Golf Courses open on Christmas Day?

[Mrfriendly]

Are the Exec and Championship golf courses open for play on Christmas Day?
Thank you

[rustyp]

Are the Exec and Championship golf courses open for play on Christmas Day?
Thank you

Yes after the frost delay. Ho Ho Ho.

[rsimpson]

Are the Exec and Championship golf courses open for play on Christmas Day?
Thank you

Rumor has it they are free and first come first server (at least Southern Oaks?)

[Two Bills]

Every year, and it's free.
Watch out for the family 10 ball game in front though!

[thelegges]

Rumor has it they are free and first come first server (at least Southern Oaks?)

Not a rumor, first come first tee off, at Championship Courses, play for free. One person per foursome must have resident ID. You will find many who are in the line, don’t play championship, either due to cost, or ability.

Plan on a good chunk of your day, waiting, in initial line, then at every tee box, fairway, and green. Bring your patience, some guests may have never played golf.

All in all either you will have a great time, or wonder why you chose to play.

Since 2007, We are enhanced (priority) members. We we will be standing in line, at Disney. But at least there will be food, and drinks to keep warm.. enjoy everyone

[Bogie Shooter]

Due to the weather forecast of below freezing temperatures and frost potential for the weekend of Saturday, December 24, 2022, all Executive Golf Courses will have adjusted start times based on the schedule below:
Saturday, December 24, 2022: All Executive Golf Courses will open for play at 11:00 AM
Sunday, December 25, 2022: All Executive Golf Courses will open for play at 11:00 AM
Monday, December 26, 2022: All Executive Golf Courses will open for play at 9:00 AM
This includes the First Responders Putting Course and Lawn Bowling Field as well as the Rio Grande Lawn Bowling Field.
For operation updates, golfers are encouraged to contact the Executive Golf Course Starter Shacks.

[Mrs.Guy]

Due to the weather forecast of below freezing temperatures and frost potential for the weekend of Saturday, December 24, 2022, all Executive Golf Courses will have adjusted start times based on the schedule below:
Saturday, December 24, 2022: All Executive Golf Courses will open for play at 11:00 AM
Sunday, December 25, 2022: All Executive Golf Courses will open for play at 11:00 AM
Monday, December 26, 2022: All Executive Golf Courses will open for play at 9:00 AM
This includes the First Responders Putting Course and Lawn Bowling Field as well as the Rio Grande Lawn Bowling Field.
For operation updates, golfers are encouraged to contact the Executive Golf Course Starter Shacks.

Golf The Villages (https://www.golfthevillages.com/) Now says "ALL COURSES"

[jamorela]

Due to the weather forecast of below freezing temperatures and frost potential for the weekend of Saturday, December 24, 2022, all Executive Golf Courses will have adjusted start times based on the schedule below:
Saturday, December 24, 2022: All Executive Golf Courses will open for play at 11:00 AM
Sunday, December 25, 2022: All Executive Golf Courses will open for play at 11:00 AM
Monday, December 26, 2022: All Executive Golf Courses will open for play at 9:00 AM
This includes the First Responders Putting Course and Lawn Bowling Field as well as the Rio Grande Lawn Bowling Field.
For operation updates, golfers are encouraged to contact the Executive Golf Course Starter Shacks.

With no one watching the championship courses on Christmas Day, there is the threat of people playing before 11:00 am and damaging the courses.

[golfing eagles]

With no one watching the championship courses on Christmas Day, there is the threat of people playing before 11:00 am and damaging the courses.

What makes you think "no one is watching"?????

[Babubhat]

Stock up on hand warmers

[Mrmean58]

There will be staff present to prevent golfers before 11:00.

[Mrfriendly]

Stock up on hand warmers

My balls are heated and should be good to play 😳

[drcar]

With no one watching the championship courses on Christmas Day, there is the threat of people playing before 11:00 am and damaging the courses.

The Championship courses ARE staffed on Christmas Day! So " you better watch out, you better take care" HO HO HO!!!

