Bear's Best Las Vegas: Member Reviews

11111 West Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89135 • (866) 385-8500

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Las Vegas, NV (89135)

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1. doski19

Posted: 06/12/22 5:54p
Member Since: Dec 10, 2003
From: Torrance, CA

Had a chance to play Bear's Best in Vegas last week. It's been on my bucket list and was not disappointed, everything from check in to the post round drink was awesome!!!

The layout speaks for its... Continue »

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Rated
7.5 Conditions

2. Pxpxpunk

Posted: 06/29/21 2:56a
Member Since: Apr 5, 2021
From: Woodland Hills

As a higher handicapped player (21), I loved this course. From the middle tees, each hole offers playable shots without having to overthink anything. Course was in great shape, carts have gps and spea... Continue »

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Rated
8.0 Conditions

3. noeldaof

Posted: 06/22/20 12:28p
Member Since: Nov 4, 2004
From: Antelope Valley

Saturday June 20, was a nice clear day here with a soft breeze for our play day- 12:12 tee time fits our schedule. It was supposed to have reached 103 degrees but seemingly that was not felt. Cooler... Continue »

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11 Likes.

Rated
8.3 Conditions

4. mpisarski01

Posted: 03/28/20 7:32p
Member Since: Feb 11, 2012
From: Costa Mesa

Ventured out on 3/28 with a 10:12 tee time. Weather was nice 62° light winds and just a beautiful day for golf. BB is practicing safe COVID-19 standards and had contact less service all around. Every ... Continue »

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Rated
8.2 Conditions

5. Itslikeimsayin

Posted: 02/11/20 10:47p
Member Since: Jul 21, 2003
From: Aliso Viejo

Played here on Monday, 2/10, the second day of my Vegas golf trip. I had an 11:30 time and apparently no one else was booked at that time. The starter sent out a couple who asked to play alone right in front of me, and then started telling me he was searching for people to pair me with. He kept asking me to wait because he knew some people had told him they were willing to go early, but he couldn't find them and/or they'd decided to eat first. Meanwhile, my tee time eventually passed when he asked me again if I wanted to wait. I said no and he reluctantly let me go to the tee by myself. It really irks me when courses act like it's my problem that I don't have a playing partner. Hey buddy that's your problem; I'm just here to play golf. Then after all that, right after I hit my first tee ball, another single rolled up to join me. So we played together and then invited the twosome behind us to join us for the last 5 holes or so. POP seemed slow but we finished in about 4:15.

That was only a minor issue and otherwise the starter was really nice, and probably just felt bad for me having to play alone. I just don't like when they act like it's my problem.

Conditions are excellent, definitely the best of the four courses I played over the last 3 days. Greens were great, smooth and medium fast and medium firmness. Full shots would take a bounce or two before stopping. Also, the 17th green seemed like it hadn't been mowed or something; definitely longer grass and slower pace than all the others. Fairways were excellent. The dormant rough was also in excellent shape and sometimes nasty where your ball sinks down and becomes hard to see and extra grabby when playing through it. Tee boxes were good. Sand in the bunkers was fantastic. Some of the best I've encountered recently.

This was my second time here. I really enjoy the course. Some of the Strip views from 5+ years ago have disappeared due to more homes being built, but there are still a few holes with stunning views of the entire valley. Plus many of the homes that line this course are breathtaking; they almost look like small hotels, not houses. Anyway, highly recommended although I didn't pay rack rate. I used my ClubCorp Play Away to get it for ~$42 with tax.

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Rated
8.2 Conditions

6. mpisarski01

Posted: 12/03/19 2:35p
Member Since: Feb 11, 2012
From: Costa Mesa

Played using my Club Corp Play-away membership for a cart fee of $36. That price is much better than the rack rate of $210. I had played here many years ago and remember not being able to finish due t... Continue »

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Rated
7.5 Conditions

7. noeldaof

Posted: 07/02/17 6:38p
Member Since: Nov 4, 2004
From: Antelope Valley

Thursday, the 29th, 7:10-ish shotgun start, 87 players.

