Wow - I wouldn't want to spend my retirement thinking "I've made my bed, not I have to lie in it". Houses sell like hotcakes here - .

I thought the golf powers had a real good opportunity to try the newer grasses at Tieera Del Sol or the next new 27 hole complex. It seems all agree its all about the water. If there are new strains of grasses that use far less water why not use them? I don't get it. More people,more carts,more rounds, less water but lets use the same grasses and methods anyhow. What sense does that make?

Oh, so the lack of rainfall at all very well conditioned courses up and down the road outside TV is also the reason they are maintained in much better condition?

Very astute comment. Right on the subject of golf course conditions.

I agree. I am really sick of that type of comment, not just in this thread, but others as well.

You have no idea what the course were up north that I played nor the traffic they experienced. There have been drought conditions up north as well as down south. We can play golf at areas surrounding The Villages for the same $$ or less, and have better conditions. And as far as conditions being a lot worse, have you played Cane Garden in the past few weeks? It is nice to be able to bring our own golf carts - but we PAY for that in maintenance, price of electric or gas fuel, and wear and tear on the carts. You have to take that into consideration when calculating total golf costs.

On the plus side, I think there has been progress made on the condition of the Executive courses. They really do seem better overall than they used to be a few years ago. I'd love to see a resident's committee review or have input on championship course conditions. And, IMHO, there needs to be better communication regarding conditions. The blurb on golfthevillages.com about Mallory and Glenview was helpful. It would have been nice if they posted something similar about Tierra, for example, to explain why the course was being closed and exactly what improvements they were making.

Sorry, but it's your bed not mine and I've got no complaints.

The Nancy Lopez course was a beautiful emerald green when we were there........
Everything , including golf courses looked green that October and November......
That was in Marion County, in the northwest quadrant of The Villages.
The quiet, non busy area.....no crowds at the supermarket, etc.

Didn't realize Florida has had such a draught thereafter?

I've seen really brown looking golf courses when looking at other 55+ retirement communities both directly above TV and directly below TV......

Also, besides the brown looking golf courses, noticed also that they are not really close to major shopping (such as food, various products, services, etc.); whereas TV does have so many needed services close by.

Mike,

Where did you get these numbers? I was renting a home on Bailey Trail in May of 2009. We had over 10 inches of rain in 4 days with lots of flooded areas and all the golf course sprinklers had to be turned on 24/7 for a couple of days. So I at least know that the May 2009 total you posted is incorrect. Are these numbers your own?

I don't reject your premise but remember that the local area has hundreds of golf courses and we all receive about the same rainfall.

Another Thought
 

Could it be that "other" courses have only one (1) course to maintain instead of the many that are here? Not all maintenance crews are the same, either. Most of them are paid very well and are well trained at others. Don't know about here. The CC's back home were also closed down one day a week, too.

These courses are also played year-round, not just the summer months. That could also make a significant difference.

Dunno. Just thinking.:mornincoffee:

Russ,
That's true. Was that TS Fay? I got the figures from a search for historic weather data for TV. The site for the actual rainfall was weather-warehouse dot com. The source for the average rainfall per month was from weather dot com I believe.

Makes me wonder if a decimal point was misplaced on the site. I have rechecked the site and I transposed the figures correctly to my spreadsheet.

Carl Loper at WVLG made the same comment about all of TV receiving about the same rainfall, but there are times when it comes down in buckets in Spanish Springs and the sun is shining at Lake Sumter. But I guess it all evens out.

Thanks.

:wave: Thank you! So many other posts seem to be ignoring that and other crucial points. So many nearby courses have better rates and better conditions which is why we golf off base in winter months. Water management for the courses in TV is incompetent. No matter how many times people defend the system of running irrigation systems around the clock to prevent flooding in times of heavy rainfall it still adds up to nonsense. Three weeks after heavy rain and constant irrigation discharge you'll see how low the ponds are and needed irrigation has to be cut back. We've seen courses get in great shape for a special event. After the event it's back to deteriorating conditions. The Palmer course along Buena Vista is well maintained for the sake of visibility by those considering a move here. If many choose to accept and defend substandard conditions that's fine with me. I choose to seek management that is sincere in making conditions better.:wave:

djl,I couldn't agree more. It just seems that the powers to be don't care. Excuse after excuse.

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