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New Real Estate Opportunities, Special Events & More!
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Deals and Packages -
Discovery Packages and Buyer Incentives!
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Golfweek's 2008 Best Residential Courses
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Golfweek's 2008 Top 50 Best New Courses
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Top 5 Most Popular Books
GolfCourseHome's
"Best of the Best Rankings"--Where Golf & Living Are No. 1
Women- and Family-Friendly Golf
Communities, Part III
Where to Retire's
2007 "America's 100 Best Master-Planned Communities"
GolfCourseHome.net Selects
'18 Residential Golf Course
Dream Holes'
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"
Updated, More Communities!
About Vero Beach and Florida's Treasure Coast
Links Magazine's 2007 "100
Premier Properties"
Golf Digest's 2007 "Best Public, Resort and
Private Courses"
Golfweek's
2007 "Best Modern Golf Course Top 100" Rankings
Golfweek's Best New Courses 2007
Golfweek’s 2007 America's Best "Top 100
Residential Golf Courses"
T+L Golf Magazine's
2007 "Top 100 Golf Communities"
How the Audubon
Environmental Program Works
and Is Your Club A Member?
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?
15 Questions You Must Answer First
"America's 100 Best
Master-Planned Communities" by Where to Retire
Buying in Mexico? Read These First!
Golfweek’s 2005 America's Best "Top 100
Residential Golf Courses"
Golf Digest's State Golf Course Rankings
Live at a Golf Community that Features a
Top-Ranked Golf Instructor
Oldfield Awarded Audubon Sanctuary Status
New Feature!
Send Us Your Golf Course Home Photos!
Live on a Golf Digest
100 Greatest Public Course
New! GreatSchools.Net -
Check out Great Schools in the Area You Want to Purchase In!
Gift Books on Golf
Course Architecture!
7 Fabulous Books on Retirement Places with
Ratings & More
"The Golden State
of (California) Golf" by David Lott
Other Golf & Real Estate
Links
"America's
Best Places to Live Rated"
The Best 36
Golf Counties in America
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GreatSchools.net
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!
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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.
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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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NORTH CAROLINA
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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Special Deals and Packages
New!
See great deals on the New
Discovery Package Page!
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.
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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: 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, 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
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