Victoria Hills GC
A view of a fairway at Victoria Hills Golf Club.
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3.6
2123 Reviews (2123)
5 Stars
420
4 Stars
797
3 Stars
463
2 Stars
256
1 Stars
187
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.9
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
78.8%
Recommend this course
1515 out of 2123 reviews
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3.5
64 Reviews (64)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.7
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.4
71.9%
Recommend this course
46 out of 64 reviews
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3.7
190 Reviews (190)
5 Stars
35
4 Stars
86
3 Stars
52
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
82.6%
Recommend this course
157 out of 190 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7149 yards
Slope 141
Rating 74.2

Victoria Hills Golf Club located in Deland has jaw-dropping beauty. Golfers will appreciate Roland Garl's vigorous bunkering, which oscillates between the expansive and the intricate, depending on the hole. An array of pot bunkers, waste bunkers, native wetlands, water sprays, bunkers integrated within a natural setting, and elevation changes rarely seen on a Florida golf course await you. Garl's course is graceful and feminine

Victoria Hills could easily be called "The State of Florida's Garden of Golf,"- inland settings such as this are virtually unprecedented in this state. Yet while the splendor and natural beauty of the property are notable, this is not simply eye candy and lazy golf. Victoria Hills, as one player put it, "is a blast to play". In any evaluation, it's difficult to imagine how a golfer would not rate a round here as one of their most enjoyable in Florida.

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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ron Garl (2000) MacCurrach Golf (2000)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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3.6
2123 Reviews (2123)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 64
Brunch 28
Dinner 22
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 103
Undulating Greens 74
Elevation Changes 64
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 69
Locals 54
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 41
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 80
Convenient to the City 38
In the 'Burbs 30

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Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Mow the lawn!

This is alway a favorite of mine. But seems to be in deteriorating condition. Grass surround course was terrible. Over the condition of the course looked bad. Still played well but if your ball wasn’t on the fairway forget about finding it.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/09/2023

Hello, u2223579. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Victoria Hills Golf Club. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Course a little challenging

The greens were great, bunkers not too bad but, the rough was too rough and needed a trim.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/09/2023

Hello, megariff. Thank you for visiting us at Victoria Hills Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Course needs repair

Each hole needs better fairways. If you hit a good tee off you still need to drop a ball because the fairways high grass doesnt allow you to find your good ball.

The starters were rude. They will chase you down to ensure you stay on cart path as if you are not already following that rule, disrupting your putting concentration. That is unacceptable for the green fee on a public course. Will not recommend. Debary would be a better choice!!!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Used cart

They're trying

Been a while since I played there. Have always loved the layout. It appears there is some effort finally being put into the condition of the course. The fairways are greening up but they are not mowed enough. We lost several balls in the middle of the fairway due to the length of the grass. Also around the greens has very high length outside the apron. The course is improving but not worth the cost as of now.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

The greens were nice but the fairway and tees were in very bad shape. Not worth the money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Not in good shape

Wow. This course is in horrible shape. Tee boxes are a mess. Fairways have dead spots all over them. I thought the golf cart was going to fall apart from all the bumps. Grass was not cut to fairway length. This course has such an awesome layout, it’s a shame they can’t keep it nice. Definitely wouldn’t pay this much money to play here.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing

Absolute trash

I honestly can’t believe how bad this course was. I thought it would be good based on the other review, but no. It was a goat farm. Played once and will never play again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/27/2023

Hi, shipwreck14. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Victoria Hills Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing

Beware - course is in horrible condition.

This is one of the most poorly maintained courses I’ve ever seen. Very sad, since the design is very nice.

Greens hadn’t been mowed in days. Lost a ball in the fairway…. That’s a first. Fairways hadn’t been mowed in weeks.? Never seen this before.

Doesn’t appear to have ever been sprayed for weeds and invasive plants. First cut rough was so long it was seeding (18” high in many spots). Sand traps caving in. Bushes and trees not addressed (ever?).

