Bear's Best Atlanta
About Bear's Best Atlanta
Bear's Best Atlanta is a public golf club in Suwanee, Georgia, built around a collection of holes drawn from Jack Nicklaus' own favorite designs from courses around the world, assembled into a single eighteen-hole layout.
The course features bent grass greens, and a practice facility is available on site for players working on their game. Although open to all golfers, the club aims to provide the atmosphere of a private facility.
The club is active in its community and regularly hosts tournaments and charity events. Its Charity Classic and Chili Dip Open benefit the First Tee of Metro Atlanta, and four First Tee of Metro Atlanta students have been welcomed as annual pass holders.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,824 yards
- Tees
- 6 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 73.6 / 144 slope
- Opened
- 2002
- Difficulty
- Harder than most
Scorecard
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 3 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | |||||
| Gold | 429 | 369 | 148 | 355 | 414 | 154 | 579 | 409 | 554 | 339 | 180 | 521 | 417 | 559 | 348 | 167 | 415 | 467 | 3411 | 3413 | 6,824 | 72 | 73.6/144 |
| Nicklaus | 405 | 337 | 145 | 353 | 399 | 151 | 519 | 379 | 529 | 331 | 177 | 518 | 413 | 556 | 342 | 163 | 375 | 421 | 3217 | 3296 | 6,513 | 72 | 72.1/142 |
| Blue | 390 | 314 | 134 | 316 | 360 | 147 | 489 | 370 | 509 | 323 | 163 | 475 | 381 | 532 | 316 | 151 | 355 | 413 | 3029 | 3109 | 6,138 | 72 | 70.2/136 |
| Blue/White | 387 | 314 | 134 | 316 | 338 | 147 | 489 | 370 | 474 | 323 | 163 | 475 | 352 | 506 | 316 | 151 | 355 | 356 | 2969 | 2997 | 5,966 | 72 | 69.9/133 |
| White | 387 | 296 | 110 | 292 | 338 | 121 | 481 | 306 | 474 | 315 | 155 | 414 | 352 | 506 | 279 | 141 | 301 | 356 | 2805 | 2819 | 5,624 | 72 | 68.2/126 |
| Forward Combo | 387 | 296 | 110 | 292 | 270 | 121 | 428 | 306 | 427 | 315 | 155 | 414 | 308 | 432 | 279 | 141 | 301 | 305 | 2637 | 2650 | 5,287 | 72 | 66.4/121 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at Bear's Best Atlanta
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 73.6 | 144 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 40 | 47 |
| Nicklaus | 72.1 | 142 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 32 | 38 | 45 |
| Blue | 70.2 | 136 | -2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 42 |
| Blue/White | 69.9 | 133 | -2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 40 |
| White | 68.2 | 126 | -4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 36 |
| Forward Combo | 66.4 | 121 | -6 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 33 |
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