I'm watching the Open on T.V. and guess what I just saw....
rope! Good enough for Royal Birkdale then it's good enough for the Villages.
I don't think there is a course anywhere that doesn't use it. And to answer a few posters - I've seen people trip over many things -
ropes, sprinkler heads, rakes etc. You have to watch what you are doing. I played night golf once with a guy who tripped on the edge of a trap, but never tripped over a rope in the dark.