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Originally Posted by eweissenbach
As it gets more and more difficult to get tee times on the Executive courses it made me think. Between 466 and 44, if my numbers are correct, there are 22 Executive courses. In the area south of 44 there are currently 5, with 4 more in some stage of development. That is 9 courses in the newer areas serving a population that is approaching, and eventually likely exceeding, the population of the areas between 466 and 44. Do the developers believe that the newer residents are less golf oriented, or do they simply want to retain more land for residential use? Did Harold overbuild Executive golf, or does the current generation have a different planning model? Of course, no matter what the reason, we have no control over the situation, but it does seem that the model has changed. Just curious!
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Here is my take on your questions/observations. If your numbers aren’t correct, they are extremely close, and definitely close enough for the sake of this discussion. Harold, and Gary, did not overbuild Executive courses. This statement is backed by the difficulty getting t times for a group larger than a single, unless you’re playing in the early morning dew or trying to finish your round at last light. Do the current generation of developers believe that the newer residents are less golf oriented? I don’t think they really care, they want to maximize profits by selling as many new homes as possible (not that there is anything wrong with that). There is no doubt that the business model has changed. Why not try to maximize profits by building way less Executives per new rooftop if people continue to line up to buy new homes as fast as they can be built. It reduces the cost of building the courses, and as stated, frees up more land to jam a whole bunch of homes onto. I agree with you, we have no control over the situation, it is what it is as long as people continue to buy new homes in an area with much less golf per rooftop. Unfortunately for those not living in the newer areas, the golfing overflow spills out towards the north and effects them.