The Grand Bear Golf Course

I had found the course on golf now. Course layout was vast and challenging. Staff friendly. Pace of play was great. Couldn’t finish our 18 but got a rain check to complete the back 9. Staff and amenities at facility up there with a private course. Highly recommend.

Simply amazing course! Awesome layout, great greens.

We played the course when it started out a bit chilly at 12:30PM, but once on the course all of us warmed up. The course was in pristine condition and staff quite helpful with directions and comments. Each hole is it's own hole meandering through the forest with no homes or businesses bordering the fairways. The tee boxes, fairways, rough and the greens were immaculate. Putting was a challenge with the speed of the greens, but rolled true with no bumps or spike marks. It was one of the most enjoyable rounds in the Fall. Even though it's drive to the course, it is well worth the trip to enjoy one of the nicest courses played in 2024.

Great course, great layout, greens were fast and challenging. Managed to find a few bunkers, both fairway and next to green, all were in good condition.
Well spaced tee boxes for me as an older golfer.
Stays on my play list for another year.
Clubhouse food and beverage was great service, as was beverage cart service.

Very beautiful and open course . All holes are secluded and peaceful throughout woods.
However, greens were freshly punched and very fast. Fairways could stand be a little better. Some hard pan areas. Staff very helpful and friendly.
Great tract, but a little expensive for course.

I enjoyed the course and club house. The lay out was awesome. The greens were super from and quick. We saw the cart girl about every 4 holes. Staff was friendly.

We looked forward to playing Grand Bear and drove in from Louisiana to play. Got paired up with a couple of very very inexperienced golfers who didn’t know how to pick up. Side note… my husband and I usually shoot in high 80’s low 90’s so we are nowhere near scratch golfers but we do know how to keep the pace of play moving. Our group was 40 minutes behind when we made the turn and we were forced to skip hole 10 because the course was backed up. We were a little upset as we paid $400 to play and we didn’t ask to get paired up with such slow inexperienced players. The course is magnificent and the staff was great. They gave us a 9 hole rain check to return and play another day. I would highly recommend Grand Bear as it is a fantastic course, but they should monitor the pairings better or let twosomes play.

Our twosome played the Grand Bear while passing through the area. The course is well laid out and certainly well maintained for a public course. 5 sets of tees make the length and difficulty perfect for any player. There were no "signature" holes but the fairways and greens were definitely on par with many courses we've played. We played after 2pm for the lower rate and I'm glad we did.

Fantastic course but I don't play there anymore since they backed out of Golfnow. Now too expensive. But I recommend to anyone who has the bucks.

Played this course as part of a spring break getaway the Biloxi, MS area.

This course is rated #1 on GolfPass’ Top 10 Golf Courses in Mississippi - Golfers' Choice 2024. This rating seems fair. However, with the rain that they received days prior to my round the course was cart path only, the range was closed, and I saw no starter/ranger out on the course (Saturday, Noon-ish tee time). This course boasts on its website about “Dynamic Pricing,” but that must only work when they want to charge more and not adjust rates for a subpar experience.

CONDITIONS: It rained pretty good the day before, and the course was cart path only. As such, I decided to walk instead of ride. This course is very walkable and should offer a walking rate (I did not see one available). There were plenty of plugged lies, and the chipping areas around the greens were particularly soaked.

VALUE: Again, Dynamic Pricing should work both ways. It didn’t on this day.

LAYOUT: Excellent. A great variety of holes… you will use every club in your bag. There are a lot of strategic and heroic shots to be played on this course.

FRIENDLINESS: The cart girl was amazing! After telling me there should have been a starter, she gave me the “green light” to tee off and start. She helped with refreshments AND served as a therapist when a slow 4some slid in front of me to start the back 9. Thank you!

PACE: 1 hour 40 minute front… 2 hour 30 minute back. A 4some several groups ahead decided to take a break in the clubhouse after 9, and then pulled in front of me to start the back 9. With no starter/range there really wasn’t any recourse. Very disappointing.

DIFFICULTY: Though it is a challenge, I found this course to be much for fun than difficult. You have more room off the tee than it appears, and there’s more room around the greens that it looks like as well. The bunkers are a tough test (and were in reasonable condition this day).