The GolfCourseHome Life

Real Estate Deals, A Special Recipe, Stay'n Play for Gourmets, Great Tennis Communities & More

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NEW COMMUNITIES Newsletter
Vol. 14, No. 684 January 27, 2012 Circ. 27,650
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Daniel Island, SC: Home to Family Circle Cup

Today’s Headlines
* Great Towns and Communities for Tennis Lovers
* Real Estate Deals
* Getaways & Stay ‘n Play Deals
* Best Real Estate & Travel Deal Shorts…

* GCH Do’ers Profile: New Members at Champion Hills, NC
* Coming Soon to GolfCourseHome
* New to GolfCourseHome Network this Week
* Carolina Trace, NC: Chef’s Specialty of the House, Shrimp Adobo
* Watch for our next issue, coming Tuesday, January 31st!

Good Morning! Today we take a closer look at GCH Communities with the introduction of a new series, Do’ers Profiles which features a look at new community members who just might be your future neighbors, and a look at communities where tennis is a major pastime. See more details below along with a fun new gourmet weekend at St. James Plantation, NC, and a new deal on a lakeview home at Hampton Lake, SC, and more.

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New to GolfCourseHome Network This Week

TEXAS
=> The Resort at Eagle Mountain Lake, Ft. Worth
Active-adult golf community, 36 holes, private lakes, fitness center, clubhouse/lounge, custom homes from the $300,000s
NORTH CAROLINA
=> Ocean Ridge Plantation, Sunset Beach
72 holes, sports and fitness, nature park, fishing lake, oceanfront beach club, homesites from $30,000, homes from $300,000

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Great Towns & Communities for Tennis Lovers

Residents of many a GolfCourseHome community belong to the wave of Americans who have helped make tennis a resurgent recreational sport.

During the game’s robust rise from 2004 through 2010, tennis participation in the U.S. grew over 43 percent. GCH communities can be found in virtually every town that’s considered a tennis hotbed—places where amateurs play spirited matches and the professional tours make a stop to show the very top players compete.

Daniel Island, South Carolina
A great example is Charleston, South Carolina, a perennial contender for the honor of being named America’s Best Tennis Town and winner of that distinction in 2010.

The Charleston community to reside in for tennis lovers is obviously Daniel Island, home to the annual Family Circle Cup tournament and a spectacular 18-court tennis center—plus the amenities and service of the private tennis offerings at the Daniel Island Club.

Charleston has over 13,000 players, and more than 7,500 of them play in USTA league events. The city has more than 580 courts and hosts the Family Circle Cup women’s professional event on Daniel Island each year.

Harbour Ridge Yacht & Country Club, Florida
One Florida community where passion for tennis is part of the social fabric would be Harbour Ridge Yacht & Country Club in the charming coastal town of Stuart, Florida.

It’s home to the long-admired training programs developed by the Peter Burwash International (PBI) training program, on-site at Harbour Ridge.

PBI has been the leader in professional tennis management since 1975. Residents of Harbour Ridge benefit from PBI training right at their own club, with the help of Harbour Ridge’s highly trained, specialized staff.

Whenever state-level team or individual championships are contested, contestants from small but tennis-mad Stuart end up at or near the top.

The Landings on Skidaway Island, Georgia
Along the South Carolina coast, there is no private island community that can compete with The Landings on Skidaway Island for tennis enthusiasm and an appreciation for great play.

With 34 courts, 11 lighted for night play, tennis courts can be found in three different facilities across the island.

Amateur club play at The Landings is overseen by USPTA and USPTR pros, who conduct weekly clinics and drills, teach private and group lessons, and happily assist with all aspects of a player’s game from court reservations to racquet selection.

In addition, they coach The Landing Club’s teams and organize charitable, sanctioned and membership tournaments of every variety from mixers to Club Championships.

Coming up next month is the Savannah Challenger Wildcard Tournament (Feb. 25-26), where the winner earns qualifying rights for the $50,000 Savannah Challenger in late April.

Sea Pines, South Carolina
While it’s men’s pro golf stop every spring, the Sea Pines resort enclave of Harbour Town is just as welcoming to tennis enthusiasts as golfers.

When Tennis Magazine bills you as America’s No. 7-Ranked Tennis Resort and on top of that awards you the No. 1 Ranking for Tennis Programs, you’re doing something right.

