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Welcome to the Winners section, where you will find articles on golf course rankings, places to go near your golf course home, golf community news and other information. Click on a link below to go to the article you wish to read.

Golf Community News Update - New Real Estate Opportunities, Special Events & More!

New! Special Deals and Packages - Discovery Packages and Buyer Incentives!

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Women- and Family-Friendly Golf Communities, Part III

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Women- and Family-Friendly Golf Communities, Part I

Why Jack Nicklaus-designed Courses Add the Most Value to Your Golf Course Home

Golf Digest's 2007 "America's Great Courses & Greatest Public Courses"

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Links Magazine's 2007 "100 Premier Properties"

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Golfweek's 2007 "Best Modern Golf Course Top 100" Rankings

Golfweek's Best New Courses 2007

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How the Audubon Environmental Program Works 
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Golfweek’s 2006 America's Best "Top 50 New Courses"

Golf Magazine's Top 100 Courses You Can Play & Live On

T+L Golf Magazine's 2006 "Top 100 Golf Communities"

Luxury Golf & Travel's Top 25 Private Golf Communities

Places to Go, Things To Do, Near Your Community

The LandMar Golf Advantage Program

The 10 Commandments of Golf Real Estate Buying by David Lott

What Do You Want in a Golf Course Home?
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"America's 100 Best Master-Planned Communities" by Where to Retire

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Golfweek’s 2005 America's Best "Top 100 Residential Golf Courses"

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We've found a terrific website to use if you want to check out schools in the area where you are looking for your golf course home. www.GreatSchools.net, The Parent's Guide to K-12 Success. Let us know what you think of it!

Top 5 Most Popular Books

With the holidays coming books are always a fail-safe choice. Here are the Top 5 most frequently purchased books by GolfCourseHome visitors. Topics run the gamut from a classic game improvement book by Robert Trent Jones to books on golf course architecture and the original golf course design superstar, Donald Ross.

1. The Anatomy of a Golf Course: The Art of Golf Architecture by Tom Doak

2. Discovering Donald Ross: The Architect and his Golf Courses by Bredley S. Klein

3. Golf Has Never Failed Me: The Lost Commentaries of Legendary Golf Architect Donald J. Ross

4. Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing by Harry Beckwith

5. Nicklaus by Design: Golf Course Strategy and Architecture by Jack Nicklaus

 

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COLORADO COMMUNITY NEWS

The Enclave at Broadlands, CO, is already looking ahead to the next golf season, announcing plans to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Broadlands Golf Course. The 7,293-yard, Rick Phelps-designed championship layout opened in June of 1999 and gained immediate popularity. Alongside the course is The Enclave at Broadlands, a neighborhood of 76 single-family estate homes. Click here for more information about the Enclave at Broadlands!

Rio Grande Club, CO has set its schedule for member activity for the late fall and winter seasons. The club’s fitness center will open at 8 am, Monday through Thursday. The dining room will be open Wednesday through Saturday, serving until 9 pm. The club grille is open, along with the golf course, every day of the week, through November 2, as will the tennis center. Click here for more information about Rio Grande Club!

The Enclave at Broadlands, CO, located within easy commuting distance of Denver, Colorado, reports that only nine homesites remain available for purchase at the Toll Brothers-developed neighborhood.Buyers can choose from six floor plans, ranging from 3,200 to 4,200 sq. ft. Luxurious features include lavish master baths, designer gas fireplaces, hardwood flooring, and 3-car garages. Homes are priced from the low-500,000s. Click here for more information about The Enclave at Broadlands!

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FLORIDA COMMUNITY NEWS

Fiddlers Creek, FL announced that its Club & Spa will be adopting the Florida Green Lodging Program guidelines. The Club & Spa will strive to implement and manage energy efficiency, water conservation, clean air practices and waste material reduction, all beneficial objectives for conserving and protecting the natural environment. Once initiatives are in place, a trained program assessor will verify the Club & Spa’s official "green" designation. Click here for more information about Fiddlers Creek!

Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club, FL announced a new participating builder, the blue-chip company of Arthur Rutenberg Homes, Inc. Building in Florida for more than 50 years, Arthur Rutenberg has been known for innovative design, enduring quality and lasting value. The Rutenberg homes will be constructed at Golden Ocala by the firm of Michael Ferrentino. Buyers will be able to tour over 50 furnished model homes statewide and enjoy volume purchasing power. Click here for more information about Golden Ocala!

Harbor Hills, FL recently conducted a charity tennis tournament benefiting the work of Lillian Riley—whom Harbor Hills members affectionately call "the cookie lady." The event recognized Ms. Riley’s hard work and generosity in baking some 35,000 cookies for shipment to U.S. armed forces. The tennis tournament netted $536, after expenses and trophies, for Riley. A field of 56 players competed, most of them from the Harbor Hills Club. Click here for more information about Harbor Hills!

Golden Ocala, FL is hosting the first annual “Ocala’s Biggest Holiday Office Party” on Friday, Dec. 5. Businesses and individuals are invited to enjoy an evening filled with holiday spirit and colorful festivities. The party will include a live band, food, Santa’s workshop and casino, a fortune teller and Ocala’s First Battle of the Sous Chefs. Attendees are asked to bring a gift for the Children’s Home Society. Cost: $40 per person. Click here for more information about Golden Ocala!

