Sharing Golf Carts Now Allowed
 

Announced yesterday on ‘Golf in The Villages’......

“Although we encourage golfers from different households to ride in separate golf cars, the choice is yours.”

It’ll be interesting to see if golfers go back to sharing carts after we’ve all gotten used to using our own carts.

What do you think?

Sharing carts
 

I think a foursome plays a lot faster riding in separate carts. Although the feeling of camaraderie isn't the same. Particularly when you're behind a slower group waiting to hit and have no one to complain to but yourself.

Not sure if I have gotten used to the solo rides to and from. Nice to have a conversation during the up to 25 minute drive time each way.

Love the single rider carts! IN addition to playing faster I have all my stuff right there.

Can't find this on the site
 

Where on the site did you see this? I can't seem to find it. Thanks.

https://www.golfthevillages.com/whatsnew/UPDATES.pdf

"Although we encourage golfers from different households to ride in separate golf cars, the choice is yours"

Can we assume the social distancing is no longer required so back to play as pre 19?

Totally agree. I often play as a single and had to ride in someone else's cart. It seems like no one ever wants to give up their cart when they used to make people pair up. I like using my own cart with all my stuff in it. There is plenty of time to socialize at the T-boxes and on the greens.

A stupid decision to make it optional.

Riding solo should be here to stay for multiple reasons.

I never did it anyway! I played with a person from another household and we have ridden together the whole time. I think it’s always been our choice. At least for me!

Separate carts until the vaccine for me. Still in the COVID pandemic.....Florida is now a new hot spot.

Just hope they never go back to the old rule requiring only two carts per foursome.

Playing a round has definitely been a lot faster with everyone using their own cart. I would not be against riding together on the course if that's what people in my group want to do. The virus does not concern me with playing golf. I wish they would allow pin removal now, and take the pipes out of the holes.

Ambassador yesterday said by August or September they will only be allowing 2 carts per foursome. To much wear on the courses.

Sharing is better - more fun.

I won’t for a really long time; I don’t know where the rider has been or who they’ve been around.

I like more just riding by myself; really don’t like to talk on the course and don’t like to listen to everyone else’s problems or medical issues.

With virus spike, bad idea
 

I was told that yesterday at Evans Prairie as I checked in and in the club shop for the first time. I said no way, not yet as the virus is back on the rise. We have done a good job of controlling it up to now why in hell would we risk that at this time!?!? If a substantial infection gets a foothold in the Villages, a lot of people are going to die. Dumb idea at this time.

Really strains the fairways with so much traffic, especially in dry seasons.

Media hype. According to the Florida Department of Health, 1,461,297 tests done. Total positive cases are 80,109 which is only 5.5%. That's steady and still low. It's just as DeSantis has been telling us all along, the number of known cases will increase because there is more testing being done, not because there is a resurgence. The number of reported cases are usually higher at the beginning of the week because it includes the cases that had not been reported over the weekend.

I agree with you. On average our regular group we play in have tended to be 8 to 12 minutes faster than before riding together. I think it's because there is less tendency to get off track with conversation and distraction. We plan on doing so until told otherwise.

Listed on the update for championship and executive golf.

I normally take myself to and from the courses so I can do it on my own schedule of when I want to arrive and warm up before hand and I can listen to my tunes on the ride.

Why!? Did they find a vaccine? A new treatment that cures the virus? Florida numbers went way up in one day!

I agree, but I asked an Ambassador the other day and he said the courses are "taking a beating" with all the carts and HE THINKS but does not know for sure that eventually, things go back to the old way.

Not a rumor, just his opinion.

There's more to golf than gossip and lunch plans.

I will NOT allow anyone I don't know ride on MY cart also I will NOT ride on THEIR cart...
That's the way it should be, ride your own cart or walk!

Please use the 90 degree rule. It may allow us to do single rider rule longer. I see very few people doing 90 degree.

Two carts only on the grass at a time, you can have 4 carts if you like but only two carts can be on the grass, once one cart comes off the grass another cart can enter.....

Is the Ambassador willing to pay you $4.00 to have someone you don't even know ride on your cart..

Ohiobuckeye
 

This is a NO brainer if your suppose to be 6 ft. apart. Duh!

Stay on the path.

Not when the 90 degree rule is strictly enforced by the ambassadors. Everyone stay off the fairway until you get to your ball. Much of the time you do not even need to be on the fairway if your ball is within 10 yards of the rough. Done right we will find we only need to be in the fairway maybe 20 percent of the time. For many of us that can't find the fairway then no problem at all. :1rotfl:

Cart will not do more damage to fairways when the 90 degree rule is strictly enforced by the ambassadors. Everyone stay off the fairway until you get to your ball. Much of the time you do not even need to be on the fairway if your ball is within 10 yards of the rough. Done right we will find we only need to be in the fairway maybe 20 percent of the time. For many of us that can't find the fairway then no problem at all. :1rotfl:

Yeah, good course condition is worth a few more bodies in the morgue and a few more on ventilators. :faint:

It's interesting that masks are requested, but not required, for entry to the golf shops.

I thought that is why we are required to pay a “trail fee” if we want to golf? To cover the wear and tear of the golf carts. What difference does it make if 4 singles tee off 8 minutes apart or play as a foursome each driving their own cart?

Haven’t been to Sarasota have you?

If you play in 4 carts or 2, BE READY TO PLAY and it will move just as fast. When you stop at your partners ball, get out with your range finder or GPS and WALK TO YOUR BALL! That way when your partner pulls up you can pull a club a hit. If we did this, the time we save with 4 carts becomes marginal. And having worked at a country club in NY, there is a lot of turf damage with extra carts. Plus, there are the people that abuse where they drive the carts who really make it stink.

Masks at golf shops
 

They require masks