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4.1
81 Reviews (81)
5 Stars
28
4 Stars
38
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.5
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.3
89.7%
Recommend this course
72 out of 81 reviews
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4.5
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.7
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.6
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
13 out of 13 reviews
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4.1
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.4
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.8
89.5%
Recommend this course
17 out of 19 reviews
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Course Highlights
This tight, precision-focused 9-hole layout features elevated greens and rewards shot-shaping skills at outstanding value. The pro shop staff consistently earns praise for their friendliness and professionalism.

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Holes 9
Type Public
Style Executive
Par 35
Length 2228 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A
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Lake Bess Golf
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Course Details

Year Built 1994
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards
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Reviews

4.1
81 Reviews (81)
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Reviews 46
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Executive Course

We were looking for an inexpensive quick 9 holes . The course is groomed and set up perfectly. You'll enjoy it .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 58
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Morning

Lake Bess is a nice, short course that you can enjoy with family, friends and particularly new golfers. The conditions are fine for what you’re paying in greens fees and the staff is friendly and welcoming.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Local favorite

One of my favore smaller courses. People are great!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
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

Perfect Saturday morning

My wife and I always love playing Lake Bess. The clubhouse staff is the friendliest and most helpful I've ever seen. The course layout is just the right level of challenge for us, and today the pace of play was perfect! No one in front or behind us...and this is pretty common there. They just upgraded their golf cart fleet---very nice!

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

Vastly improved course conditions!

Course has been renewed and is in good shape compared to last year. New carts a plus as well. Thank you!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 58
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice and easy

Lake Bess is a friendly, short, 9 hole course where you can get outside and enjoy the sunshine. It’s not particularly difficult and a great place to learn for a beginner. The staff is very friendly. The have challenges with course conditions but certainly worth the price.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A great Sunday morning experience

Staff always friendly and helpful. Makes playing there even more enjoyable

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course

The people at Lake Bess are great! Course fun to play

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
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 Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course had multiple greens under repair. We were not told if this prior to our round. Course is short to begin with, this made it like a pitch and put.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 109
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Still drier than many in the area

Had a golf cart die on the 4th. But they replaced it quickly enough that we still finished 18 in 3 1/2 hours. It helps to have someone in your group playing the front tees on the 8th hole to spot fall of shot over the waste area!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 109
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Not as good as a few months ago...but...

A few months back I played here at the tail end of the "snowbird" season. The greens were in good shape. Now the greens have dead spots again, and two of the greens are provisional while they are being rebuilt for the next snowbird season. There are a couple of things that makes this course worth playing during the summer: 1) it is relatively inexpensive; and 2) the fairways are dry for the most part.

This is a short course, but it is tight, and on a couple of holes taking the high route is very tight. Being able to flight your shots will definitely save you some strokes here.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Greens and fairways rough

They had a few greens closed for repair and cut random greens into the fairways and the greens that were in the right spot were more dirty and dead grass than anything. Little to no cart path to follow with very uneven and bumpy fairways to drive in. Overall bad experience. Didn’t reduce price or give any heads up about poor quality of course during repairs.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice little course

Nice little 9 hole course. Very friendly staff in pro shop.

Course, specially the greens need rain, like almost every course in central Florida. We’ll play again

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The Proshop Staff Woman was very Professional and Kind.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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