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Originally Posted by bmar723
Why can the Villages use the lack of water(rain) as an excuse for the poor, or atrocious,conditions of the courses? If water is in such short supply, why can they water the medians on Morse and BV Blvd? Why are they allowed to build unchecked all the way down to 44 and yet tell us there is no water? When the latest parts of The Villages are built, what can we expect for conditions when water will be spread even thinner than now. As much as I love living here(now), I am sorely disappointed in what is going on this summer with the lack of care for the courses. I played Mallory yesterdaay,6/13, and it was a disgrace. The course should not even have been opened. And to make matter worse, the $6 evening rate is drawing even more people to trample the turf.(notice I did not say grass).  |
I imagine they have watering quotas and priorities i.e. medians get higher priority than golf courses, because they want the place to look good so they can sell more homes.
I was watching them water a grassy area near the Mallory gate last night, right across from the clubhouse. The majority of the water was going in the road - it only hit about a 3 foot patch of the grass along the side of the road. What a waste of water. When I was driving to Tierra yesterday morning, same deal - a row of sprinklers were on for over 2 hours - I hit them on my way over and on my way back, watering some grass along the side of the cart path near the church on Morse just after crossing 466. What a waste.
I also agree with you about the $6 rates and turf damage. These people have not paid for a priority membership, yet they are allowed to go out and essentially damage the already stressed golf courses. And many times you get inexperienced golfers who don't know the etiquette trying to take advantage of a "cheap deal" and they don't fill their divots or repair ball marks on the greens, etc. I wish golf course management would consider closing down the courses after a certain time of day or if the income from those $6 fees is so important, make sure players after a certain time are cart path only.