Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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See the last two words of your post for the answer, it’s not your cart.
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Cane Garden
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Not a captive.
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Golf The Villages Last edited by bagboy; 02-16-2020 at 09:25 PM. Reason: Being helpful |
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Let me tell you what the Ambassadors do, and would take more than one complaint to get them fired They "try" to keep pace of play, even though the elitist a holes think they are pros, and think pace of play is that the ones in front of them are playing too slow, even when they are shown that everyone is either ahead of, or on time. They sand the freaking divots for the lazy asses that don't They repair the freaking ball marks for the lazy asses that don't They rake the bunkers for the lazy asses that don't. They keep placing the rakes in the proper positions, which if people would attend "Good Golf School", would know the why and how. They fill divots on the tee's for the lazy asses that don't They police the tee's and pick up cigarette and cigar butts for the lazy asses that just toss them on the ground. They pick up your garbage......there are garbage receptacles on every hole ya know. They keep you hydrated They fill your sand bottles They get grief for pin placements beyond their control They get grief for the course conditions They try to make your day of golf as enjoyable as they can. All this and more for minimum wage.....and a smile............. why? Steve |
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Courses go thru cycles.
The bad will come back to good.
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Would be nice if golfers wouldn't drag feet on the greens. At least now by the rules golfers can repair "spike" marks.
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Min wage and reduced green fees...
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Another thing I've noticed with the new rules, is that a lot of people are jerking the flag out of the hole...to get their ball. At least previously when the flag had to be removed, the really lazy could use those little suction cups at the end of their grips...to retrieve their balls. Now, they're damaging the edge of the cups while jerking up on the flag...because of their laziness. As to course conditions, rumor has it that Tierra's greens...are in excellent shape. |
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Belle Glade and Lopez in good shape.
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Ohio Buckeye, the conditions of the greena have nothing to do with the amount of play. THey are black in places with no grass. THey are bumpy as crazy{maybe a roller would help} and the Champ courses are rarely totally full anymore. Conditions and prices? Played Glenview Monday THe greens were healthy but very slow. I just do not think the people who run these courses know what they are doing.
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We played Cane Garden yesterday, Allamanda to Hibiscus, and I mostly agree with the OP. Allamanda was OK, with decent greens and fairways, but Hibiscus was disappointing. Fairways were fine, with plenty of grass, but the greens are very patchy and bumpy. The turf management on these greens is lacking. But overall, I wouldn't say either course was in terrible shape. But neither was in as good condition as Tierra or Orange Blossom. And the $47.00 I paid as a priority member is not a bargain by any stretch. I paid $48.00 on Saturday at Juliette Falls, and that is a bargain. What a nice golf course.
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Are you taking into account the cost of the priority membership, the cost of your golf cart, and wear and tear on the golf cart? And depending on where you live in The Villages, it may take the same amount of time to drive to Palmer in a golf cart as it does to drive to Ocala in a car.
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Course conditions
Played Bonifay Destin-Ft. Walton Tuesday. Every green on both nines had been treated with some kind of black dust that made putting almost impossible, ruined your golf towel by wiping all the black residue off of your ball, and made your golf shoes look like you had walked through a coal mine. For this, I paid $47-- the Priority rate. I must admit, the Ambassador had empathy and handed out good golfer coupons to my group. My partner joked with him about whether the reward could be used to pay for dry cleaning.
Okay, courses must be maintained. But is it fair to charge full price to play a course that's getting a face lift? If I had wanted to putt on mud, I might have played Lake Miona for half the price. |
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