Frenchman’s Reserve, FL has will host a fundraiser to benefit Project Children as part of an exotic and classic car show on Saturday, Nov. 22. Open to the public, the fundraiser and show will be held at both the Palm Beach International Raceway (formerly Moroso Motorsports Park) and Frenchman’s Reserve. Unique vehicles will be on display in two areas within Frenchman’s Reserve from 11 am to 2 pm. Door prizes will be awarded to visitors. Click here for more information about Frenchman’s Reserve!

The Vineyards, FL has completed construction of the Bella Vista mid-rise condominiums in its Vista Pointe neighborhood. The 42 mid-rise condominiums offer a selection of two-bedroom, two-bath models and three-bedroom, 3.5 bath models. A gated community within Vineyards, Vista Pointe is adjacent to Vineyards Country Club and overlooks two award-winning 18-hole golf courses. Its community clubhouse includes a resort-style pool, spa and clubroom. Click here for more information about The Vineyards!

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GEORGIA COMMUNITY NEWS

The Landings on Skidaway Island, GA is introducing its newest Coastal Cottage just in time for the holidays. On Sunday, Dec. 20, The Landings Company will host a special holiday event to showcase a new Dream Maker Park cottage model—fully furnished and decorated. These residences, sized from 2,900 to 3,200 square feet and priced at $850,000, are semi-maintenance-free, ideal for use as second homes. Refreshments will be served at the reception. Click here for more information about The Landings!

Reynolds Plantation, GA announced that tickets are on sale for a one-night-only concert event with the Annie Moses Band. The family-friendly holiday concert welcomes music lovers of all ages. It will feature holiday music from the band’s newly-released album, “This Glorious Christmas.” The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation welcomes this inspirational group on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 8 p.m. Guests are invited to remain after the show for a Meet and Greet with band members. Click here for more information about Reynolds Plantation!

The Georgia Club, GA is celebrating the season with its annual Christmas Tour of Homes on Sunday, Dec. 7.  Festively decorated homes from each of the community’s distinctive neighborhoods will be showcased. Proceeds from the tour will benefit area charities. Last year’s inaugural tour drew more than 800 visitors and raised $24,000 for the beneficiaries. Click here for more information about The Georgia Club!

Reynolds Plantation, GA congratulates staff tennis professionals Dave Neuhart and Ron Estrada, who were recently honored with the Peter Burwash International “Triple Double E” Award for outstanding performance. Reynolds Plantation partners with the Burwash tennis management firm to provide an exemplary tennis program. Neuhart and Estrada received the highest possible marks in the evaluation, which is conducted annually by PBI. Click here for more information about Reynolds Plantation!

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IDAHO GOLF COMMUNITY NEWS

Huntsman Springs, ID has just unveiled its new Park Home model, designed by the award-winning Jackson Hole, Wyoming architect, Larry Berlin. These are appointed in highly select custom finishes and laid out on 2,450 square feet with four bedrooms and three baths. The Park Home is a single-family detached residence with two-car garage inspired by mountain beauty. Click here for more information about Huntsman Springs!

Huntsman Springs, ID has appointed Tony Snoey to the position of operations manager for community and its clubhouse, which are currently under construction. Snoey comes to Huntsman Springs from the Troon Golf organization, where he most recently served as director of golf at the Crosby Club in Rancho Santa Fe, California. He and his wife were each raised in the Northwest. Click here for more information about Huntsman Springs!

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ILLINOIS GOLF COMMUNITY NEWS

Hawthorn Woods Country Club, IL has formally thanked its golf members for their robust support of the club's new forecaddie program. The forecaddie initiative began in spring of this year and grew throughout the season. Over 30 forecaddies went through full training and set to work on the fairways of club’s Arnold Palmer-designed course—site of the 2008 Illinois Open. Click here for more information about Hawthorn Woods!

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KENTUCKY GOLF COMMUNITY NEWS

The Club at Olde Stone, KY is looking forward to enormous media exposure this fall as its hosts the 2008 Junior Ryder Cup matches. NBC Sports will telecast the event to over 200 countries and will replay highlights of Junior Ryder Cup action as part of its PGA Ryder Cup telecast. Some 1,500 members of the golf media will see Olde Stone banners in press facilities for the PGA Championship, Senior PGA Championship and the Ryder Cup. Click here for more information about The Club at Olde Stone!

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MASSACHUSETTS GOLF COMMUNITY NEWS

The Bay Club, MA played host to the prestigious AJGA Fidelity Investments Classic. The rain-shortened AJGA event ended with Blake Morris of Waterbury, Conn., firing rounds of 70-69 to earn the boy’s title. Olivia Chang of San Lorenzo, CA, set a new Bay Club competitive course record en route to winning the ladies event. Click here for more information about The Bay Club!

