[Rwirish]

No and no need for further comment!

[Sandy and Ed]

Originally Posted by RayAmb

Can’t help but reply ! PLEASE LEAVE YOUR IDEAS ABOUT TAXES AND GOVERNMENT NORTH OF FLORIDA! The Villages have done fine for 30 years and here you go. Give us a break. You have no idea…..

AGREE. Stay out of our wallets and purses. As always, trying to spend OPM.

[ldovermiller]

NO WAY!! We should fire the golf course management and maintenance!! Get qualified INDEPENDENT management/course maintenance firm that cares, has good skill sets that will improve ALL the courses. They currently over cut (shave) the grass, poor
green's care and flat out waste our money. We need an AD HOC committee of resident owners to organize and check how our money is being wasted. It is not a money problem...we are flushed with money! WE ARE BEING HOSED!!!!!!!!!!!!

[crash]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

This weeks District Bulletin has info on executive courses.
https://www.districtgov.org/PDFView/...20230330001301

Good info in that article but left out one important issue why the courses are in bad shape, the people who play them. Every cart has a sand bottle less than 10% of them get used. For those who can hit the ball on the green only about 10% fox ball marks. Then let’s include those who think it is ok to drive a cart on the grass and you get an idea on why the grass is in the shape that it is. No matter of maintenance is ever going to make up for that.

Originally Posted by Keefelane66

There should be better oversight of golf course maintenance by Village Admistrator’s. Also an advisory of residence to call attention on conditions. Ambassadors on courses should enforce RULES and managers should back their decisions.

I wonder how many non-residents are on the courses through out the year not giving a hoot about the wear and tear on the executive courses?

While a resident is supposed to be with their guests is that always enforced?

[tuccillo]

Not true. Guests who are at least 19 can play the executive courses without a resident.

Originally Posted by GizmoWhiskers

I wonder how many non-residents are on the courses through out the year not giving a hoot about the wear and tear on the executive courses?

While a resident is supposed to be with their guests is that always enforced?

[Ltwise3500]

You said it very well!

[vinricci]

Or they could make the walkers pay their fare share.

[Nacoma]

I’m not sure what or why most of our executive courses are in such bad shape? It’s my understanding that courses in certain counties aren’t allowed to water as often as needed?? Maybe maintenance people would like to do better but aren’t allowed to water as often as they’d like?? Often when you ask the standard excuse for conditions is because the amount of play. To that I say, have you ever played Baseline in Ocala? That course sees an enormous amount of play but is always in wonderful shape compared to our executive courses?? So what gives? Why can’t we do better here? I don’t know everything that needs to happen behind the scenes but it does make me wonder why??

[Rainger99]

Do the people in charge of golf course maintenance (see post #7) ever have public forums where they take questions?

[Marathon Man]

Originally Posted by vinricci

Or they could make the walkers pay their fare share.

They do that now. Fair share is zero.

[donfey]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

We already pay for maintenance. This "green fee for better conditions" is just a toe in the door for green fees at all courses, or the end of free golf. Those who use carts already pay trail fees. If the current landscapers cannot do the job, do what the homeowners do, fire them and get someone else who will do a better job for less.

Well said!

[jwilde3rd]

Originally Posted by Papa_lecki

I know this post will be crucified…..

But, if the districts picked ONE executive in each “area” (i.e. north of 466; 466 to 466A; 466a to 44, south of 44) and charged $20 or $25 a round, BUT the courses get an extra level of maintenance, basically, they are awesome courses.
Maybe tee times are spaced out an extra minute or two.

Would you support it? Would you pay to play that course?

You still have the others you pay for the trail fee. They would be maintained as they are now, some good some bad. They may not be the most interesting courses, but the conditions would be REALLY good.

That would be an innocent start to an inevitable march to pay to play with minimum course condition improvements. There is plenty of money in the developers purse to pay for maintenance. This is an unjustified price increase. John

[dennisgavin]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Here ya go……let us know what the response was.

Mitch Leininger, GCSAA
Director of Executive Golf Maintenance

Tamara Rolle
Administrative Assistant to Executive Golf Maintenance

Dalton Parker
Supervisor of Executive Golf Maintenance

Jack Winters
Supervisor of Executive Golf Maintenance

Contact Us
Executive Golf Maintenance
1026 Canal Street
The Villages, FL 32162
Phone: 352-674-1885
Fax: 352-674-1805

Why are the courses around Lopez (Briarwod, Walnut Grove etc always in better shape then te rest of the courses? They get as much play based on what I see on the tee time service.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

Do the people in charge of golf course maintenance (see post #7) ever have public forums where they take questions?

Looks like you can call them anytime.
Public forum……..that would turn into a shouting match!