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Originally Posted by billethkid
I thought I had seen some unacceptable condition executive courses this year. However last Saturday we played Heron. The shame of shames.
T boxes little more than than dirt/sand patches. When I say no grass there was none.
Think of the worst greens you have seen in TV....Heron's wins hands down.
I do not buy into the draught offering as many other courses with responsible maintenance show stress, not neglect.
I have also heard the tale that because Pelican and Heron get so much more wild life it creates a problem.
These two courses show what insufficient maintenance begets. And it also demonstrates the level of neglect the majority of players are content to put up with.
I have said my piece to the management. I have also scratched those two courses from any play list.
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I played Heron today and it's no worse than several other courses in TV.
The middle tee on #4 has been totally lost and is completely grass free, but that's the only one that I noticed.
What I did notice was an abundance of unrepaired ball marks. I always see them but there were many more at Heron than most other courses I play.
I will say that Heron is a very pretty course with water and wild palmetto areas. It's too bad the condition, like all of the execs that I've played is deplorable.
What really surprises me is that The Villages does everything else here in a first class manor. The rec centers, pools, cart paths, landscaping, softball fields, tennis courts and every thing else is so well maintained. You would think that a business such as this that sells itself on "free" golf for life. (yes, I know it's not actually free)would be a bit more concerned about the condition of the golf courses. I can't imagine that they help sales when prospective buyers come down for a lifestyle visit and play these goat ranches.
By the way, I played OBH Tuesday and it's in pretty bad shape as well, so I'm thinking that they don't maintain the championship courses very well either.