King and Bear Golf Course at World Golf Village

Pace of place was pretty slow, about 5 hours 15 minutes for 18 on a Sunday afternoon in mid April, tee boxes and fairways were typically in good-great condition, around 25% of greens had noticeable/impactful dead spots that needed repair and surrounded the hole making putting difficult.
Overall the course was in good condition, but it would help to marshals keep up pace of play.
Also ran into some kids fishing in the various ponds need tee boxes and fairways that would cast off and yell to their friends during back swings. I didn’t mind but could see how this would be bothersome to other golfers. For an evening round $79 the price seemed fair, I wouldn’t pay the $170+ they want for a morning tee time given the green conditions and pace.

Course is a beautiful layout, but appears to be neglected. Greens are full of bare spots with green fertilizer or coloring applied in an attempt to make them look better. Fairways are hard and closely mown. Specifically wanted to play here because of the Palmer/Nicklaus connection, but left disappointed. Could be a beautiful place, but needs a lot of TLC. Definitely not worth the $160 charged in present condition.

It seemed like the cost was in much better condition prior to the renovation. Didn’t see any changes to the cost at all, certainly below what I have experienced in the past.

Staff from the front desk to the starter were not concerned about their guests. We played TPC Sawgrass, Deercreek Country Club, and St. Johns Golf and Country Club with no negative issues. The only friendly staff member at King and Bear was our lunch waitress. The rest of the employees were happy to take our money but had no concern about making sure we finished our round in the daylight. If you want to feel like a number and not a valued guest then this is the place to play.

Course was in good shape.
Pace of play could have been better.
Surprised by. “Resort fee” added to the TeeOff .com price that was quoted by TeeOff.com.
I asked what it was for since I had a price I agreed to on line, I was told it is because we are a “Resort.”
Just be prepared to pay it in addition to the TeeOff price you agreed to.

On the weekends in take 4-6 hours there are no rangers, very little staff and everyone including the carts is falling apart.. I mean for an amazing course it’s so sad to see the club house and service be so extremely poor..
if only if you happen to see the cart person they are always out of many things and you only see them once a round..

I have played this course for years and it was at one time a first class course from all aspects.. sadly that is over

There is a certain expectation when you agree to pay several hundred dollars for a round of golf and The King & Bear absolutely did NOT deliver! The greens have been killed and painted green along with the entire practice area. While these things need to be done periodically to keep a course in top shape, I've NEVER had a course not mention it during booking and certainly not charge their clients full price with a course in less than good condition. The staff were all incredibly friendly but ownership should be ashamed. I wouldn't pay more than $75 to play this course in its current condition and honestly believe they owe everyone they've charged $200 a portion of their money back. Ridiculous!

Beautiful course and conditions. Pace of play slow, but we weren’t in a rush, beautiful day in April and on vacation. Half price thru TeeOff was fair, wouldn’t want to pay full price

GolfNow had a great rate for this course when I booked the round. Several days later I got a call from the Pro at the course to say that was not the correct rate and I would have to pay $125 more per person. I agreed and he did throw in 4 free rounds in the next 12 months.

Course was fun, but do not think it was worth $270+ per round. Surprised that GolfNow was not responsible for the difference between what they sold it for and what I ended up paying.

Be careful when using GolfNow, you never know if you are going to get the rate that is advertised. I'll be going to the course directly from now on.

The King & Bear is one of the top couses in the area.
Great conditions & staff.

Greens were the worst I have ever seen here. They were all painted in attempt to hide the major flaws. Maybe later in the spring it will be worth the money again.

It was my first time playing this course and I had a great time. The course was in great shape and had some challenging holes. I didn’t play very well on the front nine, but played even on the back. The staff was very nice and I would love to play King and Bear again..

Our foresome tee off at 2:05 pm. There was no drink cart after 4:00 pm and the club house was completely closed by the time we finished.
If you want to enjoy food and a drink after playing, do not come to this course.
The golf course is great, but there is no amenities in the afternoons.

Top notch place to golf. Friendly staff and course is in great condition.

Course was in great shape for this time of year, greens were rolling 10ish. Would have given 5 stars but pace or play I was almost unbearable. Should not take 5 hours to play golf in carts. On course rangers there are useless. Group in front of us was at least 2 holes behind.