Sea Pines residents and resort guests rave about the 23 clay courts at The Sea Pines Racquet Club, and tennis fans fill its 1,800-seat stadium court for tournaments like the Dupont All-American, CBS Classic and the World Invitational.

Under the direction of former U.S. Open and Wimbledon champion Stan Smith, The Sea Pines Racquet Club is a magnet for anyone seeking the tennis lifestyle, from a wide selection of teaching clinics, instructional programs to great value in tennis vacation packages.

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Today’s Deals and Specials

>> Real Estate Deals

> Hampton Lake, Bluffton, SC announces that its Lauren custom model home, located just seconds from the award-winning Lakeside Amenity Village. has been reduced $15,000 to $519,000.

Offering Lowcountry charm and set on a quiet cul-de-sac, this easy maintenance home features lake views, interior trim and millwork, hardwoods in main living areas, travertine flooring, granite countertops, GE Stainless Steel appliances, Merillat kitchen cabinets, screened lanai and hardi plank siding. Send me more information about Hampton Lake!

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>> Getaways & Stay ‘n Plays

> St. James Plantation, Southport, NC There are just a few spots left for the “Taste of Eataly” weekend on February 17th-19th.

Enjoy 3 days with 2 nights in an onsite condo, real estate tour of the community, round of golf or dinner for 2, fantastic Saturday night Italian wine tasting and tapas party and VIP access to the completed, debt-free amenities.

Cost is just $149/couple; an extra night is just $99. Send me more information about St. James Plantation’s Eataly Weekend!

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Best Deal Shorts….

> The Links at Gettysburg, PA Take advantage of special winter rates: Mon-Thur. and weekends after noon play for $30. Weekends before noon the green fee is $35. Send me more info…

> Sea Pines, Hilton Head, SC has just one rental property remaining for Easter weekend and the Heritage Tournament Week that follows.

Dates are April 7 – 16, with a 7-night minimum stay. Rental fee of $4,800 inclusive of all taxes and fees. Home sleeps 8 -10 guests with pool and spa.  Send me more info…

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Coming Soon to GolfCourseHome

• Amelia National, Amelia Island, FL
• Frederica, GA

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Resort on Eagle Mountain Lake: A Golf & Lakeside Community Near Ft. Worth, TX Joins GCHN

New this week on the GolfCourseHome Network.

TEXAS
=> The Resort on Eagle Mountain Lake, Fort Worth
The Resort on Eagle Mountain Lake is a 540-acre master planned, gated residential community offering long lakefront views, an 18-hole championship golf course, private boat launch and 40 acres of open space.

The Resort Golf Club features a newly designed, 18-hole championship golf cours that plays 6,600 yards at a par 72. Amenities include a clubhouse with restaurant and grill, fully equipped exercise facility, pro shop, locker rooms and practice facilities. Planned amenities include private marina complex, and resort-style swimming and tennis facilities.

Lake Adventure Awaits: Eagle Mountain Lake covers 9,200 square miles with a maximum depth of 52 feet. It is bordered by 200 miles of straight shoreline, coves and inlets. Planned amenities include a private marina complex, a swimming pool, tennis courts and a private beach with waterpark.

Real Estate: The Resort on Eagle Mountain Lake

• Custom homes from the $300,000s
• Lakeside homes from the $500,000s to $1 million
• Send me more information about The Resort on Eagle Mountain Lake!

Abundant Performing Arts Offerings Enrich the Lifestyle at These Southern Communities

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New Communities Newsletter
Vol. 14, No. 682   Friday Jan. 20 2012  Circulation: 27,655

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     Brier Creek, NC: Close to Raleigh's performing arts.

Good Morning! Today's newsletter takes a look at communities near four Southern cities with strong performing arts portfolios. Many communities provide bus trips and special outings to take advantage of live local events, making the ability to attend dance, theater, music and the like an important community--and lifestyle--benefit. See below for details.

