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The Pocono Mountains have long drawn visitors from New York and New Jersey seeking relief from the city, and Great Bear Golf & Country Club sits squarely within that tradition. East Stroudsburg occupies the heart of the Poconos, where wooded ridges, rocky outcroppings, and the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area define the landscape. Golf courses in this corridor tend to carry real personality because the terrain demands it — flat land is scarce, and architects working here have generally had to route holes around natural elevation changes rather than manufacture them.
Great Bear presents that classic Pocono character: tree-lined fairways, elevation shifts that complicate club selection, and the kind of mountain air that makes a good round feel genuinely earned. A par of 71 suggests the design leans on variety over sheer length, rewarding precise shotmaking more than raw power.
As a country club in a resort-adjacent region, Great Bear occupies an interesting middle ground — serving a local membership while remaining accessible to the steady stream of visitors the Poconos attract throughout the warmer months.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black · men | 6,802 | 73.3 | 142 | 71 |
| Gold · men | 6,395 | 71.5 | 139 | 71 |
| Blue · men | 6,017 | 69.8 | 135 | 71 |
| White · men | 5,700 | 68.3 | 132 | 71 |
| White · women | 5,700 | 73.2 | 131 | 71 |
| Red · women | 4,949 | 69 | 125 | 71 |
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