Back Nine
Front 9
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 You'll head back up the mountainside to start your back nine. The green is elevated with a gentle slope. Again, take the elevation change into account on your approach shot.
The Bear's Tip:
It's safer to hit toward the left side of the fairway. The ball will bounce right when it lands. |
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 Each time you play this hole, it will have a different look due to our varying tee set. Check the breeze, note the elevated green, hope the golf gods are looking favorably on you.
The Bear's Tip:
Unless you're feeling particularly Tiger-ish, play to the middle of the dance floor. Par is well earned here. |
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 Rebuild your confidence on this forgiving hole. Grip and rip a drive to the ample landing area. Then you can ease your approach to the biggest green on the golf course.
The Bear's Tip:
Long hitter stay right so you don't hit through the fairway. |
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 This is why you like mountain golf...a fairway with distinctive terrain, rocky flange, and a sunken green, guarded by sand and grass bunkers. Take a mental picture on the tee. That image may rescue your mind from your next boring budget meeting.
The Bear's Tip:
Try to hit your drive to land near the 180 yard marker. If you drive too far, the landing area is small and difficult to hold. |
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 Fourteen…the big Kahuna…the one you've heard about. It is long with a capital "L". If it was a ski slope, it would be a Black Diamond. You'll love par here.
The Bear's Tip:
Forget reaching in two. You must be long and straight to get home in 3. |
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 You deserve some eye candy at this point in the round. This beautiful setting is our signature hole…an inviting green floating on a series of ponds linked by a gentle waterfall. Great golf hole!
The Bear's Tip:
Water? What water? Forget you're hitting to an island green and the hole gets a lot easier. |
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 Another sight to behold. The view from the tee is simply amazing…you can nearly see all the way to Pennsylvania. Now look down and focus on keeping your tee shot in the fairway.
The Bear's Tip:
Approach by hitting it high… green is hard to hold. Mid-handicappers may want to hit short and run the ball up to the green. |
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 Yes, there really is a "Bear Brook." You'll cross it as you maneuver this sharp dogleg, before approaching its gorgeous and receptive green.
The Bear's Tip:
Don't flirt with the left side. The payoff there is not as great as it seems. |
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 Another trip across "Bear Brook" makes our finishing hole one to remember…and will cause you to start planning your next round here, before you even reach the green. Don't be surprised if you hear yourself say out loud, as you tap in the final satisfying putt, "Man, I can't wait to play this Bear again!"
The Bear's Tip:
Beware of the right side of the fairway…the creek is lying in wait. That's our golf ball grave yard. |
