Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Hacienda Hills 9/3/21
Just finished playing Lakes-Oaks. Should have stayed in bed.
The fairway grass is already sparse and patchy, some areas are burned out----looks something like our winter "rough". However, go 2 inches off the fairway and you might lose your ball in 3 inch Bermuda (in places), other places are already hardpan. The greens , frankly, $ucked. Running a solid 5 on the stimpmeter or less No consistency, almost impossible to hit a 30 footer hard enough to get it to the hole, bumpy, irregular and boasting 17 "lumpy donuts" The sand traps looked OK, I managed to avoid all of them so I'm not sure what they were like. And the Coup de gras was the practice green; it looked like Dr. Zeuss's worst nightmare. It prompted my playing partner to quip: "They should have demolished the practice green and left the clubhouse standing" And to top it off, the two groups ahead of us finished 26 minutes behind pace (to which the "ambassador" stated---"it's busy today") Do yourself a favor and stay away! Stay Away! |
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You didn't happen to find a pocket knife off the 9th green of the Lakes?
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Thank God I didn't---I probably would have used it to cut my wrists
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I'm glad you didn't then! that knife is a sharp mother!
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I played them the day before and agree with every bit of that. The fairways look like they have not had any water in months and the rough just off of them is so high you almost have to take an unplayable if you can even find your ball. Had a lie on Lakes # 6 15 feet from the hole (which is normally a great approach shot) inches off the fairway and the rough was so high we almost gave up looking for it.
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Shhhhhh, don’t tell anyone about the poor conditions. We are building a bunch of villas where the pro shop used to be and want to get the maximum golf course premium for them.
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Thank you for this post on conditions at Hacienda. I was considering playing there today because so many other champ courses have been aerated recently. Glad I decided to play exec instead!
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After snowbirds leave, a lot of GCs are close for repairs. Same old story every year |
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BTW some of the traps were a muddy mess. Some guy came by a ran around in the traps at about 90 mph in his little tractor and piled up the sand and never bothered to rake it down or work on the sides.
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HOW SAD with everything going on in the world the only heartbreak, and wrist slashing problem is a poor quality golf course. We wont look for sympathy for the continual deaths or hospitalization, of Floridian ( by the Governor) from you. How sad.
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And while I didn't think it was possible, that post turned a golf course condition thread into a POLITICAL COVID statement. Some people must have a one track "mind" |
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