Some did and some didn t, and some of those who did, later asked for their deposits back. Although it is not known just how many people fall into each of these categories, there seems to be no question that a significant number elected to wait it out. If nothing else, Oaks marketing move served as another indication that the two clubs would each be going its own way. Then, last month, all doubt about separate, distinct and unrelated was removed when every member received, almost simultaneously, two dues schedules and two applications forms, one from PACC and one from the Oaks, which in effect was an invitation to choose between them. So far, few seem in a hurry to make a decision.
Tennis players don t have much choice.
But among the golfers who play the professional courses, there are those who elected to exercise a third option by joining a golf club outside Palm-Aire. This group consists of former equity club members who played predominantly on the back courses, and if it continues to grow, could make a dent in the Oaks club s projected 1992 membership. Still another group, also former equity members who play mostly in the back, has indicated that because of the criticisms mentioned above, they plan to join the front in 1992, a shift that, when combined with the other exodus, is bound to have significant adverse impact on Oaks membership levels, if indeed a shift occurs. What that portends for Palm-Aire remains to be seen. Some Active, Some Not The biggest physical change to Palm-Aire, although not readily apparent to the naked eye, is the removal of the unused portion of Oaks Drive that circles around the north and west sides of the Oaks Golf Course, as a future public street.