Great Bear Golf Club
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About
Great Bear Golf Club in East Stroudsburg offers northeast Pennsylvania's only Jack Nicklaus-designed course. Formerly known as Great Bear Golf & C.C., it changed ownership in 2012 but both the quality and popularity of the course have remained constant since it first opened in 1997. The course has garnered plenty of recognition over the years including being ranked as one of he best golf courses in Pennsylvania by both GolfWeek and Golf Digest. Nicklaus utilized the natural features of the site including the lakes and streams, rolling terrain, and abundant wetlands. In addition to all of the natural hazards, he also added nearly 50 strategically placed bunkers. Great Bear is a fair test but Nicklaus incorporated playability into his design as well, giving it appeal for a wide range of skill levels.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 71 | 7025 yards | 73.5 | 143 |
| Gold | 71 | 6537 yards | 71.5 | 139 |
| Blue | 71 | 6105 yards | 69.8 | 135 |
| White | 71 | 5754 yards | 68.2 | 133 |
| White (W) | 71 | 5754 yards | 74.0 | 137 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 4949 yards | 69.1 | 129 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.3/142 | 376 | 189 | 455 | 514 | 462 | 436 | 175 | 578 | 373 | 3558 | 460 | 222 | 405 | 199 | 451 | 523 | 191 | 441 | 575 | 3467 | 7025 |
| Gold M: 71.5/139 | 339 | 183 | 426 | 495 | 413 | 395 | 157 | 548 | 337 | 3293 | 424 | 196 | 383 | 178 | 437 | 508 | 166 | 417 | 535 | 3244 | 6537 |
| Blue M: 69.8/135 | 323 | 162 | 403 | 475 | 393 | 375 | 127 | 503 | 322 | 3083 | 389 | 182 | 362 | 162 | 388 | 492 | 146 | 387 | 514 | 3022 | 6105 |
| White M: 68.3/132 W: 73.2/131 | 308 | 155 | 384 | 466 | 375 | 340 | 112 | 483 | 291 | 2914 | 369 | 168 | 341 | 135 | 359 | 477 | 133 | 366 | 492 | 2840 | 5754 |
| Red W: 69.0/125 | 279 | 127 | 341 | 437 | 311 | 300 | 96 | 447 | 265 | 2603 | 302 | 153 | 285 | 115 | 211 | 408 | 97 | 327 | 448 | 2346 | 4949 |
| Handicap | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 12 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 |
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Good design
Course played fair (I played the blue tees)
Greens were aerated but for the most part didn't affect play.
Great course, Nicklas design.
Being a woodlands course, you never encounter another fairway except at the turn. Being said, bring plenty of balls and practice your draw swing. Beautiful par 5 ending hole with an island green. My pals and I definitely recommend this gorgeous course.
Fun, Challenging Course
Staff very friendly. Early spring golf, but the course was in great condition. Very nice club house. This was our first trip to the Poconos and will definitely return to Great Bear !!!
in amazing condition for being laid up for 18 months
what more can one say -- it's a jack Nicklaus design -- challenging from all tees i'm sure -- we played the blues -- I will certainly return -- if you think it's tight now wait until the trees leaf out
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