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Originally Posted by rustyp
Golf The Villages
The whole video is good but the meat of what you are asking starts at 1:30:50
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Originally Posted by NoMo50
This information is not correct. There certainly are placement points, and they are the first item considered in any request made in the tee time system.
Also, you do not automatically get 3 points to cancel/no show. One point is assessed for obtaining a reservation, whether thru a request or direct reservation. If you play, it remains as one point. If you cancel a reservation 2 or three days prior to the reserved time, you get one penalty point, for a total of 2 points. If you cancel the day of play, or are a no-show, you get 2 penalty points, for a total of 3.
The algorithm used by the tee time system is very complex, but in it's simplest terms you can count on this: If playing championship courses, Enhanced Members will always have priority over those without it. On executive courses, groups that include guests will go to the bottom of the pecking order. Groups that include golfers with a high number of points will struggle for tee times during the busy season.
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Excellent - you understand the system.
Most golfers complaining about their group not getting tee times in high season do not understand the preferred placement part of the point system. At 1:37:37 of the video it is explained. It takes some concentrated listening to totally digest it. I perhaps can help - Think of it as two tiers - 1 your placement priority 2 your usage points.Your placement tier is the first hierarchy in the algorithm then the points usage average kicks in. Thus everyone with the highest placement priority followed by rank order usage points only within that placement category comes first. Then the same thing starts all over for the second highest placement category.
My experience is golfers that play championship courses often usually have a grip on this. Very few executive groups realize there is both a placement and point categories.