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Originally Posted by EPutnam1863
When we visited some friends in TV, my husband was taken out to their "free" executive golf course to play golf. He was surprised to see that it was only par 3 and was completely unchallenging. The grass was in poor condition. I guess he was spoiled after having played golf in Pebble Beach, CA. But these "free" courses are great for those wanting or needing to practice everyday before attempting the championship courses.
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Yes, you generally get what you pay for. In fairness, all of the golf courses really vary as far as the condition, generally according to time of year. There is a separate section on TOTV where you can see the comments on golf course conditions. Those residents who have played a lot of golf over the years, tend not to be impressed by conditions in The Villages. One of the problems is that courses are maintained by outside maintenance companies as opposed to our courses up north where there were individual greenskeepers and their staff that took personal pride in their course. Some maintenance companies are better that others, but once the The Villages has hired a company, I think they have a contract to honor for a particular amount of time, and things can go downhill in a hurry, then take a long time to bring back up to speed if a replacement maintenance company is hired.