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19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
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Conditions
3.8
Value
4.7
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
2.3
76.2%
Recommend this course
17 out of 19 reviews
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4.0
7 Reviews (7)
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Conditions
3.7
Value
4.7
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.4
Amenities
2.0
StaffFriendliness
4.7
71.4%
Recommend this course
5 out of 7 reviews
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4.0
7 Reviews (7)
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Conditions
3.7
Value
4.7
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.4
Amenities
2.0
StaffFriendliness
4.7
71.4%
Recommend this course
5 out of 7 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
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts 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

Reviews

4.1
19 Reviews (19)
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Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Knowledge of course schedule helps

It would appear my time was slid in smack dab in the middle of a ladies league or similar. Only played 7 due to the delays.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Perfect round

Had a great day. Could see the beverage cart more often (zero times). And no food in the pro shop. Only bars and beers kinda thing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good value

Great deal! Some holes in better shape than others.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice practice course

Short course but good for working in all shots. Excellent value. Staff was very nice. Check it out.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 115
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Best Counter Person Ever

From the moment we got there we were treated with kindness and fun. The lady behind the counter was the nicest we have ever encountered in the 181 different courses we have now played in central Fl. over the past 12 years.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good value

Not in the best of condition but good fun with some challenging holes, and good bang for your buck!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 47
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

This course is not forgiving

You have to hit your ball very straight on this course. A couple drives have to be hit perfect to be in play. Nice selection of par 3's

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 76
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Ct Pat

Great value for the buck but also very busy.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 52
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Pristine warmup course.

Great place to get warmed up for later round of golf. Thanks to Golf Now you can get 7:30 AM tee time. Neat course close to Lake Bess. It is nestled among nice homes near Winter Haven.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 113
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Need to play a couple times to know where to hit it..

Not a bad executive course, good place to practice wedges and approach shots. Pretty tight as well, you can get into trouble if you don't know where to place tee shots. Greens were very slow, not bad looking just real slow. The staff was great very nice and informative. Great deal for $10 no doubt, will go back for sure.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very nice comfortable course

I would recommend this nice 9 hole course. We'll be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very Nice Executive Course

This course was perfect for my wife. Just the right length and good challenges. She even almost beat me!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Surprising

We were pleasantly surprised at the course. It was not the typical executive course. We said we would play it again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value for the money.

Played in December of 2014. Course is in the best shape I have seen it. It is a short course and is player friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice short course.

Lake Bess Golf Course is in really good condition. The greens are in great shape,but just a little long even after just being cut. A good place to get in a quick 9 or work primarily on irons and wedges. Will definitely play again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Nice Little Executive Course

This course is worth the money. It's very walkable and there is a Hot Deal on GN for it every morning. The greens at Lake Bess are in amazing shape. They play a little slow but they are even and true. Playing from the tips, almost all of holes are drivable but a few well placed trees will add a bit of challenge to it. The practice areas are in great shape and the carts work just fine.

I'd consider this more of a winter course because of how great of shape it's in compared to summer - like most places in Florida.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice little course

Nice little course. I was anxious to see how the short course would play and was quite surprised. I probably only used my driver on 2 of the 9 holes. Definitely had an iron out for almost everything out of the tee box. Most of the par 4s are within driving range but the course is designed where it is basically impossible to drive them without ending up OB or in some trees. Course was in great shape and dry after an absurd amount of rain the day before I played. Great value as well. I would certainly recommend this course if you want to get a quick 9 or 18 in.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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