What were they thinking?

[jimmemac]

Played Escambia today and was surprised to learn there were only the green tees available to play due to overseeding the other tee boxes. Really?? The course was closed due to sink hole repairs that they knew would take forever. Why not do all the tee boxes at the same time while the course was closed?? Talk about poor planning, or is it proof that they really don't care about the residents?? Too me this is not acceptable!!

[Garywt]

Most likely they keep to a schedule based on weather and time of year. Why complain and state it is unacceptable. You got to play so what is the problem. Would you rather they close the course when you arrive. People need to relax and enjoy The Villages and stop bitching about the little stuff.

[PurvisT]

Played Escambia today and was surprised to learn there were only the green tees available to play due to overseeding the other tee boxes. Really?? The course was closed due to sink hole repairs that they knew would take forever. Why not do all the tee boxes at the same time while the course was closed?? Talk about poor planning, or is it proof that they really don't care about the residents?? Too me this is not acceptable!!

I played the course also but the good news is I was +1 from the blacks!

[Bay Kid]

Good practice!

[Mortal1]

There will always be people who let their feelings overshadow the obvious. You overseed based on time of year and to improve the growth of the new seed. Doing it during hot weather would have been useless.

Some people are born stupid....others choose to be ignorant...then there are those of us who just lose the ability to assess a situation correctly due to age...and I like to believe that is why most people can't figure out the obvious and it's frustrating.

[DAVES]

There will always be people who let their feelings overshadow the obvious. You overseed based on time of year and to improve the growth of the new seed. Doing it during hot weather would have been useless.

Some people are born stupid....others choose to be ignorant...then there are those of us who just lose the ability to assess a situation correctly due to age...and I like to believe that is why most people can't figure out the obvious and it's frustrating.

Sadly to me, it seems there are people that need to find something to complain about. It doesn't matter if they have any idea what they are talking about. Who was it who said it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you a fool then to open it and remove all doubt? Twain?

[Judy n Ron]

Sadly to me, it seems there are people that need to find something to complain about. It doesn't matter if they have any idea what they are talking about. Who was it who said it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you a fool then to open it and remove all doubt? Twain?

That was actually Abe Lincoln. Got the tee shirt. I wonder how much extra the original poster had to pay to play Escambia green tees?

[Rwirish]

How dare they over-seed tee boxes during the right time of the year!

[Ptmckiou]

We played twice this past week on Escambia. It made us concentrate on our short game. It was a lot of fun. Nothing like using your pitching wedge for every drive… Make lemonade out of lemons.

[richs631]

I get it, they could have overseeded when the course was closed for 2 months but really, it’s not the end of the world

[NoMo50]

OMG...the humanity! No doubt it was a beautiful day, you're on a golf course breathing clean air, and the first thought that comes to mind is: I've got to log in and gripe about the tee box I'm playing from! Getting all worked up over something as mundane as this will do nothing good for your blood pressure. Take a breath...enjoy the day...and realize there are 41 other Executive courses you can play. Where else on the planet can you do that?

[OhioBuckeye]

We played twice this past week on Escambia. It made us concentrate on our short game. It was a lot of fun. Nothing like using your pitching wedge for every drive… Make lemonade out of lemons.

Someone has to always complain. If they didn’t oversees & their weee bare spots on any Executive course somebody would of complained. If the don’t like playing the green tees don’t play the course, after all there’s what 45 other Executive courses to pick from. There’s always someone crying about something that TV are doing. They could go outside the bubble & play , I’ve seen courses outside TV that you wonder how they could charge you.

[Boffin]

Yet another Villages first world problem.

[HORNET]

What did it cost you to play???????

[HORNET]

What do it cost you to play?????

[HORNET]

Did you play any of the surrounding golf courses. I get defensive about people complaining about The Villages Golf Courses. Don’t like them play somewhere else. Executive Courses are free!!!!!!!!!!

[jarodrig]

Did you play any of the surrounding golf courses. I get defensive about people complaining about The Villages Golf Courses. Don’t like them play somewhere else. Executive Courses are free!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry to burst your bubble but the executive golf courses are NOT FREE !!!

Part of your (and my) amenity fees goes toward their upkeep AND unless you walk , there is a TRAIL FEE to be paid for the privilege of riding in your golf cart to play …..

Far cry from FREE I would say …..

[Garywt]

Sorry to burst your bubble but the executive golf courses are NOT FREE !!!

Part of your (and my) amenity fees goes toward their upkeep AND unless you walk , there is a TRAIL FEE to be paid for the privilege of riding in your golf cart to play …..

Far cry from FREE I would say …..

Very free as the thousands that don’t golf pay the fee as well. As for the trail fee it is cheap and up to each golfer to pay or not. It can be very free if you walk.

[jarodrig]

Very free as the thousands that don’t golf pay the fee as well. As for the trail fee it is cheap and up to each golfer to pay or not. It can be very free if you walk.

NOT FREE !!

What part of my post did you not understand ? Perhaps I can clear it up for you……;)

Edit: Here is a hint …. “ALMOST FREE is not FREE” !!

[Bay Kid]

It is free if you walk. Cheap if you pay a trail fee. Great no matter what!

