It's a Golf Course ... Not a Park
 

We live on the 6th hole of the Longleaf executive golf course and we've been noticing lots of folks using the 5th and 6th holes as their personal fitness trail .Bikes, roller blades, runners ,dog walkers you name it they're doing it after the golfers have gone home. Why is this necessary . There are so many trails down here I don't see the need to treat the golf course like this. Al'so after dark we've been seeing people taking their golf carts on a tour disrupting the privacy I bought when I built my house. I'm thinking of walking around my lanai naked after dark that should keep them away:a20:

When you bought on a golf course you gave up your privacy along with peace and quiet, I lived on one for 13 years and never again. I now live on a pond, quiet, peaceful, and private.

Unless they are very noisy do not see what the big deal is

I don't mind golfers during operating hours but after hours people are trespassing to disrupt my privacy

Without people on the course I could walk around naked in my backyard if I wanted to. If I had a pool I could skinny dip. Not saying I would but my privacy has been compromised

You seem to have a fetish about walking around naked. Your next door neighbor might not like having to see you. Oh well, life goes on.

No just using it as an example. My neighbors can't see my backyard or into my lanai.

What a great idea, after hours, use the golf courses for your personal enjoyment. You pay for it, so if it rings your bell, use it. Great place for big dogs to stretch their legs.

Private property
 

Actually, the golf courses are private property which is why you aren’t allowed to be on them or play golf after hours (although many do). I worked at a golf course here and that’s how I know the rule. Don’t shoot the messenger.

It is a golf course and not a playground. It is also not permitted. They need to be thrown off.

....and there's the problem.
By Whom?

Great idea using the golf course path after hours. Will start using them. If you want to walk around naked we won't look.

It starts with a call to Community Watch

Where are the trolls when you need them?

Yesterday, there were kids fishing on one of the executive courses. The Ambassador told them it was private property and told them they had to leave. They said that another ambassador told them they could stay. This Ambassador told them to talk to the pro, but today they were to get off the property.

Great idea, call community watch! They will come around and watch.

I would go with the naked idea but trolls may turn you in for non conforming ornament. :coolsmiley::coolsmiley:

Talk to the golf ambassador during the day and Community Watch after hours.

Actually, being nude in your yard is perfectly legal in Florida as long as it’s not for lewd and lascivious purposes, and from what you say, I’m guessing you do not find the older human body lewd or lascivious. However, if you go out of your way to watch, such as using binoculars or taking photos or peeking over a courtyard fence, you could break the Peeping Tom law.

Do you remember the story of David and Bathsheba in the Bible? She was within her rights to bathe naked on her flat roof, but he was not within his rights to invite her over for dinner, seduce her, get her pregnant, have her husband killed, then make her son Solomon king. And that skinny-dipping nudist Bathsheba was an ancestor of Jesus!

Too funny. I swear, some people must just live their whole life dreaming about things to complain about. Pretty sad.

This works
 

We live on a championship course. This works. We haven't had a problem in years. No one is allowed on the course when it's closed. A lot of people don't know that but once they are told, they stop. Good luck.

I’ve heard that argument made, but can you provide documentary evidence that each of those golf courses is privately owned by corporations not affiliated with The Villages and that not a penny of our fees goes in any way to maintain those courses? Running a golf course as nice as the upper tier courses at The Villages is very expensive, and it’s hard to believe that the courses, pools, clubhouses, etc. could be maintained with the very modest fees people pay for membership and greens fees.

The argument about liability is problematic, given that the alternative for many people is walking on the streets or on paths shared with golf carts and bicycles. If golfers aren’t golfing, I think walking on cart paths would be safer. I would agree that people should staff off the golf courses during playing hours if they are not playing, however. THAT would be potentially dangerous. Of course, I live on a “private” course and could get hit by a ball just sitting in my back yard.

You wanted a golf course view so it comes with issues. I love the view. Enjoy seeing the golfers and couldnt care less if other people are out there. Wanna go naked? Have at it! Enjoy the day. :):)

99% of the trails, except for the new south areas, are full of golf carts. People should be able to use golf course trails after the course is closed. Don't be such a grouch.

Please come to our neighborhood pool (naked) --pool to crowded

I lived on a golf course here for over nine years. Loved my view and it was for many years peaceful and quiet.I loved watching the golfers tee off and putt. However, it is very difficult to maintain the dirt, pollen, mold, summer kitchen, pool etc. The sun eventually rots the screens, the cool deck needs to be redone....on and on! That being said, it, too became a park after hours. Walkers, joggers, bikers and a dog park. People socializing, setting off fire crackers on the holidays and smoking. Not sure who has the authority after hours, but was told, no one was allowed on the course when closed. I also was on a pond and that was another problem. Water moccasins and rats.
People walking down there to fish???? I moved last year, and absolutely love being away from all of that. A nice clean enclosed lanai that can open up for fresh air. The positive was.... over nine years, I made a nice nest egg of $$$$ when I sold !!! These activities would never be allowed in most golf course communities. Thousands of dollars are spent to maintain these areas for golfing purposes. We pay trail fees to have access to the golf course for play. Should we start charging a fee to everyone for access to the golf courses????

Meeting every second Tuesday at ..........

Grouch?????
 

you are the grouch not wanting to follow the rules. Golf courses are not public parks. Golfers are allowed when signed in and golfing, walkers are allowed when signed in and golfing.
When courses are closed, they are closed to everyone, period.

Last I heard it was absolutely forbidden to be on the course after hours. Maybe that's just Championship courses. I live 4 houses away from one and my neighbors who live on the course have been kicked off.

If your privacy is that important, then maybe living in a community with lots of houses and people was not such a smart move. Just saying

If I have the last tee time out that day. I play very slowly ( take 42 practice swings at least 10 min to line up putts) it could be well after dark when I finish up

I live on a golf course and don't mind walkers/bikers after hours. But there should be jail time for those that do it on the street in the front of my house! Oh wait a minute that could be the same thing. Never mind.

So by that logic, everyone should be able to use the rec centers, pools, pickle ball and tennis courts when they’re closed?

The golf course and it paths are not you property but everyones. You have no control over it. Privacy back up to a wall.

Ummmm
 

Would you be so kind as to find something in FL government docs that support your statement? This could easily become a Nudist colony, if what you say is true. IMHO

Ditto here
 

We are on Cane Gardens and we see people walking their dogs on and off leash on the course..on the tee boxes..driving golf carts and bikes and walking even after dark on the cart paths..it is in total violation of golf course and village rules..this is not your playground nor your dogs potty spot..the country clubs spend a lot of time getting them to look great and then there is so much disrespect for others properties..it would be like me walking your dog behind your home at night with a flashlight...stay off the courses

No problem if you're golfing!?!

I didn't realize that is your private path. Perhaps you should ask "THE AUTHORITIES" to put up a sign alerting people of THE VILLAGES it is a golf cart path to be used only during daylight hours. That ought to do the trick, don't you think?

It is a private path, which is closed after hours, and to non-golfers. I don’t understand how difficult it is for people to comprehend that fact.

I can comprehend it, but can you enforce it? I'd love to hear your plan for that, tell me how it works out, ok?