List of golf courses in The Villages

One of the main advertising campaigns of The Villages, Florida, in the United States, is that residents are able to play "free golf for life". The advertising is only partially true; the "free golf" is paid for by mandatory amenities fees assessed to all homeowners in The Villages. The "free golf" extends only to the executive golf courses and only to players walking the courses, wherein a greens fee is not assessed. Players riding golf carts on executive courses pay no greens fee but must pay a trail fee. Greens fees and trail fees are required on The Villages country club courses (though memberships are provided "free" – again, as part of the amenities fee – to residents).

Executive courses

All of The Villages' executive courses are 9-hole layouts. As of 2017, The Villages operates 38 executive courses.

Course NameYear OpenedParNotes
Amberwood200329course has two par-4 holes
Bacall200529course has two par-4 holes
Belmont200428course has one par-4 hole
Bogart200528course has one par-4 hole
Bonita Pass200927
Briarwood200127
Chula Vista199028course has one par-4 hole
Churchill Greens200329course has two par-4 holes
De La Vista199529course has two par-4 holes
El Diablo199727
El Santiago199827opened after sister course El Diablo; the names are Spanish for "the devil" and "the saint", respectively
Escambia201527
Gray Fox201728course has one par-4 hole. sister course to Red Fox
Hawkes Bay199927
Heron200428course has one par-4 hole
Hill Top198828course has one par-4 hole
LoblollyOpening Fall, 2018[1]
LongleafOpening Fall, 2018[1]
Mangrove201327opened on October 15, 2013.[2]
Mira Mesa199329course has two par-4 holes
Oakleigh200328course has one par-4 hole
Okeechobee201527
Palmetto201229course has two par-4 holes
Pelican200429course has two par-4 holes
Pimlico200329course has two par-4 holes
Redfish Run200928course has one par-4 hole (#5), at over 400 yards it is the longest par-4 on the executive courses
Red Fox201728course has one par-4 hole. sister course to Gray Fox.
Roosevelt200729course has two par-4 holes; in a nod to U.S. history it is the sister course of Truman
Saddlebrook199927
Sandhill200728course has one par-4 hole
Sarasota201527
Silver Lake198729course has two par-4 holes; Silver Lake is the second-oldest course at The Villages and the oldest executive course
Southern Star201029course has two par-4 holes
Sweetgum201328opened on October 15, 2013.[2] Course has one par-4 hole.
Tarpon Boil201028course has one par-4 hole
Truman200728course has one par-4 hole; in a nod to U.S. history it is the sister course of Roosevelt
Turtle Mound200727
Volusia201528course has one par-4 hole
Walnut Grove200127
Yankee Clipper200929course has two par-4 holes

Country club courses

All of The Villages' country club courses are 27-hole layouts except for Orange Blossom Gardens and Tierra Del Sol, which are 18-hole layouts. Except as noted all 9-hole layouts are par-36. The Villages operates 12 country-club courses. These courses are not part of the "Free Golf for Life" advertising; although no fees are required for membership; fees are required to play and for cart riding.

Belle Glade

The last country club (i.e., non-executive) golf course in The Villages,[3] opened on November 26, 2014.[4] The layouts are named Calusa, Seminole, and Tequesta.

Bonifay

Opened in 2011 with its first two layouts (Destin and Fort Walton); a third layout (Pensacola) was later added.

Cane Garden

Opened in 2004, the course is centered around a 150-acre eagle preserve. All three of its 9-hole layouts are named for flowers (Allamanda, Hibiscus, and Jacaranda).

Evans Prairie

Opened in 2012, it was named for the lake that it surrounds and was designed by the same team that designed Bonifay. The layouts are named Egret, Killdeer, and Osprey.

Glenview

Opened in 2000 (previously named Glenview Champions), PGA professionals Tommy Aaron, Hubert Green, and John Mahaffey were consultants during design. The layouts are named Talleyho, Fox Run, and Stirrup Cup.

Hacienda Hills

Opened in 1991, PGA professional Chi Chi Rodriguez christened the course, and later remarked that two of his favorite holes are on the course (hole #1 on the Lakes Course and hole #1 on the Oaks Course). The third layout is named the Palms Course.

Havana

Opened in 2007, it is one of the newest of The Villages' country club courses. The layouts are named Kilimanjaro, Kenya, and Hemingway.

Mallory Hill

Opened in 2005. The three layouts are named Amelia, Caroline, and Virginia.

Nancy Lopez

Opened in 2002 (previously named Nancy Lopez Legacy) and designed by the club's namesake, Nancy Lopez (who along with husband Ray Knight are residents of The Villages), each of the three layouts are named for one of Lopez's and Knight's three daughters (Torri Pines, Ashley Meadows, and Erinn Glenn). Lopez and Arnold Palmer christened the Torri Pines course, after which Palmer participated in the ground breaking for his course, Palmer Legends (which would be the next country club course to open).

Orange Blossom Gardens

Opened in 1985 as a 9-hole course, it is the oldest course in The Villages and was later expanded to 18 holes. The two layouts are named Citrus Hill and Citrus Grove.

Palmer Legends

Opened in 2004 and designed by the club's namesake, Arnold Palmer. The three layouts are named Riley Grove, Laurel Valley, and Cherry Hill.

Tierra Del Sol

Opened in 1997, it is the other 18-hole course at The Villages. The course hosted the Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf in 1998. It is the only course on which the 9-hole layouts are not separately named.

References

  1. 1 2 Wilson, Sarah (2018-04-15). "What's Next for The Villages south Of State Road 44?". The Villages Daly Sun. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  2. 1 2 "Drawing Wednesday to be first to play Mangrove, Sweetgum courses". Villages-News. October 7, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.golfthevillages.com/championship-golf/champDetail.asp?course=BELLE%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D GLADE
  4. ↑ "Belle Glade championship course will officially open on Wednesday". Villages-News. November 23, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
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