The layout was okay, the holes- each of them were different and far from being monotonous from each other. Many interesting holes that mad... Continue »

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8. segnem

Posted: 07/12/15 8:44a
Member Since: Apr 24, 2011
From: Colorado Springs

This is a course I have had in the back of my mind to play for quite a while traveling to Vegas. I found a pretty good rate from an online tee time site. All in all, this course was pretty challenging. Many of the greens on the front nine are elevated and play about a half club longer when hitting into them. The fairways are pretty generous and offer a wide target to hit into. For the most part, you can hit driver off of almost every tee with only a couple of exceptions. The greens were in really good shape and rolled quick and true. Pay attention to where the Stratosphere Casino is as your putt will slightly break in that direction, just enough to move outside the hole. I played in the afternoon after a tournament had finished and didn't have anyone in front of me the whole day so the pace of play was not an issue. Each cart is stocked with bottled water which makes up for the few coolers that are around the course. Although I haven't played any of the courses the holes are modeled after, this is a great course on it's own. It will definitely challenge you especially when the wind kicks up. The back nine seemed to play a lot easier than the front nine. There is a drivable par four, both par 5s are reachable with a good drive and the first par 3 is really short. The approach shot into 18 will give you all you can handle with and huge 2 tier green. The front nine like I said played a bit longer into the green and I had a tough time judging the yardages. The only knocks are that the driving range uses a long strip of turf that is lumpy. It looks like chewed bubblegum and finding a flat spot to hit from was near impossible. The greenside bunkers were also really hard and baked out. They were so hard the bounce of my wedge would skid across the top regardless of how much or little the club face was open. I want to play this course again as it presents one of the better challenges I have seen in Vegas. Lastly, the houses that surround the course are amazing almost to the point of being distracting. Some of the most incredible architecture I have ever seen.

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Rated
8.3 Conditions

9. Itslikeimsayin

Posted: 11/10/14 9:59p
Member Since: Jul 21, 2003
From: Aliso Viejo

Another great deal thanks to a TeeOff.com "deal" time with promo code. Played with sixpez at 12:20 on Sunday, 11/9. We arrived a bit prematurely in hopes of teeing off early, but they were booked soli... Continue »

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Rated
6.7 Conditions

10. sixpez

Posted: 11/10/14 8:24a
Member Since: Oct 16, 2003
From: Irvine

Last but not least, we played Bear's Best yesterday afternoon. This was also booked through TeeOff.com with a promo code, so it ended up being around $54 a player. Hard to beat that this time of year when the rack here is listed high and we saw someone in front of us at the pro shop paying $135. We had a 12:20 time and were paired with another twosome. It was really crowded out there with a big group going out ahead of us, so we were worried about finishing. The front nine started good, but then slowed down a lot. However, things picked up on the back nine once the sun started going down and we were just barely able to finish. The course was in pretty good overall condition. It's been out of the overseed for awhile now, but still had the feel of a course that was fresh out of maintenance. The tee boxes were nice and lush, but too shaggy for my tastes (especially with the "sticky" rye grass). The front nine fairways were mostly good but not always consistent. The back nine fairways seemed much nicer. The rough is a mixed bag because of different design approaches used for the "tribute" holes throughout the course. In many places it's a semi-dormant fluffy bermuda where the ball will either sit beautifully on top or settle down a bit and be tougher to hit clean. Other holes have more lush rye grass, but it wasn't too deep or penal. I was in one bunker and it was good. One of the guys in our group found the black slag sand on both of the Old Works holes and said it was too firm. Having played the real stuff in Montana, how it's playing at Bear's Best apparently isn't the best representation of it. The weak spot of the course was definitely the greens. They were not very good looking and often bumpy. They weren't horrible to putt on, but far from what you'd expect from a course of this caliber during this part of the season. Even though I've only played two of the courses represented in this tribute layout (Old Works and PGA West), I found it to be a fun round. There's obviously a mix of looks and styles as they represent courses from the Western US and Mexico, but it mostly flows together. I was expecting the layout to be much more difficult being a compilation of signature Nicklaus holes, but it's not overly tough. There are a few really challenging ones mixed with some fun and easy ones, too, so it's an enjoyable mix that will test every part of your game. I will say a couple of the par-3 choices could have been better since most Nicklaus courses have some really great par-3s to choose from. I'd recommend it in a heartbeat, but it's worth seeking out a deal. If we had paid rack rates, I would have been less forgiving about some of the condition issues (especially the greens).

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Rated
5.7 Conditions

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