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MICHIGAN GOLF COMMUNITY NEWS

Forest Dunes, MI is reporting that a total of $3,200 was raised for local charities at the community’s recent Art de Vin Celebration of Michigan Art, Wines, Hops and Harvest. The event took place in mid-August and featured Michigan-based artists, breweries, vineyards, distillers, coffee roasters and non-alcoholic beverage producers. More than a dozen Michigan artists showcased their work. Click here for more information about Forest Dunes!

The Villages at Tullymore in Stanwood, MI, has announced a stunning limited time offer on its condominiums, custom homes and homesites. Putting 30 percent down on a purchase gets you 0 percent financing and no payments for two full years. Also included is membership at two of the country’s finest golf courses, Tullymore and St. Ives. Luxury condos start in the $270,000s; custom homes begin as low as $300,000 and homesites start at from $60,000. Click here for more information about Tullymore!

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MISSOURI COMMUNITY NEWS

Branson Creek, MO
is pleased to report the addition of an important new lodging destination within its Ozarks property. A $40 million luxury hotel near the Branson Regional Airport (presently under construction) will be located at the burgeoning 7,500-acre Branson Creek development, adjacent to the Branson Creek Golf Course. The six-to-nine-story, 180-to-200-room/suite hotel will include meeting and luxury accommodations. Click here for more information about Branson Creek!

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MONTANA COMMUNITY NEWS

Black Bull, MT takes the best of Bozeman and gives members an experience they are not soon to forget. New to the Black Bull website are innovative virtual tours of two club home models and the Corral, the community’s temporary clubhouse. The tour unveils 360-degree mountain views, stunning water features, walking trails, a championship golf course, a clubhouse, a pool and tennis courts. Click here for more information about Black Bull!

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NEW HAMPSHIRE COMMUNITY NEWS

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PENNSYLVANIA GOLF COMMUNITY NEWS

Penn National, PA residents are looking forward to the popular autumn hiking season on their continually upgraded network of foot trails that interlace the community’s natural preserves and connect up to 85,000-acre Michaux State Forest and the Appalachian Trail, adjacent to Penn National. For Penn National residents, the 18-mile stretch of the Appalachian Trail from the Pennsylvania–Maryland line to Caledonia State Park is accessible from many trail heads. Click here for more information about Penn National!

Penn National, PA announces the opening of a local Farmers Market. A dozen farmers offer freshly harvested fruits and vegetables in the market, located near the Penn National Golf Center. The Farmers Market is designed to provide fresh, organically grown produce and food items that are raised or produced within a 50-mile radius of the Penn National community. Click here for more information about Penn National!

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SOUTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY NEWS

Dataw Island, SC has earned certification in the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for its two 18-hole championship golf courses, Cotton Dike and Morgan River. To become certified, Dataw’s two courses had to complete six program components, including: environmental planning; wildlife and habitat management; chemical use reduction and safety; water conservation; water quality management; as well as outreach and education. Click here for more information about Dataw Island!

Dataw Island, SC was recently named among the “Best in Value” in the annual LINKS Magazine award program known as “Premier Properties.” The selection process used by LINKS editors included cost; amenities; master plan and location. Dataw Island was chosen due to the community’s affordable yet unique mix of golf, tennis, croquet, community activism and topography. This is Dataw Island’s first time being recognized by LINKS. Click here for more information about Dataw Island!

Belfair, SC, one of many communities represented by the Cora Bett Thomas realty group, is among those welcoming Cindy Glazar as a new sales associate with the CBT group, which also counts the Marina Cottages at the Ford Plantation and The Reserve at Savannah Harbor, both in Georgia, as its clients. The Cora Bett Thomas group has also appointed Victoria Turner as a sales associate. Click here for more information about Belfair!

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TENNESSEE COMMUNITY NEWS

Tennessee National, TN has just announced its partnership with the prominent area real estate firm, Gables & Gates, Realtors. The two parties have officially joined forces to capitalize on the recent increase in sales activity and prospect interest at Tennessee National. Selected Gables & Gates agents are now headquartered on-site at Tennessee National to exclusively market and sell Tennessee National’s lots, homes, condos and other products, replacing in-house staff. Click here for more information about Tennessee National!

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TEXAS COMMUNITY NEWS

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VIRGINIA COMMUNITY NEWS

The Willimasburg area MLS , home to top area communities such as Colonial Heritage, VA, has issued a Williamsburg Home Sales Update that shows 64 homes sold in September and October alone, plus 52 other area homes are under contract and expected to close within 30 days. The average number of days on the market for these homes is 176 and the average sale price is 3% to 5% below listed price. Click here to learn about Williamsburg, Virginia, golf and waterview communities!

Kingsmill, VA is reporting that its Kingsmill Golf Academy has been named one the Top 25 Golf Schools in America by GOLF Magazine. This is Kingsmill’s first time on the list, which annually highlights the Top 25 golf schools in America. The magazine’s decision is based on player feedback, an extensive application process and golf editors’ comments regarding the academy and its amenities. Kingsmill was the only golf academy in Virginia on the list. Click here for more information about Kingsmill!

