Overview
Bear Lakes Country Club is a private club in West Palm Beach that opened in 1984. It has 36 holes, described by the club as Jack Nicklaus Signature and Davis Love III Signature golf, along with a practice facility that includes an indoor teaching center and a short-game area.
A renovated 22,000-square-foot clubhouse overlooks the 9th and 18th holes of the Lakes Course. The club has six lighted Har-Tru tennis courts and is renovating its racquets and aquatics center, adding six pickleball courts, a new 25-meter pool and an indoor/outdoor dining venue.
Membership categories include Golf, Junior Golf and Social/Tennis.
Golf
| Course | Holes | Par | Yards | Architect | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakes CourseJack Nicklaus Signature course. | 18 | — | — | Jack Nicklaus | — |
| Second courseThe club describes its 36 holes as Jack Nicklaus Signature and Davis Love III Signature golf; it does not say which design applies to which course name. | 18 | — | — | Davis Love III | — |
Membership
Golf, Junior Golf and Social/Tennis memberships.
The Community
Homes in the gated Bear Lakes Estates enclave sit on the club's courses; club membership is not mandatory for homeowners.
Sources
Photo Credits
- Water hazard beside a sunlit fairway (representative) — PattayaPatrol, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Live oaks shading a green and bunker (representative) — Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5, source
- Fairway and pond with homes along the course (representative) — Bishoy.A, CC0 1.0, source
- Lap pool framed by tropical palms (representative) — Carol M Highsmith, CC0 1.0, source
- Aerial view of club tennis courts (representative) — rawpixel.com, CC0 1.0, source
- Restaurant terrace overlooking the water (representative) — rawpixel.com, CC0 1.0, source
Information compiled from public sources and last checked October 2026. Details such as membership terms change often; please confirm directly with the club.