[schotzyb]

Our group of 16 played Mallory Hill this past Friday Morning. Course in absolute pristine condition; too bad the weather wasn't. Nothing to do with the condition of the course but the hostess refused to seat us until all 16 were standing there. Never had that problem in the summer. No big deal, we went to Sonny's and and had a very good meal.

[nitehawk]

love that rule

[waynet]

played Mallory today......tremendous

[schotzyb]

Played Cane Garden today. Jacaranda to Alamanda. Good shape but not as good as Mallory or Havana. Fairways spotty . Greens were nice and fast but tons of unattended ball marks.

[Challenger]

Originally Posted by schotzyb

Played Cane Garden today. Jacaranda to Alamanda. Good shape but not as good as Mallory or Havana. Fairways spotty . Greens were nice and fast but tons of unattended ball marks.

Is there a blanket exemption in TV from fixing ball marks and raking traps ?

[Mikeod]

Originally Posted by Challenger

Is there a blanket exemption in TV from fixing ball marks and raking traps ?

Apparently so. Played a course last Friday and found fresh, deep ball marks on every green. These had to be made by a shot that left the ball near the mark. I spoke to the marshal about them but he just shrugged and said there was nothing he could do. I thought maybe he could visit the groups in front of us and remind them, but I guess that was too much to ask. I repaired about 6-7 marks on each green.

Not to mention the footprints in the traps that ran right over the rakes! This is an ongoing problem with no apparent solution. I read in a previous post that some groups have adopted the policy of a free drop if you land in a footprint in a bunker.

If you are physically unable to bend down to fix a ball mark, ask someone else in your group to do it for you. Don't just slam a putter on it, or, worse, leave it. Same with traps, ask someone else to do it for you. And, following the urban legend, it's not the marshal's job either.

[VillagesFlorida]

Originally Posted by mikeod

Apparently so. Played a course last Friday and found fresh, deep ball marks on every green. These had to be made by a shot that left the ball near the mark. I spoke to the marshal about them but he just shrugged and said there was nothing he could do. I thought maybe he could visit the groups in front of us and remind them, but I guess that was too much to ask. I repaired about 6-7 marks on each green.

Not to mention the footprints in the traps that ran right over the rakes! This is an ongoing problem with no apparent solution. I read in a previous post that some groups have adopted the policy of a free drop if you land in a footprint in a bunker.

If you are physically unable to bend down to fix a ball mark, ask someone else in your group to do it for you. Don't just slam a putter on it, or, worse, leave it. Same with traps, ask someone else to do it for you. And, following the urban legend, it's not the marshal's job either.

It amazes hubby and me how many folks we play golf with who never fix a ball mark. They watch us do it and do not seem the least bit embarrassed that they aren't helping. It is probably the same wanna-be golfers who leave the bunkers unraked. And, these same so-called golfers have no problem walking on my putting line and leaving footprints, while they "finish my putt", out of turn. These people have no conception of what it means to be a good steward of the golf course. Apparently golf course etiquette is something that "others" practice. Is it ignorance or laziness, or some of both?

[cabo35]

Played Caroline to Virginia at Mallory. Course was in really good shape but I still think, for me, Caroline is the toughest nine in the Villages. We're getting addicted to Bonifay. Course is in good shape and except for the occasional but predictable slow play delays we enjoy playing there.

[hedoman]

Originally Posted by VillagesFlorida

It amazes hubby and me how many folks we play golf with who never fix a ball mark. They watch us do it and do not seem the least bit embarrassed that they aren't helping. It is probably the same wanna-be golfers who leave the bunkers unraked. And, these same so-called golfers have no problem walking on my putting line and leaving footprints, while they "finish my putt", out of turn. These people have no conception of what it means to be a good steward of the golf course. Apparently golf course etiquette is something that "others" practice. Is it ignorance or laziness, or some of both?

Many times I see golfers hit the front of the green and the ball releases and rolls out. They forget where the bll hit and don't see the mark.

I try to fix as many as I can without delaying play

[schotzyb]

Played Cane Garden today(Alamanda- Hibiscus). Fairways a little spotty but playable . Greens were really slick and fast. Several pin placements were a joke. Either put in the hole or you are most likely further away than on your original put. Pin placements on slopes are no fun.

[schotzyb]

Played Lopez today. Course in very good condition. Greens very fast!!!

[schotzyb]

Has anyone else noticed how hard the greens have become in the last week or so?
We played Bonifay Friday and Cane Garden today and it it was next to impossible to get a ball to stop. You had to drop one out of a plane to leave a ball mark. I am sure the lack of rain is the main contributor and the retention ponds have to be suffering.

[hedoman]

Originally Posted by schotzyb

Has anyone else noticed how hard the greens have become in the last week or so?
We played Bonifay Friday and Cane Garden today and it it was next to impossible to get a ball to stop. You had to drop one out of a plane to leave a ball mark. I am sure the lack of rain is the main contributor and the retention ponds have to be suffering.

It is soooooo dry that by the afternoon the greens are like tabletopsas they dry out totally.Grass is starting to suffer a bit

WE NEED RAIN!

[nitehawk]

Played Mallory yesterday (Virginia) and was not impressed-fairways ok, not good, greens ok

[spk7951]

Originally Posted by schotzyb

Has anyone else noticed how hard the greens have become in the last week or so?
We played Bonifay Friday and Cane Garden today and it it was next to impossible to get a ball to stop. You had to drop one out of a plane to leave a ball mark. I am sure the lack of rain is the main contributor and the retention ponds have to be suffering.

Even though I had intended to wait for summer to play Bonifay again we ended up with an early tee time there Friday. Not only was it tough to stop the ball on those greens but the fairways were also giving quite a bit of roll. On #1 of Fort Walton I had 265 to center of the green and hit my 3 hybrid, which is normally 200yds, only to have the ball roll up just behind the parked carts next to the green of the group in front of us. Quickly caught up to them at the next green to apologize and that was after the group behind us had done the same thing to us.
Hope that was not your group in front of us.