[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by mickey100

You have no idea what the course were up north that I played nor the traffic they experienced. There have been drought conditions up north as well as down south. We can play golf at areas surrounding The Villages for the same $$ or less, and have better conditions. And as far as conditions being a lot worse, have you played Cane Garden in the past few weeks? It is nice to be able to bring our own golf carts - but we PAY for that in maintenance, price of electric or gas fuel, and wear and tear on the carts. You have to take that into consideration when calculating total golf costs.

On the plus side, I think there has been progress made on the condition of the Executive courses. They really do seem better overall than they used to be a few years ago. I'd love to see a resident's committee review or have input on championship course conditions. And, IMHO, there needs to be better communication regarding conditions. The blurb on golfthevillages.com about Mallory and Glenview was helpful. It would have been nice if they posted something similar about Tierra, for example, to explain why the course was being closed and exactly what improvements they were making.

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