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Developer can get permits to build more and more homes - permission to have golf carts cross 472, El Camino Real, but not (Rollings Acres). but cant get permission for more water for courses (maybe give out less permits for commercial bottler to sell us water in a bottle). Build baby - Build baby ---- maybe need money for a new ranch in Wyoming with new hunting licenses

[kyblue]

Play Terra yesterday - carts had to stay on path - lot of walking in the hot Florida sun.

[clekr]

Played Mallory today. If the choice comes to playing MH or staying home. Stay home.

[memason]

Originally Posted by kyblue

Play Terra yesterday - carts had to stay on path - lot of walking in the hot Florida sun.

I'm playing Tierra Del Sol tomorrow, but I am NOT about to walk 18 holes, back and forth from the cart path. Therefore, I called Tierra and they said there are NO restrictions on the course. You are able to drive on all holes, except the par 3's, of course.

Are we talking about the same Tierra ????

Played Palmer today (6/4/11 ... Riley Grove --> Cherry Hill) and the greens are still rough and have lots of sand on them. Fairways are in pretty good shape though.

[schotzyb]

Played Orange Blossom yesterday and have to say, it is still in the best shape of any course here in The Villages. Greens were very nice with excellent speed on them. $13 is quiet a bargain.

[Indy-Guy]

It seems that the small amount of rain that we have had has almost drowned this topic. With no complaints for a week.

The little rain that we have had has helped the condition of the courses with much more improvement needed. When we start getting more rain then there will be even a larger positive look to the courses.

I played Havana today and it is getting better daily but we still need more rain.

Perhaps if as predicted for next several days we will see more inprovement.

[Taj44]

Originally Posted by schotzyb

Played Orange Blossom yesterday and have to say, it is still in the best shape of any course here in The Villages. Greens were very nice with excellent speed on them. $13 is quiet a bargain.

I heard a rumor that OB is now required to cut back on their watering, so I guess we need to enjoy the nice conditions while we can, they may not last, unless we get some rain.

Played Cane, Jacaranda to Allamanda last week. Conditions are better than they were a month ago, but fairways are still pretty rough, especially on Allamanda. Greens were okay.

[spk7951]

Originally Posted by Taj44

I heard a rumor that OB is now required to cut back on their watering, so I guess we need to enjoy the nice conditions while we can, they may not last, unless we get some rain.

Played Cane, Jacaranda to Allamanda last week. Conditions are better than they were a month ago, but fairways are still pretty rough, especially on Allamanda. Greens were okay.

Played Allamanda to Hibiscus Friday and I agree Allamanda is getting better. But I suggest staying away from Hibiscus for a bit. Fairways are in tough shape due to aeration and holes 2, 4, 6 & 9 are cart path only at present, did not get an answer as to when that will change. Also played Havana last week and it does appear to be a little better than two weeks ago but still more rain/water will help.

[schotzyb]

Played Palmer Friday and found Cherry Hill to be in very nice shape. Greens were very good; nice speed and the aeration had healed completely. Can't say the same about Riley Grove though. Fairways and T boxes were fine but the greens were still not very good . Were really "bumpy" and had not healed well from aeration. Should be better in another week or so and more rain.

[memason]

Played OB today (Sunday) and the course is still in great shape...both fairways and greens. A bargain at $16.00!

[pjolson]

Played Mallory today. Don't bother. Amelia is closed (has been for some time now), Virginia was cart path only, and both Virginia and Caroline are dry as a bone. Fairways in many places were like playing off the cart path. No grass at all and dry, dry, dry.

[ajbrown]

Originally Posted by memason

Played OB today (Sunday) and the course is still in great shape...both fairways and greens. A bargain at $16.00!

I was at OB at 10:36. I agree the course is in nice shape. The rough is filling in which makes little short shots around the green interesting........

Most of the courses down south you can still putt from 10 yards off the green. This will not work at OB.

[Taj44]

Played back nine on Tierra this morning. Fairways were pretty good, but greens were terrible - shaggy, bumpy, hole number 10 had noticeable weeds on the green; overall the greens get 2 thumbs down. I personally would avoid Tierra for this reason, but that's just me.

[bmar723]

Why can the Villages use the lack of water(rain) as an excuse for the poor, or atrocious,conditions of the courses? If water is in such short supply, why can they water the medians on Morse and BV Blvd? Why are they allowed to build unchecked all the way down to 44 and yet tell us there is no water? When the latest parts of The Villages are built, what can we expect for conditions when water will be spread even thinner than now. As much as I love living here(now), I am sorely disappointed in what is going on this summer with the lack of care for the courses. I played Mallory yesterdaay,6/13, and it was a disgrace. The course should not even have been opened. And to make matter worse, the $6 evening rate is drawing even more people to trample the turf.(notice I did not say grass).