Golf ID Deactivated
 

Golf ID recently deactivated I suspect for using resident ID to schedule guest golf while I was incapacitated with a broken arm. Is there a process to re-activate your Golf ID?

Give them a call.

Resident ID cards are available at the Customer Service Center at 3201 Wedgewood Lane, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Residents may be required to provide proof of identity (picture ID), ownership, or Villages residency. Please call the Customer Service Center at (352) 753-4508 for more information.

You are a "Ghost Golfer" as defined in the Golfing in The Villages brochure. If you do not have a copy you can get it online. Go to Golf The Villages then you will see a link to the brochure. Pertinent section is on page 9.

Just says you will be de-activated for " a period of time". Best to give them a call and see for how long.

This is exactly right. It happened to a friend's wife a couple of years ago. She had to go to the 'principles office' and get a 'talking to' before she could get it re-activated.

"Principals Office"....I don't think so. Ghost golfers are a PROBLEM that needs to be addressed. In case you haven't noticed, golf teetimes can be tough to come by this time of year. Using your ID number to get one
and then place another person in that tee time has to be done NUMEROUS TIMES before the ID is deactivated -- as it should be!

why would you do that??

People do that so a friend who...
 

who doesn't live here can play here even though they don't pay the monthly fee.

What are you trying to say?

I don't play golf. Does this mean that if I have a friend visiting I can't sign them up under my number even if I explain it is my guest that will be playing and I will be riding along?

In the case I mentioned my friend was not ghosting or using a resident ID to get a tee time for a guest. He setup tee times for a foursome. It was always just one foursome. There were three guys that played all of the time and a few others that would play sometimes. All were residents.

Often he did not plan well enough so he was not sure who the fourth would be. When that happened he would put his wife's ID in the request as she never played, then substitute one of the other people after talking to them the next day.

If you understand the tee time system, what he was doing was not causing any harm, so he really did not consider it 'illegal'.

His innocent wife was read the riot act for his bending of the rules and she does not let him forget it.:laugh:

They would have a guest pass, you would sign them up as your guest.

The issue is that getting tee times on executive courses with a guest in the group is sometimes difficult in high season. You cheat the system by making a request with your ID, then after you get a tee time substitute your guest.

If you are not playing with the person, they are not a guest, but someone that you want to help cheat the purpose of the guest pass and free golf system.

Sorry, but that is the rest of the story.

Not sure I am following, granted it is early and I am just making coffee.

Even if I am not playing with someone visiting me, I sign them up as my guest.

You are correct, AJ. A resident does not need to be present for a guest to play. Where the problem comes from, is the guest is on the bottom of the totem pole with regard to the assignment of t-times, and people think it's OK to cheat that part of the system.

No matter what the system or where the place people just can't resist cheating People cheat the welfare system, social security insurance companies, on school or job required training programs as they are all victimless events/crimes.

It is sad to think that residents are willing to cheat their neighbors by gaming the system. to believe that your are entitled to do so is telling. I believe continuous abuse should result in deactivation of an ID card for longer periods than are applied at present.

There are more request for tee times than tee times and residents following the rules are being unnecessarily punished. if you only can get three people to play then reserve three times to block a fourth in case is plainly unfair. to argue a counterpoint/defend this practice is also telling Its cheating and it is unfair no matter how you slice it. I know someone is going to say "hey don't hold bäck