New to GolfCourseHome Network This Week

FLORIDA
> Stuart Yacht & Country Club, Stuart
Private, gated golf & waterfront country club living, tennis, fitness, Yacht Club, homes from $125,000

>   In This Issue   
    * Where the Performing Arts Take Center Stage for Community Residents    
    * Best Travel & Real Estate Deal Shorts
    * Discovery Package& Travel Deals
    * Florida Communities
    * North Carolina Communities

    * Coastal Communities
    * 2011 GCH 'Best of the Best' Golf Communities
    * 2011 GCH Dream 18 List of Great Residential Golf Holes
    * Watch for our Next Issue, coming Tuesday, Jan. 24th

> Where Performing Arts Take Center
   Stage for Community Residents 

 The performing arts are vital to quality-of-life for residents of GolfCourseHome communities. Many not only actively patronize live entertainment, but also support local performing arts centers by serving on boards and helping to raise funds.

Moving to a luxury golf community does mean you can play plenty of golf. But days that begin with 18 holes can easily make way for enjoyment of music, theatre, dance, literature and intriguing lectures—if you live somewhere conducive to these rewarding pleasures. Here are four cities from Florida to Texas where the arts are alive and communities are nearby enough to enjoy them...continued.....

Best Deal Shorts

> Sanctuary Cove, St. Simon’s Island GA's significant price reduction on a 3-acre estate homesite with marsh views and water frontage on the Little Santilla River and now listed at $199,000 (reduced from $209,000). Loaded with mature hardwoods, the site is suitable for a private dock.  Send me more info!

> Hilton Head Plantation, Hilton Head SC's 4BR, 3-BA riverview home at the reduced price of $590,000 (down from $630,000). A second-row home just steps from Port Royal Sound, this 5,200 sf residence is extensively renovated and features a bonus room. Send me more info!

> Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton SC's riverview lot in the South Wilson residential neighborhood on which builder will construct a luxury guest cottage for just $579,000. Cottage would serve as 2-BR, 2-BA fun vacation home (with garage) while you plan for later construction of a permanent residence. Available for signing now is a pre-negotiated, fixed-cost contract to build the main house. Send me more info!

> Hampton Lake, Bluffton SC’s 3 days/2 nights Sneak-a-Peek visit starts at just $295/couple. Package includes award-winning accommodations, lunch and/or dinner, choice of spa treatments for two or a round of golf for two at the Pete Dye Signature course next door at Hampton Hall. Send me more info!

Coming Soon to GolfCourseHome

• Frederica, St. Simons Island, GA
• Amelia National, Amelia Island, FL
• The Resort at Eagle Mountain Lake, TX

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Renaissance Club, Scotland, Announces Improvements to Expand Course & Clubhouse

Renaissance Golf Club, Scotland: Rugged coastal beauty.

The 300-acre Renaissance Golf Club, which looks out from an internationally known coastal golf location in East Lothian, Scotland, has announced a £5million investment in new course facilities.

Improvements will include the creation of an iconic clubhouse and the construction of a three-hole extension to the golf course which runs along a stunning peninsula overlooking the Firth of Forth. 

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The Clubhouse will open in summer 2013 before
the British Open Championship at nearby Muirfield
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The Renaissance Club which opened in 2008, has almost 200 domestic and international members from counties across Europe, Asia and the USA.  The new investment and facilities at the club are expected to attract considerable new membership interest.

The latest developments at the Renaissance Club will take the total investment to date to over £20 million, all of which has been funded by the owners - the Sarvadi family, private members and individual investors.

The Clubhouse is expected to be completed in early summer of 2013 in advance of the British Open Championship at nearby Muirfield. The new facility, which will cover 34,000 square feet over four floors, will feature extensive hospitality, accommodation and leisure facilities.  Key features include private dining, a wine cellar and tasting area, snug bar, international business centre alongside private gym and treatment rooms. 

The clubhouse will have a number of viewing areas and terraces overlooking the 9^th hole, 18^th green and 8^th green and fairway.  The upper floor of the new clubhouse will feature six luxury bedroom apartments to complement the existing 14 luxury suites in the club’s existing upscale lodge accommodation. 

The golf course extension which is being designed by award winning US golf architect, Tom Doak, who originally worked with the owners to create the Renaissance course, will be ready for play from early summer 2013.  The extension features three new holes 9, 10 and 11 which will have dramatic new views overlooking the Firth of Forth and will add considerably to both the course features and playing challenge.

Beyond the clubhouse development and course extension, the Renaissance owners are also considering the creation of a stand-alone, 20-bedroom luxury lodge in the longer term. This would add to the Club’s accommodation and leisure facilities for international guests and their families.

