How many Championship courses are in The Villages?
There are currently 13 championship courses in the Villages. There are 10 – 27 hole and 3 – 18 hole championship courses. The Villages has announced plans for 1 more 27 hole and 2 more 18 hole courses.
How many total holes of championship golf?
There are currently 324 championship holes with another 63 planned with perhaps more in the future.
How much does it cost to play the championship courses?
Resident Members (homeowners) can play for as little as $21 during the off season summer months to as high as $76 for in season play depending on the course. Resident guest can play for approximately $10 more per round.
What are the best championship courses in the Villages?
This depends on who you ask. Many Villagers will tell you the courses that are close to where they live, and rightfully so as the perception of those courses affects their property value. That said, most Villagers would agree the Villages signature courses, Palmer Legends and Nancy Lopez Legacy, are top tier. While the championship courses differ in design, most a kept to a similiar standard in regards to upkeep.
If you are looking for the area with the best championship golf, we would recommend the courses in between County Road 466 and State Road 44 (Near Lake Sumter Landing to Brownwood Paddock Square). This would include Palmer Legends, Cane Garden, Mallory Hill, Havana, Evan’s Praire, Bonifay, and Belle Glade – all within a 25 minute golf cart ride.
How many executive courses are in the Villages?
There are presently 41 executive courses in The Villages with 3 more announced. Each executive course is 9 holes.
How many executive holes of golf are in the Villages?
There are currently 369 total executive golf holes with plans for 27 more, even more if you count pitch and putts.
How much does it cost to play the executive courses?
Residents can play executive courses for a trail fee of $4 per 9 hole round or purchase a yearly trail pass for $136.
Is there really “Free Golf” in the Villages?
Technically, executive golf in the Villages is free, but you still have to pay the $4 trail fee. The executive golf trail is paid for in large by the Community Development District or CDD (commonly referred to as the bond). The CDD is a 25 year amortized municipal bond used to pay for the infastructure of the community. The amount paid varies by neighborhood from paid off to over $40,000 for new homes which equates to approximately $1400-$3000+ added to you yearly tax bill. The amenities fee per household is an additional $189 per month. That said, the comparitive cost of golfing in the Villages is quite reasonable.
What are the best executive courses in the Villages?
This also will depend on who you ask and where they live. Most golfers are willing to travel further to play a championship than an executive course. Since you are only allowed to schedule 1 – 9 hole course per day, most limit their normal range to 30 minutes or so by cart. While they’re are plenty of golfers who have played them all, the average Villager plays maybe half of them regularly. From the groups we play in theses are some of the favorites (most of these have a sister course):
Roosevelt, Pelican, Gray Fox, Yankee Clipper, Roosevelt, Mangrove, Escambia, Briarwood, and De La Vista.
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