Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Golf Courses….
The problem starts with the outsourcing of the maintenance and the overall upkeep of the greens etc bunkers fairways. Hiring a lawn care service is one of the worst decisions The Villages or districts can do. Down to Earth is one of the worst they try but they are a lawn company, not a golf course mtc crew. Just look at the conditions of the greens south of 466, you can not spray a weed killer on the green and expect to grow grass. Time to hire a company that knows what they’re doing.
Painting the greens green doesn't grow grass… |
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Agree but there is a distinct difference between a "poor" conditions and overplay. Poor condition=mostly everything brown or dead. Overplay= too many ballmarks, scuffed(people dragging their feet) greens. Most of the problem is lack of money to build and maintain the courses and winter weather
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Played Cane Garden yesterday...Allamanda greens were terrible. Looked like recently punched, bare spots and lack of grass. Will say Hibiscus was ok. Hate to pay $55 for lousy conditions.
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But many posters living down there insist that the "younger, hip people" who are moving there have much less interest in golf...
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Tire tracks across the greens, grossly uneven cuts, grass clippings left on the greens . newly cut holes rough on edges and uneven.
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Lack of Money??
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Lack of money and lack of willingness to spend money, are night and day apart. |
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And keep in mind the lawn company chosen is the low bidder!! No secret as to what the problem is and who is responsible.......the golf course non-knowledgeables that hire the lowest bid grass cutter.....very easy to fix. |
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In my opinion half the problem is the golf course architect should have larger and less contoured greens. The executive courses are predominantly par threes that way they have more flexibility of pin choices. And as a former employee 75% of the people who play golf down here are not golfers. I also agree that the people working on the courses are just labors driving lawnmowers.
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[QUOTE=PaulUnderwood;2305998]In my opinion half the problem is the golf course architect should have larger and less contoured greens. /QUOTE]
In most cases, it's exactly the opposite. "Contours" are what makes a Green work and helps drain the water away. Augusta National and Oakmont have some of the most severely contoured greens in professional golf ... also, some of the best greens in the world. The size of greens are dictated by a number of factors, what kind of shots are they expected to receive, the ability to drain them and budgetary constraints. The cost to build and maintain greens, is exponentially more expensive than fairways or surrounds. |
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Lincoln was a wrestler and not one I would want to misquote. .
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Here is my solution
Break the Villages into 4 golf areas
Hire a real Golf Course Superintendent and an Assistant for each of the 4 areas. This would be a very attractive job. It would add $2 million to the payroll, you would make it back by not having to close courses mid seasons, and rounds would increase on championships. Those 2 have ownership of the conditions. They can outsource the maintenance, BUT they outsources do what the Superintendent says The contract is very clear, and can be terminated with very specific conditions. |
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