The Club at Venetian Bay: #13
A view of the 13th green from The Club at Venetian Bay.
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4.0
2307 Reviews (2307)
5 Stars
765
4 Stars
1024
3 Stars
329
2 Stars
105
1 Stars
84
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.3
81.5%
Recommend this course
1952 out of 2307 reviews
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3.5
70 Reviews (70)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.5
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
67.1%
Recommend this course
47 out of 70 reviews
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3.9
117 Reviews (117)
5 Stars
42
4 Stars
38
3 Stars
23
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.8
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
78.6%
Recommend this course
92 out of 117 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.

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

Available Sports

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Reviews

4.0
2307 Reviews (2307)

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 4
Handicap 10-14
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very nice

This course is very good. I recommand this couse, it worth the money.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Something Positive

I have played here while on vacations for probably 15 years. Always been a nice course, but the employees seem different. They were uniformly pleasant. The course was in great shape. It's fun to play, not too difficult (although some of the holes, particularly on the back, can be round wreckers). Played early in the morning, off-season, so pace of play was good. Altogether, a fun day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 447
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 10 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course, good layout, fun to play.

This course is in good shape, greens are firm and fast, rolling true. Fairways and t-boxes are good, some spots burned out but overall in good shape. Due to a tournament the pins were challenging, however it made for a fun round. Will be back to play this again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Really Slow

They had a women's tournament Today that really pushed things back. I wouldn't have purchased on this day if I had known. The course should list this on there specials.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

6 hour round

Our teetime was 11:10. We got off at 11:43 due to an on house tournament. We waited on every shot on every hole. The greens were not in great condition with areas with no grass and some had sandy lines on them which really affected the putts.

The staff were friendly but did nothing about the slow play.

The greens were very inconsistent regarding speed and the holes were crowned.

I understand the course has new owners. Maybe they will fix the course issues.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 118
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 116
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 59
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging Course

A great course that is steadily improving with good maintenance practices. The course can be challenging, a few greens need some extra care but overall is a great course with great staff..

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 542
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 25 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 542
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 25 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Putting Greens need serious love

This was my first time playing at The Venetian and I have always wanted to play here since I was a little kid. The layout was great and the staff are extremely friendly. The condition if the putting greens is what really let me down however. It was like putting off outside carpet in my patio. Absolutely terrible. You cannot judge or read the green speeds at all. The greens may be infected with some sorr of fungus od could be from too much sun but victoria hills or even the deltona club have better greens than this for the same price.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Course!

Always a fun place to play! Friendly staff. Very accommodating with times and allowing you to play alone

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

course was ready to play

The course was well kept and fun to play.

Went into the club house for lunch. Very

slow and food not the best.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 78
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 84
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Course Maintenance Deteriorating

Greens have many bad spots around edges covered with greensand. Sand traps need more sand and drainage as they have standing water. Fairways have very thin spots. Coures was aerated a few months ago but it has not thickened the grass coverage for the winter.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 132
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Great shape

Thought the course was in great shape. With all the rain (water in the bunkers complaint?) this handled it well. Great range, liked starting on the back 9. Greens were good, a mistake on 3 greens with fluid is recovered, however still visible. If they spray painted the greens, it would not affect your roll. Pink flags for Breast Cancer Awareness was a nice touch. Great place for couples to play. Back soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 101
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor

Course is going downhill

This course was sold new owners aren't doing much work on it course itself is going downhill have a lot of dead spots in the fairways a lot of dead spots around the greens and the greens you can't put on them they're the worst screens you've ever put it on I have to laugh at some of the people with their comments saying that they're fast screens they must play on greens at put to a six or a five all the time then

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

Greens dead area

This is probably one of the worst courses in the area for greens you can't put on lot of dead spots over fertilize and a lot of dead areas around the greens also to bonkers are in poor condition

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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