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Sun City West golf committee debates higher public fees and staffing levels in FY26‑27 budget
Summary
At its March 12 meeting the Sun City West golf committee reviewed the FY26‑27 operating budget and sparred over staffing shortfalls and fee policy; staff proposed holding member‑guest rates while increasing the public prime‑time green fee (proposed 81→85) and will model impacts for April.
The Sun City West golf committee spent much of its March 12 meeting scrutinizing next year’s operating budget, debating how to pay for persistent maintenance staffing shortages while protecting resident privileges and considering a proposal to raise public prime‑time green fees.
Pat O’Hara, golf operations, reviewed operations and programs, noting the Sun City West Classic (April 18–19) had 96 of a 120‑player field signed and that the Green Team developmental program has 316 participants and produced roughly $120,000 in attributable spending through March 6. Cliff Swan, who presented the financial review, said golf is budgeting about 320,000 rounds and that the division is projected to finish the year with a subsidy “around $772,000” in the proposed budget — an improvement from larger deficits in earlier years but still a significant subsidy to the association.
Why it matters: golf is a major revenue and expense center for the recreation association. Non‑member rounds account for about 18–19% of…
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