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CANADIAN COMMUNITY NEWS

Sunset Dunes on Prince Edward Island, Canada,
announces new financing rates. Enjoy a low mortgage rate of just 4 percent when you pay a down payment of 25 percent. With lots starting as low as $59,900 Canadian, a lot can be yours for around $15,000 down. Named one of  the "World’s Top 10 Destination Islands," by Travel + Leisure, Prince Edward Island offers wonderful water views and is a historic seafaring center and a gateway to the popular destinations of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island. Click here for more information about Sunset Dunes!

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Founders Club, FL reports that its new Estate model, the Turnberry, now under construction by Todd Johnston Homes, will open in Spring 2009. This Lowcountry-inspired design features a wide, flowing floor plan and 5,056 sq. ft. under air. It is sited on the 11th hole of The Founders Club course, offering views of nature preserves, water and the golf course. It’s offered at an introductory price of $1.79 million furnished and includes a one-year leaseback.  Click here for more information about The Founders Club!

The Vineyards, FL, in response to tightened lending practices at banks, is offering private financing on new homes in Vineyards to qualified buyers. As a debt-free community with all of its infrastructure and amenities in place, Vineyards is able to offer financing based on 30 percent down, a five-year, interest-only balloon mortgage with no discount points and no negative amortization—all at competitive interest rates. Click here for more information about The Vineyards!

Quail Ridge, FL is pleased to announce a membership incentive program for all purchasers.  Anyone who contracts to buy a home at Quail Ridge by January 31, 2009 will save $15,000 on golf membership fees and $9,000 on social membership fees. Click here for more information about Quail Ridge!

Dataw Island, SC is offering a two-night, three-day "Experience Dataw" package for $345. Guests of Dataw Island will stay on-site in one of the Bluff Villas overlooking the 18th hole of the Fazio Golf Course and the marshes of Jenkins Creek. They will tour the community, play a round of golf on one of two championship courses and dine in the world-class clubhouse, plus play tennis or croquet and work out in the fitness center. Click here for more information about Dataw Island!

Galingayle on Lake Oconee, GA is out with a new Discovery Package. It provides two nights’ accommodations at the James Madison Inn, the luxurious landmark inn and conference center located in the heart of Madison. The package also includes a private tour of the Galingayle property and homesites, along with outdoor activities and shopping and dining in downtown Madison. Click here for more information about Galingayle!

The Founders Club, FL announces special reductions on its Golf Cottages, the club's only maintenance-free residences. The award-winning, 3,998-sq.-ft. Magnolia and 4,303-sq. ft. Jasmine Golf Cottages are reduced to $1.69 million and $1.59 million, respectively–each more than $1 million below original price. Special incentives on these homesites include a Social Equity Membership in The Founders Golf Club. Click here for more information about The Founders Club!

The Reserve at Lake Keowee, SC is offering a special Fall Discovery Package, priced at $145 per night per room—and including $100 toward chosen activities—will expire November 30. Visitors who book the package will enjoy a complimentary golf cart for exploring the day, then wine and cheese at the GuestHouse each evening. There’s golf on the Jack Nicklaus Signature course, half-day boat rental at the marina plus club dining. Click here for more information about The Reserve at Lake Keowee!

Mariner Sands, FL is offering a generous variety of rental opportunities to give buyers (and vacationers) an opportunity to discover and explore the community at their leisure. Mariner Sands condominiums, villas, golf cottages and single-family homes are offered as rental accommodations for terms ranging from one month to a full year. Seasonal rates begin at $3,200 per month. Click here for more information about Mariner Sands!

Black Bull, MT has announced that, from now until December 31, its Matador Club is offering unique benefits and incentives to the first 10 buyers of these club homes. This offer represents more than $100,000 in incentives, including $50,000 in club home options and a complimentary golf membership. The homes come in five unique floor plans available with many opportunities to customize. They range from 2,300 to 4,000 square feet and many are located on the golf course. Click here for more information about Black Bull!

Champion Hills, NC has just completed an entirely new photo shoot of the community, displaying its up-to-date amenities and aesthetic charms. The high- country community, with its Tom Fazio Signature golf course, is also offering a new discovery package, just in time to accommodate visitors eager to preview Champion Hills is its fall colors. Click here for more information about Champion Hills!

Suncadia, WA has unveiled an attractive visitation opportunity for prospective buyers interested in this Pacific Northwest residential resort community surrounded by high peaks and mountain lakes. The Experience Suncadia Package is priced at $349 for one night’s accommodations or $449 for two nights. It includes luxury lodging, a spa treatment or round of golf for two, breakfast for two guests, plus bicycle or boat rentals to help you explore and discover the community. Click here for more information about Suncadia!

Quail Creek at The Ridges, TN announced it has teamed up with The Ridges Golf and Country Club and the Carnegie Hotel to offer interested property buyers a relaxing, enjoyable and informative discovery-tour package. There is a choice of two packages and options to play and dine at The Ridges club, stay at the revered Carnegie and experience the Austin Springs Spa. Click here for more information about Quail Creek at The Ridges!

Chapel Ridge, NC has just announced a new, high-value Discovery Package for prospective new members. Availability is limited for this two-day, two-night offer, which includes accommodations at The Carolina Inn plus a round of golf. Price per person is $149. Click here for more information about Chapel Ridge!

