The Club at Venetian Bay: #13
A view of the 13th green from The Club at Venetian Bay.
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3.9
2320 Reviews (2320)
5 Stars
771
4 Stars
1028
3 Stars
332
2 Stars
105
1 Stars
84
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.3
80.8%
Recommend this course
1964 out of 2320 reviews
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3.6
73 Reviews (73)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
27
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.5
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
69.9%
Recommend this course
51 out of 73 reviews
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3.8
111 Reviews (111)
5 Stars
35
4 Stars
40
3 Stars
23
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.8
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
77.5%
Recommend this course
86 out of 111 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

3.9
2320 Reviews (2320)

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 95
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Improving

I’ve played this course several times over the past 5 years and it’s definitely in the best shape I’ve ever seen it. It appears that they are slowly making improvements to the course and hopefully they keep going. Great job!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Absolutely sucked. Must be a quarter of an inch of sand on the greens. Try in a month. They need to pray for a ton of rain. Greens unplayable. Worth a bucket of balls.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Love this course

Arguably one of the best-valued courses in the New Smyrna/Port Orange/Daytona Beach area. The course is always in great shape, the staff is always friendly, and tee times are always available.

The course itself is player-friendly, challenging on some holes, and well maintained.

I know they’ll be aerating greens this month, but I’m sure they’ll have everything in tip top shape soon thereafter.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Person behind counter at entrance

Must arrogant and unwelcoming individual..I would fire him if I was owner...no comprehension what so ever ..monkey face asvu enter..

Wow

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course in great shape

We played just before they punched greens.

It had rained heavily the day before so water in bunkers…so we just raked bunker and placed ball but course had drained well with no problems.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once 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
Played On
Reviews 69
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 174
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Great place to play! Venetian Bay!

Great place to play. Friendly staff. Greens a little slow. Reasonably priced.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Conditions deteriorating

Played here in February and again in May. February conditions were great and maybe due to lack of rain the conditions seem to have gotten substantially worse. Greens and tee boxes were ok but fairways and rough need a lot of work.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course on good condition .

Long way between green and next tee.

GPS in buggy

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 69
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Disappointing

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Immaculate vibes !

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!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 174
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 37
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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