The Club at Venetian Bay: #13
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4.0
2280 Reviews (2280)
5 Stars
759
4 Stars
1012
3 Stars
324
2 Stars
101
1 Stars
84
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.3
82.9%
Recommend this course
1934 out of 2280 reviews
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3.5
51 Reviews (51)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.5
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.4
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
72.5%
Recommend this course
37 out of 51 reviews
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3.9
154 Reviews (154)
5 Stars
57
4 Stars
47
3 Stars
32
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
79.9%
Recommend this course
123 out of 154 reviews
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Course Highlights
Venetian Bay's wide-open, forgiving layout offers a fun variety of shots that consistently earns high praise from visiting golfers. Exceptionally friendly staff and solid value for money make this course a rewarding choice for your next round.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7072 yards
Slope 132
Rating 72.9

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 2008
Golf Season Year round
Architect Clifton, Ezell & Clifton (2008)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire required; No tank tops, denim, T-shirts, cut-offs, sweat pants, bathing suits or other athletic shorts are permitted

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

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Reviews

4.0
2280 Reviews (2280)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 60
Patio Dining 27
Brunch 25
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 113
Water Hazards 85
Undulating Greens 46
This course/club is great for:
Locals 69
Advanced Golfers 57
Seniors 50
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 63
Convenient to the City 54
In the 'Burbs 21

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Reviews 56
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 101
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

No grass in the fairways

I played this course many times and it's going downhill if you want to hit it off a hard pan in the fairways this is the course to play cuz there is no grass the grass is maybe an eighth of an inch thick a lot of dead spots around a fairways on the sides and also the bunkers and the greens are not the best if you want to spend this kind of money play a nice course go to Cypress Head this course is going downhill

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 142
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 95
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Good value

Nice layout, friendly staff, a little rough condition wise in the off fairway areas but greens and fairways were good. Enjoyed the course and will definitely play next time in the area.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great layout, friendly staff.

Very friendly staff. Great lunch. Play really slowed down on the back nine. Staff came out to try to speed up. They had a scramble in front of us that was slowing everyone down. BUT still played in 4 hours 15 minutes.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 130
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Great course, greens need help

Greens not up to their usual standards. Everything else good

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 101
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing

Needs work

Greens have a lot of dead spots with fertilizer in them or sand you have a lot of dirt in the fairways no grass around the greens a lot of the areas without grass bunkers need a lot of work charge too much money this is a 40 to 45-hour course not a $70 course I drove 10 minutes away from here and found a real nice course called Cypress Head beautiful shape great condition so if you're looking for a better course try it I don't recommend this one

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 53
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoy

Always enjoy playing here great layout and friendly prople

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Closed early

Bought 18 hole round for 2:20 tee time but got booted off course at 5:25 because carts had to be back at clubhouse by 5:30. They should probably be selling 9 hole rounds later in the day if they are closing before dusk. Still a nice day for ⛳️ golf

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great day!

We were worried because there was no parking spots for our car..told to pull up on grass. ...however..we teed of before our time..no one ahead and no one caught up to us on the front 9..played in 1hr. 45.min. Caught up to a 4some of men on back 9..but still finished in just under 4 hours.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Worth the drive

Great course and excellent price performer.

Little drive from Kissimmee area where we're staying, but well worth the trip. For current weather conditions, course in really good shape. Wide fairways and well laid-out holes made this a fun visit. Highly recommended!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Surprized by Conditions

The Club at Venetian Bay is a really nice course but this round was the roughest conditions I've seen it in. I it must be the cool and rainy weather lately, but the fairways and greens have been in better shape in the past. I doubt it's a problem with the greenskeepper and crew but I can't give it more than 3 stars right now, this time of year. Just a tough time of year. Great layout, nice facility and very nice staff. I'll

play it again for sure.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 526
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 25 Contributor
Previously Played

Course condition

Played the course in June the condition then was very nice. Right now it seems a bit worn.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 65
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

A good day

Pro shop and starter were very friendly and the patio , grounds etc are well maintained. Course is user friendly for all levels. Some runouts and sidewalks need repair. Greens look as if they weee not overseaded and so are at this point in the season quite dead in many places. They weee mos.tly 2 put Doreen’s. Did not run true at all. Overall it was still a good time

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

For this time of the year

Course layout is great. Greens are dormant and tough to putt. Fairways and approaches were fine. Would recommend this to others. It gets plenty of play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 66
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens and Tees

Conditions on greens were bad as well the tee areas

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Course is in decent condition for the time of year, play was pretty slow due to the amount of golfers that day. I plan to go back but hopefully the play will be faster.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 201
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 48
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Greens and fairways spotty

Greens were in thin and poor condition.

Some fairways are thin

Over all a fun course to play !

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
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