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kkingston57 02-12-2023 10:00 PM

.0001 chance of this ever happening. Even a title sponsored (Honda) tournament had problems for years getting golf courses that the PGA would accept. Without Jack Nicklaus this tournament would have ended years ago.

La lamy 02-13-2023 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by NoMo50 (Post 2186518)
None of your amenity fee goes toward the building/maintenance/upkeep of the championship courses.

Noted. Thank you.

dewilson58 02-13-2023 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Papa_lecki (Post 2186308)
Would you be excited if The Villages built a PGA Caliber course (and maintained it) BUT, there would be a PGA event hosted here every year?

:1rotfl::1rotfl:

NONE of out courses are long enough or challenging enough.

There is "not one" fairway bunker in the right location.

ljmarenco@aol.com 02-13-2023 08:48 AM

High Caliber Golf Course
 
Only if the LPGA tournament was played as well!!!

Would probably be cheaper to maintain the courses!


There should be an explanation as to why so many are in such poor condition.

Dr Winston O Boogie jr 02-13-2023 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2186875)
:1rotfl::1rotfl:

NONE of out courses are long enough or challenging enough.

There is "not one" fairway bunker in the right location.

That's because these courses are built to allow people to enjoy golf and fool themselves into thinking that they are better than they are.

You're right in that many of the bunkers are simply decorative. They are there to make it look like a gold course. Even some green side bunkers are so far out of play that they are just decorations.

WingedFoot78 02-13-2023 10:43 AM

Who would support the course for the other 51 weeks of the year?

Pairadocs 02-13-2023 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 2186402)
If I must,
The Developer is in the business of building houses, with golf courses as an amenity……kinda like building rec centers.
For them to jump into building a professional golf course is a joke.

Exactly, and, as an aside, exactly what would the benefit to the ordinary, retired, individual living here be ? Living in Florida, we have reasonable access to PGA and LPGA tournaments, some with in a hour's drive. But simply for the "excitement" and for the few who would move out of their own homes to gain a profit for the few nights of the tournament ? Sure does not seem worth it to disrupt a peaceful (?) retirement community. One the other hand, I suppose if we owned a small business, a restaurant, etc., perhaps the $$$ would be a significant enough lure... doubt this would ever happen, but if it did, would the number of tournaments grow to 3, 4, a year ? Enough that residents regret ever moving here. Oh well, as one person signs their comments: Most of the things I worry about never happen anyway..... Amen !


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