life planning for others and not myself. I wanted quality of life, not quantity of life and I found it here at The Villages. It’s just a whole differ- ent experience.” Located at the southern tip of
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Silicon Valley in the foothills of Evergreen Valley, The Villages, with its own gated security is a private country club community for adults aged 55 and over. So what is it that makes The Vil- lages so special? For one, it’s the Robert Muir
Graves designed par-72 layout that is maintained by BrightView Golf Maintenance. In an age where many courses go
the rock star route with 7,000-yard tees, bunkers everywhere and
impossible greens, The Villages is classic Sinatra. Featuring fi ve sets of tees—
including the new ‘Family’ tees that make the course even friendlier— The Villages plays to a maximum of 6,630 yards. That means you can get around the course in four hours. With its generous fairways and
minimal, but strategically placed bun- kering, The Villages also isn’t the type of course where you’ll spend a lot of your time searching for lost balls. It’s a golf course, not a torture chamber. “Once I played it, as an architect,
I was like ‘Hey, this is a real golf course,’” Poellot said. “It’s not specifi - cally designed for seniors. It’s the best kept secret in the Silicon Valley.” Among the unique aspects of the
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course, which features a mix of rye, bent and Bermuda grass in the fairways, is that it only has three par-3’s and three par-5’s. The pride of The Villages, and arguably the most diffi cult part of the course, is its poa annua greens, which by the end of summer can run as high as 13 on the stimpmeter (tip: the locals will tell you everything breaks towards down- town San Jose). Other highlights of the course in-
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The club’s new Bistro is a great place to unwind after your round.
clude the par-3 6th, which is framed by towering eucalyptus trees and features a gorgeous waterfall into one of the course’s numerous ponds. From
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