King & Bear Golf Course
About King & Bear Golf Course
The King & Bear is one of two 18-hole courses at World Golf Village, a resort golf destination set between the Jacksonville coast and historic St. Augustine. It holds a distinction in the game's history as the only layout ever co-designed by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus.
The property's second course, the Slammer & Squire, honors Sam Snead and Gene Sarazen, giving the complex 36 holes in total. Instruction is available through the PGA TOUR Golf Academy, which offers custom lessons on site.
Two clubhouse dining options overlook the fairways: AJ's Kitchen & Cocktails and Legends Grille, both serving casual meals with patio seating and course views.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 7,246 yards
- Tees
- 14 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 74.6 / 141 slope
- Opened
- 2000
- Difficulty
- Harder than most
Scorecard
King & Bear
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 3 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | |||||
| STONE | 436 | 160 | 411 | 555 | 204 | 357 | 470 | 423 | 559 | 424 | 432 | 222 | 379 | 522 | 194 | 585 | 464 | 449 | 3575 | 3671 | 7,246 | 72 | 74.6/141 |
| BLACK | 401 | 149 | 373 | 532 | 175 | 332 | 443 | 402 | 535 | 396 | 412 | 207 | 347 | 502 | 176 | 553 | 440 | 417 | 3342 | 3450 | 6,792 | 72 | 72.5/138 |
| BLUE | 374 | 133 | 349 | 511 | 152 | 309 | 419 | 388 | 524 | 375 | 392 | 181 | 335 | 483 | 154 | 542 | 420 | 369 | 3159 | 3251 | 6,410 | 72 | 70.6/133 |
| BLUE/WHITE | 354 | 133 | 349 | 511 | 131 | 309 | 388 | 319 | 492 | 368 | 352 | 181 | 335 | 468 | 154 | 522 | 394 | 369 | 2986 | 3143 | 6,129 | 72 | 69.2/132 |
| WHITE | 354 | 118 | 312 | 485 | 131 | 299 | 388 | 319 | 492 | 368 | 352 | 166 | 303 | 468 | 144 | 522 | 394 | 329 | 2898 | 3046 | 5,944 | 72 | 68.4/129 |
| WHITE/GREEN | 306 | 118 | 312 | 437 | 131 | 299 | 314 | 319 | 371 | 337 | 328 | 166 | 303 | 407 | 144 | 459 | 377 | 329 | 2607 | 2850 | 5,457 | 72 | 66.1/117 |
| GREEN | 306 | 93 | 264 | 437 | 115 | 220 | 314 | 277 | 371 | 337 | 328 | 145 | 250 | 407 | 122 | 459 | 377 | 256 | 2397 | 2681 | 5,078 | 72 | 64.7/110 |
Slammer & Squire
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 9 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | |||||
| STONE | 388 | 183 | 391 | 509 | 424 | 442 | 177 | 537 | 390 | 376 | 509 | 438 | 195 | 301 | 138 | 574 | 451 | 411 | 3441 | 3393 | 6,834 | 72 | 72.8/132 |
| BLACK | 381 | 167 | 378 | 486 | 386 | 421 | 163 | 522 | 358 | 366 | 501 | 416 | 186 | 290 | 128 | 556 | 438 | 396 | 3262 | 3277 | 6,539 | 72 | 71.2/129 |
| BLUE | 368 | 156 | 351 | 464 | 353 | 372 | 139 | 468 | 338 | 344 | 472 | 373 | 155 | 276 | 125 | 521 | 387 | 362 | 3009 | 3015 | 6,024 | 72 | 68.9/124 |
| BLUE/WHITE | 340 | 156 | 351 | 464 | 337 | 349 | 139 | 468 | 311 | 344 | 452 | 365 | 155 | 276 | 125 | 483 | 372 | 352 | 2915 | 2924 | 5,839 | 72 | 68.1/121 |
| WHITE | 340 | 113 | 310 | 411 | 337 | 349 | 125 | 439 | 311 | 281 | 452 | 365 | 142 | 264 | 119 | 483 | 372 | 352 | 2735 | 2830 | 5,565 | 72 | 66.7/116 |
| WHITE/GREEN | 281 | 113 | 310 | 411 | 316 | 309 | 125 | 439 | 311 | 281 | 399 | 312 | 142 | 264 | 119 | 449 | 316 | 279 | 2615 | 2561 | 5,176 | 72 | 64.5/113 |
| GREEN | 281 | 95 | 274 | 377 | 316 | 309 | 105 | 425 | 257 | 252 | 399 | 312 | 113 | 233 | 90 | 449 | 316 | 279 | 2439 | 2443 | 4,882 | 72 | 63.3/107 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at King & Bear Golf Course
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King & Bear · STONE | 74.6 | 141 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 48 |
| King & Bear · BLACK | 72.5 | 138 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 37 | 44 |
| King & Bear · BLUE | 70.6 | 133 | -1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 41 |
| King & Bear · BLUE/WHITE | 69.2 | 132 | -3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 39 |
| King & Bear · WHITE | 68.4 | 129 | -4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 37 |
| King & Bear · WHITE/GREEN | 66.1 | 117 | -6 | -1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 31 |
| King & Bear · GREEN | 64.7 | 110 | -7 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 28 |
| Slammer & Squire · STONE | 72.8 | 132 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 43 |
| Slammer & Squire · BLACK | 71.2 | 129 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 40 |
| Slammer & Squire · BLUE | 68.9 | 124 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 36 |
| Slammer & Squire · BLUE/WHITE | 68.1 | 121 | -4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 35 |
| Slammer & Squire · WHITE | 66.7 | 116 | -5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 32 |
| Slammer & Squire · WHITE/GREEN | 64.5 | 113 | -8 | -3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 29 |
| Slammer & Squire · GREEN | 63.3 | 107 | -9 | -4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
Work out your exact course handicap here, or calculate your handicap index.
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