[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

It is true that, nationwide, total participation in golf started decreasing about 15-20 years ago. However, most of the decline was with millennials and the two biggest factors were that golf took too much time and that it was too expensive.

And if you advertised yourself as the golf capital of the world and one of your top marketing features was “free golf for life,” and you were the fastest growing area in the country, you would want to build more courses to keep up with demand and population growth.

Actually, the millennials are more active than the groups around them:
Generation Swing
Different generations have their take on the game:

In 2021, 4% of Gen Z Americans (born between 1995-2012) picked up a club and said they played golf. For Millennial Americans (born between 1980-1994), 12% embraced the sport in 2021. As for Generation X Americans (born between 1965-1979), 7% joined the ranks of golf enthusiasts in 2021.

Each of these groups are their future......boomers are dying.

Good thing............their advertising is still true. Golf Cap of World & Free golf for life.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by kansasr

Be thankful for the pitch and putts....you don't want many of us who play them to be clogging up play on executives if they didn't exist. And for people moving to The Villages who have never played golf, they are the perfect introduction to the game.

So true.

[Bay Kid]

They were built so you could always find a tee time.

[Altavia]

Some of the Level 1 Exec's are close to being P&P courses but you can use your golf cart.

[JMintzer]

Simple answer:

Because they didn't have enough land for an Executive course on those areas...

The southern area along Morse/Meggison is VERY narrow and with the Southern Oaks course taking up so much space, there simple wasn't enough land for more executives.

The area with more land mass (Marsh Bend, Fenney, De Luna) has what 5 Executive courses?

Now that they're expanding west and south of the Turnpike, there are huge tracts of land that can handle more golf courses. Three (a championship, an Executive and a Pitch & Putt) are scheduled to open later this year, with more already scheduled or under construction...

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Simple answer:

Because they didn't have enough land for an Executive course on those areas...

The southern area along Morse/Meggison is VERY narrow and thith the Southern Oaks course taking up so much space, there simple wasn't enough land for more executives.

The area with more land mass (Marsh Bend, Fenney, De Luna) has what 5 Executive courses?

Now that they're expanding west and south of the Turnpike, there are huge tracts of land that can handle more golf courses. Three (a championship, an Executive and a Pitch & Putt) are scheduled to open later this year, with more already scheduled or under construction...

They also probably want enough space to have high profit premium golf course view lots around the course that add $250K+ to the purchase price of a home.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Altavia

They also probably want enough space to have high profit premium golf course view lots around the course that add $250K+ to the purchase price of a home.

Why wouldn't they?

[MrFlorida]

They are good for new golfers to practice on, instead of using the executive courses.

[Dave951]

Just reading the replys. A level one executive course would have been perfect at Mickey Lee. Similar to Turtle Mound or Sarasota

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Dave951

Just reading the replys. A level one executive course would have been perfect at Mickey Lee. Similar to Turtle Mound or Sarasota

Except, it wouldn't fit...

Turtle mound is more than twice the yardage the the front 9 of Mickey Lee...

[Rainger99]

Originally Posted by Dave951

Just reading the replys. A level one executive course would have been perfect at Mickey Lee. Similar to Turtle Mound or Sarasota

I agree. Plenty of room for nine holes - if they had wanted to do it. Play 1 red box to green 2; 3-4; 5-6; etc. Plenty of room for nine holes -especially if you use the land for the putting course.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

I agree. Plenty of room for nine holes - if they had wanted to do it. Play 1 red box to green 2; 3-4; 5-6; etc. Plenty of room for nine holes -especially if you use the land for the putting course.

Then why didn't they put one in? It would have many many more people happy, right?

Maybe, just maybe it was because they would need more than TWICE as much land to build an executive course?

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Altavia

They also probably want enough space to have high profit premium golf course view lots around the course that add $250K+ to the purchase price of a home.

Is that bad? Why?
So, build it they will come.

[Papa_lecki]

Originally Posted by Altavia

They also probably want enough space to have high profit premium golf course view lots around the course that add $250K+ to the purchase price of a home.

I heard they got a HUGE premium for the lots around Mickeylee P&P. Especially the lots on the west side of the course.
Same for all the lots around Richmond P&P - I heard it was a $400,000 premium on the west and south side.

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Is that bad? Why?
So, build it they will come.

They need enough room for the golf course PLUS land for homes with a view around the course.

This was not possible north of the Turpike.