Either they’re close to bankruptcy, or the ownership doesn’t care. In speaking with some of the employees, sounded like the latter.

If they don’t care, you shouldn’t either.

Not worth the price of a bucket of practice balls to play.

Very nice real estate development surrounds it. They deserve better. An embarrassment, honestly.

If you’re even a half-serious golfer, you’ve been warned.

Conditions Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Gotta pass

Just another example of how membership destroys golf courses. There is no money flowing in the golf courses going down. There's no more interest in that golf course through the members. Granted I'm not a member but I do spend money to play golf there. Just remember you're outside people is what keeps your ability to thrive alive. Don't forget the public if you want to be private then go ahead and destroy yourselves. Just don't ask me to give money for it.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/26/2023

There is no membership! Most quit their memberships during the awful reign of this owner and GM.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather

Lawn Maintenance

I couldn't believe that on a Saturday all the grass was not cut! You would think on the weekend the course would be in the best shape. I know I've heard it many times before about give the new Management some slack about the course conditions, but a simple thing like cutting the grass would have been the most important thing on the weekend. I was embarrassed to tell my fellow golfers that I live on this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Clueless

I was checking reviews to see if my concerns were unique or not. Most of the Greens have gotten better but they are a bit slow and need to be rolled. The rest of the Course looks awful, like others have noted there are weeds all over, no sensible mowing, massive bare spots not fun at all. Here is the root of the problem, I see management replies to these comment with "We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve" If they are running a Golf Course and do not know what is wrong then the situation is hopeless and they have no business owning and managing a Course! SAD!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 73
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Greens great! But that's it....

Other than the greens, there was no grass cut anywhere except maybe the 2inch think collar. The fairways were all at least 1-2in. The rough was like the US open. The weeds and crabgreass and height of it was insane in some spots. I was told they have spent their time on the greens and this huge pond they've had to replace the liner in, but how hard is it to cut grass? The course would be in decent shape if they cut the grass. Was told they will get to that soon??? This was the first time I have played a course with no fairway on the entire course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing

You’ve been warned

Lost a ball in the fairway. Fairways hadn’t been mowed in weeks?

The course appears to have never been sprayed for weeds or invasive plants.

First cut rough not mowed in months? 18” high and seeding in most areas. Sand traps caving in. Bushes and trees not maintained (ever)?

This was by far the most poorly maintained course I’ve played in my 30+ years. We walked off of it after the third hole.

Either they are close to bankruptcy, or the owners don’t care. Talking to the staff, I heard that it’s the latter.

If they don’t care, you shouldn’t either.

A complete rip off and an embarrassment for a nice community.

Beware.

Value Poor
Layout Average
Pace Poor
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Commented on 07/25/2023

The owner does not care!

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/21/2023

Hello, dlong53. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good greens

Have seen a huge improvement in course and especially putting surfaces, Playing again next week with grandson!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/20/2023

Hello, u314161754055. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Victoria Hills Golf Club. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wasn’t happy with the guy at the pro shop

When I got there it started raining and I asked for a rain check. I was told since I booked with golf now I can’t get a rain check it’s not like I wanted a refund. I’ve been playing there almost every Sunday for over 2 years. Most of the people I see here all the time are very kind and friendly this guy wasn’t. Very in happy

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Improvement

With all the rain we have had, the course is coming back from seriously poor conditions. Staff need to continue to work on course. Greens are good, a bit slow. Fairways not bad with severe crab grass blotches which are being treated. I would not recommend playing the ball down as frustration will take hold and ruin your round.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/26/2023

Hi, doubleagle338. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Victoria Hills Golf Club, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 136
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/20/2023

Hello, Mark7630471. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

Played On
Reviews 118
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Still pretty rough conditions. Please the greens seem better, consistent and roll true.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/20/2023

Hello, remi3059218. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Victoria Hills Golf Club. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

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