Immediately adjacent to the west of The Renaissance Club is the world famous Muirfield golf course owned by the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers (HCEG). To the east are 36 holes of golf known as Archerfield Links designed by European Senior Tour professional David J. Russell. Slightly further east is another world-renowned golf course named North Berwick West Links.

Kiawah Island, SC, Tops GolfCourseHome 2011 'Best of the Best' Community Rankings

Kiawah Island, SC: New 'Best of the Best' No. 1.

The Golf Course Home® Network has released its 2011 "Best of the Best" golf community rankings and the annual list has its first new No. 1 in four years--Kiawah Island, SC.

The GCH Network’s annual compendium takes into account all major media rankings of golf communities and their amenities for the calendar year. The 2011 edition's new top-rated community nudged aside famed Reynolds Plantation, GA, which had been the list's leading property for the past three years.

How It Works
GolfCourseHome Editors arrive at their rankings by studying and compiling all of the year’s prominent magazine ranking and rating lists which range from Best in State to Best Residential, from Best Public to Best Private to Best Classic, from Best Modern to Top 100 to Top 50, plus ratings from Forbes.com, Where to Retire magazine and other  major media outlets.

“Rather than send out field researchers and raters to create yet another rating system,” says GolfCourseHome Network Publisher David Lott.

“GolfCourseHome leverages the value of all existing rankings to create a full-scale compilation you won’t find anywhere else. The best rise to the top riding the wave of repeated accolades from a wide variety of sources. We’ve identified these superior communities for our readers and they are, indeed, the best of the best.”

The GCH Best of the Best list's new No. 1—Kiawah Island, SC (18 major awards)—features the dramatic Ocean Course which has been selected as the host course for the 2012 PGA Championship. Six of the Top 10 are new to the list while four communities are repeat winners.

GolfCourseHome® Network 2011 ‘Best of the Best’ Rankings (with prior year rank)

  1.  --  Kiawah Island, SC - 18 major magazine awards 
  2.  1   Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro GA - 15 awards

  3.  2   Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head Island, SC – 11 awards

  4.  5   Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton, SC – 6 awards

  5.  --  The Communities of Branson Creek, Hollister, MO – 6 awards

 

  6.  9   Colleton River Plantation, Bluffton, SC - 6 awards

  7.  --  Desert Mountain, Scottsdale, AZ - 6 awards

  8.  --  Kingsmill on the James, Williamsburg, VA - 5 awards

  9.  --  Isleworth, Windermere, FL - 4 awards

10.  --  Victoria Park, Deland, FL - 4 awards

Communities of Distinction

Daniel Island, Charleston, SC - 2 awards

Woodside Plantation, Aiken, SC - 2 awards

Frenchman’s Creek, Palm Beach Gardens FL - 2 awards

For complete rankings along with details of all major magazine awards, read here. 

Golf Course Home® Network (GolfCourseHome.com) features 44 Member Websites, database of 500+ master-planned communities and features on 150+ world-class golf and waterview communities in North America and the Caribbean.

The 2011 GCH Index: Links to the Best Articles, News & Awards for the Year

Welcome to the 2011 GolfCourseHome Index, your guide to the major articles, awards and stories of the year. It’s your introduction to the wealth of information available during the past 12 months to subscribers of the GCH New Communities Newsletter which features new communities, special real estate deals, price reductions, golf travel, stay and play packages, golf packages, real estate promotions, major awards and more twice a week.

You’ll find links to the year’s major articles, news and announcements below.

All links go to the new GolfCourseHome.com, the GolfCourseHome Network's new flagship website.

It’s been a busy year, yet we expect 2012 to be even busier with the market continuing its slow, but steady improvement. We wish you a Happy and Healthy New Year! Enjoy!

