Bear's Best Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

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All Time
Last 6 Months
Last 12 Months

4.4

1267 Reviews (1267)

5 Stars

715

4 Stars

373

3 Stars

110

2 Stars

1 Stars

Conditions

4.2

Value

4.1

Layout

4.6

Friendliness

4.6

Pace

4.3

Amenities

4.3

88.8%

Recommend this course

1119 out of 1267 reviews

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Average Rating

Avg Rating

4.3

57 Reviews (57)

5 Stars

4 Stars

3 Stars

2 Stars

1 Stars

Conditions

4.2

Value

3.9

Layout

4.5

Pace

4.2

Amenities

4.2

StaffFriendliness

4.5

89.5%

Recommend this course

51 out of 57 reviews

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Avg Rating

4.4

118 Reviews (118)

5 Stars

4 Stars

3 Stars

2 Stars

1 Stars

Conditions

4.2

Value

4.1

Layout

4.6

Pace

4.3

Amenities

4.3

StaffFriendliness

4.6

89.8%

Recommend this course

106 out of 118 reviews

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About

Holes 18

Type Resort

Par 72

Length 7194 yards

Slope 147

Rating 74.0

At Bear's Best, a 7,194-yard track about 20 minutes from The Strip, the Jack Nicklaus design team stuck to recreating holes from other Jack desert designs, making them actually almost fit into the natural surroundings. (Aside from the black sand bunkers and that's just so cool, you don't mind).

Plus, they made the fairways wide, giving your ordinary golfer a good chance to get through the day smiling. You won't post a career-low score at Bear's Best, but you won't lose four sleeves of balls, either.

Four of the holes are replicas from Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, but also features holes from Nicklaus' Spain and Mexico work. The best thing about Bear's Best may be how the Nicklaus team, often accused of making their courses too tough, kept the average hacker in mind.

Yet what really sets Bear's Best up as a great play is the service. Every foursome gets their own forecaddie and the staff can make you feel like a VIP.

"Bear's Best is probably the greatest overall experience we've had on a course," regular Las Vegas golf visitor Josh Isadore said. "The guys are still talking about it."

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Satellite Layout

Tees

Tee	Par	Length	Rating	Slope
Gold	72	7194 yards	74.0	147
Blue	72	6628 yards	71.3	130
White	72	6043 yards	68.3	122
Red	72	5043 yards	68.7	116

Track Rounds

Scorecard

Scorecard for Bear's Best Las Vegas

Metrics:

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Gold M: 74.5/140	413	529	441	229	438	398	201	599	453	3701	411	317	507	151	461	230	416	537	463	3493	7194
Green M: 72.1/131	370	482	401	195	414	352	184	552	393	3343	392	283	497	137	418	211	392	516	439	3285	6628
White M: 69.1/124 W: 74.0/134	309	440	374	174	381	336	159	515	353	3041	339	266	457	129	370	185	343	500	413	3002	6043
Orange M: 64.1/111 W: 68.2/120	275	306	323	127	296	244	130	432	274	2407	308	227	396	79	341	130	312	475	368	2636	5043
Fastee M: 57.9/100 W: 58.8/96	177	190	180	34	188	154	61	285	183	1452	160	129	262	33	217	54	168	292	237	1552	3004
Handicap	11	5	3	9	1	15	13	17	7		6	18	10	16	4	8	14	12	2
Par	4	5	4	3	4	4	3	5	4	36	4	4	5	3	4	3	4	5	4	36	72

Course Details

Year Built 2001

Golf Season Year round

Architect Jack Nicklaus (2001)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Clubs Yes

GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes

Golf School Academy Yes - "Paul Wilson Golf School"

Teaching Pro Yes

Pitching/Chipping Area Yes

Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Nevada (2023 #15) (2022 #9) (2021 #8) (2020 #11) (2017 #17)

Reviews

4.4

1267 Reviews (1267)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:

Drinks 47

Patio Dining 29

19th Hole Scenic Views 20

Course Challenges Include:

Bunkers 101

Elevation Changes 73

Forced Carries 69

This course/club is great for:

Advanced Golfers 72

Wildlife/ Scenic Views 66

A Weekend Splurge 57

This Course's Location is:

Convenient to the City 72

Worth the Drive 67

In the 'Burbs 60

Numbers based on reviews tagged with attribute.

