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Originally Posted by Papa_lecki
There have been many threads this spring about the deplorable exec and champ course conditions. In my experience, the executives are worse than they’ve been in the last few years, the champs are as bad as the have been historically (albeit not good, just about the same as the last few years). For example, Havana has been bad the last few years.
WHAT DO WE (as residents) DO?
email the paper?
Email someone in the developer’s org?
Email someone in the districts org (or some other home owner org)?
We should be coordinated;; i.e. the same message to the same group of people.
Any ideas?
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If the overall maintenance of all golf courses hasn't hit rock bottom, we are darn close! The maintenance budget seems incredibly low, and the processes are lacking.
The bermuda grass doesn't grow during these cold winters. Coming from Arizona, golf courses are overseeded with lush green rye grass. Courses are watered and fertilized regularly. They are mowed at least weekly. Greens are growing grass and are free of weeds and clumps. On many courses in The Villages, we putt on dirt that is painted green. And it's like playing pinball with the balls bouncing off clumps of weeds on the greens. Nothing grows during the winter with the type of grass we have.
We overplay all courses during the winter season because the developers (grandchildren) haven't kept up with supply and building enough golf courses to keep up with the exploding homes and population added over the past five years. Just take a drive over to Eastport and watch the homes being built. If only the developers would add sufficient courses in the same manner as they expertly add homes in our community.
Golf courses in this active community is one of the ingredients of the "secret sauce" attracting more baby boomers to The Villages enabling the developers to sell more and more and more homes. They seem to be tone deaf on the issues of (1) PROPER PROACTIVE course maintenance and (2) under supply or not building enough golf courses. The addition of 4 executive and 3 championship courses in Eastport is a start. It won't satisfy the current excessive demand nor will it handle the growing demand for tee times during The Villages 'season' as new homes are added by the thousands.
It appears the developers are detached from these issues (poor course maintenance and too few courses built to meet the growing demand). We must mobilize and promote this problem (if you will) in The Villages. It will take this community action from us residents to impact home sales that will FINALLY get the attention of the developers. If potential buyers become aware of these shortcomings of the poor golf course management, it might impact home sales to get them to take action. This movement by the residents needs to gain momentum, and continue to publicize this massive failing grade in The Villages right now. It will take years to correct this problem.
For those who care about improving the golf course problems, please continue to get this message out!!!!!!