A view of the 13th green from The Club at Venetian Bay.
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4.1
1873 Reviews (1873)
5 Stars
608
4 Stars
851
3 Stars
261
2 Stars
79
1 Stars
74
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.4
87.3%
Recommend this course
1588 out of 1873 reviews
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4.1
156 Reviews (156)
5 Stars
54
4 Stars
72
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
88.5%
Recommend this course
138 out of 156 reviews
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4.2
297 Reviews (297)
5 Stars
114
4 Stars
138
3 Stars
32
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.7
90.6%
Recommend this course
269 out of 297 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7072 yards
Slope 132
Rating 72.9
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The Club at Venetian Bay
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Course Details

Year Built 2008
Golf Season Year round
Architect Clifton, Ezell & Clifton (2008) Chris Gray (2013)

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

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

Available Sports

Fitness

Reviews

4.1
1873 Reviews (1873)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 58
Patio Dining 27
Brunch 24
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 111
Water Hazards 83
Undulating Greens 45
This course/club is great for:
Locals 68
Advanced Golfers 56
Seniors 50
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 62
Convenient to the City 53
In the 'Burbs 21

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Enjoyed the round

Big fairways
Grass good throughout
Green rolled slightly slow that day

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 80
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing

I have to laugh at the reviews these are the worst screens you can put on around here I've never seen greens with so much dead grass with fertilizers on it and Weeds on the greens I do not recommend this course if you're going to play a nice course I found another one up the road Cypress Head beautiful shape no weeds no dead grass on the greens nice layout

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 362
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 10 Contributor
Previously Played

Greens could be so much better

The course is a good layout, fairways are good, Greens are Not. Too many sandy areas on the greens or weeds. It only takes a little effort to make this a destination for your golf experience.
If you decide to play the course, I would not pay full price, there are better courses that would love to have you.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Return at least twice a month.

Play here minimum 6 times a month.
For all the amenities and consistent course condition, it is 1 of the top 5 I play out of 20 courses!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 80
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

No grass in the fairways

I played this course many times and it's going downhill if you want to hit it off a hard pan in the fairways this is the course to play cuz there is no grass the grass is maybe an eighth of an inch thick a lot of dead spots around a fairways on the sides and also the bunkers and the greens are not the best if you want to spend this kind of money play a nice course go to Cypress Head this course is going downhill

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 80
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Good value

Nice layout, friendly staff, a little rough condition wise in the off fairway areas but greens and fairways were good. Enjoyed the course and will definitely play next time in the area.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Very accommodating staff

I made the unfortunate blunder of booking the tee time for the day before and even know it was extremely busy they got us off with in 15 mins.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 80
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing

Pace of play

If you're looking to play at 5 and 1/2 6-hour round this is the course you want to play they have no rangers took 2 hours to play the front nine three and a half hours to play The back nine because of no rangers they have GPS on the carts which goes straight to the clubhouse and nobody comes out and tells the people to pick up pay supply the greens need a lot of work you're putting through a lot of dead areas where they put fertilizer down not worth the money

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 258
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 25 Contributor
Ohio Advisor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

First Timer @ Venetian Bay

First, very friendly staff, as I was an afternoon single they had me join a "Member" & another frequent CVB player much earlier than my scheduled time. These guys served as great caddies, good players, and we had a good time. The course is in fine shape,; a few stressed areas, some sanded spots on greens, sand bunkers need work, but I would recommend this course. Fun layout, and greens quite speedy & unexpected breaks on a few pin positions. Fairways are good, and every hole is depicted well on the cart screen ----not many visual unknowns, but keep an eye on the screen if a 1st-timer like me. This is your typical Florida course, so respect the breezes, and hit enough club to carry hole positions. Thanx to GolfNow for the Hot Deals, as CVB was perfect stop for me before joining family & friends in NSB for dinner.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 80
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing

The greens

You have a lot of greens where they have a lot of dead spots on them of course needs work it's not worth the price they're charging this course is a 40 maybe $45 course not a $70 course you want to play a nicer course I played one the other day called Cypress Head absolutely beautiful not a dead spot on it

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyable course. Have played it over last number of years as green fee players

Greens were faster tand better than a couple of years ago.. we liked the course improvements..some bunkers removed, rough cleaned up. A good wide course for big hitters to enjoy.

We moved along nicely..a 2some rushed out infront of our 4some and a single behind us...so we kept up but it felt a bit rushed. The 2some and the single should have been put together. Tremendous slow up on 15 16,17 and 18.......it was windy and cold so we called it a day and drove in after 14 holes. Perhaps a marshall could roam to make sure slow players..not members but young men...could be told to keep moving.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

OVER RATED

Fairways not very lush. Greens terriable buurnt and rough. Probably not going back.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

NSB jewel

Wonderful first time play for 7 players. Despite lots of rain over the weekend we had cart path only, and finished in just over 4 hours. Golf shop staff, Joe, was superb in getting our group off back to back. All of us report a rating of 10 out of 10 for the range, putting green,,course design and joy to play, the Club pub, and bag drop. CU again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course

Fairways in good shape. Greens had been sanded, but good except for that. Bunkers have been new sand and in good shape. Wide Fairways, big greens. Fun with some challenging holes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 67
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Course in best shape this year

Greens had been punched with small holes, this effected putting. Sand traps need major work. Hard pan with some having standing water. Tee boxes and fairways in good shap.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Golf Option

Venetian Bay offers great golf on a well tended, challenging course and a first class drinking and dining experience afterward. All of the course folks and serving staff are competent, confident and gracious. A model for all golf clubs.

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