2011 GCH Index of Articles & News

Communities New to GolfCourseHome in 2011
Real Estate Market: State & Regional Market Reports
Community Real Estate Sales: Positive Signs
GolfCourseHome Awards & Honors
Magazine Awards
Community News & Milestones
Celebrities & Pros

Communities New to GolfCourseHome in 2011

Arizona

Sun City Vistoso – Del Webb mountain and golf community, views of the Santa Catalina Mtns, multiple recreational clubs, pools, sports complex, homes from the $100,000s

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Florida
Aberdeen, Boynton Beach – Private golf community with tennis, fitness, aquatic center, cafe, homes, villas and condos from $150,000

Admiral’s Cove, Jupiter – Private, gated community on Florida’s intracoastal waterway, two golf complexes, clubhouse, spa, beauty salon, homes from the $300,000s

Glenmoor, St. Augustine – Retirement community at World Golf Village, health and fitness center, clubhouse/lounge, homes and apartments from $141,500 to $599,000

Grand Haven, Palm Coast – Jack Nicklaus golf, gated community adjacent to 4,000 acre nature preserve, clubhouse, aquatic center, fishing pier, lounge, homes from the $300,000s

Mariner Sands, Stuart – Private, gated community, 24/7 security, 36 holes of golf, pool, tennis, day spa, dog park, homes from $175,000

Old Palm GC, Palm Beach Gardens -  Private golf club, Audubon International certified, golf, spa, fitness center, 43,000 foot clubhouse, homes from $1 million

Plantation Bay, Ormond Beach – Gated community on 3,600 acres, 45 holes of award winning golf, two clubhouses, trails, estate homes, villas and more from the $100,000s

Tesoro, Port St. Lucie – Private golf community on FL’s Treasure Coast, 36 holes by Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, Swim and Racquet Club, homesites from $40,000s, homes from $450,000

Victoria Park, DeLand – Ron Garl designed golf, one of FL’s 50 best courses, clubhouse, health and fitness center, tennis, card room, computer lab, homes from the $140,000s

Watersong, Hutchinson Island – Small island community, Southeast Florida, surrounded by miles of beaches & nature preserve, oceanview lots from $100,000

World Golf Village, St. Augustine – Two golf courses, clubhouse, pool, tennis, spa, winner of environmental awards, condos from $100,000s, homes from $200,000s

World Golf Village, St. Augustine -  Two golf courses, clubhouse, pool, tennis, spa, winner of environmental awards, condos from $100,000s, homes from $200,000s

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Georgia

Cooper’s Point, Shellman Bluff – Private community, gated, 18 holes of championship golf, deep-water access, homesites with marsh, lagoon, golf or wooded views startmi at $54,900

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Massachusetts

Farm Neck Golf Club, Martha’s Vineyard – Estates, historic Oak Bluffs, overlooks golf course favored by U.S. presidents, celebrities and traveling golfers of all skill levels, homes from $2.5 Million

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North Carolina

Hasentree, Wake Forest – 805-acre Toll Brothers country club community, Tom Fazio golf, spa, family activity club, homes from $300,000s, homesites from mid-$100,000s

River Landing, Wallace – Private community on the Northeast Cape Fear River, award-winning golf, pools, tennis, clubhouse, homesites from the $70,000s

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Pennsylvania

Penn National, Fayetteville – Award-winning golf, convenient location, swimming, tennis, Penn National Inn & conference center, homesites from $75,000, homes from $150,000

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South Carolina

Hilton Head Lakes, Hardeeville – Gated lakefront community, Tommy Fazio golf, 452 acres of nature preserve land, pool complex, tennis, homesites from the $30,000s

Kiawah Island, Kiawah Island – Award-winning community in coastal South Carolina near Charleston, seven golf courses, tennis, nature center, homes from $550,000

Moss Creek, Hilton Head Island – Private community on 1,000 acres, yacht club, equestrian center, nature preserves, pools, homesites from $59,900

Palmetto Dunes, Hilton Head Island – Golf & beachfront community on miles of sandy white beach, three golf courses, salt water lagoon, marina, trails, villas from $160,000

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Tennessee

Woodlake Golf & Country Club, Tazewell – Clubhouse, pool, fitness, tennis, restaurant, lake and golf views, homesites from $32,000 w/ no time limit to build, homes from $279,000

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Texas

Eagle’s Bluff, Bullard – Gated golf and boating community on Lake Palestine, clubhouse, marina, lots from $50,000 waterfront homesites from under $100,000

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Utah

Red Ledges, Heber City – 2,000-acres, private Rocky Mtn. community, preserves, Jack Nicklaus golf, equestrian center, homesites from $190,000s, Homes from $400,000s

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Real Estate Market: State & Regional Markets

