I have had the good fortune of living and playing golf in Sun City West for more than 14 years.

There isn’t another golfing community in this country that can compare to what we have here — seven beautiful golf courses, as well maintained as most private courses, at a very attractive per round cost no matter how many annual rounds you play. In my case, I play approximately 125 rounds of golf per year which costs me under $20 per round of golf. Try that lineup anywhere in Florida, the Carolinas, Georgia, Texas, California or Arizona.

I am sick and tired of picking up our local papers and seeing another letter to the editor complaining about our golf facilities, our golf management, our city administration and how terribly expensive it is to play golf here. You cannot find a better deal in the country! We have the choice of seven beautiful golf courses and you can’t match my cost of under $20 anywhere.

Our retirement community is filled with "experts" of every stripe. Those whose only experience with growing grass was their front and back yards in Minnesota will rant and rave about our course conditions and how much better they could grow grass in Arizona. Those who never had to meet a payroll will moan about the high golf division administrative costs. These "experts" are without portfolio. Just because their complaints are printed doesn’t make them true or accurate.

Ask any of the many Sun City Grand and Corte Bella residents who take advantage of our courses with the neighborhood play program. They’ll let you know what kind of a super deal we have. Better yet, know the solid majority of our Sun City West golfers support all the elements of our golf program no matter what the vocal minority tries to say.

Sun City West