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Old 12-28-2017, 11:02 PM
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The price of golf on The Villages championship courses during the "snowbird" season is absolutely obscene! While I understand that rates go up at most golf courses during the winter, why must it be so expensive for the residents of this community? We pay taxes, shop and eat at the local stores and restaurants, yet we receive no break on the greens fees until the summer when it's too darn hot to play. There are plenty of courses outside this venue that are reasonable, so I guess that's where I'll continue to find a game, because as a resident here I just can't see paying snowbird rates.
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Basic economics of supply and demand. The T-Times get filled up at those rates during the winter months.
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My husband has a priority membership and that does lower the greens fee.
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Basic economics of supply and demand. The T-Times get filled up at those rates during the winter months.
Not really, and it's even worse January 1st when the rates go even higher. The only teetimes that are filled up in the winter are the executives, that's where most are playing this time of year. Go by Arnold Palmer any afternoon from Jan thru April and there is hardly anybody out there. Most courses are dead in the afternoon, if they brought back the 11:00am summer discount they could make a lot more money. However, every winter this is brought up and discussed at length, just do a search.
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What's more, the courses outside of The Villages also hike their prices during the high season, and many of them are inferior. Golf outside The Villages in the winter was cheap when I fist came here, but not anymore.

OP said it is supply and demand. But, as far as I can tell, demand doesn't go down with the higher prices. As a Priority member, I feel the discount we get on winter prices is nice but illogical. Someone, please explain why Evans Prairie is cheaper than Bonifay and Belle Glade.
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It's cheaper that the current winter rates in New Jersey. Did I mention that it is 15 degrees in New Jersey.
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Golf here is so cheap when compared to where I lived in Virginia that I consider it a bargain even with winter rates. And here I can play year round. While they are doing the ice bowl back there. So I am glad you all think it's expensive. Just means more available tee times.

And you have a couple options to change it. Stop playing and if enough do that they will be forced to drop the price, or go off campus more and that could also impact price. Florida and in particular the Villages has some of the cheapest golf in the country. Very few places you could play golf at these rates. I am sure there are a few, but on average this is very affordable golf here.
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Golf here is so cheap when compared to where I lived in Virginia that I consider it a bargain even with winter rates. And here I can play year round. While they are doing the ice bowl back there. So I am glad you all think it's expensive. Just means more available tee times.

And you have a couple options to change it. Stop playing and if enough do that they will be forced to drop the price, or go off campus more and that could also impact price. Florida and in particular the Villages has some of the cheapest golf in the country. Very few places you could play golf at these rates. I am sure there are a few, but on average this is very affordable golf here.
Exactly what my husband says all of the time. Golf is a bargain in TV. No Country Club dues food minimums or constant tipping.
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Exactly what my husband says all of the time. Golf is a bargain in TV. No Country Club dues food minimums or constant tipping.
Excellent comment!
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The price of golf on The Villages championship courses during the "snowbird" season is absolutely obscene! While I understand that rates go up at most golf courses during the winter, why must it be so expensive for the residents of this community? We pay taxes, shop and eat at the local stores and restaurants, yet we receive no break on the greens fees until the summer when it's too darn hot to play. There are plenty of courses outside this venue that are reasonable, so I guess that's where I'll continue to find a game, because as a resident here I just can't see paying snowbird rates.
Based on the posts, one persons "obscene" is another persons bargain. We all have our tolerances and for the OP the outside courses will offer relief....even though combining taxes, shopping and eating at local stores was an interesting approach to make the case.....they aren't related.
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Once when we visited my parents in Hilton Head (SC), my husband and my father played golf. They paid $85 each. It was definitely not in the winter.
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Based on the posts, one persons "obscene" is another persons bargain. We all have our tolerances and for the OP the outside courses will offer relief....even though combining taxes, shopping and eating at local stores was an interesting approach to make the case.....they aren't related.
This illustrates an excellent example why it is so important for those thinking of moving to TV to rent for a whole year.
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TV golf is half the cost than Our CC up north and I don’t have to spend mandatory hundreds of dollars in the restaurant every month
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The price of golf on The Villages championship courses during the "snowbird" season is absolutely obscene! While I understand that rates go up at most golf courses during the winter, why must it be so expensive for the residents of this community? We pay taxes, shop and eat at the local stores and restaurants, yet we receive no break on the greens fees until the summer when it's too darn hot to play. There are plenty of courses outside this venue that are reasonable, so I guess that's where I'll continue to find a game, because as a resident here I just can't see paying snowbird rates.
One of the primary reasons we bought at the Villages is that you can go everywhere and do everything in a golf cart. Loading up the clubs in our garage and driving our cart to play golf is a dream come true. I would gladly pay a little extra to golf in the Villages versus going off campus in a car, which we often don't have here anyways when we fly down to our home. And there are six beautiful championship courses within 20 minutes of our house, two more within 30 minuets, and another four within 40 minutes, all via our golf cart. How good is that!
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The price of golf on The Villages championship courses during the "snowbird" season is absolutely obscene! While I understand that rates go up at most golf courses during the winter, why must it be so expensive for the residents of this community? We pay taxes, shop and eat at the local stores and restaurants, yet we receive no break on the greens fees until the summer when it's too darn hot to play. There are plenty of courses outside this venue that are reasonable, so I guess that's where I'll continue to find a game, because as a resident here I just can't see paying snowbird rates.
So have you called GMS yet to find out the answer to your whining and complaining? Didn't think so.

Until you do that, continue to throw the clubs in your vehicle, use your time, gas and wear on your vehicle to drive to a course outside the bubble; by doing that, it will open up another tee time for those of us who will support our courses.
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