Golfing on Christmas

[The Gazette]

The executive golf courses in The Villages will be staffed on Christmas to provide a safe and enjoyable golfing experience. Starters and ambassadors will be on site to assist Villagers and their guests with their golfing needs.

More... (https://www.gazettenewsthevillages.com/golfing-on-christmas/)

[thevillages2013]

And its free!!

[MSchad]

Only starters will be present to assist in orderly starts and assure 1 golfer is a villager. No ambassadors. No rentals or sales of any kind.

[A-2-56]

That is great! Thank you and thanks to the management for accommodating us!

[Cadybell]

The reservation system shows no open tee times. Does that mean we can just show up and see the starter to play? First Christmas in the Villages!
Happy Christmas Eve Day!

[Two Bills]

The reservation system shows no open tee times. Does that mean we can just show up and see the starter to play? First Christmas in the Villages!
Happy Christmas Eve Day!

Turn up, play any course, no booking required.
Last Christmas we were here, wife and I had a nine ball in front of us, before we went round!

[Cadybell]

Turn up, play any course, no booking required.
Last Christmas we were here, wife and I had a nine ball in front of us, before we went round!

Thanks!

[Shadow8IA]

Starters will only be at executive courses until 2:00

[cypress]

Turn up, play any course, no booking required.
Last Christmas we were here, wife and I had a nine ball in front of us, before we went round!

What does this mean(the nine ball part)?

[asianthree]

Priority gets me great rates, don’t need the free for all on Christmas. So enjoy everyone who tries to play

[MSchad]

What does this mean(the nine ball part)?
Nine people playing in one group.

[Bogie Shooter]

Complaining posts to follow; large crowds, long waits, inexperienced golfers…

[rustyp]

So we need not reinvent the wheel here is last year's free golf discussion. Same as the year before and the year before and the year before. It is an attempt to deflect the course carnage dissertations but my intuition says no. Christmas? - it's groundhog day.

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/villages-florida-general-discussion-73/christmas-day-golf-314243/?highlight=Christmas+golf

[golfing eagles]

So we need not reinvent the wheel here is last year's free golf discussion. Same as the year before and the year before and the year before. It is an attempt to deflect the course carnage dissertations but my intuition says no. Christmas? - it's groundhog day.

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/villages-florida-general-discussion-73/christmas-day-golf-314243/?highlight=Christmas+golf

Excellent, however the carnage is REAL and began with the first group out this AM. I sat on my lanai and watched for a while as "golfers" (and I use that term loosely) took divot after deeper divot but had an allergy to the sand bottle, tramped through the bunkers with a rake allergy, drove their carts within a foot of the greens, and didn't have a clue what a ball mark was much less how to repair it. Yes, you're right---it's the same as last year, and the year before, etc. Free golf on Christmas??? Personally, based on 8 years of watching the destruction, I would charge DOUBLE today!

[rustyp]

History of The Villages part 1 - It's good to be king !

[turk3531]

There were ambassadors where we played.

[DaleDivine]

:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:

[golfing eagles]

'Twas the day after Christmas
And all through the course
Not a divot was sanded
They showed no remorse

The bunkers had footprints
Right next to the rakes
Please use them you fools
That's all that it takes

And then I approached
What looked like a green
With ballmarks and scuff marks
Like I've never seen

The Morse's gave them
A day of free play
Too bad the destruction
Has ended this way

[joshgun]

Although last year not many golfers took advantage of the freebies because it was so cold.

[jedalton]

Only starters will be present to assist in orderly starts and assure 1 golfer is a villager. No ambassadors. No rentals or sales of any kind.
There will be 1 Ambassador

[jedalton]

Nine people playing in one group.
Thats why we will have 1 Ambassador

[kcrazorbackfan]

Did anyone that played today (day after Christmas) notice any course carnage?

[kcrazorbackfan]

'Twas the day after Christmas
And all through the course
Not a divot was sanded
They showed no remorse

The bunkers had footprints
Right next to the rakes
Please use them you fools
That's all that it takes

And then I approached
What looked like a green
With ballmarks and scuff marks
Like I've never seen

The Morse's gave them
A day of free play
Too bad the destruction
Has ended this way

That’s what I was wondering in my above post?!?!

[Dennys37Packard]

I love when there is always someone bitching about something, no matter what, it’s not always about you. One day a year that grandparents get to show their family The Villages, share a round of golf with them, and not hurting their pocketbook. The divots will get sanded in this week, the ball marks will be raised up ( I always fix 2 or 3 to my 1) If most of us did that, we could help in letting the greens repair faster. Try chilling out, stop trying to undo America’s Friendliest Town. We have enough Negative Nellies here already, be part of the solution.. Enjoy what little time we all have here and on special times like this, smile a say....”looks like that family is having fun. “. Have a healthy 2022

[JMintzer]

Did anyone that played today (day after Christmas) notice any course carnage?

Caddyshack - Ending Explosion - YouTube (https://youtu.be/U0Hx5ka1FiA)

[DaleDivine]

Caddyshack - Ending Explosion - YouTube (https://youtu.be/U0Hx5ka1FiA)

:boom::boom:

[DonH57]

'Twas the day after Christmas
And all through the course
Not a divot was sanded
They showed no remorse

The bunkers had footprints
Right next to the rakes
Please use them you fools
That's all that it takes

And then I approached
What looked like a green
With ballmarks and scuff marks
Like I've never seen

The Morse's gave them
A day of free play
Too bad the destruction
Has ended this way

Bravo ! Well said but not much changes on the other 364 days!:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[mike234]

if it free, these cheapskates in the villages will line up for days for it........

[rustyp]

I'm continually amazed at the number of people here in TV that are miserable but choose to stay. Oops wrong thread or is it ?