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Originally Posted by bmar723
Having paid over $700 for a priority membership, the cheap evening golf bothers me. It cheapens my membership as residents without one are allowed to play cheaper than me. If I play at 4 PM, it costs me $16-21 to play 18 but if I wait until 5 PM I can play for $6 and most likely still get in 18 holes.
I am also bothered by the fact that there are a bunch of "executive" course players out there taking advantage of the cheap situation. As mentioned by Taj, many of them know little of course etiquette and taking care of the course. How can I make this statement? Just play an exec course and see how many ball marks are fixed or traps are raked for example.
If conditions don't improve soon on our courses, I am going to be visiting off-Villages course more often.
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Please explain how these people play for less than you. If you choose to play at 4PM for the PM rate, that's your choice (as is the one to become a priority member) and it's not available to those who wish to pay $6. But, you can also play any other time of the day for less than a non-priority member, so these people are not paying less than you. If you're including the cost of a priority membership, remember, it was your choice to do that. A priority membership only provides better access to the courses/tee times, club tournaments, and access to the pools. Others have done the math and figured it wasn't worth it for a single golfer.
As both a championship and "executive course player", I take offense at your characterization of the "executive course players" as less worthy to be on "your" course. Remember that owning a home in TV makes everyone a "member" at all the championship courses.
As for conditions, remember that some players on executive courses are new to the game and don't yet understand all the facets of course maintenance, so the conditions there may be worse than on the championship courses. However, I encounter the same problems on the championship courses. Divots and ball marks unrepaired. Sand traps that show little attempt to smooth either divot or footprints. Perhaps not as frequent, but still there. And this is before those $6 "executive players" have a chance to play.