[gomoho]

Originally Posted by justjim

After reading this Thread for a second time, I think that I "sort of get" what some are saying about walking for exercise on the golf courses. However, as many of us have noted, there are several good reasons why that is prohibited. As I read some of the posts, TV Walkers are saying there just aren't any beautiful pristine places to walk in TV. The so called multi-modal paths aren't really very safe pristine places to walk----dodging speeding golf carts and occasionally a flying bike just isn't much fun. Sidewalks---boring hot and hard on the old' feet. Walking around the neighborhood streets----how far can you get before you have to stop and visit.....A walk on the golf course----PRICELESS! I get it. Looking for a pristine safe quiet walk with some beauty and maybe a little wildlife. Well, let's put such a walking trail on our Wish List along with the heated indoor pool, performing Arts Center and a Macy's/Dillard's!!! TV something for everybody.

JustJim - thanks for taking the time to read and actually UNDERSTAND what I am trying to communicate. I am a new golfer and thoroughly understand why we can't have folks walking around out there. You grasped the concept of a beautiful walk enjoying nature, rather than just saying "you can't do that" and I appreciate your insight.

[SALYBOW]

Originally Posted by andercat

Thank you all for your feedback. I thought that this topic might get some folks upset. I feel everyone gave their ideas and that they were very polite. I do not reside in TV yet. We have taken the bus ride twice and will be coming for a Lifestyle visit hopefully in Dec. They haven't opened the schedule for Dec yet. I think we will start walking on the multimodal paths first. You posters have got me interested in golf now. Not high staked competitive golf, but for fun golf. Husband had back problems. This might might golf difficult for him.

When you get here iook me up, we play non competitive, nonprofessional golf. Just out there for fun and exercise. Tell hubby to give it a try. My friend plays with a brace and usesareasonable accomindations pass.

[queasy27]

I've never golfed here so that's my know-nothing background, but now I'm curious. If I wanted to join andercat and drag a pull cart around (but not really golf) as part of a foursome, wouldn't that mean our foursome would be faster than most? And what if the other two people slotted in to fill the foursome had a cart while we were walking? How would we keep up?

Walking along actually sounds like fun to me, but I'm not really able to visualize how it might work. Are non-players ever allowed to accompany the golfers?

[zonerboy]

It frequently happens than one couple in a foursome is using a golf cart, and the other two are walking and using pull carts to carry their clubs. Golf carts must stay pretty much on the cart paths, where as walkers can go directly in a straight line from place to place. Ends up the distance from green to the next tee box is shorter for walkers. Those driving a cart have to walk from the green to the path where they left their cart, get in, drive along the path to the area adjacent to the next tee box, get out, and walk over to the actual tee off area. By that time the walkers are usually already there.