[golf2140]

Come on rain

[Taj44]

We played Mallory the other day, Caroline to Virginia. Based on what I've read previously, I was prepared for horrible conditions, but if you kept the ball in the fairway, the conditions seemed no worse than Havana. The greens were in fairly good shape as well, quite fast. If your ball went off the fairway, however, all bets were off. You could get lucky and have grass or you could end up in areas that had little or no grass - patches of dust.

[ajbrown]

Looking to play Friday and Sunday. Based on aerification schedule looks like Havana, Tierra and Palmer are out.

That leaves Glenview, Hacienda, Cane, Orange Blossum, Lopez and Mallory.

I have heard through grapevine Glenview is hurting and Hacienda still no good.

That leaves Cane, OB, Lopez and Mallory.

Has anyone tried Glenview lately to confirm it is in tough shape?

I have been playing a bunch at Lopez, so looking for alternative. Based on Taj44 post I will add Mallory to my request list. Has Cane recovered at all, maybe aeration helped?

Thanks,
Alan

[schotzyb]

If it were me, I would not play Glenview for at least another two weeks. Our regular Friday group played there this past Friday 5/20/11 and the greens are the worst in The Villages at this time. Large diseased spots have been cut out and patched with sod, plus there are many diseased spots that have not been tended to other than aerated and sanded. Fairways and T boxes are fine.

[spk7951]

Originally Posted by ajbrown

Looking to play Friday and Sunday. Based on aerification schedule looks like Havana, Tierra and Palmer are out.

That leaves Glenview, Hacienda, Cane, Orange Blossum, Lopez and Mallory.

I have heard through grapevine Glenview is hurting and Hacienda still no good.

That leaves Cane, OB, Lopez and Mallory.

Has anyone tried Glenview lately to confirm it is in tough shape?

I have been playing a bunch at Lopez, so looking for alternative. Based on Taj44 post I will add Mallory to my request list. Has Cane recovered at all, maybe aeration helped?

Thanks,
Alan

One of my neighbors played Glenview yesterday, Sunday, and said pretty much the same as Schotzyb did about the conditions there. With Mallory Amelia is still listed as closed for at least another week. Havana does not look too bad but I will know better tomorrow as I will be playing there in the pm, I can follow up and let you know how it is.

[schotzyb]

I am also playing Havana tomorrow afternoon so I too will let you know what to expect if you plan on playing there.

[Fourpar]

Played OBH Sunday. It is still in pretty good shape. Played HH today, and it'll be a long time before I set foot on that place again!
All in all, it sure seems like TV is not taking care of the courses anywhere near as well as in previous (3) years. And yet TV still advertises as a golfing community...Take a lot of stones!

[spk7951]

Because one of my group had a late afternoon time conflict the best I can offer is an update on Kilimanjaro since we opted to just play nine today.

Fairways are not bad, just some brown spots and overall dry. Some of the tee boxes are especially dried out. Greens are not too bad for being aerated one week ago. Sand seems to have pretty much filled into the aeration holes, but I did find a couple of issues with green #6 and #9. Did not notice much bounce when putting. On #6 there is a small area heavy with sand over on the right side while on #9 green in the right front there are five patches of sod.

Rain certainly will help but at $9.50 for the round, no problem.

[schotzyb]

Originally Posted by spk7951

Because one of my group had a late afternoon time conflict the best I can offer is an update on Kilimanjaro since we opted to just play nine today.

Fairways are not bad, just some brown spots and overall dry. Some of the tee boxes are especially dried out. Greens are not too bad for being aerated one week ago. Sand seems to have pretty much filled into the aeration holes, but I did find a couple of issues with green #6 and #9. Did not notice much bounce when putting. On #6 there is a small area heavy with sand over on the right side while on #9 green in the right front there are five patches of sod.

Rain certainly will help but at $9.50 for the round, no problem.

Basicly I agree with all spk wrote. The fairways are spotty and in my opinion mowed a little too close. They were mowing them and the rough this afternoon. Give the rough a chance to grow a little. The greens were really not that bad, certainly not as bad as Glenviews patchwork greens. They were aerated on the 17th and it appears to be working. Another week or so ans some good rain and it would be a pleasure to play.

[Taj44]

I played Cane yesterday. Wow, I had heard the course was bad, but it was REALLY bad! I think they had aerified the fairways, and they were just awful. I actuallly moved the ball a few times in the fairways, to put it on some grass, and I never do that in Florida. I also saw quite a few weeds, which I've been seeing on the other courses as well. I know we need water, but did they stop doing weed control as well???

I had played Mallory (Caroline to Virginia) a week or so ago, and it wasn't too bad, but I notice that with no rain this past week it is looking pretty brown. Can no longer vouch for the conditions. On the bright side, Amelia looks very, very green. Maybe they're directing their water allotment for Mallory to the Amelia course, trying to bring it back up to snuff.

[ajbrown]

Originally Posted by Taj44

I had played Mallory (Caroline to Virginia) a week or so ago, and it wasn't too bad, but I notice that with no rain this past week it is looking pretty brown. Can no longer vouch for the conditions.

Looking forward to some 340 yard drives at Mallory on Friday. 240 in the air and 100 on the roll

[ajbrown]

I played Mallory today, Virginia to Caroline. The biggest issue for me is that Caroline is cart path only. Cart path only is a giant pain in the butt. Almost easier to carry your bag.

The greens are "OK", the fairways are completely fried. I was told by an ambassador that Mallory has reached their water allotment. Until it rains they get not more. This is not a fact, I pass it along as hearsay from an ambassador.

[schotzyb]

Played Orange Blossom today and course is still in very good condition. Fairways are nice and green and very few if any bare spots. Greens are als very good. Have a couple with some type of unwanted grass sprouts but those were being tended to. All in all OBH is in better shape than all the other Villages courses I have played in the last two weeks.

[schotzyb]

Played Palmer today and am sorry to say that it's condition has worsened to the same as most of the other courses. 50% of each fairway are burnt brown and the greens have been aerated about 2 weeks ago are in terrible condition. Appears they have "let it go" since the rates went down.

[aln]

Played Yankee Clipper Sunday. Almost as bad as I've seen any course here in TV. The 5th green was getting near the condition of the 5th at Mira Mesa before they closed it and ripped it out to rebuild it. Doubt I'll go back there till we get some rain.