The Golden Bear at The Golden Bear Club at Keenes Pointe

The Golden Bear at Keenes Pointe is a Jack Nicklaus design located in Windermere, a town in the Orlando metropolitan area of central Florida. Opened in the late 1990s as part of a residential community development, the course reflects Nicklaus's approach to integrating golf into a master-planned setting while working with the relatively flat terrain characteristic of the region. The layout incorporates water features and strategic bunkering to create definition and challenge on a site that lacks significant natural elevation change.

The course routing moves through a landscape of lakes, wetlands, and preserved natural areas typical of central Florida golf developments. Nicklaus's design emphasizes strategic options from the tee and around the greens, with multiple tee boxes allowing the course to play at varying lengths for different skill levels. Water comes into play on a number of holes, requiring careful course management, while the green complexes feature the contouring and undulation that became signatures of Nicklaus's design work during this period.

The Golden Bear Club operates as a private facility serving the Keenes Pointe residential community. The club provides a traditional country club environment with dining and social amenities complementing the golf course. Its location in the Windermere area places it among several other notable golf communities in the western Orlando suburbs, a region that saw considerable golf course development during the 1990s and early 2000s.