The Villages, Florida Golf
The Villages, Florida Golf
The remaining 12 courses are country club championship courses. Among notable course architects are Arnold Palmer and Nancy Lopez. The Orange Blossom Hills and Tierra Del Sol clubs are 18 hole layouts; the other eight clubs are 27 hole layouts. Residents of The Villages are automatically members of these clubs; however, unlike the executive courses residents must pay greens fees to play the courses and the clubs charge for priority tee times. These championship courses are owned by the Villages Developer and through an agreement with the VCCDD, are managed by that entity.
On October 15, 2013, The Villages officially opened executive courses Sweetgum and Mangrove. The most recent championship course , Belle Glade, was opened for public pay on November 26, 2014.
By final buildout, The Villages will operate 12 country-club champtionship courses (the last two will be 27 hole layouts; there are no plans to expand Orange Blossom Hills or Tierra Del Sol beyond their existing 18 hole layouts) and 35 9-hole executives golf courses, for a total of 621 holes of golf.
The Villages also operates a golf instruction academy for all skill levels.
In September 2017, a putt and play multi-functional facility in The Village of Fenney opened. This includes a lake stocked with fish and fishing poles, a walking trail, and an area tom play croquet and lawn bowling. (Wikipedia)