Bear's Best Atlanta

I've played this course in the past and it was really nice. It's fallen into disrepair. My round was met with much construction and the grounds crew was driving in the way and operating machinery on many holes. We waited for them. It appears the work on the bunkers and traps will have a very nice result.

The club house had an unfortunate water main break over the Holidays so the club house was closed along with much of the inside except a small pro shop.

Overall, I think the club and grounds will be much improved at my next visit. But I would choose another course in the short term.

Staff was working hard to make the round enjoyable.

I think they could have discounted the round while under this much construction.

Course was soggy due to all the rain. Greens were in good shape as the Bermuda showing signs of greening. Over all a good round for this time of year.

This course was a huge let down. I was so excited to get there. When we got there it was like any other golf course except the renovations. Seems pretty normal at this time of season. The staff was great. The driving range was full of sand and the spots were super close together and there were not many spots to begin with even with the huge driving range they have. The practice chipping and putting was great however. The start was terrible we had to wait on two groups and that caused a two group pile up behind us. Then the group behind us started hitting in on us. The course was cart path only so of course it took longer but these guys didn’t care apparently there was a fire to put out. The fairways were half flooded so you were just hitting out of mud all day. The layout is great and interesting and super fun but I just dont understand how they can book so many people so close together. They need to spread the times out and not sacrifice quality for quantity. All in all I will not be going back to this course. For $100 the facilities and pace are just not worth it. You can drive an hour to cobblestone or west pines and have a way better experience for half the price. There are a lot better courses out there.

Have played Bear's Best for years. This is the first time that we experienced very wet fairways on every hole. I never realized that this course has such poor drainage issues. The course should have been closed due to the conditions.

Bear's Best has always been one of my favorite courses north of Atlanta. Unfortunately, my recent visit makes me hesitant to return. The bar, grill, and restrooms were all closed due to water damage from the recent frigid temperatures. Although inconvenient, I completely understand the situation. Speaking of golf, tee times were running 10-15 minutes behind with 3 groups on #1 tee at our scheduled time. Fairways and tee boxes were not overseed with rye as I have seen in past years. Pace of play was horrible (4:50 for 18 holes). Ranger was not interested in asking groups to maintain pace.

I played this course for the first time and I was impressed. There was a bunch of rain this week and the course seemed to take it well. I definitely plan on playing again.

Bears Best is a course I’d recommend to play. Course tees, fairways and greens were in very good shape. Many of the bunkers are being reworked and or had little sand. That’s why a 4 vs 5. Got a very good rate via GN Hot Deal for a late afternoon tee time. Check in was easy and Pro Shop staff very friendly. I’ll be back.

This course is fun. Some holes can be challenging but the greens did not break like we thought it would. A lot of fairways were wide open which is great if you lose your balls a lot. Overall, it was fun but I would probably play in the fall or winter to save money. It took me a minute to get to this course but it’s been on my list for years. It’s fun to play once in a while but I can’t afford to play it often.

Everything is in great shape right now! A couple of bad spots on outer green areas and a couple of thin tee boxes, but nothing of consequence. Would have appreciated the bunkers being groomed this morning as I spent quite a bit of time in them, but they raked out nicely. Greens and fairways - wow!

Course layout is a lot of fun. Greens rolled quick and true. Fairways were in great shape. Most of the tee boxes were in solid shape.

Excellent course design. Offers variety of challenges while being very forgiving. We'll maintained and staff very service driven. Will be back.