From 8/16

Finally made it to Bear's Best!


Enjoyed a great day of golf at Bear's Best on a Hot and Sunny Friday. Bear's Best is a fun / challenging Desert Player’s Course that is a Jack compo... Continue »

From 8/16

Finally made it to Bear's Best!


Enjoyed a great day of golf at Bear's Best on a Hot and Sunny Friday. Bear's Best is a fun / challenging Desert Player’s Course that is a Jack composite course that features 18 holes from around the world designed by Jack and now set in in the LV Desert. I can tell you that many of featured holes, I have played the originals, and they truly are excellent replicas.

BB is a very well-designed course that places premium on accuracy off the tee and into greens. The course features clear definition between its mid-sized undulating fairways and rough areas, well placed bunkering on fairways and proximate to greens, along with strategic water hazards on a few holes, and with fast greens. The course is another great Jack design. I absolutey loved it!


The course is primarily flat but features lots of undulations, along with some attractive views of localized mountains. The course plays like a Championship Style Desert layout. The course seemed to play it's yardage. The course was in excellent condition overall. The course layout is rated a 5 out of 5, conditions are rated a 4.7 out of 5. I note the following:


Tee Boxes: Level and lush, no damage. Condition was very nice.


Fairways: Green at times tight. Condition was very nice.


Greens: Fast in speed and medium to firm. No damage observed. Speed about a 11. Condition was very nice.


Sand: Well maintained and firm. Condition was very nice.


Rough: rough was well defined from the fairway and green collars but not too overgrown, about 2 – 5 inches. Grabby at times. Condition was very nice.


Waste Areas: - Waste areas on various holes did not offer the opportunity of recovery due to their overgrown nature. Condition was very nice.


Driving Range: The range is excellent. You are hitting off grass into a beautiful mountain backdrop with markers at 100, 150, 200, 225, and 250 yards. Range ran out at about 300ish. Range balls were your typical white Callaway rangers and in good condition. Also noted very nice chipping areas. Great driving range! Condition was very nice.


Practice Putting Greens: Practice putting greens are ample and very well maintained. Seemed consistent with the speed of the course greens on this day. Condition was very nice.


POP: 3.5 hours – no wait was encountered.

BB features a beautiful restaurant with very good food, along with a very well stocked high-end pro shop. The customer service received at this facility was perfect. I can't voice how great they were here.


Bear's Best is now my favorite course in LV and I can't wait to go back. Sadly, I have been advised that it will go private next year, which will ruin everything for golfing here in the future.

This is a top-level golf experience! A+ all the way.