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4.0
68 Reviews (68)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
32
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.5
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.1
85.5%
Recommend this course
59 out of 68 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.7
9 Reviews (9)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.1
Value
4.1
Layout
3.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.9
77.8%
Recommend this course
7 out of 9 reviews
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4.0
43 Reviews (43)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
86.0%
Recommend this course
37 out of 43 reviews
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About

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

4.0
68 Reviews (68)
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Reviews 2
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
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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 98
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 98
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 1
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 6
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
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Second round

Today was my second day in a row playing here. It was just as fun as the first day. I can’t think of any reasons not to play this course, especially for the price.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
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

Fun course

The course is short but that doesn’t make it easy. It calls for precision shots. Every green is elevated. This is a fun course to get some short game practice in. I liked it well enough that I came back the next day.

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

Need an active course ranger

Unfortunately we were behind 4 elderly gentleman that had a difficult time. I don’t mind slow play but turtle play is not ok. They should have played ready golf. They would look at the ball. Go back to the cart then get ready to hit the ball and the others should have been getting ready. A ranger should have been out there based on the number of golfers. We were stacked up 3 deep. Other then that the course is a good practice 9 hole course. Staff is always very kind.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
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

None hole

A lovely day! Great greens! Nothing tough or brutally long

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Nice Greens

Best greens I’ve played in FL.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First time Gary

Course was fantastic, greens rolled nice. Well kept. Inside Staff was so-so, a young man (Brandon) met me in the parking lot and offered to show me around, great job! Pace of play was great until the 7th hole, very odd how slow.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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