Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Pro Tournaments here in TV
I see Lakewood Ranch (a fast-growing retirement community), here in Florida is hosting a PGA tournament. Why in the golf capital of the world are we not hosting PGA events?
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Given all the threads about the conditions of Village courses, you will probably find your answer there!
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Hmmm, quick thoughts come to mind. Courses aren’t set up for walking, course conditions don’t meet standards, courses aren’t conducive to large galleries, even from tips courses are generally too short for professionals, not located near major metropolitan area with a large younger population (the target market), who would sponsor it, lack of adequate parking or mass transit, etc…. Highly unlikely, but would be interesting.
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FLORIDA is the Golf Capital of the World. Says so on the license plates.
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I thought way back when the villages did have LPGA tournament at terra del sol?
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The courses here are not up to PGA standards, and the original construction were not to USGA Standards. Just take a trip to Juliette Falls in Ocala that had an LPGA Tour stop there for three years. No comparison to The Villages courses, which in most cases do not stack up to Private Country Club layouts, which themselves have only a minimal amount that could host a PGA tournament.
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Yeah...Myrtle Beach may have something today about that
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It’s a Korn Ferry Tour event.
Why would The Villages host an event? Doesn’t need the name recognition, do you want to lose one of the courses for a week, they were not laid out for the hospitality, etc Given the size of the parking lots, plan to lose a few larg rec center lots and golf course lots that week too. |
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