Executive course walk on question
 

Is it allowable to walk on an executive course to golf after the last tee time as long as you have paid your trail fees

Where have you been, this has hotly debated the past week.

thank you- very helpful

Villages Golf Admin = No

Some Ambass's = Yes

Some Ambass's = No


Some Villagers = No

Some Villagers = Yes


& there you have it.

The definitive answer is NO. If you are on the golf course after dark you are by law trespassing and if someone feels like enforcing it can call the police/sheriff. They will tell you to leave the course as it is private property and only to be used by golfers.

Any ambassador or poster here who tells you otherwise is lying. Since there are plenty of sidewalks and multi-modal trails to satisfy any walker it seems foolish to not use them.

I agree the answer is no.
I actually called TV Golf Admin to confirm.
But that does not matter to some posters.
Some Ambass's don't want to enforce the rules.

Ur post is right between the eyes. :clap2:

Here is the debate………..
https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...lf+trespassing

100% agree. For further confirmation, here is the applicable section from the villages golf guide:

Safety on the Course
• Golf courses are restricted to golfing traffic only.
• Please refrain from riding, biking, fishing, walking or
engaging in other recreational activities on the courses.
• Pets are not permitted on golf courses or practice facilities
at any time.
• Please allow golfers ahead to move out of range before
hitting a shot in their direction.
• Play is over at dusk. Dusk is defined as 30 minutes after sunset

That means:

1) If you are not playing golf between the first tee time and dusk, you DO NOT belong on the golf course

2) If you think it is fine to take a stroll, or walk Rover, or ride your bicycle on a golf course, YOU ARE WRONG and YOU ARE TRESPASSING

3) If you think you have a "right" to be there for anything other than playing golf because you "pay your amenity fee", YOU ARE WRONG---GET OFF!

4) And finally, if you are like that socialist/communist nut case that will go unnamed and think you are supporting the championship golf courses because you pay federal taxes that finance our military that protects the golf courses from a foreign invasion force, (Hard to believe but he actually posted that as an argument),YOU ARE STILL WRONG AND A NUT CASE:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

It seems to me two topics get intermixed in this thread: 1) Playing golf after hours; 2) Walking and doing other non-golf stuff on golf courses after hours.

Those are two different topics with two different answers.

same answer, and it is in the post right above yours

Should have phrased my question better. Can you play golf on an executive course after the last tee time while it is still light. Say 715 pm to 830 pm

I'm not sure about exec courses, but probably. On champ courses, you can tee off after the pro shop closes at 6. You are supposed to tell the ambassador your name and ID# and you can pay the next day. If all the ambassadors have left, you are on your honor to go to the pro shop the next day and pay. If you are there to walk your dog or take a stroll, you are trespassing and need to get off.

So to sum it all up:

No, you are not *allowed* to walk the course after the course is closed.

Yes, you "can" walk it, but you risk being kicked off, because you're not "allowed."

Being permitted, and being capable of doing something, are two different things.

It also has nothing to do with whether or not you paid trail fees. Trail fees cover your golf cart, not your feet.

Question was not about walking course after closed but rather about golfing after last tee time

In an attempt to directly answer your specific question. Yes you may start your round on an exec course after the last tee time and continue play until dusk. You will probably not be able to finish nine holes. You must leave the t at dusk.

• Play is over at dusk. Dusk is defined as 30 minutes after sunset
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The last tee time you can book is usually 7:00. Ranger leaves 15 minutes later.

Sunset today was 8:35 - so, by definition, YES, you can plat from 7:08 to 9:05

You can walk any course as long as you keep up the expected pace of play.

HE'S NOT TALKING ABOUT WALKING ON THE COURSE. READ above statements.
He wants to know if he can play after the last tee time.
I've been on the course lots of times and had to use headlights on the last hole.
PLUSSSS, They have night golf on some courses. Is that trespassing?
:welcome::bigbow:

After last tee time
 

Many times I have reserved the "last tee time" on an executive course only to play through 2 - 3 holes and look back and lo and behold there are 1, 2 , or more parties teeing up and playing and then they look at you when they catch up and 'what's the holdup"?!?!

I guess the answer to that question would be highly dependent on whether you were waiting on the group ahead of you or had 3 holes open

Trail fees are for carts not walkers

[QUOTE=Mortal1;1966773]The definitive answer is NO. If you are on the golf course after dark you are by law trespassing and if someone feels like enforcing it can call the police/sheriff.

Yes I'm sure the police/sheriff will get right on that! Because you know....they have nothing else to do than chase Villagers on the golf courses.....

[QUOTE=Vermilion Villager;1967125]Are you speaking from you vast WEEKS of experience here on TOTV and probably in TV???

I believe that in most jurisdictions, the law enforcement agency must respond to calls. And they are not "chasing Villagers on the golf courses", they are responding to a call regarding trespassing.

Just go to the golf course and ask the Ambassador. There might still be time to play after the last tee time and before it gets dark. If you can't finish 9 holes before dark, then just leave. I'm talking about just executive courses.

If you paid you’re trail fees at starter shack course still open? Now if you talking about yearly trail fee? Then no, the course considered closed. Key word “ considered”