Originally Posted by Rapscallion St Croix (Post 1745524)

When gas prices go up do you get better gas mileage? When the price of stamps increase, do you receive faster mail service?

Originally Posted by Don5154 (Post 1747907)

That’s comparing apples to oranges !

Originally Posted by sloanst (Post 1745422)

I just noticed the off season rates were published with an approximate increase of ~18%. Can we expect an 18% improvement in course conditions this summer? Just wondering. :popcorn:

Originally Posted by mtlee024 (Post 1748028)

Wrong they are owned by the Morses. They make more money on the golf course operation then just about anything else.

Originally Posted by drcar (Post 1748440)

You are correct the Championship Courses are owned by the Morse family. But how, please tell me "you" know, "They make more money on the golf course operation then just about anything else." Did your barber tell you or are you the company book keeper?

Originally Posted by cassjax2 (Post 1746001)

Stop parking on the grass and use the cart path! Only those with handicapped stickers are allowed to park near the green. We’ve also seen carts being driven across the green - STOP IT!!

Originally Posted by 72lions (Post 1746039)

News Flash: The Championship Courses are not owned by the Morse family.

Originally Posted by Rapscallion St Croix (Post 1745524)

When gas prices go up do you get better gas mileage? When the price of stamps increase, do you receive faster mail service?

Originally Posted by timberpike1 (Post 1747713)

The problem with the championship courses is the overpricing for the provided product given. The conditions are no where near what they where 5 years ago. Within the last 10 years the fees have doubled and the quality of the playing conditions have greatly decreased. The greens are average, however the fairways have no grass, it would be nice to see over seeding resume as was done prior to the last 3 winters. With the current conditions I would rather drive 30 minutes or more, to play other courses that over seed and are in much better shape all winter and cost $20 to $35 dollars less. Time is not important when you are retired and there are many courses outside the property that take only 5/10 minutes more to get to. The only way CC's will improve is if residents call golf management and state their concerns and/or totally boycott play. Money does talk. If the fairways were over seed again, the water and fertilizer given during the winter months would greatly improve the spring conditions and preserve the regular fairway grass for the summer months.

Originally Posted by Skunky1 (Post 1747895)

I suggest all golf courses to be closed Until further notice to perform deferred maintenance.

Originally Posted by John_W (Post 1745460)

May 1st to Dec 31st afternoon wave starts at 11:56 and a non-priority resident was $34 and is now $36, that's a 12.2% increase. That's all I'm concerned about.

Originally Posted by kcrazorbackfan (Post 1745619)

Good gawd! Do a bunch of you whiners get together and each one take turns on complaining about something here in The Villages?

If you can’t afford the $2.00, then it’s probably time you quit golf. Do you complain about The Villages when you lose your balls and have to buy more or when your grips wear out and you have to replace them?

Stop the incessant whining and complaining.

Originally Posted by Cheapbas (Post 1752271)

I was pretty disappointed having just bought here to see a huge increase in the rate. These are not $64 courses.

It’s not just the $$ for me, I Despise getting Hosed or being taken for a ride.

this is a venue where we can all speak up about it. Why can a course just west of here charge $25 with cart and do so at a profit and we pay 1.5 times more for sub- standard conditions. Our courses, what I heard, were not over seeded And they didn’t appear cared for. So, It seems to me they raised the price and kept it for themselves.

Are you sure it’s whining, I think the term is raising your voice.

Originally Posted by Cheapbas (Post 1752271)

I was pretty disappointed having just bought here to see a huge increase in the rate. These are not $64 courses.

It’s not just the $$ for me, I Despise getting Hosed or being taken for a ride.

this is a venue where we can all speak up about it. Why can a course just west of here charge $25 with cart and do so at a profit and we pay 1.5 times more for sub- standard conditions. Our courses, what I heard, were not over seeded And they didn’t appear cared for. So, It seems to me they raised the price and kept it for themselves.

Are you sure it’s whining, I think the term is raising your voice.

Originally Posted by timberpike1 (Post 1747713)

The problem with the championship courses is the overpricing for the provided product given. The conditions are no where near what they where 5 years ago. Within the last 10 years the fees have doubled and the quality of the playing conditions have greatly decreased. The greens are average, however the fairways have no grass, it would be nice to see over seeding resume as was done prior to the last 3 winters. With the current conditions I would rather drive 30 minutes or more, to play other courses that over seed and are in much better shape all winter and cost $20 to $35 dollars less. Time is not important when you are retired and there are many courses outside the property that take only 5/10 minutes more to get to. The only way CC's will improve is if residents call golf management and state their concerns and/or totally boycott play. Money does talk. If the fairways were over seed again, the water and fertilizer given during the winter months would greatly improve the spring conditions and preserve the regular fairway grass for the summer months.

Originally Posted by boobear51751 (Post 1757660)

Not going to happen. This place is going to the dogs fast. People are going to take a fast look here and fine out it isn't what it use to be. Priced way out of sight. This economy is about to bite the developer family in the butt with greed. My daughters age group who should be the next to start buying are not even interested in this life style. These young folks are making far more money than most of us ever did and that generation which is much smaller than our (baby boomers) group will not even give this place a second look. Extremely cramped, to busy and looks like a place that the communist would like. Only certain style homes, only certain colors, only certain amount of land, etc. etc. etc....... Cookie cutter villas. One comment is, "when you have one to many to drink how the heck do you know which villa is your?"

Originally Posted by sloanst (Post 1745422)

I just noticed the off season rates were published with an approximate increase of ~18%. Can we expect an 18% improvement in course conditions this summer? Just wondering. :popcorn:

Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 1758787)

2.5mil rounds of golf each year..............conditions are fine, not perfect, for over 50,000 golfers.


Then there is the whole Supply & Demand argument as well.


:ho:

Originally Posted by JSR22 (Post 1759637)

My husband made a tee time request for 4 people for Friday on the Championship courses between 8 and 10:30 for 8 courses. Three people were priority and they were shut out.