Today I played at Glenview for the first time on Christmas day. I was shocked to see the number of people that rarely, if ever, play championship courses, lining up to get their free golf. We had golfers swinging and missing, hitting two or three balls on some holes, riding their carts right up to the green, sometimes within inches of the putting surface. They were not filling in divots, raking bunkers or fixing ball marks. One couple even brought their dog along for the round. A twosome we were hooked up with on the front nine quit after 6 holes due to the slow play. We continued as a twosome and when we made the turn, another twosome jumped the line and decided to skip the required format and start on Stirrup Cup instead of Fox or Tally. It took us 5 hours to play the 18 holes, which was at least an hour longer than I am used to playing. I think I will pass on future free golf and let The Villages decide if they want this kind of treatment to continue in the future.
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