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Originally Posted by FG111
Greetings -
Although I have been living in The Villages for the past year, there is an area of confusion which I seek advise regarding The Village Golf Courses...
What entity owns, controls and maintains the golf courses ?
Are all villagers permitted to use the gold courses ?
Can people from outside the Villages use the golf courses ?
Who pays for the golf courses as the fee charged can't support the operations of the golf courses ?
Are villages residents permitted to walk on the sidewalks along the
golf courses during the day / night ?
Can anyone drive their golf cart on the golf course path if they are not golfing ?
What advantage is the golf courses for the average Villager who doesn't play golf ?
Are my tax dollars in anyway supporting the golf courses in any manner?
Thanks
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The executive golf courses are owned by the AAC north of 466 and PWAC south. The championship courses are owned by the developer.
Yes all villagers are allowed to play both executive and championship.
On executive courses you need a guess pass for a non-villager to play. You get these from the large Rec centers. There is a fee to play for the guest (I have forgotten how much).
The executive courses are funded from your amenity fee, and this is why they are restricted to villagers. The Championship courses are funded from their fees to play.
You are not allowed to walk along the golf cart path if you are not playing. There are a few championship courses where a pedestrian multimodal path runs along side the course. I don't think there is a police force to stop you, but it is dangerous and will **** off the golfers.
Same with driving on the golf course cart path if you are not playing.
If you don't play golf, the courses provide open areas and beautiful views. Otherwise they would have crammed in many more houses. The courses also are the "flood" zone in your neighborhood, designed to capture the rain from hurricanes. And this was proven to be useful for a recent hurricane (forgot the name, September 2016 I think).
Your amenity fee is supporting the executive courses as mentioned. Do you consider this a tax?