Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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With maintenance (IMO, you're little light on budget for 9 holes) at $600K/year and expenses for staffing, overhead, etc, I would put the # just under $1M/year/9 holes. I would consider parking lots, clubhouse maintenance, etc, to be overhead to the Country Club (restaurant). Close enough to your number. $72,000,000 gross revenue. $33,000,000 CoGS. Throw in 20% margin of error, now we're at $39,000,000 CoGS. $33,000,000 gross profit. 45% Profit. Not bad work if you can get it. Last edited by BrianL99; 03-04-2024 at 08:17 AM. |
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Yes----limited to owners and renters of 30 days or more, as well as their guests. Not much of a limitation except for the Airbnb's and other STRs. Residents other than golfers would benefit as well---less crowding on pickleball courts and other activities at the Rec Centers such as exercise classes. Just how attractive would a STR in The Villages be if all you could do is stare at the four walls?
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And although I would like to see them lower the high season prices, how is that going to improve the conditions of the courses. There would be more of a demand than there is right now!
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TV Leadership is Aware of Golf Course "Condition" Issue
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Here’s my take — greens are the main issue, far outweighing bad fairways, bunkers or tee boxes, so;
1) grounds management need to focus on recovering the greens, 2) close courses that are awful — haven’t seen Tarpon Boil on the close list & it’s greens are horrible 3) open Southern Star & Yankee Clipper to offset closures — rode by both of these on Wednesday, they look in fabulous shape! 4) get building new courses in the south, across the turnpike there is plenty of open space. No more pitch & putt or putt-putt courses are necessary. 🤞 |
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It’s not wear and tear but loss of grass on the greens that’s causing dissatisfaction this season. Greenskeepers need supervision and training. They need to hand-water tee boxes and kill weed grass before it spreads. They need to stop excessive aeration (punching) of the greens!!
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Personally, my solution is to just wait for the snowbirds to go home.
You sure don't want management to discover that your favorite executive course needs attention. They'll shut it down for a year while they spend 5 milllion dollars to dig up and cart away entire greens, tee boxes, and bunkers, only to replace them with the exact same stuff. And then they'll ban you from using them for six months until the snowbirds arrive to reduce them to rubble again by February. And lord help you, if they ever catch you walking your dog on their pristine masterpiece while it awaits its January re-destruction! |
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Executive course conditions
We usually play the executive courses and I always wonder why the grass is cut so low. I understand that the grass is dormant this time of year but grass still grows, although at a slower rate. Let the grass grow to a reasonable height!
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And there is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON, EVER, TO WALK YOUR DOG ON GOLF COURSE PROPERTY! |
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