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Originally Posted by blueash
Yes. If that is what would help. All the "but we were promised free golf" complainers are correct. But the agreement never said "with nice greens and fairways" So if you are going to make the developer stick to the letter of the agreement don't complain. Your golf is still free.
There were nearly 2 million rounds of executive golf played in 2011
http://nancysheehanrealty.com/THE%20...S%20TRIVIA.pdf
So if the charge were a single dollar a round, that would be a lot of money and I don't see how it would break anyone's budget.
Something needs to be done and you can be sure it can't be done for free so the money is going to come from some source which ultimately means us. I'd prefer that the golfers, which includes me, pick up most of the cost rather than spreading it to everyone. |
There are almost 500 golf holes in The Villages. Two million dollars would be a drop in the bucket as far as golf course maintenance goes. I've worked at regulation 18 hole courses where the budget was $1.5 million. And unless you have an almost unlimited budget like Augusta National some things are just beyond your control as far as maintaining a golf course.
One thing I have noticed is that they're doing a lot of renovations on some golf courses. On some I've seen them totally rebuilding greens. This is a huge budget expense and may be what's taking away from the regular maintenance of the rest of the courses. I can't say for sure. I'm only speculating as to what might be a reason.
For the most part, I spent my career in golf in the north. I know of courses that haven't rebuilt their greens in over 100 years and the greens are fine. I don't understand rebuilding these greens every few years. I've heard of places that do it, but I've never actually seen it before. Maybe sand based bermuda greens need to be rebuilt more often. That was not my specific area of expertise in the golf business.