Great Bear Golf Club
East Stroudsburg, PA
Great Bear Golf Club is a public 18-hole, par-71 golf course in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, playing 6,802 yards with a course rating of 73.3 and slope of 142. It was designed by Jack Nicklaus and opened in 1997.
🏛 Designed by Jack Nicklaus (1997)
Great Bear's third hole, a 455-yard par 4 protected by a short-sided bunker, is considered the hardest hole on the course. The par-5 18th, playing 575 yards, closes the round as a straightaway hole offering both aggressive and conservative lines to the green. Jack Nicklaus designed the course with strategic bunkering and water features concentrated on the key scoring holes.
📍 1 Great Bear Court, East Stroudsburg, PA 18302
Course layout
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Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 71 over 18 holes: 5 par 3s, 9 par 4s, 4 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 8, 550 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 7, 167 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 3 (par 4, 450 yards)
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 370 | 11 |
| 2 | 3 | 182 | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | 450 | 1 |
| 4 | 5 | 516 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | 424 | 3 |
| 6 | 4 | 420 | 15 |
| 7 | 3 | 167 | 17 |
| 8 | 5 | 550 | 7 |
| 9 | 4 | 350 | 13 |
| Out | 36 | 3,429 | |
| 10 | 4 | 452 | 8 |
| 11 | 3 | 217 | 14 |
| 12 | 4 | 399 | 2 |
| 13 | 3 | 187 | 16 |
| 14 | 4 | 441 | 10 |
| 15 | 5 | 512 | 12 |
| 16 | 3 | 185 | 18 |
| 17 | 4 | 431 | 4 |
| 18 | 5 | 549 | 6 |
| In | 35 | 3,373 | |
| Total | 71 | 6,802 |
Scorecard from the Black tees.
Nearby golf courses
| Course | Miles | Holes | Par | Rating / slope | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocono Hills Golf CourseEast Stroudsburg | 2.3 | 18 | 71 | 68.8 / 125 | Public |
| Country Club of the Poconos Municipal Golf CourseEast Stroudsburg | 2.7 | 18 | 70 | 71.1 / 142 | Municipal |
| Shawnee Golf CourseShawnee On Delaware | 4.8 | 27 | 72 | Public | |
| Terra Greens Golf ClubEast Stroudsburg | 6.2 | 9 | 36 | 70 / 118 | Public |
| Blair AcademyBlairstown | 6.7 | 9 | 35 | 69.4 / 126 | Public |
| Water Gap Country Club and ResortDelaware Water Gap | 7.4 | 18 | 72 | 69.0 / 124 | Public |
| Glen Brook Golf ClubStroudsburg | 10.5 | 18 | 72 | 71.4 / 130 | Public |
| Cherry Valley Golf CourseStroudsburg | 12.2 | 18 | 71 | 63.8 / 114 | Public |
| Buck Hill Falls Golf ClubBuck Hill Falls | 15.0 | 18 | 70 | 69.6 / 120 | Public |
| Skytop GolfSkytop | 15.0 | 18 | 72 | 72.0 / 133 | Public |
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