[rp001]

Played this course two days ago...great conditions and bargain priced..18 holes for 21 bucks..Very nice..1:00 pm shotgun start and it was packed. the pace of play was good too,no delays encountered..

[ajbrown]

Had a guest from MA here for golf, so I played Palmer yesterday. Arnold's 18, Cherry to Laurel. As soon as I stepped on the practice green I knew we were in for a treat.

These greens are a step above any other in TV at this moment in time here. They roll at a great speed and they are true. If you start a putt on line, it stays on line. My guest who is still less than a one index really enjoyed it.

IMO worth the extra $8-$10 as a priority to give yourself a treat.

Rough only, cart path side of hole on even numbered holes.

[Papa]

Played Bonifay this morning, and was quite disappointed in the conditions. Two of our players needed a "golfer's knife" to make a hole to place their tees. The tee boxes were as hard as cement. The fairways would extremely dry, and hard. The greens were OK. Golf carts were restricted to the cart paths on all the "odd-numbered" holes, and also #6. Play was slowed down quite a bit due to this restriction. I was really disappointed.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by PeteDz

Played Bonifay this morning, and was quite disappointed in the conditions. Two of our players needed a "golfer's knife" to make a hole to place their tees. The tee boxes were as hard as cement. The fairways would extremely dry, and hard. The greens were OK. Golf carts were restricted to the cart paths on all the "odd-numbered" holes, and also #6. Play was slowed down quite a bit due to this restriction. I was really disappointed.

Reset your expectations. It will be this way until we get some rain.

[MrMark]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Reset your expectations. It will be this way until we get some rain.

No rain at Glenview but the greens and fairways are pretty good

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by MrMark

No rain at Glenview but the greens and fairways are pretty good

Pretty good?? That can mean different things to different people.

[LAshby50]

Doesn't Arizona get less rain than The Villages? When I golf in Phoenix the courses are always green. I have not been here long enough to live through a drought in TV and see the courses recover. I still play all my golf here but I hope the courses get some rain soon. Bonifay should close now that we have fewer people around. It is too nice a course to torture it with the stress of carts, divots, and players. If I play it again I am taking a hammer to put the tees in the ground.

[rp001]

Played there again yesterday..great condition..guess Bellview gets more rain than the villages?..and the course was packed...

[Mikeod]

Originally Posted by LAshby50

Doesn't Arizona get less rain than The Villages? When I golf in Phoenix the courses are always green. I have not been here long enough to live through a drought in TV and see the courses recover. I still play all my golf here but I hope the courses get some rain soon. Bonifay should close now that we have fewer people around. It is too nice a course to torture it with the stress of carts, divots, and players. If I play it again I am taking a hammer to put the tees in the ground.

Arizona gets water from the Colorado River, otherwise it would be a desert in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area. At our meeting today they were mentioning the situation is getting close to the drought of 2000-2001. I wasn't here then, but people who were agreed with that assessment. Bonifay is under the restrictions of watering the tees and greens 3X weekly and the fairways only once per week. The rough and landscaping on the course can't be watered at all. They are trying to maintain the other courses on reclaimed water over the next week or so. Once they dip into the wells, those courses will also be on the same restrictions. Pray for rain. Looks like next Thursday is the best chance in the near future.

[LAshby50]

The wife and I left the bubble for the first time this year. We went to LPGA International in Daytona Beach. A little bit of a drive, but well worth it. We played the Legends course. Conditions were absulutely fabulous. Could not have asked for better. Greens were fast and true. White tees at 6,339 played to a 137 slope. I would do this again next year. Fun to hit off nice turf again.

[bigalibaba]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Pretty good?? That can mean different things to different people.

Try the fairways at Bonifay, Havana, Tierra and Cane Garden and you will begin to understand the majesty of the words "pretty good".

[jgbama]

We are coming down Friday for a week and see rain moving in from the Gulf. Have conditions improved any? A fellow "gonnabee" said a friend, who lives in TV, told him things were turning brown. Just want to get a current condition update.

Thanks.

[mickey100]

Played Glenview last week and it was so-so. From the road, Cane and Mallory look really brown, and I heard their greens don't hold, are like concrete. My friends who play a lot are now playing the courses on the other side of 466, like Tierra, Hacienda and OB, because they seem to be in better shape. But they are aerating the greens, so you better check before you make a reservation. I believe the greens aeration schedules are listed on golfthevillages.com under championship golf. Enjoy your week in The Villages!

[jgbama]

Originally Posted by mickey100

Played Glenview last week and it was so-so. From the road, Cane and Mallory look really brown, and I heard their greens don't hold, are like concrete. My friends who play a lot are now playing the courses on the other side of 466, like Tierra, Hacienda and OB, because they seem to be in better shape. But they are aerating the greens, so you better check before you make a reservation. I believe the greens aeration schedules are listed on golfthevillages.com under championship golf. Enjoy your week in The Villages!

Thanks for the update. They aerated our course here a week or two back. The holes are finally filling in nicely. Will certainly check the link you provided. Thanks again!

[cabo35]

We got in a few holes on Riley Grove before the rain yesterday. The conditions were fair at best. Most course conditions have recently been disappointing. We all know why....water. Hope we have a wet summer and look forward to the courses rising to their potential in the early fall.