Bear Slide Golf Club

Overview: Bear Slide is a public course in Cicero, Indiana, that mixes a Scottish-links-inspired front nine with a more traditional wooded back nine. Bear Slide stretches about 6,998 yards and plays to par 71 over 18 holes, using Bear Slide Creek, rolling land and changing tree cover to create contrast. Dean Refram’s design gives the course a varied identity within one continuous round.

History: Bear Slide opened in 1989 and was designed by Dean Refram. Course descriptions emphasize the deliberate contrast between the open, links-influenced first nine and the more wooded second nine. The creek and surrounding natural land remain central to the routing’s character.

Did You Know? Bear Slide’s front and back nines deliberately change character: the first nine is presented as Scottish-links inspired, while the second nine uses a more traditional style with Bear Slide Creek meandering through the fairways.