The Powder Horn, Sheridan, WY, is offering Stay & Play Packages so you can get away for a weekend or settle in for a season. You'll stay in one of the community's nicely appointed patio homes, cottages or custom homes, enjoy discounted rates for the award-winning golf course and have access to on-site fishing. A Travel & Leisure Golf Top 100 golf community, The Powder Horn provides access to the big outdoors activities of the Big Horn Mountains. Click here for more information about The Powder Horn!

Juliette Falls, FL is asking you to enjoy the entire winter season in Florida with "no risk and almost no commitment." You can rent a brand new, million-dollar, luxury, Florida, fairway home that is designer furnished & decorated and includes private, family golf membership, starting at just $5,500 per month. There is a 3-month minimum and only 12 are left. Single-month price of $8,000 is an option, depending upon availability. Click here for more information about Juliette Falls!

Sanctuary Cove, GA is now offering a 2-day, 1-night, Discovery Package for just $199 and a 3-day, 2-night package for $299. Guests of the Golden Isles community will be able to tour Sanctuary Cove and see its newest neighborhood, The Estates. Package includes accommodations at the Village Inn & Pub on St. Simons Island or the historic Jekyll Island Club Hotel, plus an elegant dinner at one of the area’s signature restaurants and fishing, golf or spa activities. Click here for more information about Sanctuary Cove!

The Vineyards, FL announces a price guarantee on all inventory homes. This guarantee ensures to any buyer that the price they pay will never be lower or the developer will write a check for the difference. Available homes include condominiums from the high-$500,000s, coach homes from the $600,000s, villas from the $700,000s and single-family homes from the $900,000s. Luxury estate home prices begin at $1.2 million, custom estate homes at $2.3 million. Click here for more information about The Vineyards!

Champion Hills, NC is offering a Fall Discovery Package in time for the golden days of autumn in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The package accommodates two persons for two nights in a villa on-site, a round of golf for two and lunch or dinner at the club. The visit also includes a meeting with a sales agent. Special package price is $325 and includes full use of all facilities. Click here for more information about Champion Hills!

Bay Creek, VA announces its newest Marina & Golf visitation package. The three-day package (there is also a four-day version) includes two nights docking, two 18-hole rounds of golf; a $50 gift card; two days free use of bicycles; four hours of single kayak (or two hours of double kayak), and even a five-cents-per-gallon discount on fuel during the stay. Click here for more information about Bay Creek!

Bay Creek, VA announces its special Discovery Package featuring 3 days/2 nights in a furnished home or golf village condominium with a choice of 18 holes of golf, kayaking or massage treatment, plus a $100 credit for dinner at Aqua Restaurant. All rates apply to single or double occupancy only. Green fees, GPS cart rentals, practice balls, sales and lodging taxes, and overnight bag storage are included in this offering--all for only $325. Click here for more information about Bay Creek!

Lake Blackshear Plantation, GA now offers two attractive Stay n' Play packages. The first provides a comfortable one-night stay at the Lake Blackshear Resort & Golf Club located at Georgia Veterans State Park, plus two complimentary rounds of golf at Ironwood Golf Club at Lake Blackshear Plantation. Total package price is $89 plus tax. The other option is a one-night stay with complimentary breakfast at the Best Western in Cordele, plus two complimentary rounds at Ironwood Golf Club in Lake Blackshear, for $62 plus tax. Click here for more information about Lake Blackshear Plantation!

Golden Ocala, FL has unveiled a special visitation offer that provides the full experience of this luxury golf and equestrian community. Take advantage of the Discovery Stay Program and you’ll live like a resident in two-bedroom villatenniss, enjoy the fitness facilities and relax in the spa. Unhurried time by Golden Ocala’s resort-style pool is also on the itinerary. Click here for more information about Golden Ocala!

Mariner Sands, FL announces its new Stay-and-Play Package. Beginning January 15 and running through April 15, you can experience 3 days and 2 nights of member privileges by staying right at the club in a 2-bedroom, 2-bath Golf Cottage. Costing just $399, your stay features unlimited golf plus dinner for two each night and daily lunch and use of the tennis courts, pool and fitness center. Click here for more information about Mariner Sands!

St. James Golf Club, FL is now offering several new membership packages, which will include customized lesson packages at the St. James Golf Academy. The club has also recently completed upgrades to its championship golf course, renovating the bunkers and adding several natural areas as part of a general beautification project.  Click here for more information about St James Golf Club!

Juliette Falls, FL is one of the only U.S. communities to offer dual energy sources for each home. Each residence in Juliette Falls will come standard with a back-up propane-fueled generator to operate home appliances and air-conditioning units in an electrical power outage. On-site there will be two 30,000 gallon underground propane tanks to fuel homes when needed. No other community in Florida offers this security to its residents. Click here for more information about Juliette Falls!

Harbour Ridge Yacht & C.C., FL announces a golf-view Portofino Collection home is now available for purchase whose seller will pay the Harbour Ridge Club initiation fee as part of the home's $549,000 asking price. This price also includes furniture, many furnishings and a golf cart. The home has many fine upgrades including a new roof and new AC system. Click here for more information about Harbour Ridge!

Harbor Club, GA announces a fractional ownership opportunity with amenity privileges called the Limited Club Cottage Membership Offer. This program allows up to four individuals to share ownership in a club cottage. Cottages are available from (full price) $349,000 to $529,000. Four sports memberships are available with each cottage. Membership fee is fully refundable for this non-equity club. Click here for more information about the Harbor Club!

Brunswick Forest, NC,
located just 10 minutes from Wilmington, NC, is offering a new Coastal Discovery Tour for just $199 for fall. The 3-day/2-night package for two includes accommodations in a luxury hotel in downtown Wilmington, trolley ride and a dining certificate for a waterfront café. Guests also enjoy Owner-for-a-Day privileges at all of Brunswick Forest’s tennis and fitness facilities, plus a poolside lunch. A VIP tour of Brunswick Forest encompasses model homes in several distinctive neighborhoods. Click here for more information about Brunswick Forest! 

Colonial Heritage, VA announces a new package of Autumn Builder Specials. For homes that are purchased prior to November 30, 2008, builder incentives are as follows: A 2/1 buy-down on financing terms, with the first year at 3.875% the second year at a rate of 4.875 and the third year at 5.875; or, $10,000 closing cost assistance; or, six months free mortgage (interest and principle). Offer valid on attached homes priced from $275,900. Click here for more information about Colonial Heritage!

Hampton Hall, SC
offers new residents a complimentary fitness evaluation at its Health & Fitness Club. This one-hour service identifies the subjects’ “body age,” determines overall wellness and provides a complete fitness assessment. Along with it come tips to reduce health risks, suggestions for better nutrition and an introduction to other benefits of the Hampton Hall wellness program. Click here for more information about Hampton Hall!

Penn National, PA
announces its "Golf--Eat--Sleep" discovery package. The package includes a guided tour of the Penn National community, accommodations at the Penn National Inn and "2-Fore-1" golf at Penn National. Offer is valid Monday through Thursday, reservations required, subject to availability. Click here for more information about Penn National!

Champion Hills, NC announces its Fall Colors Getaway. See firsthand why Golf Digest ranks Champion Hills among the '10 Best Courses' in North Carolina. Visitors and their guest can enjoy a round of golf, lunch at the clubhouse, a tour of the community and a two-night stay at a Hendersonville bed and breakfast or in a Champion Hills community villa—all for only $325. Click here for more information about Champion Hills!

RedTail Mountain, TN
announces that from now until Dec. 31, 2008, any buyers entering into purchase agreements on one of its recently completed three-bedroom, two-bath Lodges will receive a $10,000 furniture package. Click here for more information about RedTail Mountain!

Daniel Island, SC announces a special incentive: For a limited time, the Daniel Island Company will fund a portion of the golf membership initiation deposit at the Daniel Island Club when you purchase a homesite in the Daniel Island Park neighborhood. The offer applies to developer-owned homesites with a build requirement, and is contingent upon the purchaser fulfilling his/her building obligation. Click here for more information about Daniel Island!

St. James Plantation, NC announces it Plantation Preview Package. A 3-day/2-night getaway for two, you'll stay in on-site condominium lodgings, enjoy a private tour of St. James Plantation, have access to all club amenities and play a round of golf (two players) on one of three St. James championship courses. Click here for more information about St. James Plantation!


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Golf Digest's "America's 100 Greatest
Courses & 100 Greatest Public Courses"

Two of the most important rankings in all of golf, the biennial Golf Digest compilations of "America's 100 Greatest Courses" and "America's 100 Greatest Public Courses," were recently released--and you can live on many of them. Joining them here are the annual LINKS Magazine roster of "100 Premier Properties."

To arrive at their rankings, Golf Digest maintains a rating panel of more than 800 low-handicap men and women who are dispersed throughout the U.S. These raters evaluate courses on seven criteria: Shot Values; Resistance to Scoring; Design Variety; Memorability; Aesthetics; Conditioning; Ambience. Compilers average the scores with Shot Values counting double.

Below are all the communities on the GolfCourseHome Network that earned a spot on the Golf Digest and LINKS rankings--40 in all. You can click on any community name to get more information about real estate offerings, amenities, local weather, prices, photos and more.

Golf Digest's "America's 100 Greatest Courses"
(Great Courses You Can Live On)

78. Long Cove Club, Hilton Head, SC; Pete Dye Coming soon!

93. Harbour Town Golf Links (Pete Dye & Jack Nicklaus) – Sea Pines Plantation, Hilton Head, SC

97. Homestead (Cascades Cse.- William Flynn) – Homestead Preserve, Warm Springs, VA

Golf Digest's "America's 100 Greatest Public Courses
(Great Courses You Can Live On)

15. Harbour Town Golf Links (Pete Dye & Jack Nicklaus),  Sea Pines Plantation, Hilton Head, SC

16. Homestead (Cascades Cse.- William Flynn), Homestead Preserve, Warm Springs, VA

38. Paa-Ko Ridge, Sandia Park, NM

53. Barefoot Resort (Davis Love Cse.), North Myrtle Beach, SC

66. Running Y Ranch (Arnold Palmer), Klamath Falls, OR

83. Barton Creek Resort & Spa (Fazio Canyons Cse.), Austin, TX

92. Barefoot Resort, North Myrtle Beach, SC (Tom Fazio course)

97. Reynolds Plantation (Great Waters Cse. – Jack Nicklaus), Greensboro, GA

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Links Magazine's 2007 "100 Premier Properties"

Though not as well-known as Golf Digest, LINKS enjoys a growing reputation in the world of golf real estate. Since 2003, LINKS has published an annual Premier Properties issue containing descriptions of 100 selected U.S. golf communities.

Editors determine the list “based on surveys filled out by hundreds of communities, and each listing provides key data—golf information, membership requirements, initiation fees, price ranges for real estate, amenities and future developments.” Nearly a third of the LINKS 100 (below) are featured on GolfCourseHome.net. Click on the community names to find out much more about each. 

ARIZONA
Desert Mountain, Scottsdale
The Mirabel Club
, Scottsdale

COLORADO
Glacier Club, Durango

FLORIDA
The Founders Club, Sarasota
Isleworth, Windemere

Reunion Resort & Club, Orlando 
 

Wild Heron, Panama City Beach

GEORGIA
Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro
The Ford Plantation, Richmond Hill

The Landings on Skidaway Island, Savannah

NORTH CAROLINA
Mountain Air, Burnsville

SOUTH CAROLINA
Belfair, Bluffton
Colleton River Plantation, Bluffton

Daniel Island, Charleston
Grande Dunes, Myrtle Beach

Long Cove Club, Hilton Head Coming soon!
Oldfield, Okatie

Reserve at Lake Keowee, Sunset
Spring Island, Spring Island 

The Cliffs at Glassy, Landrum
The Cliffs at Keowee, Lake Keowee

VIRGINIA
Ford's Colony, Williamsburg

WASHINGTON
Suncadia, Roslyn 

WYOMING
The Powder Horn, Sheridan 

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Golf Digest's 2007 Best New Public,
Resort and Private Courses

The grandaddy of golf course evaluators, Golf Digest, provides its top picks in public, resort and private courses. Here we list the magazine's choices of these courses on which you can both play and live. Click on the highlighted links below to learn about each community and to request more information about real estate offerings, fees, site plans, home designs, amenities and more. In the public category, the fee for 18 holes is indicated.

GOLF DIGEST's BEST NEW PUBLIC $75 AND OVER

3. Bay Creek Golf & Marina Resort (Nicklaus)
Cape Charles, Va. • 7,417 yards, par 72, $95 • Jack Nicklaus

7. The Prospector at Suncadia
Cle Elum, Wash. • 7,112 yards, par 72, $95 • Arnold Palmer, Ed Seay, Erik Larsen

GOLF DIGEST's Top 75 Resorts ( ) = previous ranking

18. The Homestead (9) Hot Springs, Va.

47. Barton Creek Resort & Spa (37) Austin, Tx.
 

GOLF DIGEST's Best New Private CourseS

7. Tumble Creek Golf Course at Suncadia
Cle Elum, Wash. • 7,070 yards, par 71 • Tom Doak • Fee: $60,000

8. Daniel Island Club (Ralston Creek Course)
Daniel Island, S.C. • 7,446 yards, par 72. • Rees Jones. • Fee: $65,000 (property owner), $90,000

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2008 Golfweek’s Best Residential Courses

Golfweek Magazine has just announced its "Top 100 Residential Courses," many of which you can learn about on GolfCourseHome. See the list below.

7. Paa-Ko Ridge GC, Sandia Park, NM

16. The Powder Horn, Sheridan, WY
24. Forest Dunes GC,
Roscommon, MI
25. Old Tabby Links,
Spring Island, SC

34. Olde Stone, Bowling Green, KY
38. Bright's Creek,
Mill Spring, NC
50. Headwaters Club at Teton Springs**,
Victor, ID

52. Isleworth G&CC, Orlando, FL
54. May River Course at Palmetto Bluff,
Bluffton, SC
56. Golf Club at Briar's Creek,
Johns Island, SC

67.Colleton River - Nicklaus, Bluffton, SC
76. Desert Mountain - Chiricahua,
Scottsdale, AZ
81. Belfair GC,
West, Bluffton, SC

83. Montreux, Reno, NV
91. Fiddler's Creek,
Naples, FL
94. Desert Mountain - Geronimo,
Scottsdale, AZ
95. Colleton River - Dye,
Bluffton, SC

97. Reynolds Plantation - Great Waters, Greensboro, GA

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Golfweek's 2008 Top 50 Best New Courses

Golfweek has just released its Golfweek’s 2008 Top 50 Best New Courses and it includes some top-flight golf communities. See below those Top 50 Courses featured on GolfCourseHome.

24. Hasentree, Raleigh, NC
25. Juliette Falls,
Dunnellon (near Ocala), Florida
31. Ocean Ridge Plantation,
Sunset Beach, NC
46. Bella Collina,
Montverde, FL

The rankings are based on input from nearly 500 raters who regularly submit ballots based on 10 criteria which are graded on a 10-point scale.

