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pendi99 05-08-2024 05:30 AM
Havana golf
 
Interesting that it closed and reopened w/zero public announcements?

greg.turay 05-08-2024 07:07 AM
Recovered pretty well
 
I played with a Couple of friends on Kenya this week and the greens are a bit fuzzy, not real fast, but weed free and fairly true lines to the holes. It was a pleasure to golf a real course in the Villages again.

UpNorth 05-08-2024 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2328223)
Southern Oaks looks (& plays), like an airport that someone stuck flags in. I played there exactly once. Shook my head all the way home, realizing what an idiot I was, for riding 40 minutes in a golf cart to play that joke of a golf course.

On the other hand, it proves how smart the Developer is. He bought that land and said ... "Geez, most people aren't going to want to buy a house right next to the Turnpike. That land isn't worth anything. Oh wait! Let's stick some flags in the ground, call it a golf course and we'll charge folks extra to live on the golf course".

Nearly all of the championship courses are designed with the same boring layout.
Developer puts in drainage ponds on land and hands it over to be turned into a golf course. Designer has to work with what the developer gives him, which is not much.

jabacon6669 05-09-2024 07:10 AM
Havana has opened
 
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Originally Posted by jabacon6669 (Post 2327739)
My source, a manager at one of the championship courses tell me it will be re opening around June 1. Also, those talking about the grounds crew moving south. That happened a few months back, and went to Southern Oaks. Maybe that's why Southern Oaks is in such great shape.
Havana opened this past Monday.

BrianL99 05-09-2024 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by jabacon6669 (Post 2329771)
Havana opened this past Monday.
In my opinion, Havana is in the best condition of any course on Campus ... including TDS & Glenview.

The fairways and greens aren't cut as short as usual, as I think they're working hard to keep it in condition and rain is in short supply. As a result, the Greens are slower than most would like, but the course is in great condition for TV.

sowilts 05-09-2024 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2329842)
In my opinion, Havana is in the best condition of any course on Campus ... including TDS & Glenview.

The fairways and greens aren't cut as short as usual, as I think they're working hard to keep it in condition and rain is in short supply. As a result, the Greens are slower than most would like, but the course is in great condition for TV.
Agree, played Kenya this morning. A+ all around. Fixed 27 other divots during 9 holes.

BrianL99 05-09-2024 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by sowilts (Post 2329965)
Agree, played Kenya this morning. A+ all around.
Let's not get blinded by "reduced expectations". Augusta National is A+, Havana is definitely B ...which is saying a lot in TV! :BigApplause:

Shipping up to Boston 05-09-2024 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2330017)
Let's not get blinded by "reduced expectations". Augusta National is A+, Havana is definitely B ...which is saying a lot in TV! :BigApplause:
The difference is you don’t have to give up your first born to play a round at Havana!

thelegges 05-10-2024 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston (Post 2330020)
The difference is you don’t have to give up your first born to play a round at Havana!
Sometimes the first born comes out a little wonky, so might be worth a give away for great course

jarodrig 05-10-2024 05:18 PM
My wife and “the girls” played Havana today .

She stated that the course was I great shape , unlike it was a couple of months ago….

So….???

Steve 05-13-2024 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by pendi99 (Post 2325293)
What is going on with Havana golf? Closed for 6 weeks, no apparent work being done?
Abandoned? No work being done?
Drove by late yesterday afternoon. Flags were in and even saw a couple of players. Must be open now. You would have thought the local paper would have had a banner headline on the front page announcing a remarkable recovery!

Steve 05-13-2024 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston (Post 2330020)
The difference is you don’t have to give up your first born to play a round at Havana!
Wait until the next rate increase!

dewilson58 05-13-2024 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve (Post 2330873)
Drove by late yesterday afternoon. Flags were in and even saw a couple of players. Must be open now.
Welcome to the party

Cbriggi 05-14-2024 07:22 AM
I played Havana yesterday. For the most part fairways, rough and greens are in very good shape. However all the bunkers are like concrete. They have not been groomed at all. We played Kenya and Killa. On the turn to Kenya all the greens were sanded where Killa were not. Consistency is all a golfer can ask for and that was a fail.

lawgolfer 05-14-2024 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2326779)
I played Tally-Fox Run yesterday and shot 74 from the Blues. I thought the Greens were running exactly the same ... about 8.5 - 9.0.
I played the same nines yesterday. I doubt that there was one green that ran much above 7. The practice green was faster, which adds to the problem when you get on the course.

BrianL99 05-14-2024 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by lawgolfer (Post 2331128)
I played the same nines yesterday. I doubt that there was one green that ran much above 7. The practice green was faster, which adds to the problem when you get on the course.
Over the last week or 2, all the courses seem to be letting the Greens grow a little longer, due to the lack of rain ... which of course, slows them down.

Played TDS Sunday and the greens were a bit slower than normal ... my guess was 8.5.

Robojo 05-19-2024 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by pendi99 (Post 2325293)
What is going on with Havana golf? Closed for 6 weeks, no apparent work being done?
Abandoned? No work being done?
When I first moved here I saw all these complaints And I said to myself I'm so glad I don't play golf. I came for the pools. However, the pools are usually FILTHY as well.

Villages maintenance needs to step up their game.

JMintzer 05-19-2024 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Robojo (Post 2332664)
When I first moved here I saw all these complaints And I said to myself I'm so glad I don't play golf. I came for the pools. However, the pools are usually FILTHY as well.

Villages maintenance needs to step up their game.
None of the dozen pools I've visited have been anything less that very clean... Most were pristine...

Stu from NYC 05-19-2024 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Robojo (Post 2332664)
When I first moved here I saw all these complaints And I said to myself I'm so glad I don't play golf. I came for the pools. However, the pools are usually FILTHY as well.

Villages maintenance needs to step up their game.
Have never seen a filthy pool here. You want to elaborate


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