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alemorkam 12-14-2020 08:43 AM
Free golf for life
 
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This golfer is taking advantage of free golf for life in The Villages. If you walk the executive courses, and are a resident of The Villages you get free golf for life.

alwann 12-14-2020 09:40 AM
Free golf for life
 
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Originally Posted by alemorkam (Post 1873241)
This golfer is taking advantage of free golf for life in The Villages. If you walk the executive courses, and are a resident of The Villages you get free golf for life.
True, if you're younger and healthy. Many of the exec courses are not designed for walkers up in years. The distance between some holes is just too long.

Lottoguy 12-14-2020 10:08 AM
Yep, that walk on Churchill Greens to number SIX must be 500 yards at least.

RGD1213 12-14-2020 10:18 AM
I don’t live in The Villiages yet, but I’m curious. Are there a lot of walkers on the Executive Courses? What’s your best guess of the percentage of riders to walkers?

Two Bills 12-14-2020 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by RGD1213 (Post 1873323)
I don’t live in The Villiages yet, but I’m curious. Are there a lot of walkers on the Executive Courses? What’s your best guess of the percentage of riders to walkers?
I would hazard a guess at 90% cart players.
Wife and I always walk, and very seldom play with other walkers.
Canadians walk a lot because they don't like parting with the pennies, and us Brits because we were brought up to the game walking.
Only youngsters use golf carts in UK!

alwann 12-14-2020 12:55 PM
Long walk
 
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Originally Posted by Lottoguy (Post 1873315)
Yep, that walk on Churchill Greens to number SIX must be 500 yards at least.
From 5 to 6 on Mangrove has got to be a quarter mile, if not more. First time I walked Okeechobee, finished number 8 and thought they'd forgotten to build a number 9. Again, a hard walk, uphill, on bad knees.

Two Bills 12-14-2020 01:05 PM
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From 5 to 6 on Mangrove has got to be a quarter mile, if not more. First time I walked Okeechobee, finished number 8 and thought they'd forgotten to build a number 9. Again, a hard walk, uphill, on bad knees.
The killer walk of all the executive courses!

Dr Winston O Boogie jr 12-14-2020 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Two Bills (Post 1873347)
I would hazard a guess at 90% cart players.
Wife and I always walk, and very seldom play with other walkers.
Canadians walk a lot because they don't like parting with the pennies, and us Brits because we were brought up to the game walking.
Only youngsters use golf carts in UK!
I'd guess closer to 99%. I'd love to walk but I have back issues and have seven screws holding my left heel together. Walking is not an option for me and it is not for most people here.

Most of the older courses north of 466 are a pretty easy walk.

But this is my left foot so..........https://i.imgur.com/Up2n3Di.png

Topspinmo 12-14-2020 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by alemorkam (Post 1873241)
This golfer is taking advantage of free golf for life in The Villages. If you walk the executive courses, and are a resident of The Villages you get free golf for life.
It’s not free you amenities fees are pitching in on up keep as with other amenities.

Topspinmo 12-14-2020 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by RGD1213 (Post 1873323)
I don’t live in The Villiages yet, but I’m curious. Are there a lot of walkers on the Executive Courses? What’s your best guess of the percentage of riders to walkers?
Low. I doubt 20%?

Topspinmo 12-14-2020 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by alwann (Post 1873296)
True, if you're younger and healthy. Many of the exec courses are not designed for walkers up in years. The distance between some holes is just too long.
IMO Only two or three at most out of 9.

Rwirish 12-15-2020 06:20 AM
Very few walkers.

Dahabs 12-15-2020 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Two Bills (Post 1873347)
I would hazard a guess at 90% cart players.
Wife and I always walk, and very seldom play with other walkers.
Canadians walk a lot because they don't like parting with the pennies, and us Brits because we were brought up to the game walking.
Only youngsters use golf carts in UK!
Or is it that Brits don't like parting with the pennies and Canadians prefer walking out of habit and for health reasons? :icon_wink:

Two Bills 12-15-2020 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Dahabs (Post 1873579)
Or is it that Brits don't like parting with the pennies and Canadians prefer walking out of habit and for health reasons? :icon_wink:
All our Canadian friends are quite proud of their thrift!:icon_wink:

JanetMM 12-15-2020 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr (Post 1873498)
I'd guess closer to 99%. I'd love to walk but I have back issues and have seven screws holding my left heel together.


But this is my left foot so..........https://i.imgur.com/Up2n3Di.png
Sounds like the name of a movie! Get it?!


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