a bad lie. The staff, from cart boys to starter to inside staff all treated us as if we owned the place. They al greeted us with smiles and any info we may need.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

This course is great

My wife and I really enjoyed the course and friendly staff. Our only complaint was the food was very average and extremely expensive. $20 for 2 hot dogs and 2 cokes was definitely not a bargain. We saw 5 deer running across the 10th fairway.....pretty neat !!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Incredibly well kept course with great staff

From tee box to the pin, this course was in absolute perfect condition the 2 times I have played. I will definitely play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Incredible layout, tough, yet fun. Staff was extremely friendly, and provided 1st class service. I'll play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course was a good challenge. Fairways nice grounds really beautiful.

Greens were really slow. Carts need to be replaced. Adding GPS would be nice.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Golf Course

This course is in excellent condition. The holes are varied and interesting. The fairways are wide cut the water hazards, bunker and undulating greens make it a challenge.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course

Amazing course in the middle of nowhere...the staff went above and beyond to make me feel important and the course was in excellent shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Jack got the best of me!

This course was amazing. It's in the middle of nowhere but once you are there, it's fantastic. I played shortly after a major rain storm so there were some water marks on some of the fairways, but the staff did a great job of keeping it manicured and playable. Greens were slightly bumpy, but the guy I was playing with said it was not normal. I asked the staff when I made my reservation if they had aerated like my local course had and they said they were doing it the day after Memorial Day weekend....so that's probably why they were bumpy. If you stay in the short grass, you will have optimal shots into all the greens. If you played where I did most of the day, you play from trees, pine straw and garbage grass. I drove in from Florida so I was not in optimal playing shape....at least that's the story I'm going with!! All in all the course is great and I'm planning a weekend trip with my buddies in the future. The only downside was the carts....all of them were in pretty bad shape. From ripped seats to brakes that didn't really work and squeaky parts. With the price of the round of golf, I felt like the carts should have been up to par.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Excellent condition, value for the money

Excellent shape, and very friendly staff. Great value for the price I got on Golf Now.

Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Best on MS. Gulf Coast.

This was the 2nd round I have played on Grand Bear. The first round was in the Fall of 2013. Just as great 2nd time around.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

SPECTACULAR

Its a long ride, but looking at the map it looks like its next door. Jack Nicholas but a special place in the forest. No sounds but the wack of the ball and golfers statements when shots did not go their way. And you have to do everything and use every club to make a par if you are so lucky. We played the miss the backs are a "Bear" play on words but reality. The most immaculate course we have seen in this area, sure the Oaks, etc are similar but did not go

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

great layout

very good had enjoyable time greens good hard to read

Conditions Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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