[jarodrig]

It is free if you walk. Cheap if you pay a trail fee. Great no matter what!

I agree that it’s great. However , to claim that it’s “free” is total BS !

Reasons why it’s not free have already been explained…. :)

[golfing eagles]

Sorry to burst your bubble but the executive golf courses are NOT FREE !!!

Part of your (and my) amenity fees goes toward their upkeep AND unless you walk , there is a TRAIL FEE to be paid for the privilege of riding in your golf cart to play …..

Far cry from FREE I would say …..

Except......You pay the part of the amenity fee for the exec courses regardless of whether you play them or not, so your incremental cost is....well, FREE (if you walk)

Now , if you want to be real technical, you paid for clubs, balls, tees, and a bag. But if you would own a golf cart regardless of whether you golf, then that cost is "free". If you use a cart for exec courses, then you do pay the whopping $4 trail fee a la carte or like $140/year, which is close enough to "free" to be ignored. Lastly, was there a point to this?????

[jarodrig]

Except......You pay the part of the amenity fee for the exec courses regardless of whether you play them or not, so your incremental cost is....well, FREE (if you walk)

Now , if you want to be real technical, you paid for clubs, balls, tees, and a bag. But if you would own a golf cart regardless of whether you golf, then that cost is "free". If you use a cart for exec courses, then you do pay the whopping $4 trail fee a la carte or like $140/year, which is close enough to "free" to be ignored. Lastly, was there a point to this?????

Yes, there is a point to this….

The point is that executive golf IS NOT FREE. “Close enough to being free” is NOT FREE !

I don’t understand why that is such a hard concept to understand !

Read your own post. It clearly illustrates that fact that you ARE being charged with both the amenity fee and trail fees that frankly, should not be charged at all !

Now, if it will make you and the others feel better , you can say that there is no additional greens fees for executive golf……. :1rotfl:

[JMintzer]

Now, if it will make you and the others feel better , you can say that there is no additional greens fees for executive golf……. :1rotfl:

So, if I'm understanding you, you're saying it's basically free...

[golfing eagles]

Yes, there is a point to this….

The point is that executive golf IS NOT FREE. “Close enough to being free” is NOT FREE !

I don’t understand why that is such a hard concept to understand !

Read your own post. It clearly illustrates that fact that you ARE being charged with both the amenity fee and trail fees that frankly, should not be charged at all !

Now, if it will make you and the others feel better , you can say that there is no additional greens fees for executive golf……. :1rotfl:

So, if I read this right, you think that the part of the amenity fee that supports the exec courses should be split out and charged separately for those that use those courses? OK, how about the part of the fee that supports pickleball courts that not everyone uses? The Rec centers? The MMP's? Better yet, I don't want to pay school tax since i don't have kids in school. Where do we draw the line ?

[jarodrig]

So, if I read this right, you think that the part of the amenity fee that supports the exec courses should be split out and charged separately for those that use those courses? OK, how about the part of the fee that supports pickleball courts that not everyone uses? The Rec centers? The MMP's? Better yet, I don't want to pay school tax since i don't have kids in school. Where do we draw the line ?

Not saying that at all. All I’m saying that the recreational activities that you’ve described ARE NOT FREE….. we all pay for them in part from our amenity fees….

No need to “itemize” as we all have equal access to ALL of the activities.

PS- We have no kids……. We have paid school taxes our entire life. My parents paid public school taxes IN ADDITION TO paying to have 2 of the three of us attend private Catholic High Schools…. So they got whacked twice……. However, there has never been a complaint from us regarding having done so…..

[jarodrig]

So, if I'm understanding you, you're saying it's basically free...

Not at all what I’m saying……

What I’m saying is that “almost free” or “basically free” IS NOT FREE !

Those who believe it is are living in dreamland……:icon_wink:

[golfing eagles]

Not at all what I’m saying……

What I’m saying is that “almost free” or “basically free” IS NOT FREE !

Those who believe it is are living in dreamland……:icon_wink:

Please provide a list of those things in life that are absolutely, completely free:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[JMintzer]

Please provide a list of those things in life that are absolutely, completely free:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

1. Living inside other people's heads, rent free...

[JMintzer]

Not at all what I’m saying……

What I’m saying is that “almost free” or “basically free” IS NOT FREE !

Those who believe it is are living in dreamland……:icon_wink:

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[golfing eagles]

1. Living inside other people's heads, rent free...

All kinds of costs associated with that. You can do better:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[jarodrig]

Please provide a list of those things in life that are absolutely, completely free:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

There is n free lunch !

But , that’s not the point……:popcorn:

Edit: This is the banner that appears on top of this forum ! “ TOTV Daily Talk - Always Free!”. Does that count ??:1rotfl:

[golfing eagles]

There is n free lunch !

But , that’s not the point……:popcorn:

Edit: This is the banner that appears on top of this forum ! “ TOTV Daily Talk - Always Free!”. Does that count ??:1rotfl:

Of course----If it's on the internet it must be true :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[JMintzer]

All kinds of costs associated with that. You can do better:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

But the amusement value is priceless!

[jarodrig]

Please provide a list of those things in life that are absolutely, completely free:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

There is no free lunch !

But , that’s not the point……:popcorn: