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Article: Golf carts: As much fun as a hole-in-one.
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- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
- Article date:
- August 17, 2006
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Byline: Linda Shrieves
ORLANDO, Fla. _ Lillie Lipscomb does not play golf.
But she's well-known in The Villages for her golf cart _ a black model with iridescent flames that resembles a 1934 Ford street rod.
"I like to be different," says Lipscomb, a retired nurse who didn't blanch at the $20,400 price tag. "I wanted something I could cruise around in the village in style and something that no one else had."
A distinct golf-cart culture, say golf-cart users and industry observers, has sprung up in retirement communities and gated neighborhoods. On these roads, where it's unlikely that you'll be passed by a car going by at 50 mph, golf ...