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Originally Posted by drcar
Fact: the Championship Courses are owned by the developer, they always have been. The developer sub contracted the management of the courses to a company called GMS. The course maintenance is sub contracted to several private landscaping companies. About 1 1/2 year ago the Villages took over the running of the Championship courses. The ambassadors, starters, pool people, inside staff all work for the villages. The rates are set by the management team that oversees the total operation of the Championship Courses. All 12 courses work under this umbrella.
Fact: All the executives courses north of 44 are own buy the districts. But the districts sub contract with the villages to staff them. The districts have complete control over the rates and the operations.
I hope this helps
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Yes, this does help. Thanks for the info. IMHO the greens fees on the courses seem high in comparison to other courses with similar conditions. For what its worth, I think given all the play the courses get, the prices could be a bit lower. Other courses have lower fees and still remain in business. It's free enterprise, yeah I get that....people are free to not play or go elsewhere. But I do understand how people feel a bit like they are being taken advantage of. They think of TV as more of a community developed for the good of the residents. Yeah, I know it's not that way, but there is a big sense of community in TV.....maybe it's just a bit fantasy...but it is there.