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Originally Posted by Luv2travel
We are just moving in to The Villages and just starting to play golf. We will be taking lessons but we play a little now. We would like to know where is the best place to play and time of day for a couple of slow players. Also, can anyone recommend where and from whom to get golf instructions. We will be moving into the Creek Side area near Lake Sumter Landing. Thanks for your help.
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First of all, welcome to the Villages, and welcome to a great place to play golf! As Downeaster said, please don't be a slow player. You don't have to be a good golfer to keep up the pace. Its just a question of doing some courteous things to keep things moving along.
One additional thing I would add is the use of a golf cart. If you and your spouse Sally are riding together, if you drive to your ball and are getting ready to hit, Sally should be looking ahead, seeing where her ball is and assessing her shot and be ready to hit when you then go to her ball. If her ball is not too far away, she can take her club and walk over to her ball while you are hitting. That little habit will shave some time off your golf round. The other thing is leave the cart on the side or back of the green when you are chipping and/or puttng, so you can hop in and ride quickly away without holding up the group behind you. Wait until you get to the next tee before writing down your score. It moves things along a little faster.
Lastly, as dwbevan mentioned, there are levels of difficulty on the Executive courses, level one being easy, and level four being difficult. When you make your reservations, only put in for the easy courses until your skills improve. There is a listing of the courses and their levels of difficulty in the front pages of The Villages telephone directory, or you can find the info at
http://golfthevillages.com/championship-golf/
Good luck and have fun!