Bear Lakes Country Club (Links)

Overview: The Links Course at Bear Lakes Country Club is a private Jack Nicklaus layout in West Palm Beach. The longest listed setup is 7,403 yards; broad mounding, native grasses, bunkers, and water to give an inland Florida course a seaside-Scottish visual vocabulary.

History: The official club material dates the Links Course to 1987 and identifies Jack Nicklaus as designer. Bear Lakes has approved a major re-mastering plan with Love Golf Design for 2026, covering elements such as routing, greens, bunkers, tees, and irrigation; the work should not be described as complete until the club confirms completion.

Did You Know? The Links Course is deliberately styled as an inland interpretation of links golf. Its mounding and native-grass framing are visual cues that distinguish it from the neighboring Lakes Course’s more conventional water-and-parkland presentation.