[Daddymac]

Golf The Villages (https://www.golfthevillages.com/) Now says "ALL COURSES"

GO BACK AND READ AGAIN !!! They are NOT Closed..

[jamorela]

There will be staff present to prevent golfers before 11:00.

You may be right. I Played last year at noon. Saw no one at Starter Shack and on course.

[Jayhawk]

GO BACK AND READ AGAIN !!! They are NOT Closed..

You may want to take your own advice. It did PREVIOUSLY state the adjusted times were for Executive courses and now says ALL GOLF COURSES have adjusted start times. I believe that is what Mrs.Guy is referencing.

[Mrs.Guy]

Due to the weather forecast of below freezing temperatures and frost potential for the weekend of Saturday, December 24, 2022, all Executive Golf Courses will have adjusted start times based on the schedule below:
Saturday, December 24, 2022: All Executive Golf Courses will open for play at 11:00 AM
Sunday, December 25, 2022: All Executive Golf Courses will open for play at 11:00 AM
Monday, December 26, 2022: All Executive Golf Courses will open for play at 9:00 AM
This includes the First Responders Putting Course and Lawn Bowling Field as well as the Rio Grande Lawn Bowling Field.
For operation updates, golfers are encouraged to contact the Executive Golf Course Starter Shacks.

Golf The Villages (https://www.golfthevillages.com/) Now says "ALL COURSES"

GO BACK AND READ AGAIN !!! They are NOT Closed..

:what: I'll bet you didn't bother to look at the link I posted. :read:

You may want to take your own advice. It did PREVIOUSLY state the adjusted times were for Executive courses and now says ALL GOLF COURSES have adjusted start times. I believe that is what Mrs.Guy is referencing.

:sad: Thank you Jayhawk. I'm putting it all together for the person with poor reading comprehension. You are correct he should take his own advice. :laugh: You know what they say - "You can take the boy out of Long Island.... you just can't take the Long Island out of the boy." :shrug:

[Scbang]

You may be right. I Played last year at noon. Saw no one at Starter Shack and on course.

A Long long time ago ( like year 2000 ) all the courses were empty and everyone lined up with no one minding the course and nothing bad happened. Then the word spread about the free golf and they started to abuse the course and non-golfers who never played the game started to drive golf cart even on the green and dig up the course. So the villages started to staff the course at least to prevent the chaos on the first ( or any ) tee box. When the line shortens ( if ever ) staffs go home so you may not see any staffs after 12:00 or so. If you go golf on that day, you need ultimate patience. You might have to wait 30 minutes on one hole till 4 some in front of you finish that hole after40+ shots without putting out.

Good Luck everyone. I hope the courses are playable on Monday.

Cheers!

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

When I lived with a home that was right in front of a green Christmas was a very funny day to watch the golf that was played , I mean I’m not a golfer so I’m sure I would have the same problem , but it was very funny all the same

[PugMom]

You may want to take your own advice. It did PREVIOUSLY state the adjusted times were for Executive courses and now says ALL GOLF COURSES have adjusted start times. I believe that is what Mrs.Guy is referencing.

Villages Radio says the exact same thing you did :thumbup:

[dreamweaver2634]

Enjoy your home and family! Merry CHRIST mas

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

It's going to snow.

[Mortal1]

GO BACK AND READ AGAIN !!! They are NOT Closed..

didn't say they were closed...only that a frost delay is in effect.

[Mortal1]

Enjoy your home and family! Merry CHRIST mas

finished you'd have noticed it says Sat. & Sun. close till 11am and Mon till 9ish.

Passing false info...not a good thing.

[Mortal1]

Villages Radio says the exact same thing you did :thumbup:

for all courses as walking on frost laden greens damages the grass.

[Bay Kid]

Too cold to play, even for free.

[Rainger99]

Since they are not supposed to open until 11 am at the earliest and based on the current forecast, probably later, is there any chance that they will have free golf on another day? Has that happened in the past?

