[TomPerry]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

A country club? In The Villages? Perhaps in someone's wildest imagination.

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!!!

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe

Sounds like Regional Rec Centers.

Even better, Olympia is for "members to visit, watch TV, play cards, sit in the library, read the newspaper, or just visit with other members." Plus it is NOT open to the public, and is surrounded by current and future dining opportunities.

Perfect!

I agree that regional rec centers are more like country clubs, but they don't sell food. My only point is that The Villages has no country club restaurants, so they shouldn't advertise them as such, especially since they are selling a lifestyle to people who visit from out-of-town, and they often think that they are country clubs.

[Angelhug52]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I agree. The Villages should rename all of the "country clubs" and call them "restaurants", which is what they are. A country club has members who can visit, watch TV, play cards, sit in the library and read the newspaper, or just visit with other members. Country clubs are not open to the public.

The "country clubs" in The Villages and open to the public, and when you visit, you must order food or a drink or they will tell you to leave. There are no private rooms where you can sit without ordering food. So, these so-called country clubs are not country clubs at all. They are restaurants and that is what they should be called.

Illusion is a corner stone of The Villages. A retirement community 55 and over? With gates? With friendly adults who slide through Stop signs or follow traffic laws ? A class A health system that is breaking Medicare laws? Yes Illusion is a beautiful thing. Country Clubs... LOL.

[NotGolfer]

I'll bite....people move here for the "Life Style" then complain and find fault with (fill in the blank).

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I agree that regional rec centers are more like country clubs, but they don't sell food. My only point is that The Villages has no country club restaurants, so they shouldn't advertise them as such, especially since they are selling a lifestyle to people who visit from out-of-town, and they often think that they are country clubs.

What about the lifestyle that was sold to folks who bought around Hacienda Hills many years ago? At least the other “so called Country Club restaurants” haven’t been demolished yet, so they still got that going for them.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by Angelhug52

Illusion is a corner stone of The Villages. A retirement community 55 and over? With gates? With friendly adults who slide through Stop signs or follow traffic laws ? A class A health system that is breaking Medicare laws? Yes Illusion is a beautiful thing. Country Clubs... LOL.

So true. It amazes me what old people buy into and then grouse about the fantasy. Did you not do your research before purchasing in this limited community?

[Angelhug52]

Originally Posted by Aces4

So true. It amazes me what old people buy into and then grouse about the fantasy. Did you not do your research before purchasing in this limited community?

Was very different 25 years ago. Still an interesting place to live.

[pokeefe45@aol.com]

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.

[Lisanp@aol.com]

Doesn't Boosters meet this definition? It's already open, and a second is going in by Water's Edge/Edenfield

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by Angelhug52

Was very different 25 years ago. Still an interesting place to live.

Still interesting for some, it appears it's annoying for others.

[SHIBUMI]

Coun·try club
/ˈkəntrē ˌkləb/
noun
1.
a club with sporting and social facilities, set in a suburban area.

so, whats the beef??????????

Originally Posted by BrianL99

A country club? In The Villages? Perhaps in someone's wildest imagination.

[SHIBUMI]

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!

Originally Posted by UpNorth

I find it unusual that there are very few private member-only country clubs nearby. The only one I can think of is Golden Ocala. Any others? Maybe the area just can't support a true private country club. The Villages simply refer to their layouts as "Championship" courses. Open to the public for a fee.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

A country club? In The Villages? Perhaps in someone's wildest imagination.

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.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

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.

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.

[Just jimmy]

Originally Posted by BPRICE1234

Does anyone know if there is a plan for a country club in the eastport area?

Shallow creek championship golf course has Boosters. . That is the restaurant attached to it.