Phoenix Real Estate Market Shows Positive Trends for Prices & Inventory

Buy Now, Build Later and Enjoy Tax-Free Retirement Income at Penn National, PA

2011 Real Estate Sales Jump 55% Over 2010 Totals at Quail Ridge Country Club, FL

Top 20 Healthiest Real Estate Markets Signal the Start of Long-Awaited Recovery

Orlando One of 5 Cities Expected to Enjoy a Rise in Real Estate Prices in 2011

Confidence & Vacation Home Buyers Are Coming Back into the Market, Survey Says

Forty-Six 18-Hole Equivalent Golf Courses Opened in 2010 as Golf Tries to Rebound

Obama Admin Releases Housing Scorecard: Passing Grade, But Improvement Needed

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Community Real Estate Sales

2011 Real Estate Sales Jump 55% Over 2010 Totals at Quail Ridge Country Club, FL

Teton Springs, ID Sees Increased Sales

World Golf Village, St. Augustine, FL, Posts $7 Million in Real Estate Sales in Oct.

Old Palm 2011 Sales–$60 Million–the Best Since Community Opened in 2004

Daniel Island Reports Home & Condos Sales of $17.2 Million Since Sept. 1st

Carolina Colours, NC Celebrates Home Closings, New Members in Special Event

Red Ledges, UT Announces Record Month in July with 22 Real Estate Sales

Brunswick Forest, NC Home and Homesite Sales Increase at Record Setting Pace

Brunswick Forest, NC, Continues on Record Real Estate Sales Pace for 2011

Kiawah Island RE Closes on $20+ Million in Real Estate Sales in August

Sales Surge at River Landing, NC, Try Its Southern Hospitality Getaway

A Florida Trip Reveals Lots of Positives in the Sunshine State Real Estate Market

Lifestyle Property Solutions Cites Warren Buffet’s Positive Outlook on U.S. Economy

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GolfCourseHome Awards & Honors

2011 GolfCourseHome Dream 18: Great Residential Golf Holes, Nos. 1-6

2011 GolfCourseHome Dream 18: Holes No. 7-12

2011 GolfCourseHome Dream 18: Great Residential Golf Holes, Nos. 12-18

2010 GolfCourseHome Home ‘Best of the Best’ Rankings

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Magazine Awards

Kiawah Island, SC, Wins Golf Digest Praise for Challenging Layout, Vast Ocean Views

Reserve Country Club at Woodside Plantation, SC Earns High Rankings from Golf Digest

Where to Retire Magazine’s 2011 “50 Best Master-Planned Communities in the U.S.”

Six GCH Network Communities Earn Platinum Club of America Award

Forbes ‘Best Retirement Places’ Are Hosts to Many World-Class Golf Communities

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Community News & Milestones

Willoughby Golf Club, FL Unveils $1.85 Million in Clubhouse Renovations

New Golf Condo Units at Cooper’s Point Feature Granite, Hardwood

New to Market Lots on Branson Creek Course; Purchase Comes w/ Free HOA Dues

NGA Pro Golf Tour’s Savannah Lakes Village Classic to Return in April 2012

ICI Homes Starts Construction at Plantation Bay, FL for 2012 Parade of Homes

New Hospital to Be Built Across from Active Adult Community Solivita, FL

GlenLakes in Weeki Wachee, FL Waives Golf Initiation Fee for Buyers

Cooper’s Point, GA “Split it 50-50? Allows Fractional Ownership, Full Amenity Access

Savannah Quarters to Mark 10th Anniversary with New Neighborhood Opening

Just a Few Homesites Left at Greensprings West, VA, With Views of the Golf Course

Savannah Quarters Holds Grand Opening for Maintenance-Free Villas, Townhomes

PGA Village Verano Announces Phase II Construction Begins

Top 8 Reasons Boomers & Upcoming Retirees Are Buying at World Golf Village

Carolina Colours, NC Announces New Release of Affordable Lakefront Homesites

Hilton Head Lakes & Wild Wing Plantation Get New Life as Stratford Land Joins Myrtle Beach Development Group

Upbeat Stats Tell the Story of St. James Plantation’s 20 Years of Solid Growth

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Celebrities & Pros

Kurt Russell, Lucas Black & Greg Kinnear Lead Cast of Celebs at BMW Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX

Javier Colon Returns to BMW Charity Pro-Am Where He Scored an Ace

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Visit GolfCourseHome.com, the New Flagship of the GolfCourseHome Network

Thank you for visiting the GolfCourseHome blog on Typepad. You'll find articles and photos from October 2007 to December 2011 on this blog. However, we urge you to visit the new GolfCourseHome blog on the new GolfCourseHome.com--the new flagship website of the GolfCourseHome Network.