If you have a day of free golf and the course is closed for half the day, I would think the developer would make up for it somehow.

[tophcfa]

Since they are not supposed to open until 11 am at the earliest and based on the current forecast, probably later, is there any chance that they will have free golf on another day? Has that happened in the past?

If you have a day of free golf and the course is closed for half the day, I would think the developer would make up for it somehow.

Don’t count on it, especially starting on January 1st when the busy season rates take effect.

[Rainger99]

Don’t count on it, especially starting on January 1st when the busy season rates take effect.

I am sure they won’t do it after January 1 but the weather is supposed to be in the 70s and 80s the last three days of the year.

[MSchad]

Since they are not supposed to open until 11 am at the earliest and based on the current forecast, probably later, is there any chance that they will have free golf on another day? Has that happened in the past?

If you have a day of free golf and the course is closed for half the day, I would think the developer would make up for it somehow.

Free golf on Christmas is not designed as “one day a year” of free golf. It is one day a year they let all employees spend the day with their families and thus the courses are closed except for one volunteer at each course to keep some order until traffic lightens up. So I wouldn’t expect it moved to another day. Just bad luck the weather didn’t cooperate.

[Bogie Shooter]

Since they are not supposed to open until 11 am at the earliest and based on the current forecast, probably later, is there any chance that they will have free golf on another day? Has that happened in the past?

If you have a day of free golf and the course is closed for half the day, I would think the developer would make up for it somehow.

Oh my…………………….

[Papa_lecki]

Free golf on Christmas is not designed as “one day a year” of free golf. It is one day a year they let all employees spend the day with their families and thus the courses are closed except for one volunteer at each course to keep some order until traffic lightens up. So I wouldn’t expect it moved to another day. Just bad luck the weather didn’t cooperate.

It’s actually a benefit to the staff, not the residents.
The other option is they just close the courses on Christmas Day, but with the posts on the squares closing, that would not go over well.

[Mrs.Guy]

Oh my…………………….

:22yikes: Yep! Just when you thought you had heard it all! :oops:

[golfing eagles]

And there are actually some people out golfing----amazing what some will do for "free":1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[thelegges]

Since they are not supposed to open until 11 am at the earliest and based on the current forecast, probably later, is there any chance that they will have free golf on another day? Has that happened in the past?

If you have a day of free golf and the course is closed for half the day, I would think the developer would make up for it somehow.

Sure they will just close every course for the day if free golf to make up for the :cold: weather this Christmas.

Date has already been determined, so make sure you write in your calendar.

DECEMBER 25, 2023

[Mrs.Guy]

Sure they will just close every course for the day if free golf to make up for the :cold: weather this Christmas.

Date has already been determined, so make sure you write in your calendar.

DECEMBER 25, 2023

:bigbow: I like it!

[Mrs.Guy]

:wave: For the non-golfing and/or clueless posters here I would like to remind them that 9 of the courses have set aside 1 nine for 9 hole play. If they open at 11 a.m. or so there will be time to enjoy some golf, maybe not 18 but 9. Schedule is in today's Daily Sun. If you hate the Developer and refuse to give them a quarter, maybe you can find it online.

[Bogie Shooter]

And there are actually some people out golfing----amazing what some will do for "free":1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Today? Not free today.

[golfing eagles]

Today? Not free today.

I wasn't clear----

If they are out today playing at full price, I can only imagine tomorrow, when it's a few degrees colder.

[Bogie Shooter]

I wasn't clear----

If they are out today playing at full price, I can only imagine tomorrow, when it's a few degrees colder.

Me being picky…………..:1rotfl:

[tophcfa]

I wasn't clear----

If they are out today playing at full price, I can only imagine tomorrow, when it's a few degrees colder.

I would have been playing today if I was there, why not? A great opportunity to get in a round with very few others playing and before the much higher busy season rates go into effect. Crack open a pair of hand warmers and enjoy a 2:45 minute round : ) Tomorrow, forget it!