Are you saying they are better? Huh? Huh?:BigApplause:

Gracie,I'm saying what I always have said....the place is beautiful with flowers on the circles, it's always clean, the ponds are kept clean, at times it looks like there isn't a blade of grass out of place. I just don't get why the golf courses aren't treated the same way. I would think the Morse family would expect their golf courses to reflect the rest of the community.

Yes, it's cheaper after 11, but not everyone can tolerate the extreme afternoon heat for 18 holes.

If one is able, it certainly makes sense to go ff campus for better conditions and cheaper prices. The Villages golf courses just don't measure up.

But you gotta admit the courses are in much better condition. right? Huh? :BigApplause:

I agree
 

Chula Vista Practice Putting Green has gone from worse to worse, and my putting has suffered MORE!

someone suggested...
 

that we all sign a petition asking the villages to stop mowing the grass SO short . My hubby actually talked to one of the "One Source" employees mowing the dirt( yes, it was just dirt) and he said, "We have to mow once a week whether it needs it or not"..What a shame…..As far as the conditions go, I am not a greenskeeper but will say that most all of the Off campus places we have played in and around this area have all been in VERY good shape. It is after all the "rainy season " here so they can't blame it on no rain…So, what is it? I just can't figure it out….hmmm

No one seems to be able to figure it out and in August they're going to start aerating again. :grumpy:

The villages courses are a disgrace for the price. I have played in West Palm, Boca, Windamere (with a cart) for less than the villages charges and the greens are almost as smooth as a pool table.

I asked my excellent golfer how the courses were in the last week or so here , and he said, nice. Yesterday he played Juliet Falls. For forty dollars their group played 18 and got a hamburger and a beer. I asked him how that course looked and he said, great. I asked him why our courses looked nice and that course looked great and he said. They only have one course to take care of. He said that there was hardly anybody there.

Sweetie has played a lot of courses. Here are some of note; Doral, Medina, Pebble Beach, Spyglass, Pinehurst #2. The Golf Club, Butler National, Firestone South and St.Andrews in Scotland. He played in a pro-am with Tom Weiskopf. He isn't a duffer. He isn't a scratch golfer, but he plays well for a man of his age. Like everyone else he used to play better.

He said that the courses here are good for the price. He also said, I don't know why you let this stuff upset you. Golf isn't that important to you and those folks are anonymous. And I said, I don't know either. It feels like they are attacking my villages. He said...you don't know who's posting and why. Don't let it bother you.

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A lot of people on this thread agree with you.

The rumor I heard is that most of the senior maintenance staff are snow birds. Things should get turned around in the fall, so hang in there...

They don't hire seasonal residents...
 

now it becomes obvious that at least some people who post just pass false rumors.

And that is very, very few
 

that don't agree either don't frequent TotV's, or don't think it's worth while to respond to rumors.

A few of random comments on TV golf:

(1) Yes, it seems to be cheaper to play off-campus, but I can't drive my golf cart there - the convenience here trumps price for me. (2) Conditions are not perfect in TV, but I haven't played a course yet that was "unplayable". (3) Each time I've played a course in TV where I thought conditions were not great, the next time I played the same course the conditions had improved - every time. (4) I agree with the comments on the Chula Vista practice green - it's crappy even when it has grass on it. Right now it has very little grass. (5) And finally, I enjoy playing with my friends and neighbors, and they all value the convenience of playing on-campus. Golf is a social game, and it doesn't get any more social when you play outside the gates. Bottom line - I'm happy with golf in TV.