Located to the north and east of Eustis, less than an hours' drive from the centre of Orlando, Black Bear Golf Club is a big, expansive, gently rolling golf course - laid out in an open, almost treeless environment, creates a linksy feel to the layout - although part of a residential development, the housing is not at all intrusive and always set well back from the holes - there is very little water to worry about, but it does seriously threaten at the closing par-4 18th, flanking the leftside of the fairway and protecting the front and rightside of the green - there are some huge greens to contend with; measuring more than 50 yards from front to back at the 1st, 11th, 13th and 18th holes - the quiet environment of this former orange plantation is home to many nicely undulating, open fairways, flanked by TPC-style, smooth, rolling earthmounds - a great course for big-hitters who will be encouraged by the generally good-width fairways and not overly penal rough - plenty of large, expansive bunkering, adds to the challenges and excellent quality feel of Black Bear.