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Southwest Plantation sits in the heart of Jacksonville, North Carolina — a city defined largely by its proximity to Camp Lejeune, one of the largest Marine Corps bases in the country. The military community shapes the local culture here in practical ways, and golf courses in the area have long served as important recreational outlets for active-duty personnel, families, and veterans. That context gives golf in Jacksonville a grounded, unpretentious character you don't always find in more resort-driven corners of the state.
The "Bear Trail" name hints at a layout that moves through wooded terrain, which tracks with the coastal plain landscape of Onslow County — flat to gently rolling ground, populated by longleaf and loblolly pine, with the kind of sandy soil common throughout eastern Carolina. Courses in this part of the state tend to reward straightforward ball-striking over finesse, with tree-lined corridors doing much of the work in defining shot shape.
As a plantation-style development course at par 72, Bear Trail likely caters to a broad range of players — the sort of everyday, accessible golf that anchors a community rather than chasing a national profile.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Tees · men | 6,619 | 71.9 | 129 | 72 |
| White Tees · men | 6,108 | 69.5 | 125 | 72 |
| White Tees · women | 6,108 | 75 | 132 | 72 |
| Gold Tees · men | 5,587 | 67.1 | 112 | 72 |
| Gold Tees · women | 5,587 | 72.1 | 126 | 72 |
| Green Tees · men | 5,158 | 65.4 | 107 | 72 |
| Green Tees · women | 5,158 | 70.1 | 117 | 72 |
| Red Tees · men | 4,939 | 64.4 | 105 | 72 |
| Red Tees · women | 4,939 | 68.9 | 114 | 72 |
| Light Blue Tees · men | 4,283 | 61.8 | 100 | 72 |
| Light Blue Tees · women | 4,283 | 65.2 | 106 | 72 |
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