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2007 Golfweek’s Best Modern Courses Rankings

Golfweek Magazine's latest rankings list the Top 100 Best Modern Courses built from 1960 to the present. You can live on several of them. Look below for links to the communities with which the courses are associated. Designer and year opened are noted along with location.

No. (2006 rank)                               Raters avg.

29. (27) Harbour Town Golf Links (r) 7.38
Hilton Head, S.C. Pete Dye, 1970

39. (40) Long Cove Club (p) 7.17 - Coming Soon!
Hilton Head, S.C., Pete Dye, 1982

40. (37) Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club (d) 7.16
Sandia Park, N.M., Ken Dye, 2000

68. (82) The Powder Horn (d) 6.89
Sheridan, Wyo., Dick Bailey, 1997

(d) daily fee; (p) private; (r) resort
* first time in top 100; **returns to top 100

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Golfweek's Best New Courses 2007

Herewith, Golfweek magazine has its say about the best new courses for 2006-07. Designers are noted along with the year the course opened.

Golfweek Best New Courses

15. Members Club at Grande Dunes, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Nick Price & Craig Schreiner, 2005

24. Desert Mountain ­ Outlaw, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Jack Nicklaus, 2004

50. Suncadia ­ Prospector Golf Course, Roslyn, Wash.
Arnold Palmer, 2005

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Where to Retire Magazine's 2007
"America's 100 Best Master-Planned Communities"

Where to Retire magazine's 2007 annual listing of "America's 100 Best Master-Planned Communities" features a number of communities with excellent golf courses. In fact, 21 of these communities, representing nine states, are featured on GolfCourseHome. Please see the links below to learn more about these fine properties.

"America's 100 Best Master-Planned Communities"
       As Selected by Where to Retire Magazine

ARKANSAS
Hot Springs Village, Hot Springs Village

FLORIDA
Terra Vista of Citrus Hills, Crystal River - Inverness
Mission Inn's Las Colinas, Howey-in-the-Hills

Terra Vista of Citrus Hills, FL
Terra Vista of Citrus Hills, FL: A Top 100 Community.

GlenLakes, Weeki Wachee

GEORGIA
Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro

The Georgia Club, Statham

NORTH CAROLINA
Anderson Creek Club, Spring Lake
Ocean Ridge Plantation, Sunset Beach

River Landing, Wallace

Penn National, PA
Penn National, Fayetteville: Pretty in Pennsylvania

PENNSYLVANIA
   
Penn National, Fayetteville

SOUTH CAROLINA
Woodside Plantation, Aiken
Daniel Island, Charleston

Mount Vintage Plantation, N. Augusta

Oldfield, Okatie (near Beaufort)

TEXAS
Sun City Texas by Del Webb, Georgetown

VIRGINIA
Bay Creek Golf & Marina Resort, Cape Charles
Ford's Colony, Williamsburg

WYOMING
The Powder Horn, Sheridan

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Golfweek’s America's Best
"Top 50 New Golf Courses"
As selected by Golfweek Magazine for 2006

Nine of Golfweek magazine's "Top 50 New Courses for 2006" reside within golf communities featured on GolfCourseHome.net. Click on the highlighted links below to learn more about each community and to request more information about real estate offerings, club and association fees, site plans, home designs, amenities and more. The listings below include ranking position, community name and/or course name, city and state, designer and year opened.

Golfweek’s 2006 America’s Best
Top 50 New Courses

8. May River Course at Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton, S.C.
Jack Nicklaus, 2004

15. Members Club at Grande Dunes, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Nick Price & Craig Schreiner, 2005

24. Desert Mountain ­ Outlaw, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Jack Nicklaus, 2004


50. Suncadia ­ Prospector Golf Course, Roslyn, Wash.
Arnold Palmer, 2005

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Golfweek’s America's Best
"Top 100 Residential Golf Courses"
As selected by Golfweek Magazine for 2007

Golfweek's special annual issue, America's 2007 Best Residential Golf Courses, features its rankings of the "Top 100 Residential Golf Courses." Listed below are the Golfweek Top 100 courses that are featured on GolfCourseHome.net. The name of the course designer and the year the course opened are indicated beneath the name of the community.

Click on the highlighted links below to learn about each community and to request more information about real estate offerings, club and association fees, site plans, home designs, amenities and more. The listings below include ranking position, community name, course designer and course name, year opened, city and state.

Golfweek’s 2007 America’s Best
Top 100 Residential Courses

8. Long Cove Club, Hilton Head, SC  Coming Soon!
Pete Dye, 1982

24. The Powder Horn GC, Sheridan, WY
Dick Bailey, 1997
 

44. Colleton River-Nicklaus, Bluffton, SC
Jack Nicklaus, 1992

48. Desert Mountain-Outlaw, Scottsdale, AZ
Jack Nicklaus, 2004

53. Montreux, Reno, NV
Jack Nicklaus, 1997

55. Desert Mountain - Chiricahua, Scottsdale, AZ
Jack Nicklaus, 1999

56. Reunion - Independence, Davenport, FL
Tom Watson, 2003