Reviewer Photos

u217498575

Played On 02/20/2023

Reviews 6

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Photo submitted by u217498575 on 02/21/2023

Comment

Bear's Best Las Vegas

Commented on 02/27/2023

Hello and thank you for your great rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bear's Best Las Vegas!

20csilva

Played On 02/20/2023

Reviews 59

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Good

Amenities Excellent

Comment

Bear's Best Las Vegas

Commented on 02/27/2023

Hello and thank you for your great rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bear's Best Las Vegas!

cboneham

Played On 02/20/2023

Reviews 8

Handicap 5-9

Skill Advanced

Plays Once a week

1.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Perfect weather

Used cart

DO NOT PLAY HERE

The greens were in TERRIBLE shape.......the bunkers had no sand.....NOT WORTH THE MONEY

Conditions Poor

Value Poor

Layout Average

Friendliness Fair

Pace Poor

Amenities Fair

Difficulty Moderate

Comment

Bear's Best Las Vegas

Commented on 03/03/2023

Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back.

pokertim1993

Played On 02/19/2023

Reviews 5

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Overpriced

Teed off at 1pm on Sunday and the staff was so concerned about carts /pace of play that they locked down the cart so you couldn’t drive to putting green or chipping area. Ok I’ll walk back and forth… finally unlocked carts only to pull up and have the foursome in front, still on tee box… ok I’ll wait to hit.. first time here, it doesn’t look like an easy hole, I’m sure it moves along after this…. Nope!!! Waited on every hole kept thinking it was the group in front but no they were waiting too… no Marshall ever!! This course was way overbooked or they don’t pay attention to slow play. Didn’t finish in daylight. I had my buddies with me, played great but paid too mush for the misery of this slow play.!

Conditions Excellent

Value Fair

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Fair

Pace Poor

Amenities Good

Comment

Bear's Best Las Vegas

Commented on 02/27/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We hope to see you back soon for another great experience!

u000001474281

Played On 02/18/2023

Reviews 1

Skill Advanced

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

BBGC

Staff was excellent from bag drop, pro shop, starter and drink cart Betty, Pre round warmup areas are well maintained as well as clean new complementary Callaway range balls. Golf carts are new and have an excellent Bluetooth and accurate GPS systems on board. Course was challenging, but fair for the random miss hit. Great time for my wife and I.

Conditions Good

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Average

Amenities Good

Comment

Bear's Best Las Vegas

Commented on 02/27/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We hope to see you back soon for another great experience!

doosang8813

Played On 02/17/2023

Reviews 28

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

Bear's Best Las Vegas

Commented on 02/27/2023

Thank you for the rating! We hope you'll join us again soon for a great round of golf!

waylondenny

Played On 02/15/2023

Reviews 1

4.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Conditions Good

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Fair

Amenities Average

Comment

Bear's Best Las Vegas

Commented on 02/27/2023

Hello and thank you for your great rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bear's Best Las Vegas!

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u314159311318

Played On 02/12/2023

Reviews 1

Handicap 10-14

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Perfect weather

Used cart

Super Bowl Sunday Shotgun

This was the best organized shotgun I've ever played in. Played in less than 4 hours. The staff made it clear that pace of play was important, and it seemed most people listened. As always, the girls in the bar/restaurant were fantastic. I love Bear's Best. The selection of clothing is second to none. I'd double the stars if possible.

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Difficulty Moderate

Comment

Bear's Best Las Vegas

Commented on 02/27/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We hope to see you back soon for another great experience!

cfaroka

Played On 02/06/2023

Reviews 8

Handicap 10-14

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Windy weather

Used cart

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Difficulty Moderate

Comment

Bear's Best Las Vegas

Commented on 02/14/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Bear's Best Las Vegas!

u314159905053

Played On 02/04/2023

Reviews 109

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

4.0

Top 1000 Contributor

First Time Playing

Conditions Good

Value Good

Layout Good

Friendliness Good

Pace Good

Comment

Bear's Best Las Vegas

Commented on 02/14/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Bear's Best Las Vegas!

u314159905053

Played On 02/04/2023

Reviews 109

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Top 1000 Contributor

First Time Playing

Very slow play

Cart keeps telling us we are 20-30mins behind; no Marshalls to enforce and speed things up. Griup in front of us was so slow. Some greens were bumpy. Overall the course is in good condition. Lots of tough sand bunkers

