[billethkid]

in so much better condition than those South of 466?

The greens souuth are absolute mess by comparison. The tee boxes are much better groomed....as a matter of opinion I would not use the word groomed in any description of the tee boxes and greens south of 466.

It is so blatantly obvious I was just wondering why?

btk

[jebartle]

Because they know that I play north of 466...giggle, giggle, snort, snort!

[Mikeod]

Some of it may be volume of play. The four most played exec courses are Bogart/Bacall and Truman/Roosevelt.

I recently played Southern Star and the only problem green I saw was #7, with many bare/sandy spots. I also noticed they seem to be using the same tee box a lot and it showed the wear and tear while others looked pristine.

What course(s) did you notice to be in bad shape?

[jmvalcq]

I would guess that it is a combination of factors, such as volume of play and the fact that the courses north of 466 are older and more established. I recently played Amberwood, Silver Lake, Briarwood, and Chula Vista in about 1 1/2 hours or less. All of those courses were in good shape.

[renrod]

Originally Posted by billethkid

in so much better condition than those South of 466?

The greens souuth are absolute mess by comparison. The tee boxes are much better groomed....as a matter of opinion I would not use the word groomed in any description of the tee boxes and greens south of 466.

It is so blatantly obvious I was just wondering why?

btk

The area north of 466 was a Horse Farm before The Villages. The area south of 466 was Watermelon Patches before The Villages.

Now you know and you can tell someone you read it on the internet.

[rjn5656]

Chula Vista greens were horrible yesterday. Worst of any course I have played lately.

[zcaveman]

Because we take care of them - fix divots and rake the traps? Since I do not play south of 466 except for the Pimlico three I cannot offer a guess other than that.

Z

[JP]

I think it all has to do with course age. The courses south of 466a will get better with time.

[ilovetv]

I've been told that it's because north of 466, irrigation is not limited to the "reclaimed" water only, and that North of 466 more water is used.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by JP

I think it all has to do with course age. The courses south of 466a will get better with time.

Like The Villagers?

[al & jane]

Closer to the Equator?

[rubicon]

Have been scheduled to play Hill Top, Amberwood, and Chula vista these last few weeks and I did not see an appreciative difference between those courses to those south of 466/4666A.....and the manner in which I play carries me pretty much over an entire course

[mickey100]

Are they the same maintenance companies doing all the courses? Even if it is the same company, it could be one crew that is in charge of a particular course is better than another crew.

[nitehawk]

I see nothing wrong with the courses south of 466a - IMO they are in great shape -- also all divots repaired and sand traps raked -- just wonderful as usual

[HTing]

Any golf course with good maintenance gets better as it gets older. We forget that these courses are still young. We play up North on courses that are 50-100 plus years old and try to compare them with a course 10 years old. Like everything else in the Villages it gets better with age.