[HoosierPa]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

Fenney Grille has the best cocktail hour, anything they have, liquor, wine, beer, is half price and you don't have to buy two and you don't have to drink that swill with a name you never heard of. I wish all restaurants were like that.

So does McGrady

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

The primary issue is the lack of amenities in the southern section of The Villages and that will continue. The business model for the south, is different than the older sections of The Villages and shows no sign of changing. There's only 1 reasonably accessible golf course and it's glorified pit. When you're the only game in town, you can be unreasonable with pricing, quality and playability.

In my opinion, the southern areas of The Villages are marketed with smoke & mirrors. It's nothing like northern area and never will be. It doesn't look like The Villages, it doesn't "feel" like The Villages and the demographic is different.

If you are happy in the Village that you live in, why are you so negative about where others live.
Have been in TV since 2007, LSL was a ghost town, for shopping with one grocery. SS was the established area, and that’s where we shopped. Our first area was Mallory and we choose to move farther south.

Many of us have watched as the new areas grow, new progress and in awe of what was coming. We out grew house 1 and 2. Our current house is a designer with golf cart garage, in what used to be the middle of TV

We are now building guess where to the area YOU think doesn’t feel like the villages.. this will be our Fourth house, heading south in the land you detest.

It’s OK, we hope the smoke and mirrors you speak of will keep us off everyone’s radar, and let us enjoy the Villages We pay for and enjoy living in.

You could however volunteer to buy me a free house where you think we should live, and Will gladly take your money

[Jimb0716]

Originally Posted by Vikingjunior

Is there no golf courses outside TV south of 44? Send TV a message and patronize outside the bubble courses which are dirt cheap w a cart in August/September.

My golfing group would like to play outside of TV, any recommendations on where we should go?

[vintageogauge]

Originally Posted by HoosierPa

So does McGrady

Good to know, must be a south of 44 thing.

[Boston-Sean]

Originally Posted by Hardlyworking

We like it this way. Looked around above 44, didn’t like it at all. To each their own.

Same.

[P A Paul]

Mission Inn, Deer Island, Juliette Falls, Arlington Ridge, Orange County National….all within 1 hr of Bonifay/Havana…check for aeration first, and most offer senior or Villager discount by request.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by Jimb0716

My golfing group would like to play outside of TV, any recommendations on where we should go?

Georgia

[JSR22]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

Good to know, must be a south of 44 thing.

No, Tierra del Sol has the same happy hour.

[VApeople]

Originally Posted by Jimb0716

My golfing group would like to play outside of TV, any recommendations on where we should go?

Shady Brook Golf Resort just south of The Villages on Route 301.

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by HoosierPa

You don’t know what you are talking about. There are about 7 golf courses under construction right now south of 44. Bet you weren’t even here when the northern area was under construction like the south is now.

Southern Oaks was the only golf course built in the last 8 years ... it was on the "promise program" for at least 3 years prior to that.

The southern area is scheduled for a couple of Exec courses & Pitch and Putt venues. As far as I know, there are zero confirmed sightings, of a new Championship course under construction, anywhere in The Villages.

[Mrfriendly]

Originally Posted by Tvflguy

We golfed today at Southern Oaks. On the back 9 today. The Misquitoes were HORRENDOUS!!!
If it was up to me I was ready to quit on hole #12 and go back to the Starter for a credit. But the other guys wanted to stick it out. It just got worse. Especially close to the water…. We passed by a white service truck off the cart path and the side was covered with hundreds of them. It truly ruined the round as we simply had to rush shots. Not fun…

We decided to drown our sorrows with a beer at the center Bar at Sawgrass. The guy buying brought 4 plastic glasses of beer and said “guess how much”. We all guessed $4 a glass. He said they don’t serve in pitchers as we typically get after rounds at other places. And they charged $7.00 per glass!!! Was like almost $30! A pitcher at other TV restaurants is about $13. What a ripoff.

So, we won’t golf at Southern Oaks until fall, and no more Sawgrass. Yikes.

This works:

[Larchap49]

Originally Posted by Tvflguy

We golfed today at Southern Oaks. On the back 9 today. The Misquitoes were HORRENDOUS!!!
If it was up to me I was ready to quit on hole #12 and go back to the Starter for a credit. But the other guys wanted to stick it out. It just got worse. Especially close to the water…. We passed by a white service truck off the cart path and the side was covered with hundreds of them. It truly ruined the round as we simply had to rush shots. Not fun…

We decided to drown our sorrows with a beer at the center Bar at Sawgrass. The guy buying brought 4 plastic glasses of beer and said “guess how much”. We all guessed $4 a glass. He said they don’t serve in pitchers as we typically get after rounds at other places. And they charged $7.00 per glass!!! Was like almost $30! A pitcher at other TV restaurants is about $13. What a ripoff.

So, we won’t golf at Southern Oaks until fall, and no more Sawgrass. Yikes.

Can't do anything about the bugs. The high prices are something else. Maybe caused by the high rent charged by the owners, and or the greed of the businesses. The solution is play golf and eat an any of the many other choices here. Leave that place to the residents who have more than they can ever spend. The menu sucks anyway.

[John Mayes]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

Southern Oaks was the only golf course built in the last 8 years ... it was on the "promise program" for at least 3 years prior to that.

The southern area is scheduled for a couple of Exec courses & Pitch and Putt venues. As far as I know, there are zero confirmed sightings, of a new Championship course under construction, anywhere in The Villages.

Maybe you missed this;

Continuing The Dream: Volume 15

[DonH57]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Hell, a 6 pack costs about 7 or 8 bucks. Why not just keep some cold ones on ice in your golf cart cooler to have outside with your golf buddies after the round?

Yeah, Exactly!

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

Southern Oaks was the only golf course built in the last 8 years ... it was on the "promise program" for at least 3 years prior to that.

The southern area is scheduled for a couple of Exec courses & Pitch and Putt venues. As far as I know, there are zero confirmed sightings, of a new Championship course under construction, anywhere in The Villages.

Plans for future additions include three more championship courses, six executive layouts, three pitch-and-putts, a putting course, and a southern branch of The Villages Golf Academy with driving range.

Work has started on at least two Championship and one of the Exec courses South of the Turnpike described the the Continuing the Dream" videos.

Take a drive down Marshbend Trail and 470 of you haven't lately. They are working as far as the eye can see.