The Club at Venetian Bay

I've always liked the course layout at VB but it's in lousy shape. The greens were shaggy and bumpy. Difficult to putt bumpy. Greens had bare dirt patches. Traps were eroded from rains or had standing water in them (we fished out four or five golf balls from one trap). Fairways had been recently aerated which added to the fun. Weeds and grass growing makes the course look unkempt. Course maintenance worker sat in our line of play with no regard to moving.

Played this weekend and I have to say the vibes at this play are amazing. From the second I parked my truck I was met by a great gentleman Yaz who brought my cart right to my truck. Very friendly staff who explained every aspect of the course and club house lay out. We got some great food at the club house before the round. The golf course was open and the pace of play was exactly as you would want it ! Only gripe would be the bunkers but let’s be honest, I wasn’t mad when I got relief from the bunkers. Overall the club is a great place to play with your buddies. We will be making this our go to course for the area!

Listen, the customer service here is amazing and if you want to feel at home and like a VIP this is the place to go!

Course shape is OK. The greens have a lot of Poana in them.

when discussing going there with someone, I was warned to not be fooled by the uptick in price over the last year and the increase in people playing there, which lead me to believe that the course would be at least in the condition that it was a few years ago. I was told that this course was sadly another one of the far too many golf courses in central Florida where the bar of expectations is set really low. I don’t put all the blame on the courses. The people need to force that bar up a lot higher. After arriving and going to the practice area, my first thought was ugh. Bumpy weeds everywhere. I love playing golf, but it has been a massive disappointment trying out these courses in central Florida. Even the private courses leave a lot to be desired. Pace of play is another problem. Although you sometimes have the problem of those who are in front of you playing as if its a qualifier for the next major, incredibly slow, the usual problem are the inconsiderate ones behind you who are not interested in how well they play, its how fast they can play. You would think that we are not in Florida instead in Siberia. Then it would make sense how you would want to 18 holes in an hour and a half.

It’s been a year since the last time I golfed here. Our tee time was 10:57am. Staff is professional and courteous. Check in with the GolfNow app was simple. The food is very good. Just like most other courses in this area, the dry wether is not helping the conditions of the fairways. But they have been able to maintain all the tee boxes and the back nine greens very well. The greens on the front nine are experiencing an outbreak of invasive grass which makes putting a challenge. The only unfortunate part of the day was a group in front of us attempting photo shoots of a young lady on every hole. The groups behind us had to wait, while we waited on every tee box for the group in the fairway to wait for the photoshoot to clear out in front of them. Fortunately, the photoshop tended after the front nine. Will be returning on Monday for a Northeast Florida Senior Golf Association tournament.

Great staff. My first time there in years... my son's first time. Proshop and starter were awesome to us. Directions, pairings... all well done. Like every other course in the area... it needs water and/or rain. The course is a fun layout. The greens were in tough shape, very bumpy. Could've used a good rolling and some serious TLC. I'll give it another shot after rainy season.

grass condition on fairway and greens sub par

your paying $75 for a course that is struggling.

If you like weeds and terribly diseased greens this is the spot. Granted we are in a dry spell, but these weeds have been there a while. Cmon man!

course is in good condition especially considering the drought and the winter grass to summer, very fun round,

Bone dry. Super slow pace. No ranger. 5 minute wait every hole. Over priced. Better pray for rain.