near Vanderbilt, Michigan · 18 holes
Black Bear Golf Club
par 72 · 6,440 yd measured · 61 bunkers · water in play on 5 holes · 213 ft of climb
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Holes · par
18 · 72
4 par 3s · 10 par 4s · 4 par 5s
Length
6,440 yd
measured along each hole's centerline
Bunkers
61
2 acres of sand
Water
5 holes
1.6 acres of water on the property
Climb
213 ft
uphill walking, tee to green; 1,008–1,159 ft elevation
Average green
7,386 sq ft
Green to next tee
1,755 yd
walked between holes, in total
Property
177 acres
0.1 mi of cart path
Scorecard, as mapped
Yardage is measured along the centerline drawn on the map, tee marker to the middle of the green, so it runs a little short of the card from the back tees. Rise is the green's elevation minus the tee's; bunkers are those within 50 yards of the line.
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Measured yd | Rise ft | Profile | Bunkers | Water | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | – | 357 | -21 | 2 | – | ||
| 2 | 3 | – | 202 | -8 | 2 | – | ||
| 3 | 4 | – | 421 | +15 | 4 | ● | ||
| 4 | 4 | – | 352 | -8 | 1 | ● | ||
| 5 | 5 | – | 530 | +24 | 4 | ● | ||
| 6 | 3 | – | 133 | +20 | 2 | – | ||
| 7 | 5 | – | 519 | -10 | 3 | – | ||
| 8 | 4 | – | 337 | -41 | 6 | – | ||
| 9 | 4 | – | 356 | -19 | 11 | ● | dogleg left | |
| Out | 36 | 3,207 | ↑104 | 4 | ||||
| 10 | 4 | – | 430 | +5 | 4 | – | sharp dogleg right | |
| 11 | 5 | – | 516 | -10 | 13 | – | ||
| 12 | 3 | – | 204 | -4 | 7 | – | ||
| 13 | 4 | – | 357 | +21 | 3 | – | ||
| 14 | 4 | – | 357 | -28 | 4 | – | ||
| 15 | 5 | – | 466 | +52 | 4 | – | slight dogleg right | |
| 16 | 3 | – | 148 | -31 | 1 | – | ||
| 17 | 4 | – | 379 | -65 | 4 | – | ||
| 18 | 4 | – | 376 | -25 | 6 | ● | dogleg left | |
| In | 36 | 3,233 | ↑109 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 72 | 6,440 | ↑213 | 5 |
What stands out on the map
- Longest hole
- No. 5, 530 yd par 5
- Par 3s
- 4, from 133 yd (No. 6) to 204 yd (No. 12)
- Most bunkers near the line
- No. 11, 13
- Steepest climb to the green
- No. 15, +52 ft
- Biggest drop to the green
- No. 17, -65 ft
- Doglegs
- No. 9 (dogleg left), No. 10 (sharp dogleg right), No. 18 (dogleg left)
- Fairway width
- 24 yd on No. 13 to 122 yd on No. 11, averaged over each fairway's length
- Greens
- largest 10,705 sq ft (No. 3), smallest 4,467 sq ft (No. 15)
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About this page's data
Geometry © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extract of October 15, 2026 — this course on OpenStreetMap. Elevation from USGS 3DEP via AWS Terrain Tiles; imagery USGS The National Map and USDA NAIP. Course ratings, slope, green fees and conditions are not on this site because no open source publishes them. How each number is measured · Report a problem