Venetian Bay Golf Club Review

It s been in better shape... greens need work done! Nice layout ... nice views!

The greens were very bad. The pro shop employees did not act like they wanted to help you for the price paid. Coming from out of state, excited to play, but disappointed how unfriendly they were to us for our first Florida golf experience.

Played course on 3-19-17!
Terrible Course
fairways dry like playing on a driveway
greens full of weeds
Price is way to High!!!

The starter was rude
we specifically reserved a 2 some he said we HAD to be put with another 2 some!!!
Well I said I'll just go get my money back! the starters tune changed ... he then went on to tell my husband and I " he can do what he wants and let us play a 2 some ... only after blah blah because that's all i heard from the starter was blah blah.. What he said made no sense anyway!
For 55.00 pp to play the course should have been in a lot bette shape than it was!
I don't know who is doing the surveys from 3 weeks ago.. maybe employees to get people to play!!

stay away a big big big rip off!!

All summer resd bad reviews about this course. I decided to play it and was glad i did. This course has come along way since those reviews. It was in good shape. 1 or 2 tee boxes need TLC but overall definitely worth the price and has come along way. I will be back keep up the good work.

0 stars just bc of how arrogant the guy was in the proshop that works the cash register. Played here many times ok course nothing to complain or brag about there. A friend and I tried to squeeze in a quick round on a questionable weather day. Unfortunately on the 2nd hole tee box it started pouring went inside for raincheck and was told they would only issue a rain check for 9 holes since we started the round. The few times I went in for rain checks over the years at different courses I haven't ever been told this and probably would have accepted it without feeling the need for a review if he didn't come across so pompous. Maybe he used to work for the proshop at August National idk. I'm never surprised when I hear this same complaint from others when we are talking about local courses. I'm sure I will play again here at some point but definitely not in any rush to use this rain check for 9 holes after paying for 18.

Since new management has taken over this year things are improving slowly! More events and golf lessons better condition of the course etc.. FINALY getting people that know what they are doing instead of the wrong people giving bad advice to the powers that be!

62.50 on Easter was steep, but it only dropped to 60.00 on a Monday. Place is complete robbery for a mediocre course. Do yourself a favor and drive 25 mins to Indigo Lakes.

Most of the negative reviews below are about problems with coupons, deals etc. this is an excellent course, picturesque landscaping, $30 with cart, nice clubhouse and friendly staff. Nice enough we decided to look at the model homes. They were overseeing when we played and we still loved it.

Sad . I have played at this course for years and our round of golf experience this time was the worst! First I looked online for a tee time....and they wanted to charge a service fee....never had that before! So I (thought) I called the pro shop to book a tee time....price was different (more). But I did anyway.....then I was told I needed to give my cc to hold the time....never had to do that! When we go to the course no one was there....went inside to pay....was told a slightly different price (just by a few $$), when I questioned it I was told it could have been different if I booked online and I stated that I called in, he informed me that I spoked to someone in the call center? How and why so many different ways to book a tee time and different rates? Again, never had that before?

Proceeded to head out to play....course looked burned out and traps not kept end up as they were in the past. Our group was playing and then we noticed a cart approach in us in the middle of the fairway...it was a grounds keeper in a regular golf cart with a weed trimmer...he did not stop or apologize for interrupting our game and just drove thru like we were not even there? Then a few holes later...again a worker on a tractor started to fertilize the tee and fairway? Saying nothing and not letting us hit and move on? Again never experienced that in my life at any course! Normally they shut down their engines, let you hit and they continue and so do you.

It sad to see this golf club look worse and worse

I miss the original owner and staff!

Much improved since last year. Played 18 today and the only green in bad shape was the first. The gentleman in the pro shop was friendly and the starter was super nice. I would recommend to anyone looking for a challenging course with large fairways. Make sure your bunker game is good! I will definitely be back! Thanks.

A real hidden gem in Venetian Bay with amazing food. Special dinner menu on Saturday night is highly recommend. Order the "Fancy Mahi" and you won't regret it.

Bought a voucher through group golfer that they wouldn't honor because the new management changed the rules. I will never play here again.

If I could rate this club a 0 star I would. I wasn t able to finish my round due to unforeseen circumstances and only finished 9 holes. When I asked for a rain check for only 9 holes because I had planned to come back this weekend, Bryan in the pro shop told me of course I can t give you a rain check. It s not raining . I won t be coming back and I advise you not to go here if you don t want to deal with personnel like this.

Edit: I went back. They are in the process of an overhaul, and most greens have cracks through them or are not properly maintained. Fairways punched, tee boxes are missing grass, and did I mention the greens? Awful condition and one of the most expensive courses in the area. For the condition it should never be more than $20, not even on the weekend during peak times but is often listed at nearly $60 during these times.

Extremely disappointed in the round of golf we just played at Venetian Bay. We called the phone number on the website to book a tee time and was told that the rate was $39 and the young lady on the phone let us know that the greens would be aierated. No problem, we are experienced golfers and understand that. We got to the club and there were no cars in the parking lot and a large tractor was aierating one of the fairways in view of the clubhouse. One of our golfers asked if all the fairways would be punched and the gentleman in the pro shop said "I don't think so, maybe only a couple."

Turns out every single fairway was punched except 15, 17, and 18. The greens were in deplorable condition, we only made one putt outside 10 feet all day.

We expressed concern at the turn about the bad conditions of the course and were met with no remorse and even less after the round when we let them know of the bad course conditions. We don't mind that the greens were punched but the lack of concern or responsibility was disappointing and I hope that if you are considering making a tee time here, you will find a way to contact the pro shop directly and find out the real story. Apparently the girl who took our tee time does not work in the pro shop and probably isn't even on site.

Green fees were higher than we were told when we booked, layout is nice but the greens were in bad shape, and then they send 2 singles out behind our 4 some that we had to let play thru.

Good experience. Nice course. Look forward to playing it again when in the area. Got rained out only played 13. Would rate it close to a 4

Beautiful course. Great staff! and the surroundings are awesome

Sean....and I shot 79 for first time in 15 years last Friday!

This golf course has forgotten the most import aspect of golf. THE GREENS! If you want to waste your time and money, then this is the place for you. Greens are more like Greys and nothing more.