Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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All the people complaining about The Villages calling the Championship Courses “Country Clubs” remind me of the Snob character in the movie Caddy Shack played wonderfully by Ted Knight! Get Over It!!!
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Was very different 25 years ago. Still an interesting place to live.
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The Villages stopped calling them ' country clubs' a few years ago with the opening of Southern Oaks Championship GOLF COURSE and then Shallow Creek GOLF COURSE-next up would be Woodlands golf course and then Meadowview golf course slated to be the next two championship courses. Belle Glade was the last one that was called a country club- it's an intentional pivot by the developer realizing they are not building country club facilities but yet golf courses with restaurants.
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Coun·try club
/ˈkəntrē ˌkləb/ noun 1. a club with sporting and social facilities, set in a suburban area. so, whats the beef??????????
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Usually refers to the best course or courses of a multiple course facility. It is safe to say that the Championship Courses are far better than the Executive courses, tougher. So the name makes sense.
'Championship Course' as a Marketing Ploy Another expansion of the meaning of "championship course" arrived much later, when golf courses started being built as the centerpieces of housing developments and other real estate deals. You can say that in its modern usage, the term "championship course" has been quite devalued. Today, golfers most often encounter the term in advertising. Any new golf course might choose to advertise itself as a "championship course" to try to convince golfers of its quality. So today, in many (but not all) cases, the phrase has essentially become nothing more than a marketing term. ![]() So, the terms are correct..........as usual folks understanding of terms is incorrect or just molded by their personal experiences of what others do. Which doesn't make it law! ![]() Quote:
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Maybe Miami would have been better retirement community for the upper crust? O wait Miami don’t 700 plus holes available at any of the upper crust retirement communities, same old 18, 27, or 36 holes over and over and over. ![]() |
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I prefer beautifully maintained, quality golf courses and do not mind the same 18, 27 or 36 holes and they don't have to be private. Quality can be a big issue here so number of holes doesn't matter much.
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