Conditions Good

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Good

Pace Average

Comment

Bear's Best Las Vegas

Commented on 02/06/2023

Thank you for visiting us at Bear's Best Las Vegas. We appreciate your wonderful rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

cfaroka

Played On 01/31/2023

Reviews 8

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

Bear's Best Las Vegas

Commented on 02/06/2023

Thank you for visiting us at Bear's Best Las Vegas. We appreciate your wonderful rating. We hope you join us for another round soon.

tamcivor1278

Played On 01/27/2023

Reviews 62

4.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Very good golf in Vegas

Well maintained and fun course offered in Las Vegas. Facilities are top notch. Greens run true. The course should set up combo tees as the disparity from tees is huge. I created my own for play. Gold Green combo and Green White combo is recommended.

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Good

Amenities Good

Comment

Bear's Best Las Vegas

Commented on 01/30/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Bear's Best Las Vegas.

u00000897516

Played On 01/26/2023

Reviews 8

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Great Layout, but overpriced

As a Las Vegas local, I’ve played Bears Best many times. I love the layout. Not too hard, but challenging enough. Very enjoyable. The par 5’s are reachable in two, but well guarded with bunkers. Unfortunately, over the past few years, the rates have gone up, as with many courses. I would play the course more, but in my opinion, it’s overpriced.

Conditions Average

Value Poor

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Average

Pace Average

Amenities Average

View from Hole #1 Photo submitted by u00000897516 on 01/27/2023

Comment

Bear's Best Las Vegas

Commented on 01/30/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Bear's Best Las Vegas.

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u314163663164

Played On 01/25/2023

Reviews 5

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

Bear's Best Las Vegas

Commented on 01/30/2023

Hello and thank you for your wonderful rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bear's Best Las Vegas!

pistolpetejr

Played On 01/25/2023

Reviews 2

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

Bear's Best Las Vegas

Commented on 01/30/2023

Hello and thank you for your wonderful rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bear's Best Las Vegas!

u928010350

Played On 01/17/2023

Reviews 5

Handicap 5-9

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Cold weather

Used cart

Conditions Good

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Average

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Comment

Bear's Best Las Vegas

Commented on 01/26/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bear's Best Las Vegas!

ttingdol777

Played On 01/17/2023

Reviews 4

4.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Average

Amenities Good

Comment

Bear's Best Las Vegas

Commented on 01/24/2023

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Bear's Best Las Vegas!

9ironshank

Played On 01/14/2023

Reviews 1

Skill Advanced

Plays Once a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Lots of fun

Fun course, easy to play. The fairways are wide, and the greens are big. That doesn't mean it doesn't have it s difficulty The Bears design is evident with well placed bunkers and insulating greens. Pay particular attention to the stone markers at each hole, they will tell you which course and hole that particular hole is a replica of. Some holes will look familiar to golf fans, such as #18

Conditions Good

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Good

Amenities Average

Comment

Bear's Best Las Vegas

Commented on 01/17/2023

Thank you for visiting us at Bear's Best Las Vegas. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

u314162363650

Played On 01/13/2023

Reviews 1

Handicap Don't know

Skill Beginner

Plays Once a month

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Cold weather

Used cart

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Good

Pace Good

Amenities Good

Comment

Bear's Best Las Vegas

Commented on 01/17/2023

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Bear's Best Las Vegas!

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FAQ

What is the address of Bear's Best Las Vegas?

Bear's Best Las Vegas is located at 11111 W. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, Nevada 89135.

Is Bear's Best Las Vegas open to the public?

Yes, Bear's Best Las Vegas is open to the public.

What year did Bear's Best Las Vegas open?

Bear's Best Las Vegas was built in 2001.

Who designed Bear's Best Las Vegas?

Jack Nicklaus (2001) is the architect of Bear's Best Las Vegas.

What is the par of Bear's Best Las Vegas

The par of Bear's Best Las Vegas is 72.

What is the length of Bear's Best Las Vegas

The length of Bear's Best Las Vegas is 7194 yards.

What is the rating of Bear's Best Las Vegas

The rating of Bear's Best Las Vegas is 74.0.

What is the slope of Bear's Best Las Vegas

The slope of Bear's Best Las Vegas is 147.

What are the course conditions at Bear's Best Las Vegas?

Based on reviews, other golfers are saying that the course conditions at Bear's Best Las Vegas are great.

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