[ajbrown]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

I did receive a reply to my email to Golf Administration.
Although I don't totally agree with them............they did respond and I respect that. And they did get some feedback.
FYI


Thanks for taking the time to share your concern and allowing us to respond. Just wanted to share a couple facts with you. Our last increase to range fees was in 2006, and an increase was needed to cover increasing operational cost. We discussed our the options at length and decided to increase the individual token cost, and leave the range cards/packages status quo for the time being, therefore the avid practicer would not be affected. With the increase in the token price, we had to address the warm-up bucket, and we felt this was the best option available to us.



We respect your opinion, and while you may not agree, hopefully this will give you some additional information to consider.



Best Regards…Erik

Thanks for the information. I guess I better make sure I update my range card before they hike that . I liked the $1 for 12 balls to hit before a round. It is just the right amount of golf shots to see what hurts and which way the ball is going that day. At $2 for 18 I might as well spend $3 for a bucket of 48 and share or sell ....

Oh well.... thanks for taking the time to post the details.

[rubicon]

When you consider the heavy investment residents have concerning their golf carts and that the cost of playing golf off campus includes a golf cart then you understand that the championship courses here are even more expensive than what an earlier poster shared with his 3 years study.

I shared in an earlier post with another poster that it would seem there would be more reasonable rates for reidents since they made a huge investment in this community
As to another posters mention of the cost of travel to off campus site bear i mind most guys carpool reducing the expense....and I;ll bet they off campus players still come out ahead.

for those who are use to paying higher golf fees a resident new to TV comment that for the prices he is paying he was use to thicker turf, an employee load his clubs on the cart, etc.

the courses here get heavy play and it shows.

[Polar Bear]

I know the topic is championship courses, but for somebody who has not yet moved to TV, can you give an idea of costs for lesser courses, executive courses, etc.?

[Mudder]

Exec courses are free if you walk. About $145/year for trail fee if you use your cart.

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by Mudder

Exec courses are free if you walk. About $145/year for trail fee if you use your cart.

Thanks! And I found the fall/winter rate listings for the championship courses (seem reasonable to me), but what about summer rates for championship courses?

[Tom Grooms]

Executive courses are free and we have 30 of them...

[784caroline]

Originally Posted by sdavis44

Thanks! And I found the fall/winter rate listings for the championship courses (seem reasonable to me), but what about summer rates for championship courses?

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OK lets discuss summer rates for championship courses. I will start with how about $6 after 5 pm with Tee time reservation for all the holes you can play. This year was a 20% increase over previous years ($5) which is well beyond the rate of inflation. Maybe someone is complaining... BUT I dont think so! GREAT DEAL even for the non-serious golfer!

[Warren Kiefer]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

after Washington D.C. area for 20 years, I still think the prices here are a steal. The quality of these courses for less than 200 dollars a round is a great deal for my taste.

I have heard this comment many times. This is not Pebble beach or any other far away location. You simply cannot compare courses thousands of miles away that only have a 6 month season. This is The Villages in central Florida where golf is played 12 months yearly. The point is that of many local "outside" golf courses, why are six of the Village courses the most expensive of all the nearby local courses ?????. I have also heard the additional cost in green fees, is because the Villages courses are in so much better condition. If you believe this, then you don't play outside the Villages. Stonecrest and Spruce Creek are usually in superior condition as compared to the Villages courses.

[ronat1]

I can't wait to hear the whining about the chocolate candy bars in the Championship course's starter shacks increasing from $1 to $1.50 effective this past Saturday.Ready, set, go!!!

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by 784caroline

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OK lets discuss summer rates for championship courses. I will start with how about $6 after 5 pm with Tee time reservation for all the holes you can play. This year was a 20% increase over previous years ($5) which is well beyond the rate of inflation. Maybe someone is complaining... BUT I dont think so! GREAT DEAL even for the non-serious golfer!

All I can say is WOOT!! Now that's what I'm talkin' about! That's when I play most of my golf! :^)

[Warren Kiefer]

Originally Posted by Tom Grooms

Executive courses are free and we have 30 of them...

They aren't free nothing in the Villages is free. You have your monthly fees along with your likely trail fee.

[Warren Kiefer]

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker

Don't forget the value of the transportation time and fuel cost to the off campus courses.

This only applies to we Villagers, If you live in the community where the outside courses are located your transportation time and fuel costs are no more than ours to play in the Villages, but, their green fees are still much less that the Villages courses..

[Golfingnut]

The outside courses do not have cart access from my garage.
They do not have 19th hole choices like The Villages.
The convenience of The Villages courses is invaluable to me.

The truth is, I just simply would not load my clubs into my car, drive to a course, unload my clubs and carry them to a cart, unload my clubs from a cart and load them into my car, unload them from my car, clean the dirt and grass out of my car and then sit down for lunch. And all that to save $20.00 dollars. I am more sensitive to my convenience than to a 20 dollar bill. I moved to The Villages for retirement, not a part time job as a bag boy.

So: if it is all about money, go outside. If its all about convenience, play here. But, please don't complain that $50.00 is too much to pay for a round of golf. And, I want everything in The Villages to be higher to insure it remains the best retirement place we could find.

[Challenger]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

The outside courses do not have cart access from my garage.
They do not have 19th hole choices like The Villages.
The convenience of The Villages courses is invaluable to me.

The truth is, I just simply would not load my clubs into my car, drive to a course, unload my clubs and carry them to a cart, unload my clubs from a cart and load them into my car, unload them from my car, clean the dirt and grass out of my car and then sit down for lunch. And all that to save $20.00 dollars. I am more sensitive to my convenience than to a 20 dollar bill. I moved to The Villages for retirement, not a part time job as a bag boy.

So: if it is all about money, go outside. If its all about convenience, play here. But, please don't complain that $50.00 is too much to pay for a round of golf. And, I want everything in The Villages to be higher to insure it remains the best retirement place we could find.

sounds about right to me

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by Warren Kiefer

They aren't free nothing in the Villages is free. You have your monthly fees along with your likely trail fee.

If there's no cost in addition to the amenities fee, then it's free as far as I'm concerned. And the trail fee is optional, so it's still free to me. :^)