Originally Posted by tomwed (Post 1099768)

It's addressed to the point of it sounding like a broken record with opinions all over the place just like any other thread. You have some in the "live and let live", life is too short side and others who would want fast play rigorously enforced by the ambassadors handing out red cards.

Where I'm from in South Jersey I think the public courses would overbook. The private courses until 10 years ago had a female policy about when women could play. It was an unusual course where the tee off times were on schedule and you finished 18 holes in around 4 hours. Down here, more than likely you might go out before your scheduled time. I can't remember being stalled on the first tee, teeing off late because of slow play. Considering all the beginners, they must be doing something right.

Originally Posted by rubicon (Post 1099788)

Dear dewilson:

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl: Guess I am having a bad day I meant to keyboard " contact" and instead keyboarded " contract" Perhaps Saturday will be better

Personal Best Regards:

Originally Posted by DonH57 (Post 1099790)

I've never had a problem with starting late. If anything it seems lately we started out early and the starters have us on top group in front if us and by the time we reach the 6th hole we have a traffic jam.

Originally Posted by tomwed (Post 1099897)

...Policy tells you to get there 1/2 hour early...

Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 1099860)

Rubi, Rubi, Rubi, do ya love me?
Rubi, Rubi, Rubi, do ya care?
Rubi, Rubi, are ya thinkin' of me?
Rubi, Rubi, will ya still be there?

We had so much fun together
I was sure that you were mine
But leavin' you, baby, is drivin' me crazy
It's got me wonderin' all the time.

:bigbow:

Originally Posted by rubicon (Post 1099957)

Dee: Before I proceed, I hope you are a girl :1rotfl:because otherwise I'd get bit queasy with this conversation. I do love and care about people and always take an interest in them. As part of my job I counseled employees and based on performance evaluations, etc I was decent at it. So if we had a bad start let's let bygones be bygones..life is too short and I don't want enemies in heaven because then it won't be heaven.

Personal Best Regards:

Originally Posted by rubicon (Post 1099484)

Well your comments come across as elitist. Its like asking if homely people can find love

Originally Posted by DonH57 (Post 1100038)

I have recently seen pamphlets at the starter shacks covering good golf practices. I don't know if all execs have them. Golfthevillages.com have it on their site.

Originally Posted by fred53 (Post 1099991)

try to focus...it's a golf discussion...might want to keep the personal stuff to direct messages to the person in lieu of too much information here...

Originally Posted by tomwed (Post 1100066)

I must have lost my ability to see information on the screen right in front of me. Where is good golf practices on the golfthevillages.com site?

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 1100079)

This is from the Good Golf GuidePDF, that appears on the golfthevillages.com site.

Successful Start
Please arrive at the course in time for registration, 20 minutes prior to your scheduled tee time.

Originally Posted by tomwed (Post 1100087)

thank-you
http://www.golfthevillages.com/golf-...dGolfGuide.pdf
I'm going to read it. I suspect I did years ago but I don't remember as well as I use to either. What a wealth of information. Do the ambassadors carry these? I think if I had the job and someone was not following the guidelines that would be a good time to explain the role of an ambassador and hand-out the pamphlet.

ps I read through it and I didn't see anything about environmentally protected areas or possible fines. Did I not see that too even though it was in front of me?

Originally Posted by fred53 (Post 1099991)

try to focus...it's a golf discussion...might want to keep the personal stuff to direct messages to the person in lieu of too much information here...

Originally Posted by yabbadu (Post 1099993)

WOW, Someone needs more sleep!

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 1100129)

I think that is posted at the starter shacks.

Originally Posted by rubicon (Post 1100169)

so why are you off discussion on this thread rather than a PM?

Originally Posted by JohnFromMaine (Post 1115675)

I've played off and on since I was a kid but have never played as good as I have over the past two years. My handicap is now 23.8 but was down to 22.4 last year. My best par 36 championship 9 hole round is 40, 18 hole round is 87 and my best executive par 28 round is 30.



I play 5 plus months in The Villages and 6 plus months in Maine where I only play championship courses.



I've played all 3 courses at Mallory, Havana, Bonifay and Evans plus a couple other 9's. I like Havana best but all are interesting and challenging. I'm a great believer in the rule of thumb; play from the tee where you can reach the green in regulation, so I play from the whites. I've played all of the executives, except Briarwood, and do have some favorites. Yankee Clipper, Truman, Bogart & Bacall, Palmetto, and Tarpon Boil. On the exec's I play the gold tees as I just want to have fun while working on my fairway and short games. I've noticed that some of the older exec's are flatter and the newer ones more challenging. However, they all provide a good game. My rough schedule is two exec 9's and one championship 9 a week but sometime play more often.



No matter who you are and what level your game is at, play to have fun, get some exercise, enjoy the company of your fellow players, the course, and the weather. Forget the bad shots, Lord knows we all have 'em, and remember to good ones which we all have as well. The good shots not only keep you coming back but prove that you can do it.



Overall, The Villages does a great job maintaining our courses so I, for one, try my best to respect that and sand my divots, rake sand traps, and properly repair ball marks, often more then mine, on greens. We are very lucky to have found such a great place in The Villages.

Originally Posted by dbussone (Post 1115677)

From one DownEaster to another, well done. Have you ever played Norway Country Club in Norway ME or the ocean course at the Samoset Inn?