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    Afghanistan

    Yesterday without a valid passeport, even if the borders are closed I didn't have to get in a plane to play an Afghanistan links style course.

    The place is called Les Vieux Moulins.

    How long will it take before it becomes a housing development?

    I'm betting 3 years at the most.
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    Quote Originally Posted by strong49 View Post
    Yesterday without a valid passeport, even if the borders are closed I didn't have to get in a plane to play an Afghanistan links style course.

    The place is called Les Vieux Moulins.

    How long will it take before it becomes a housing development?

    I'm betting 3 years at the most.
    I would prefer it remain a green zone for walking,snowshoeing but no more housing..plus years ago residents paid a premium on their lots to back onto a golf course..

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    Conditions haven’t been maintained there

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1800Duffers View Post
    Conditions haven’t been maintained there
    You bet! VM have never been close to 1/3 of Royal Ottawa of course but I have never seen that course in such bad condition over the years.
    Tee offs are sand , not a patch of grass on any fairway. Greens horribles. Directions you get lost on many holes if not familiar. Worth 20$ at the most

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    VM is offered on Golf Now.com.

    That has to be delt with

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    This course had a lot of potential when it first opened...it was in pretty good shape....how did this course deteriorate to the level described above? And the next logical question is why do people still go? $20??? It doesn't even sound like it is worth half that.

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    This is not news as the course has sucked for a couple of years so why are people surprised that it is not improving ?

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    I went over one day to use the range basically only thing useful there..informed that it was closed,I was flabbergasted.Young guy said the balls are out on the range but machine that collects the balls was not working..sorry he said.Oh well,c'est la vie

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    sounds like owners dont care in the lest bit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KOKO72 View Post
    This course had a lot of potential when it first opened...it was in pretty good shape....how did this course deteriorate to the level described above? And the next logical question is why do people still go? $20??? It doesn't even sound like it is worth half that.
    I went cause it was a late afternoon decision to go play when nowhere else was available with Golfxtra .

    Hey!! I was expecting so so conditions, i know their reputation but to not find a patch of grass in any fairway i was flabergasted . Geez!!! How can it be so bad??

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    It deteriorated because they do not have any access to any city water. Every now and then, they ship water in with trucks to fill the ponds. They only water the greens.

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