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Originally Posted by Singerlady
So, if you’re playing with 2 people that have RAs, then the non-RA people will have to drive on the path for all 18 holes. I’m not comfortable riding with anyone except for my husband, and he will not golf with me on ladies days! And I am not going to be the one always riding on the cart paths. I really do not want to handle a rake that someone else has used. The solution to that is a personal rake on my cart. What is going to happen if people will not touch the rake and rake the sand? Exactly what has been happening now.... messy sand traps. I assume there will be people who will refuse to touch the rake and we will see traps with foot prints. With regard to the pin, I will not touch it or remove it. I imagine other people will do the same and now we will see an increase in damage to the cup.
I find the timing of this suspect with the snowbirds coming down. Is this to please the swarms that will be coming from God knows where or do the developers anticipate a drop off by year-round residents being made up by the snowbirds?
Why were individual Golf Carts allowed on the golf courses for this long but all of a sudden they aren’t. Could it be the snowbirds?
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IMO, yes it is about the snowbirds just like it is every year. This is a foolish ruling. One of the advantages of single carts is that the rounds usually are a bit quicker as everyone can drive right to their own ball location, unless of course you get stuck behind a group that’s getting their moneys worth out of the round. The wear and tear is an excuse. It’s the players who don’t fill divots, etc.or take any other type of responsibilities when playing that affect course conditions. Course managers can easily dictate when carts should be limited to roughs on either side based on conditions at any point in time.