Evans Prairie Practically Unplayable

[Parteeinga]

Played Evans Prairie today (Killdeer to Osprey)

The greens were mostly dirt. It is frustrating to see a putt heading to the center of the cup, only to veer off at the last few inches due to bad green conditions. Fairways have a lot of bare spots and areas with grass were pretty much scalped.

Based on course conditions around The Villages, some maintenance supervisors and workers need to be fired. We pay our hard earned money for these courses. We should not have to be subjected to these poor conditions.

[waynet]

Our groups took it off the rotation. Total ripoff for that price.

[mickey100]

Unfortunately that's golf in the Villages. There are always a handful of courses that are absolute crap. You really have to keep on the conditions before putting in golf requests.

[golfing eagles]

Played Evans Prairie today (Killdeer to Osprey)

The greens were mostly dirt. It is frustrating to see a putt heading to the center of the cup, only to veer off at the last few inches due to bad green conditions. Fairways have a lot of bare spots and areas with grass were pretty much scalped.

Based on course conditions around The Villages, some maintenance supervisors and workers need to be fired. We pay our hard earned money for these courses. We should not have to be subjected to these poor conditions.

Nicely worded for 2024.

2023---same thing
2022---same thing
2021---same thing
2020---same thing
2019---same thing
2018---same thing
2017---same thing
2016---same thing
2015---same thing
2014---same thing
2013---wouldn't know, wasn't here, but I suspect SAME THING:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[Galmarini]

I agree the course should be shut down. The greens are terrible for what we pay.

[miclray]

As a potential buyer (avid golfer) in The Villages, this is extremely concerning to hear!

[alwann]

Did you ever wonder: If the Morse folk play golf, where?

[kkingston57]

As a potential buyer (avid golfer) in The Villages, this is extremely concerning to hear!

Have played in Florida entire life. Only good courses are the ultra private golf courses. Middle of the road courses are OK but conditions have been going down. To find a good course in Florida be ready to pay 50K equity and 20K a year. A lot of good courses in the Orlando/Disney area but they are resort courses(5 hour rounds) and be prepared to pay $150 a round.

[kkingston57]

Did you ever wonder: If the Morse folk play golf, where?

Only in blue jeans!

[fdpaq0580]

I sometimes wonder what the ancient Scots, who invented the game, would think of all the complaints over course conditions today. Really. If you want a challenge, play an un manicured course. Find out how good you really are. And, yes, I have. Sand, coral, rocks, briars and brambles, etc. Quite frankly, I sucked! But it was still fun. And, in the end, isn't fun why we play?

[alwann]

What's more, in the beginning sheep "mowed" the fairways and, like the recurring complaint here, owners didn't pick up their droppings. "Watch where ye step, laddie!"

[dewilson58]

As a potential buyer (avid golfer) in The Villages, this is extremely concerning to hear!

Evans is really bad.

Most courses are in good shape.

[waynet]

I do think it is far more than 2%

[UpNorth]

I sometimes wonder what the ancient Scots, who invented the game, would think of all the complaints over course conditions today. Really. If you want a challenge, play an un manicured course. Find out how good you really are. And, yes, I have. Sand, coral, rocks, briars and brambles, etc. Quite frankly, I sucked! But it was still fun. And, in the end, isn't fun why we play?

Agreed! I've enjoyed some terrible condition courses in the past, made fun by the fact that they were interesting, challenging, and dirt cheap. But The Villages promotes itself as a golf oasis, and you don't expect anything less than decent conditions around here. And some are getting pretty indecent!

[fdpaq0580]

What's more, in the beginning sheep "mowed" the fairways and, like the recurring complaint here, owners didn't pick up their droppings. "Watch where ye step, laddie!"

HAHAHA! Now we're talking HAZARDS,

[fdpaq0580]

Agreed! I've enjoyed some terrible condition courses in the past, made fun by the fact that they were interesting, challenging, and dirt cheap. But The Villages promotes itself as a golf oasis, and you don't expect anything less than decent conditions around here. And some are getting pretty indecent!

Spring is around the corner and things should begin improving.

[dewilson58]

Played it today for fun.

ZERO fun.

The poster is correct, terrible green conditions.
Not maintenance, Not sanding, Not punching holes.
Mud.................30% to 75% of the putting areas.
Jus plain crap.

After 11 holes, we walked off.
Kept giving the course the benefit of the doubt.

Unfortunately, out of 150,000 people in TV, only about 50 people read ToTV.

TV Golf should really post a warning about how bad the condition is right now.

Poooooooooooooor Snowbirds, they packed the courses.

[kkingston57]

Did you ever wonder: If the Morse folk play golf, where?

Heard they do, but where jeans. Tacky, and that is a reflection of their maintenance`

[Keefelane66]

“ TV Golf should really post a warning about how bad the condition is right now.”
I doubt it that may reflect on RE sale's

[morchol]

Played Evans Prairie today (Killdeer to Osprey)

The greens were mostly dirt. It is frustrating to see a putt heading to the center of the cup, only to veer off at the last few inches due to bad green conditions. Fairways have a lot of bare spots and areas with grass were pretty much scalped.

Based on course conditions around The Villages, some maintenance supervisors and workers need to be fired. We pay our hard earned money for these courses. We should not have to be subjected to these poor conditions.

We played Egret to Killdeer on Feb 28. The greens are embarrassingly horrible. We have out of town guests and I'm completely embarrassed as a Villager to have them play this course. There are NO excuses to have greens in this bad of condition.

[NHsnow1]

Any updates on Evans Prairie conditions? Played in Feb. Have not been back since.

[Papa_lecki]

Killdeer has been closed - i noticed it this weekend.

[dewilson58]

Killdeer has been closed - i noticed it this weekend.

Don't they close 9 holes every weekend??

[dewilson58]

Any updates on Evans Prairie conditions? Played in Feb. Have not been back since.

Played a couple weeks ago.

You can see the work they are doning to rehab the greens.
Most are very puttable.

Seeing better fairways.

All-in-all...........Progress.


But, if you are a Cup Half Empty type of person..............don't play it, you will jus complain.

[Velvet]

The mantra this year is wailing, “El Niño, El Niño…” but only for the courses which are in bad conditions, not about the other ones. So, if that is true, why was there no anticipation of the weather conditions? El Niño has been forecasted some time ago.

[Hape2Bhr]

The mantra this year is wailing, “El Niño, El Niño…” but only for the courses which are in bad conditions, not about the other ones. So, if that is true, why was there no anticipation of the weather conditions? El Niño has been forecasted some time ago.

I guess the nice courses are the result of El Nino too. :D