[laboutj]

Originally Posted by Laker14

My breakdown: I'm here for 7 months, so I get a 6 month priority membership. My wife doesn't play so it's a single. Costs around $600. I play approximately 2x/ week. Figure $50 per round at the cash register, x approximately 52 rounds. $2600 at the cash register plus the 600 for the priority membership. 6 months of championship golf in TV costs me $3100. or approx. $517/ month.
That's not a steal by any means, especially for the conditions of the courses from October-May.
However, unlike the clubs I once belonged to up north, I don't have to continue to pay the monthly dues during the non-golf seasons. Also, I don't get charged "assessments" when the club decides to fix a worn out sprinkler system, or some clubhouse item. Also, since the bulk of that expense is "pay as you play", if the weather is bad, or I'm not playing for some reason, I'm not paying. At a typical private club you are going to pay your dues, and if you don't play, you still pay. There is no "clubhouse minimum" requiring me to spend a monthly amount of dollars on food and booze.
I could walk away from golf except for the camaraderie with my golf friends. I am fortunate to have been accepted into a group of 12-20 guys, someone else makes the tee times (which is why we are all Priority members), I show up, put in the $5 for the daily game, and we have a few laughs.
If saving money were the only priority, I could definitely do better by going off campus, or better yet, play at the "NOT FREE BUT ALREADY PAID FOR" executive courses.
I don't feel like it's a great bargain, but I feel it's a fair price for the convenience, quality, and variety.

Having the variety of courses is a plus to having the priority membership and playing the championship courses here in the Villages. I had a membership for one year at a private club in Mass. and by the time it got to August I was so sick of playing the same course over and over I vowed not to make that mistake again.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Laker14

My breakdown: I'm here for 7 months, so I get a 6 month priority membership. My wife doesn't play so it's a single. Costs around $600. I play approximately 2x/ week. Figure $50 per round at the cash register, x approximately 52 rounds. $2600 at the cash register plus the 600 for the priority membership. 6 months of championship golf in TV costs me $3100. or approx. $517/ month.
That's not a steal by any means, especially for the conditions of the courses from October-May.
However, unlike the clubs I once belonged to up north, I don't have to continue to pay the monthly dues during the non-golf seasons. Also, I don't get charged "assessments" when the club decides to fix a worn out sprinkler system, or some clubhouse item. Also, since the bulk of that expense is "pay as you play", if the weather is bad, or I'm not playing for some reason, I'm not paying. At a typical private club you are going to pay your dues, and if you don't play, you still pay. There is no "clubhouse minimum" requiring me to spend a monthly amount of dollars on food and booze.
I could walk away from golf except for the camaraderie with my golf friends. I am fortunate to have been accepted into a group of 12-20 guys, someone else makes the tee times (which is why we are all Priority members), I show up, put in the $5 for the daily game, and we have a few laughs.
If saving money were the only priority, I could definitely do better by going off campus, or better yet, play at the "NOT FREE BUT ALREADY PAID FOR" executive courses.
I don't feel like it's a great bargain, but I feel it's a fair price for the convenience, quality, and variety.

Oh, please... Just stop it with your reason and logic...

[ElDiabloJoe]

Originally Posted by Laker14

I thought you were reporting on another Florida retirement community with golf amenities.

Sorry for the lack of clarity. Was pretty sure I mentioned in Post #70 that I was referring to a neighborhood "up north." I should have been more clear, because there is still plenty of Florida left north of TV. Nope, meant Tennessee in this case. Only in Florida is Tennessee considered "up north" as it is the Deep South to most of the rest of the world, lol.

[Laker14]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Oh, please... Just stop it with your reason and logic...

you know me well enough to know that it is unlikely to happen again anytime soon.

[Laker14]

Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe

Sorry for the lack of clarity. Was pretty sure I mentioned in Post #70 that I was referring to a neighborhood "up north." I should have been more clear, because there is still plenty of Florida left north of TV. Nope, meant Tennessee in this case. Only in Florida is Tennessee considered "up north" as it is the Deep South to most of the rest of the world, lol.

no worries. I was thinking you were talking about some other Florida "golf-retirement" community that you weren't supposed to mention on these forums.

[ElDiabloJoe]

Originally Posted by Laker14

no worries. I was thinking you were talking about some other Florida "golf-retirement" community that you weren't supposed to mention on these forums.

Oh, you must mean "On The Other True Wind - OTOTW" Nope, not that one.

[normandy]

YEAR 2002 WHEN WE LOOKED INTO BUYING A HOUSE HERE WE WERE TOLD --QUIT" golf is FREE AT ALL GOLF COURSES

[Laker14]

Originally Posted by normandy

YEAR 2002 WHEN WE LOOKED INTO BUYING A HOUSE HERE WE WERE TOLD --QUIT" golf is FREE AT ALL GOLF COURSES

you were told golf is free at all golf courses? Are you sure you understood exactly what was being said?
Was it explained that there are championship courses as well as executive courses, and that golf would be free at both types of venues?

And..did you get it in any written documents pertaining to your purchase of a home?

[ElDiabloJoe]

Originally Posted by Laker14

...

And..did you get it in any written documents pertaining to your purchase of a home?

As they say, an oral agreement (or promise) is only worth the paper it's written on.

[golferrm]

Why do they use the words “country club” in the championship course? These are the poorest excuses for what they call them. They haven’t touched the fairways in over 10 years except to paint them green. Let them grow out so you can use all wedges. It’s better to play out of the so called rough. Get 20 feet off fairway and you ride over tree roots in bare dirt. And it’s called a country club

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by golferrm

Why do they use the words “country club” in the championship course? These are the poorest excuses for what they call them. They haven’t touched the fairways in over 10 years except to paint them green. Let them grow out so you can use all wedges.

Perhaps if you learned how to properly hit a golf ball, by pinching it off a tight lie, then you could hit all your wedges. The course conditions aren’t always perfect, but they are always very playable for those not looking for excuses. Golf on : )

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Talking to yourself again?

See how that works?

Is that All you got

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by I'm Popeye!

So what makes it a championship course "A Real Course" the extra 50 - 80 yards?

Let's see-----execs 900-1700 yds, champs, 5200-7100 yds. It's like "50-80 yards", only different

[golferrm]

Maybe you should learn to hit a wedge the way it was meant to be hit. You can basically go to other courses around us and they have something called grass.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by GpaVader

Just got back from a long weekend playing golf in Phoenix, we played 3 rounds and all were under $100 including cart. We could have spent a lot more money, but we played on a budget. Out of the 3 courses, there was only 1 I'd never play again, 6 hour round, so it got a lot of traffic but it was in terrible shape. The rest were in nice shape and I'd happily play them again.

In comparison, I have not had any issues playing the Championship courses here, although I've only played at two, Southern Oaks and Belle Glade. Both were nice courses and seemed fairly priced. On the other hand I've played at Continental Country Club and paid $40/w cart and that was a nice course as well.

It seems to be seasonal, so I mainly stick to the Executive courses on the weekends since I work during the week....

Try playing TPC Scottsdale or Troon North for under $100