The Club at Venetian Bay
About
The Club at Venetian Bay is part of a unique residential community with a Mediterranean theme. Colorful buildings, mosaics, and Mediterranean vegetation surround the championship golf course. The biggest challenge for the designers was transforming what was formerly a cow pasture into a lush, challenging course. The design team of Clifton, Ezell, and Clifton seemed to have little trouble doing so. The front nine plays through the woods while the back nine is more open with a few links-style touches. The most prominent feature of this golf course is the abundance of sand bunkers. There are more than 100 strategically placed throughout. The bunkers present a formidable test but they are nicely balanced with ample landing areas. They are also geared more towards low handicappers, which means they aren't intended to kill your round.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72 | 7072 yards | 72.9 | 132 |
| Blue | 72 | 6553 yards | 70.9 | 127 |
| Blue/White | 72 | 6260 yards | 69.8 | 124 |
| White | 72 | 6032 yards | 68.4 | 119 |
| White/Green | 72 | 5519 yards | ||
| Green | 72 | 5297 yards | 65.3 | 111 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4932 yards | 67.8 | 112 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 73.3/133 | 528 | 447 | 214 | 413 | 533 | 191 | 406 | 384 | 358 | 3474 | 435 | 556 | 185 | 458 | 430 | 414 | 197 | 510 | 413 | 3598 | 7072 |
| Blue M: 70.8/129 | 504 | 399 | 195 | 384 | 492 | 165 | 384 | 353 | 322 | 3198 | 410 | 528 | 174 | 424 | 398 | 374 | 171 | 485 | 391 | 3355 | 6553 |
| Tournament M: 69.8/124 | 504 | 373 | 170 | 358 | 492 | 150 | 353 | 353 | 322 | 3075 | 387 | 528 | 152 | 380 | 398 | 374 | 149 | 458 | 359 | 3185 | 6260 |
| White M: 69.0/119 W: 74.2/130 | 464 | 373 | 170 | 358 | 464 | 150 | 353 | 324 | 308 | 2964 | 387 | 487 | 152 | 380 | 365 | 348 | 149 | 458 | 359 | 3085 | 6049 |
| Combo M: 66.2/113 W: 71.3/124 | 464 | 341 | 141 | 358 | 416 | 131 | 330 | 263 | 308 | 2752 | 356 | 487 | 136 | 369 | 322 | 348 | 128 | 458 | 359 | 2963 | 5715 |
| Green M: 65.1/107 W: 70.2/120 | 426 | 341 | 141 | 327 | 416 | 131 | 330 | 263 | 274 | 2649 | 356 | 441 | 136 | 369 | 322 | 331 | 128 | 412 | 326 | 2821 | 5470 |
| Red M: 63.3/103 W: 68.1/116 | 385 | 302 | 111 | 272 | 404 | 113 | 291 | 245 | 248 | 2371 | 310 | 413 | 109 | 282 | 312 | 310 | 104 | 396 | 269 | 2505 | 4876 |
| Handicap | 15 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 8 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
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Photo submitted by AlexDelaHoz on 03/17/2026
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Finally...18th hole! Photo submitted by u000005851255 on 01/12/2024
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Photo submitted by jimdaniels on 07/03/2013
Absolute Best Area Course
Everything was perfect; the best course in this area to play a round of golf. Only Pebble Beach golf courses and golf course my son and I played in Cancun.
Decent Conditions and Good Pace
Overall, the course is in pretty good condition besides standing water in many sand traps and a few mushy low spots. Pace of play was good but our cart died on #12 and it took a half hour to get a replacement mostly because nobody would answer the phone in the clubhouse.
For Sale
It feels like the course is out of money. They do not have any sand. There are no ball washers. Weeds are taking over. The TWO water coolers have mildew around nozzles. The carts are barely being cleaned, this is happening all over the county. Many sand traps are holding green slimy water. The greens need attention.
Perfect Day
Had some friends who won a 4some to this course so we bought another 4some to play with them. Everyone was friendly including the proshop employee and the starter. The course had a heavy rain recently so there was standing water in some bunkers but besides that it was phenomenal for the money. The greens rolled as true as possible. I had 5 birdies so no complaints from me! Look forward to coming back. We drove 1.5 hours to play and it was worth every bit.
Great Track - Bunkers Need Tending
I play this course regularly and the staff are the best! The layout is challenging but not overbearing. Fairways and greens are well kept. The only criticism is that the bunders are not well kept and many had pools of water despite no rain in the 48 hours before I played. Still, I highly recommend.
STILL ONE OF THE BEST
ALWAYS LIKED PLAYING HERE OVER THE YEARS .HAVENT PLAYED HERE THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF GOTTEN A LITTLE PRICEY BUT CAUGHT A BREAK BECAUSE OF AERATION SO WENT BACK STIIL A GREAT PLACE TO PLAY BEAUTIFUL GREENS SAME FOR THE FAIRWAYS JUST A GOLFERS GREAT DAY OUT THANKS GOLF NOW FOR HELPING OUT
Greens being worked
The greens are being aerated so they’re slow and sandy.
Nice course
Good layout, challenging but with opportunities to score. Greens somewhat inconsistent, but overall pretty good.
Very Improved
I was surprised to find the very good conditions of the course. It has greatly improved since the last time I played there, which was probably 4-6 months ago. Some of the bunkers still have standing water but the rest of the course was great.
Course in transition
Greenside bunkers are all full of water. Almost all of them. I asked at the pro shop and they said they're "in need of a bunker ren-o. You got a spare half a million on you?" Didn't seem like there was a fix in the near future. They told me "a lot of Florida courses have this issue." Front nine greens were fine, back nine were just ok but worse than the front. I'd opt for other courses at the moment until they get their stuff back together at Venetian Bay.
This was a fun day for me and my 3 other friends
This was my second time playing Venetian Bay, the course was is much better condition this time. The staff and pro are so nice, friendly, and helpful. We will be back, 🏌️♀️
Good times!
We met Renee and Duane on the 1st tee what great people they are! The course was in good shape but bunkers were full of water( I know stay out of the bunkers lol).we had lunch inside and it was very good.We will be back!
great course
What a great club, greens were smooth and very consistent, and the fairways had excellent grass after a hard winter. staff is always fantastic and the restraunt food was outstanding. The layout , conditions and staff were a plus.
Ok
First tee lined up with players, slow play all day. Driving range closed but had a small dirt patch to the side to practice a little if there weren’t people packed into it
Venetian Bay
Something needs to be done about drainage of bunkers. It doesnt even take a lot of rain to fill most of the bunkers with water. Why is that an issue? Because you hit your ball into them and then you can't find it. It happened to me 3 times. That is unacceptable. I have plenty of golf balls, but losing a perfectly good ProV1 when this happens just takes away the fun. Oh, the greens arent very smooth either.