Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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OP is wrong, IMHO. We lived in South FL for years, and one of the things we love about it here is how much less golf costs, even in high season.
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To keep things interesting , we started golfing 2 times a day on the executives. Playing Pelican in the morning and then Trueman in the afternoon keeps us on the challenging courses for a total of 4 hrs...all for no extra charge. We had guests during thanksgiving and they loved playing 2 different courses in 1 day. (of course theres wasnt free) This works great for us.
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What you people are failing to recognize is they don't want all the tee times filled in the winter. Golf courses need time to heal and recover from the constant play they get in FL. Way too many rounds are played on our courses with year around play and that is exactly why the same people complaining about prices are the same ones complaining about the poor shape our courses are in most of the time. And they are in poor shape most of the year! Pls, all you complainers, go play the cheaper off site courses. We won't miss you and will get decent golf courses back for those of us that support them year around.
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The real question is the priority membership fees which benefit two people living in the same household. If you get a break with two people, why cannot it not be ANY two people----lots of spouses do not play golf, and I think it is discrimination against the single golfer.
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I'm confused. I thought one of the perks of living/owning here was free golf for residents. Isn't that one of the selling points? What are golfers being charged for? Is it just certain courses or are they charged for all of them? (I don't play golf.)
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As we age, we find that we still enjoy golf but our body tells us to play a bit less. The executive courses and 9 holes on the Championship courses look better all the time. Golf is cheap in TV compared to south Florida or the FL Coasts.
In Illinois we paid much more at a private club and didn’t have the variety of courses to play. FORE!
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#38
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I agree totally. To bad they didn’t have a yearly rate like a CC fee to play any course and not pay for golf at time of play. Sort of like the trail fee for executive courses you can pay up front. Or prior membership. Then to play it’s a flat rate of $5.00 or $10.00 (possibly)
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Prioity golf
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:then to play flat rate" As it is the day after New Years Eve.....maybe that's why I cannot understand what you are saying. Do you understand what the Priority Membership really is?
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Championship courses usually consist of 18 holes of play with a par of 72, The Villages has about a dozen, Lopez, Glenview, Palmer, Cane Garden, Mallory, Havana, Evans Prairie, Belle Glade, Bonifay, Haciena Hills, Orange Blossom and Tierra Del Sol. All are 27 hole layouts except for two of the older courses. The system is set up to have starter shacks and identical teetimes at all 3 nines, so more golfers can play. However where most courses teetimes are available anytime of day, because golfers must crossover to the back nine of their round, we have what's called waves. For examples no teetimes between about 9:30 and noon at any that have 27 holes. When you join the online teetime system for $8 a month you can see the actual teetimes listed. The executives are free if you walk with your bag or pullcart or $4 a round if you drive your cart, that's called trail fees, or payable in a lump sum of about $150 for the year. Due to the large volume of seasonal residents and the low price, executives courses almost always require a teetimes reservation usually 5 to 7 days in advance in the winter. The championship courses cost varies for the seasons, also Arnold Palmer is about $5 higher than the other courses. An example would be Cane Garden, a 27 hole layout. From May 1st through September 30th is about $32 a round but if your'e playing after 11:00am it's only about $24 or $12 for nine holes That's a summer discount available only during that season when the afternoon temperature is about 95 degrees. From Oct 1st to December 31st the championship are about $50 and no discount are available except for Priority Golf Membership, which costs about $800 a year. Then your round will be discounted about $10 off. From Jan 1st to April 30th the championship are priced in the high $50's. I used general description of the prices and dates, but this should give you a brief idea of how things work. Here's links to the facts. http://www.golfthevillages.com/image...Golf-Rates.pdf Golf The Villages Villages Teetimes system is $8 a month payable with automated credit card payment. You'll be issued a pin number to go online, the link is the home page. The office is at LSL a couple of doors north of City Fire. Go there and give credit cards details and sign up. You also use the same system for executives courses, you can make requested teetimes and you can enter your name on open teetimes within 3 days of play. Playing in a group you'll need the ID number of the others. TheVillages.net - Login - Email, tee-times, computer support - serving The Villages, Florida and the Tri-county area. |
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As a country club member in St. Louis dues are year round but not golf...we are planning to move to TV before this fall...golf prices in TV seem fair based on our two visits there...we played Palmer Lopez, Eden Prairie and HH country clubs and liked them all..I'm planning on playing two CC per week year round and Execs 2-4 days...golf will be less than I pay now...what CC do you play regularly? While I plan to play them all..want a regular game or two per week..thoughts and suggestions appreciated
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Price of Golf is Obscene
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Very helpful! Thanks!,
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