Has anyone played the Silver Lake course lately?

[Clarinet]

Planning to return soon to TV and wonder if the work on the Silver Lake course has been completed yet and, if so, how is the course now?

[Mudder]

Work not completed yet

[ohiosbestus]

scheduled to open around November 1st

[jack.hunter00@yahoo.com]

Still closed

[jarodrig]

As it gets close to the “official “ opening, you can go on the tee time system to see if it’s available. If it is, it’s open ….;)

[thevillages2013]

Planning to return soon to TV and wonder if the work on the Silver Lake course has been completed yet and, if so, how is the course now?

Just played Silver Lake. I was wondering why there were no tee markers or flags:bigbow:

[palmers]

I walked around the "new and improved" Silver Lake course last week. I was very disappointed in what I saw. With the budget they had to work with I expected to see some real improvements. The cart paths are still bad. They didn't do anything to improve the two bad holes, #2 & #8. All they needed to do was to put in a couple new tee boxes. It looked like they still have a couple drainage issues. Maybe they are going to do more in the next couple weeks but as of now I would say it looks like we got ripped off.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I walked around the "new and improved" Silver Lake course last week. I was very disappointed in what I saw. With the budget they had to work with I expected to see some real improvements. The cart paths are still bad. They didn't do anything to improve the two bad holes, #2 & #8. All they needed to do was to put in a couple new tee boxes. It looked like they still have a couple drainage issues. Maybe they are going to do more in the next couple weeks but as of now I would say it looks like we got ripped off.

They hardly ever do anything when they "improve" golf courses. Mostly they just take up the turf and re-sod which is what it looks like they've done to Silver Lake. It also appears that they added a couple of beautification sandy areas which have nothing to do with golf.

A few years back I saw piles of sod over there and was hoping that they'd do something with the second fairway. Instead, they laid all the sod up against the cart paths.

It's a shame but it's not a very good layout and it has some terrible holes (Number two might be the worst hole I've ever seen in my life.) and it's always been in terrible condition. Although I will say that at one point it had the best greens in The Villages.

They had an opportunity to make it a decent little golf course but all they did was waste money.

[I'm Popeye!]

I walked around the "new and improved" Silver Lake course last week. I was very disappointed in what I saw. With the budget they had to work with I expected to see some real improvements. The cart paths are still bad. They didn't do anything to improve the two bad holes, #2 & #8. All they needed to do was to put in a couple new tee boxes. It looked like they still have a couple drainage issues. Maybe they are going to do more in the next couple weeks but as of now I would say it looks like we got ripped off.

What was the budget? I also didn't see much of an improvement. On the ninth hole, they planted bushes to the left to keep people from hitting that way. Maybe the other option "Pitch and Putt" would've been a better deal?

[DrBrutyle109]

I play Silver lake a lot. There will never be grass on the 2nd or 8th fairways until the huge trees that line both fairways are removed. The roots from those trees are so long they run out under the fairways and suck up all the water. Also, you need SUN to grow grass and those trees shade the areas where they’re trying to grow grass.

[frank1975]

Isn't this one of the reasons why they're redoing the whole course????????????

[collie1228]

I'm in full agreement with this post. I happened to see the latest drone flyover video of Silver Lake (and other courses) by Golfwingnut on Youtube, and saw no real changes in the layout. Agree that #2 and #8 are ridiculous designs. Whoever was in charge of this "improvement" probably never played the course.

[collie1228]

I walked around the "new and improved" Silver Lake course last week. I was very disappointed in what I saw. With the budget they had to work with I expected to see some real improvements. The cart paths are still bad. They didn't do anything to improve the two bad holes, #2 & #8. All they needed to do was to put in a couple new tee boxes. It looked like they still have a couple drainage issues. Maybe they are going to do more in the next couple weeks but as of now I would say it looks like we got ripped off.

I'm in full agreement with this post. I happened to see the latest drone flyover video of Silver Lake (and other courses) by Golfwingnut on Youtube, and saw no real changes in the layout. Agree that #2 and #8 are ridiculous designs. Whoever was in charge of this "improvement" probably never played the course.

[I'm Popeye!]

What was the budget? I also didn't see much of an improvement. On the ninth hole, they planted bushes to the left to keep people from hitting that way. Maybe the other option "Pitch and Putt" would've been a better deal?

Just saw the Silver Lake EGC drone flyover video. Still looks like ****.
No wonder no one posted the cost of the upgrade to this year-long mess, they are too embarrassed to do so. :1rotfl:

[stanley]

Just saw the Silver Lake EGC drone flyover video. Still looks like ****.
No wonder no one posted the cost of the upgrade to this year-long mess, they are too embarrassed to do so. :1rotfl:


It was never a secret what the renovation would entail;

Village Community Development Districts (https://www.districtgov.org/departments/golf/silver-lake-renovation.aspx)

And for the approved cost from the AAC of $329,234.00, what did anyone expect?
I personally can't wait to play it.

[Neils]

Since no one will like the improved course, more open T times should be available there. Yeah!!

[I'm Popeye!]

It was never a secret what the renovation would entail;

Village Community Development Districts (https://www.districtgov.org/departments/golf/silver-lake-renovation.aspx)

And for the approved cost from the AAC of $329,234.00, what did anyone expect?
I personally can't wait to play it.

At the beginning, they made it seem like a lot was going to be done to the altering of this course.
Silver Lake golf course, needs some trees trimmed down (both par 4s) and some bunkers to be added around holes (1st, 4th and 5th holes)... IMHO

[Clarinet]

After arriving in the Villages this weekend we took a walk over to the Silver Lake golf course and, if anyone thinks this is open and has played it, they must be either blind or not care. There are no tee markers up or flags (and holes) in the greens. So how do you figure that some people have managed to play this course?

[jack.hunter00@yahoo.com]

Opens thusday afternoon. 10-28

[frank1975]

It’s open now as of October 30th

[Mhorn18]

Wife and I played SL yesterday. Just reopened and is in great shape. Greens little slow but fairways and greens good shape.
Be advised. The course is now cart path only except for 2 par 4 holes.

[Island57]

Played it, enjoyed it. Looks nice and we had no complaints. It’s cart path only even for the par 4’s. That’s the big difference, also, the t boxes on 2 and 8 are lined up better so there’s not as big a crossover risk. The new landscape looks nice, “butterfly gardens”. It’s a nice course!

[frank1975]

You would think!!!!!!

[dsikora]

I played there on Wednesday. The greens and tee boxes have nice grass. The fairway grass is thick, dense and somewhat long so it is very hard to find your ball. The course was packed with golfers in the mid afternoon. After being closed for so long I really do not see any major improvements.