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This page from my master list of all Las Vegas articles I wrote while developing Vanabode as the best travel vehicle for cheap easy long term road trips. Bears Best Golf CourseBear's Best Golf Course has a brilliant concept. It's a golf course made of the best golf holes. The holes are working replicas taken from the golf courses Jack Nicklaus has built. Jack chose the holes himself from over 250 golf courses he designed from Mexico to Montana. Only the Royal Links a compilation course of the golf holes from the British Open is like it.
Nicklaus actually had to get permission from the golf courses he designed to re-create the holes. The holes are not clones. He remade them to fit the terrain, and the shot values are the same between the replicated hole and the real one. Nicklaus took designs from his Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, Palmilla Golf Club in Los Cabos, Mexico, Arizona Castle Pines in Colorado and PGA West in Palm Springs, California.
You will fully appreciate them when you hit the black sand bunker on hole-11 from Old Works in Montana. This course is deceptive and requires unusual calculations where other courses are just obvious water, sand and trees. Gold Digest Magazine gives Bear's Best Golf Course 4.5 stars. It's located in a very populated part of Vegas yet it has great views of the Strip. The course is over 7,000 yards long, but interestingly you won't see any of it from the clubhouse. The slope and rating is 147 / 74. There is only water on 2 of the holes, but they are difficult. Hole 8 is a whopping 600 yards long, and a par-5. But don't worry, it's wide and there are no fairway bunkers.
You will enjoy the clubhouse afterwards. There is Jack's Place, kind of like "Hard Rock Casino", where plaques, photos and other memorabilia are on display from Nicklaus's legendary career. The 'Golden Bear' must have the undisputed title as the greatest golfer in history with his 20 major championships and 75 Tour victories. No one has done more to transform the game of golf in the last 30 years. He is also going to be remembered as the most prolific course designer of all time with over 250 courses worldwide.
It's a 20 minute drive from the Las Vegas Strip to Bear's Best. You can also join the Bear Pack and become part of Jack Nicklaus's exclusive club while receiving specials for Bear's Best Golf Course. Click for unforgettable pictures and experiences on this affordable 10,524 mile 17 week trip.
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