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The Club at Venetian Bay

3.9
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3.9
2292 Reviews (2292)
5 Stars
759
4 Stars
1018
3 Stars
328
2 Stars
103
1 Stars
84
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.9
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.3
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81.4%
Recommend this course
1940 out of 2292 reviews
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3.4
59 Reviews (59)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.5
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
66.1%
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39 out of 59 reviews
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3.9
131 Reviews (131)
5 Stars
46
4 Stars
43
3 Stars
26
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.8
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
77.9%
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102 out of 131 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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Tees
Tee Par Length Rating Slope
Gold 72 7072 yards 72.9 132
Blue 72 6553 yards 70.9 127
White 72 6032 yards 68.4 119
Green 72 5297 yards 65.3 111
Red (W) 72 4932 yards 67.8 112
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Scorecard for The Club At Venetian Bay
Metrics:
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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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

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Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

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Reviews

3.9
2292 Reviews (2292)

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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Lkingsbury1954
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best

This is our favorite place to play. Looking forward to gpgetting back there soon!,

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Dutch318is
Played On
Reviews 177
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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onetakejjake
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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u000002928843
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Ok except for starter mistake

We enjoyed the round. However, the starter for some reason paired us with a twosome that was EXTREMELY slow. There was no real reason to just let us go off as two since there was plenty of course ahead. This caused us to back up everyone behind us even though we tried to let folks play through.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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u314162572342
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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u314162937050
Played On
Reviews 73
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather

Great tee boxes and fairways, bad greens

I don't know why the greens are so bad when rest of course is good. I like the course but probably will allow the greens to improve before coming back.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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u7725717
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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u7725717
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Greens were not good

Course layout was good. Greens need a lot of work.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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u000004815954
Played On
Reviews 107
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Venetian Blind to its greens

Good track with roomy fairways. I thought I heard this course had excellent, fast greens, but the day I played they were furry with some bad spots. Because of that, I’ll drop my rating to 4 out of 5 stars.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Stang
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Beautiful layout

Course is well laid out and easy for the average golfer.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Sauce157
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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u469467224
Played On
Reviews 93
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Quality But

Quality course, but tee boxes need much work; most are crowned which makes you search for level spot!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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murietabob
Played On
Reviews 46
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Needs green sleeper

Good layout but tees were poor and greens slow and terrible. I will never come back

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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u314161151542
Played On
Reviews 23
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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bruisey
Played On
Reviews 68
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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tntofgb
Played On
Reviews 67
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

50 50 course conditions

Front nine is in tough shape and greens were bumpy and dried out with some burn spots. Back nine was in excellent shape and a lot more fun.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u000001213434
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Stang
Played On
Reviews 27
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Sandcastle612
Played On
Reviews 32
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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u000004515788
Played On
Reviews 101
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Top 500 Contributor

Slow greens

The greens are the worst in Central Florida have a lot of dead spots you have to put through with a lot of fertilizer on the Green on called for overpriced for the course it's a 40 to 45 hour course not no $60 course

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