Walked the blacks this morning 6/19/21 at 10:20am with my buddy Pedro with beautiful weather 1 club wind low 70s Temps. Pop was 4 hrs 25 minutes. Thanks to Stacy and her staff which are very friendly for getting us out during a crowded morning.

The greens were very soft today and held shots very well, Very receptive greens. The greens rolled true. I have seen them qui... » More

Walked the blacks this morning 6/19/21 at 10:20am with my buddy Pedro with beautiful weather 1 club wind low 70s Temps. Pop was 4 hrs 25 minutes. Thanks to Stacy and her staff which are very friendly for getting us out during a crowded morning.

The greens were very soft today and held shots very well, Very receptive greens. The greens rolled true. I have seen them quicker. Rated 7/10.

Fairways had good coverage mostly lush. Rated 7.5/10

Tees were in good shape. Black tee on 9 was wet. Most tees were level. Rated 7/10

The rough here does not look long to the naked eye as you are addressing the ball but it is grabby and can be challenging. Rated 7/10

Was in a couple greenside bunkers that had crusty clay like light brown color sand that I loved as there was a nice base to splash out of. Plenty of rakes in each bunker. Rated 7/10

I only missed 3 fairways today on 1, 8 and 10. Every fairway I was in other than hole 11 I encountered a downhill, uphill or sidehill lie. That's one of the beauty and challenges of this course.

Highly recommended and would be my home course if it was not an hour and 45 minutes away.
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Played here today with a 2:00 tee time reserved on their website for $40. Check in went smoothly. The starter out by the practice green paired me with another single and we started a bit early. Pace was excellent and we finished in just under 3 hours. With very hot temperatures, it was great to constantly keep moving and finish so quickly. There was also a pretty good breeze mo... » More

Played here today with a 2:00 tee time reserved on their website for $40. Check in went smoothly. The starter out by the practice green paired me with another single and we started a bit early. Pace was excellent and we finished in just under 3 hours. With very hot temperatures, it was great to constantly keep moving and finish so quickly. There was also a pretty good breeze most of the day to keep things tolerable.

Conditions wise, the Valley nine (front nine) feels a little more rough around the edges than the Mountain (back) nine. Blue tee boxes were fine, no problems finding a good spot to tee it up. Fairways aren’t the prettiest but had good coverage with decent cushion under the ball. The rough is truly a mixed bag anything from deep patches of clover to bare spots, etc. I was in one bunker and it was excellent. And then the greens… they are outstanding! They’re still very soft and spongy like when they reopened last summer, but extremely pure other than the unfixed ball marks, which were somewhat plentiful. (Ball marks are hard NOT to notice when the greens are so smooth and pure otherwise.) The greens ran about medium speed – a little slower than they look – and accept full shots very well. Overall the front nine feels pretty rugged (especially if your ball leaks right between the holes that go out and back) and the back nine is great.

I still think their early morning weekend rate is a little high at $75, but the $40 rate that starts at 2:00 is a good value. Definitely recommended as long as you’re not too picky about the aesthetics on the front side.
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We ended our golf and retirement party here this morning. It is also a short drive to DIA to get home in time for Fathers day. If I was residing in Denver this would be my home course. Plus you have rights to Blackstone just miles away. Black Bear has 4 of the hardest par 3's IMO that you will find on a golf course. With that said, there are many forced carries and elevation ch... » More

We ended our golf and retirement party here this morning. It is also a short drive to DIA to get home in time for Fathers day. If I was residing in Denver this would be my home course. Plus you have rights to Blackstone just miles away. Black Bear has 4 of the hardest par 3's IMO that you will find on a golf course. With that said, there are many forced carries and elevation changes you encounter when you play. Designed by architect Jeff Brauer, Black Bear opened as Canterberry Golf Course in 1996 and is one of the most distinctive courses in the area. Today it and Blackstone are operated by Club Corp. As usual the course was in top shape today. They even had the greens running at 12 which provided lots of 3 putts, laughter and the usual "complimentary" words heard in a round of golf. If you are in Denver I highly encourage you to find a way to play here. Great staff, driving range and putting green (adjacent to hole # 1). Terrific food in the restaurant.
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