Can we expect any improvement?
 

I just noticed the off season rates were published with an approximate increase of ~18%. Can we expect an 18% improvement in course conditions this summer? Just wondering. :popcorn:

That's to offset the 36% who stopped playing in the first place

when hell freezes over

:1rotfl: :1rotfl: :1rotfl: :mademyday:

May 1st to Dec 31st afternoon wave starts at 11:56 and a non-priority resident was $34 and is now $36, that's a 12.2% increase. That's all I'm concerned about.

Will no longer be able to afford 2 buck chuck

I wouldn't care what they charge if they put money back into the courses. Conditions are atrocious for what we pay

When gas prices go up do you get better gas mileage? When the price of stamps increase, do you receive faster mail service?

18% increase in greens fees will not result in corresponding improvement
 

Hahahahahahaha!
Good one!

For some reason I can't say "thanks" on your post. Allow me here to say Thanks.

A fan.

Actually it's only a 5.9% difference.

Last time I checked, gas prices have gone way down. I can remember paying $4 for a gallon of gas and now it’s below $2. Can’t say that I have ever seen green fees go down?

Good gawd! Do a bunch of you whiners get together and each one take turns on complaining about something here in The Villages?

If you can’t afford the $2.00, then it’s probably time you quit golf. Do you complain about The Villages when you lose your balls and have to buy more or when your grips wear out and you have to replace them?

Stop the incessant whining and complaining.

Man, I am with you 1000%, but good luck with some of the complainers. You can look back and see several of them have hundreds of complaints or blame.

:bigbow:

The "developer" should make it rain more:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Rain
 

I am sure they only want it to rain at night! If it rains during the day it will be the Morse's fault!

Absolutely!!! :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Its the same ones, bring up their same posts 2-3 times per year.

The absolute best response to this topic!!!! :bigbow:

......or the Morris's :icon_wink:

Well have you considered operational costs have gone up. That's right, salary increases, equipment costs, maintenance costs, and additional expenses?
Did your income go up? Dont you think the folks that provide your golfing experience deserve an increase?

More for the Morse's. Why should the family suffer during this crisis?

It’s a 5.9% increase (36-34/34) over last year’s rate, not the 18% stated by the OP or even the 12.2% suggested in another post.

Correct! Wish my pension and SS would go up 5.9%. Ha ha....

absolutely, I would even encourage you to expect 18% or even 20, 25% improvement (not)

it takes money to run these courses and they're not in horrible condition...you want horrible play some of the municipal courses up north

If you think their prices are too high for you, show them your resolve by only golfing outside of TV

I hear they are going to be stocking the ponds with a special kind of alligator that fetches balls from the water and spits them out on the shore. Well worth the extra cost, right?

I paid more in the 90”s for premium daily play courses.

Don't hold your breath!

Stop parking on the grass and use the cart path! Only those with handicapped stickers are allowed to park near the green. We’ve also seen carts being driven across the green - STOP IT!!

Course Conditions
 

Why are they cutting the fairways so short again this year? It looks like they are using the same cutters as the greens. No way to get a decent lie, especially for a wedge. The grass is so short it will burn out quickly.

You are looking at this all wrong.....you currently pay $47 or $64 (priority or non priority for most courses) and on May 1 will pay $36 or $45 (-23% or -30%) and if you wait until after Noon $29 or $36 (-38% or -44%). Now don't you feel better?

News Flash: The Championship Courses are not owned by the Morse family.

Yeah but I thought prices were supposed to go "down" during the "off season", not up.

I'm not good at math, that's obvious since I couldn't figure the price change was 5.9%, but I can compute that $36 is less than $64.

Keep the golf carts OFF the grass (except for handicap) and stay on the golf cart path!! Other than that we’ll have to wait for rain. I’m just saying....

The solution to the op's problem is falling from the sky as we speak. Now, if we get enough rain, there will be cart restrictions, and real soon now, we will be starting into the aeration schedule. The whining will never stop.

Also, only having 18/27 holes open should help

NEWS FLASH: The Championship Courses ARE owned and operated by the Villages, The Morse Family!

Correction...that’s a 5.8% increase. $2/$34 ....
credentials: former math professional.

Correction...that's a 5.88235294117647% increase

Credentials: OCD :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Conditions vs. price
 

The problem with the championship courses is the overpricing for the provided product given. The conditions are no where near what they where 5 years ago. Within the last 10 years the fees have doubled and the quality of the playing conditions have greatly decreased. The greens are average, however the fairways have no grass, it would be nice to see over seeding resume as was done prior to the last 3 winters. With the current conditions I would rather drive 30 minutes or more, to play other courses that over seed and are in much better shape all winter and cost $20 to $35 dollars less. Time is not important when you are retired and there are many courses outside the property that take only 5/10 minutes more to get to. The only way CC's will improve is if residents call golf management and state their concerns and/or totally boycott play. Money does talk. If the fairways were over seed again, the water and fertilizer given during the winter months would greatly improve the spring conditions and preserve the regular fairway grass for the summer months.