Green fees on the rise
 

I just picked up the 2016 green fee schedule. I see that are going to increase again. I have a request, Palmer and several executive courses are closed because of poor condition. We played Oakleigh today and it was in pretty good shape. Has anyone played other executive courses and found them to be in good condition ??

sweetgum's greens were ok

A+ on the title.

I played Belmont this morning and the greens and tee boxes were in good shape.

Pelican was in good shape today.

Yankee Clipper, Okeechobee and Volusia were in good shape.

Bacall not so good earlier this week.

I agree.

Sung to the tune of "Bad Moon Rising".

Pelican
 

Pelican in good shape? Define good.

The greens at sandhill wee awful played today

Palmetto is fine.

Played Escambia this morning; everything was great. Played Redfish Run Wednesday, greens putted great but were dead, as is understandable with them having been sprayed to kill them in preparation of re-doing them. Bonifay Pensacola/Destin was great on Tuesday. Irrigation of the courses is doing its best to keep up with the no rain we're getting but we're needing a good soaking rain.

As for championship courses, Glenview's Tally Ho & Fox Run (especially the greens) are in pretty decent shape.

Oh come on, you don't know what good means? Ok, here you go,


Definition of good

: of somewhat high but not excellent quality
: correct or proper

Warren.

Today, May 1st, the prices/rates on Championship golf courses here in The Villages officially drop until December 1st.

Your homework is to work on a title for this information.

Does anyone expect prices on anything not to rise? Has the cost of gas and oil, labor, chemicals, electricity, and all of the other things that it takes to maintain a golf course gone up? Have taxes gone up?

I don't understand why anyone would be surprised that a price of something would go up.

I also hear a lot of people on this forum complain about the condition of the golf courses. It might be because they are being run on too small a budget. Maybe an increase in fess will result in better conditions. I don't know either way, but I do know that a car that cost $30,000 today could have been bought for about $3,000 forty years ago.

Gracie, they increase after 9/30/16

Warren

The green fees did not increase from last years summer rates !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A second look shows that Resident fees increased $2 for all Championship Courses.

But still in the eye of the beholder....or golfer.

Prices going up??!!?? Where? On what? Who ever heard of such a thing?!?
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The increase that seems a little excessive is for golf cart rental. Up 50% from $10 to $15 - per person. I know most of us own carts but occasionally I need to rent one - guests, cart being serviced, etc.

And increase again on 1/1/2017 until May 1, 2017.

I'm just guessing that for most people, that's not really that big of a deal given the still relatively low cost.

What would personally concern me more, is the cost of filling the fuel tank of that rig in your avatar. :p