Bay Kid....not walking in 98 degree heat

Oh horrors. If you have been vaccinated, what difference does it make. Hope I never end up in your foursome.

The courses have taken a beating with double the cart traffic for a year. I don’t blame them for limiting 2 carts per foursome. Most
people like the convenience of riding in their own cart alone and many try to make an argument about safety when it is really about convenience yet go everywhere without a mask now that they are vaccinated.

The question becomes---who is the "third cart"? Generally, it has been the single that refuses to double up. Of course that can end up to be the guy with the RA tag, which creates problems as well. There is going to be a meeting about this Tuesday, so time will tell.

There are no trail fees on Championship courses.

Why not simply restrict all carts to the cart paths and stop the wear/tear damage to courses , no matter how many carts

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If I pay my trail fee then I use my cart

Very sorry to hear of his illness. I wish him all the best.

Someone in the office must be covering his position and picking up phone calls during his absence.

You can still get Covid, even when vaccinated. It may not be as bad, but you can still get it.

For the ten thousandth time, NO YOU CAN'T

(For the nitpickers out there, yes, 0.008% is not zero)

Very sorry to hear of his illness. I wish him all the best.

Someone in the office must be covering his position and picking up phone calls during his absence.

Wish you had said this before (as in post #48):1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

This is typical for TOTV, thread starts, posters change the direction of the post! This IS NOT about trail fees. And NO just because you pay a trail fee you HAVE THE RIGHT to drive your own cart. It gives you the right NOT to have pay every time when you ride in a cart. The two cart change is just GOING BACK to the rules before COVID. The rules then were simple if you take more then 2 carts, ONLY two can be in the fairway at a time. Folks it is THAT SIMPLE! Golfers complain about the conditions, then complain because they can't take four carts on the fairways.

So you admit you’re wrong!
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PB----I never counted you among the nitpickers:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

But can I get it if I back into a door handle??

The executive courses have cart paths(unless it's a par four) that you have to stay on unless you have a CAP. No more RA's.
I believe the doubling up only applies to championship courses and most of them have limited cart paths, not throughout the entire holes.
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Golf carts don't damage courses..........
Gun don't kill people.............

I have played so called Championship golf courses every day for the past 4 years and I will tell you that I find no difference in the condition of the courses for the past 4 years even though the allowed 4 carts to ride in the fairways. I think you have to agree that no two carts ride exactly on the same path when driving to their ball in the fairway. I will probably have a problem since my wife has Dementia and I have a heart problem and have a handicap card. If there are 3 carts do I, since I have a Spectator, have to ride on the cart path? They should make an exception for the handicapped and allow them to ride at the 90 degree rule. This is my only enjoyment in the Villages and at almost 92 years old I feel the powers to be should have a little compassion for the golfers with disabilities and grant them this privilege. I play in the afternoons every day and this should not be a problem.

Ooooooohhh. I can pick nits with the best of ‘em! Especially if it might get me a laugh!
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The course conditions sucked long before foursomes each taking a cart

Actually you can get COVID once fully vaccinated or be a carrier BUT this has nothing to do with original thread - question

A round of golf has gone much faster with everyone having their own cart!
If they are worried about the fairways with too many carts they might want to think about banning those small air conditioned, luxury, size of a small sports car, vehicles they call Cool Karts. They have to be much heavier than a regular golf cart and you would think they would be worse for the courses than an extra golf cart on the fairway.
Might as well allow everyone to take their Miatas or Mini Coopers on the courses with a golf cart rack on the back.

And your comment has nothing to do with reality. And YOUR credentials are?????? Yep, I thought so.

Why do you care? If you’re vaccinated you’re safe😎

Everyone should be asked for there polo, chickenpox , measles vaccinations they are only 97% effective ! We should restrict all modes of travel from state to state unless you have a passport just like China that would fix it all
I also believe in Sharia Law
Your a racist if you don’t think this way correct??😷😵*💫🤡

WAYYYYYY off topic

I have enjoyed being in my own cart. Still, we all knew this was going to end and we'd be back to normal. Courses all over the country have gone back to two carts per foursome, we're not any more special. The choice still remains the same, play or not play. I'll be playing.

YMMV

The courses up north have generally gone back to only giving a foursome two golf cart keys, but will be more than happy to give you four keys if you pay for two extra carts. Since we bring our own carts to the courses in the Villages, they have no financial incentive to allow four carts. Like everything, it boils down to the $$.

On average when using 3 or 4 carts our rounds have played 7 to 12 minutes quicker. Fifteen when not being held back by groups in front.

who is going to tell me about having 2 to a cart? the pro shop, when I pay? or else I pay, and the starter says I have to ride with someone? maybe the ambassador?
what are my options? a refund, a credit, or nothing?
this is going to be fun.

Are you implying that you wouldn't play at all if the starter told you you had to double up in a cart????? If so, save yourself some time-----they ARE going to tell you that. The other option is to refuse to double up, but then, as the third cart, you will have to stay on the cart paths for the whole round.

Sounds to me like you already know the policy and would not have to ask anyone or be told by anyone. So it's really your problem

One thing about this policy change that is certain, pace of play is going to slow down substantially. Those who opt to ride alone, and are forced to play golf path only golf, will easily take an extra 20 minutes per round at a minimum, and probably much longer in many cases. Couple that with no longer enjoying the faster play when everyone has their own cart and a typical Championship round could easily be 45 minutes longer. And as we all know too well, it doesn't matter how fast your group plays, you can only play as fast as the slowest group in front of you.

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I think the pace of play will speed up.We live on the golf course and you can’t believe the circling and riding around looking for golf balls.Doubling up we at least have a 1 in 2 chance one of the players saw were the ball went.

This has NOTHING to do with your trail fee!

You know what you signed up for!

These complaints are by people who fail to read what they sign up for.!

Easy way, Pay as you golf.....End of story

As Pre-Covid, I'll continue to pair up with anyone in my/their cart...except a smoker. I'd rather walk than be subjected to burning tobacco exhaust. On the question of my personal Covid vaccination status, the answer will be "I've got immunity"...and not a word more.

Most executive courses never have a cart on the grass? Are you serious? The privileged/entitled here rarely stay on the cart paths; they’re all of the execs.

Bravo! 👏👏👏👏👏