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946 Reviews (946)
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.4
90.6%
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870 out of 946 reviews
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4.2
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Conditions
3.7
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
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4.5
44 Reviews (44)
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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.9
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 7011 yards
Slope 128
Rating 72.3

The course at Corte Bella Golf Club was done in a desert style but avoids the target greens and forced carries that are at some desert courses in the area. It has a classic layout on a beautiful terrain of ficus, Italian cypress, and oleander, creating a scenic ambiance. The designer, Greg Nash, kept traditions of classical golf architecture in mind and made a course that champions the strategic player. Both the immaculately manicured greens and the wide fairways are well protected by bunkers on this course, making accuracy on the approach shot a priority. Water hazards come into play on three holes at Corte Bella Golf Club.

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Course Details

Year Built 2004
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens TiffEagle Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Greg Nash

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared shirt and bermuda shorts required. No denim.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis

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4.4
946 Reviews (946)
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Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice Track - needs better service

Played this course for the first time today. Had high expectations since it is managed by Troon. Overall the course is good, greens in nice shape and we played it in 4 hours which is fantastic for a Sunday afternoon.

Only real issue with the course itself is just new sand is needed in many of the bunkers - many of them were hard as concrete.

The bigger issues are with the amenities. No beverage cart, no food "ready to go" - had to wait 10 mins for sandwiches to be made, no on course Marshall. Also confusion over green fees when booking the tee time. The pro shop quoted me a rate $10 higher than their own web site - blamed it on Golf.now buying the tee times however it wasn't on the golf.now site.

Otherwise a course I would play again. Just make sure you pack your own beverages and foods since it is not easy to to so on the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great value for really good course.

This course is well-maintained, with nice fairways and beautiful landscaping through this retirement community. Landing areas off the tee are generous, with large, undulating greens. Greens were a little spotty in places, but plenty quick and relatively smooth. Great value!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 94
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Corte Bella Yeah!

Very nice course! Keep it in the fairway and you'll score very well! Played the black/white composite tees and that was a great mix of difficult and fair.

Will be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

great course.. a little slow play

Course in condition. Staff was great. They deliver your food to you on the course. Slow play though.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course that nobody knew about

First time playing this course and I was pleasantly surprised. The conditions of the course were excellent and it was designed to be challenging if you don't hit it straight. The bunkers were great (meaning the sand was good sand) so you didn't have to worry about rock hard traps. If you stay in the fairways, you can score well. The greens were fast but were true.
There was no beverage cart, but they poured them strong in the clubhouse;).

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Don't waste your time or money!

If a nice day playing golf means more than just a well maintained course and facility to you, then don't bother going to Corte Bella. The course and facilities are great, but the golf experience is very lousy - primarily because of the staff.

They don't have cart service - at all. They don't bother to tell you this, but they do make sure you don't bring your own cooler. We found about about the lack of cart service after surviving the front 9. We went into the clubhouse to get drinks for the back 9. This took 15 minutes due to poor/slow service.

We were then harassed by the course marshal on number 10 because there was an empty hole ahead of us - meanwhile there wasn't anyone behind us for three holes. The place was a ghost town and this guy's harassing us to keep up!

I agree with other posters that Corte Bella hates being semi-private - they don't mind taking your money, but they wish you weren't there and they treat you like it.

They are like a tourist town that needs the tourist's money but can't stand the tourist.

It's a beautiful course and facility, but not worth the hassle. I would never play there again at any price.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/18/2015

I agree with you in every way

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Scorecard has blended tee boxes (if preferred) for versatility, wide open for playablility.

Will return... enjoyed the layout and course ameneites

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

awesome, just like the weather

The course was beautiful. The weather was wonderful. The staff was friendly, helpful and courteous. Overall, it was a great experience!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

A relaxing yet challenging course layout. Greens were true and fast-really tough but fair.

I really enjoyed the wide fairways for tee shots but difficult greens to get near pin placements when I played. I liked that I could really hit long to wide fairways... easy to hit from Tees.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Sand

Greens where in great shape, faiways ran fast. Lots of sand thru out the course. enjoyed the round at 4 hrs.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Always a good time

The course was in good condition the pace was good too. Always like this course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Community Course

Chose this course for the price and the great reviews in Golfnow.com. We were not mislead. Nice course, wide open, very seldom in danger of hitting into the ajoining homes. Generous fairways, nice greens, moderate ball marks on the greens. They putted well, fairways in good shape with lots of sand on the carts to repair divots. Fair course, great for women, and the pace of play was acceptable for a Saturday. Overall I would recommend and I will play this again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Tee Boxes

Great Tees and very nice greens. The members should do a better job repairing ball marks on the greens.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

You Gotta Love This Place.

The course is beautiful and well maintained. It is fun!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Course

Great course layout with perfect yardage. Range facilities are outstanding and staff has been more than helpful both times I have played there.

Only suggestion would be to add beverage cart on weekend.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Great experience

Very well run golf course. Starter let people know when they were up. Played in 4hr and 10 min. on a full course for the 1st time since I've been out here. Course is in great shape. Enjoyed the day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

this courseis very forgiven tee shots very imported

nice course I wish when make tee time to tell you it is a shot gun start and you have to play as a single to have to wait in every shot when to many 3soms where in the course

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great condition

Frost delay, so play was backed up and somewhat slow. Course condition was excellent. Greens fast, but ball rolled true. A lot of sand.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Fantastic Course, a must play

Absolutely enjoyed this course. Would love to play it again in full season. Had a frost delay but I was a single and they let me go out first. Finished in 2.5 hours.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

excellent conditions

great tee boxes, fairways, and fast true greens. Pace of play was perfect. PA's were informative.
Will play again!!!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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