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Klink1627 04-28-2021 06:43 AM
Golf
 
Its really unbelievable that we pay 164 dollars a month and have to pay winter rates.now they extend the winter rates another month.$$$$$$ .if the courses were worth the money ok.some really suck.people that LIVE here should pay same rate year round. Notice: you want revenue? In give people!e who live here to play here! Duh!!!!

Challenger 04-28-2021 06:57 AM
Also play championship courses and the cited comment was meant for cart use on all areas where carts travel. I agreed with the origional single person cart decision, however , it is taking a high toll on grass .

DaleDivine 04-28-2021 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Jazzcat (Post 1936468)
We drove past Kenya yesterday and noticed that the fairways (#1 and #9 were all we could see) were aerated as the cores were all over the fairways. A step in the right direction hopefully.
I saw them strip all the grass off Kenya #9 and put new grass down. We'll see if that makes a difference.
:pray::pray:

stanley 04-28-2021 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Klink1627 (Post 1936507)
Its really unbelievable that we pay 164 dollars a month and have to pay winter rates.

If you're talking about the amenity fee, that has nothing to do with champ courses

Grill Meister 04-28-2021 07:17 AM
I used to work at Havana several years back, when Chris Debusk was the head pro there. Every morning, before the maintenance crew arrived, Chris would ride the course and make certain it was in immaculate condition. After his ride, he met with the crew chief and gave him a list of areas that needed attention. Havana, under Chris, was one of the best kept courses in TV. It'd be nice to have Chris back.

KYtoTV2021 04-28-2021 07:40 AM
Too many houses; not enough golf courses.
 
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Originally Posted by mtlee024 (Post 1935808)
Played Havana about 2 months ago, green, fairway, and tees were in very bad shape. We took them out of our rotation. Put them back in an played there today, 4/26/2021. Not a whole lot of improvement progress. Many of the greens still had places that were burnt out or just sand. All of the greens had many many weeds. Tees were in better shape, but a lot of the fairways still had very bare and thin on grass.

Hard to believe as much money has the golf courses net, they can't put and keep a course in top notch shape. We are paying premium dollars for muni course condition, just sad.
As someone in the process of moving to TV, EVERY golfer who I have been set up with has complained that TV continues to add more and more and more houses (ie revenue), but NOT nearly enough golf courses -- particularly exec courses (ie expense).
How many more hundreds of millions of dollars does TV need?
We need more executive courses and other infrastructure to keep up with the hundreds of new houses that TV roll out every month.

What good is "free golf for life" is you can't get on a course?

BillDyer 04-28-2021 08:22 AM
Bonifey
 
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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 1936400)
Bonifay was in great shape this week.

Belle Glade was in great shape this week.
I played Bonifey on Saturday and the greens and fairways were NOT in good shape. Bumpy, bare spots and not a lot of grass. Not worth the $47. Glenview yesterday was is excellent shape, tee thru greens. Something ain't right.

EviesGP 04-28-2021 09:04 AM
I/we play outside the bubble every week, as I refuse to pay the fees here, for the terrible conditions(concrete fairways). Many of the ones we've played at, were in much better conditions, and for less than half the cost.

drcar41@aol.com 04-28-2021 09:25 AM
Conditions on Bonita Pass
 
[QUOTE=Shbullet;1936383]
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Originally Posted by Challenger (Post 1935972)
Played Bonita Pass last night- Conditions so bad that it does not even qualify as a "Golf Course" . Better described as a "Cow Pasture"
No grass on tees and little on greens. Here ten years and never have seen this level of poor conditions on exec courses. Too many people for the number of courses. Need to return to limiting single passenger carts.[/QUOTE]



Im trying to understand your solution to return to limiting passenger carts. BP has no par 4s so what would this do to help the condition of the tees and greens as you mention are in poor shape
I agree with the above poster, BP has no par 4's, hence, carts should not be on the fairways. Number of carts has no bearing on the conditions of the greens nor the tee boxes. This is another example of listening to media hype and not paying attention to the facts.

captboxcar 04-28-2021 12:06 PM
There is no excuse for such bad conditions especially on executive courses.If there was a desire to keep them up they would be like the ones outside the Villages. For a place that promotes itself as a golfing paradise you would expect better and you deserve better.

Bear5325! 04-28-2021 04:32 PM
Think they are bad now just wait they are cutting back on course ambassador’s they fill the holes on the tee boxes fix ball marks on the greens pick up broken tees.
Also help direct first responders to medical issues on the golf course.

stanley 04-28-2021 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Bear5325! (Post 1936739)
Think they are bad now just wait they are cutting back on course ambassador’s
That's not written in stone......................yet

dewilson58 04-28-2021 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Klink1627 (Post 1936507)
Its really unbelievable that we pay 164 dollars a month and have to pay winter rates.now they extend the winter rates another month.$$$$$$ Duh!!!!
Posters are amazing.

sheena0904 04-28-2021 05:39 PM
[QUOTE=drcar41@aol.com;1936610]
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Originally Posted by Shbullet (Post 1936383)

I agree with the above poster, BP has no par 4's, hence, carts should not be on the fairways. Number of carts has no bearing on the conditions of the greens nor the tee boxes. This is another example of listening to media hype and not paying attention to the facts.
What about the millions of foot steps/traffic on the greens and tees EVERYDAY? Much harder on the turf then a cart driving over certain areas.

Funkman 04-28-2021 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Hape2Bhr (Post 1936375)
I played DW Field (a muni) in Brocton MA yesterday for $27, walking. It is in fantastic shape, with fast greens. It's in better shape than the club I belong to.
Haven't played that course in years, used to have a friend who lived right next door to it. We're heading back up north next week, I may have to hit it up again for old time sake.


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