You'll find a greatly enhanced website at GolfCourseHome.com with new photos and graphics and easy access to articles and community news. We will not be updating this blog any longer.

If you have any questions about the new site, please contact David Lott, Founder/Publisher.

2011 Dream 18 List of Great Golf Holes Announced by GolfCourseHome Network

Red Ledges, Heber City, UT makes the GCH Dream 18 list.

The GolfCourseHome Network announces today the winning selections to its 2011 GolfCourseHome® Dream 18, the real estate web portal’s fifth annual tribute to world-class, residential golf course 'dream holes.'

The Dream 18, which showcases a fantasy golf course and its very real golf holes, is being announced in conjunction with the launching of the GolfCourseHome Network’s 44^th and most important new Member Website—GolfCourseHome.com.

This year’s Dream 18 edition features master-planned golf communities located in eight states from Pennsylvania and Florida to Utah and Arizona. The selection pool consisted of more than 4,500 golf holes and the 250-plus championship golf courses represented on the GolfCourseHome®Network.

1. Chapel Ridge (17^th)  Pittsboro, NC, par 4

2. Sanctuary Cove at St. Andrews Sound (13^th)  St. Simons Island, GA, par 3

3. Ford's Colony (17^th) Williamsburg, VA, par 3

4. Penn National (5^th, Iron Forge Course) Fayetteville, PA, par 4

5. Solivita (14^th, Oaks course)  Poinciana, FL, par 5

6. Glenmoor (15^th –), St. Augustine, FL   par 4

7. Hasentree (10^th) Wake Forest, NC,   par 4

8. Kiawah Island (2^nd, Ocean Course) Kiawah Island, SC,  par 5

9. The Club at Admiral's Cove (17^th, East Course ), Jupiter, FL, par 5

 

10. Red Ledges (9^th) Heber City, UT, par 3

11. Sun City Vistoso (1^st, The Views Golf Club) Oro Valley, AZ, par 4

12. Eagle’s Bluff (8^th), Bullard, TX, par 4

13. River Landing (18^th, River Course), Wallace, NC, par 4

14. Moss Creek (7^th, Devil’s Elbow Course), Hilton Head Island, SC, par 3

15. Grand Haven (15^th), Palm Coast, FL, par 4

16. Hilton Head Lakes (12^th), Hardeeville, SC, par 5

17. Victoria Park (17^th) Deland, FL, par 4

18. Farm Neck Golf Club (8^th), Oak Bluffs, MA, par 5  

The GolfCourseHome® Network is an integrated system of 44 Member Websites dedicated to helping buyers find their ideal vacation home, second home or retirement residence in a master-planned golf or waterfront community. The Network’s core website is http://www.GolfCourseHome.com

To request information about advertising on the GolfCourseHome®Network, contact David Lott, Founder and Publisher, 1-203-270-9357.

Today's Press Release on MarketWire: GolfCourseHome.com Launched by GCH Network

New site is the GCH Network’s 44^th and will be the company’s new flagship on the web.

The GolfCourseHome Network of websites announces the launch of its new flagship website, GolfCourseHome.com. The new site is the GCH Network’s 44^th  Member Website. The company launched its first site in 1999.  

The GolfCourseHome Network features detailed information for real estate buyers on more than 140 golf and waterview master-planned communities and serves as a valuable knowledge source for those seeking to purchase their ideal vacation home, second home or retirement residence.

GCH Network Founder and Publisher David Lott noted that GolfCourseHome.com had been owned for many years ago by another party, having escaped his acquisition efforts back in 2000. But three years ago the URL came up for auction and he went in and got it.

"Given the turbulent nature of the real estate industry, it has been really gratifying to be able to push through and develop a new site and launch it," said Lott. "We are eager to tell our clients and the master-planned amenity communities we anticipate working with about this powerful new tool for their marketing."

The site’s development had been delayed for two years by the dissolution of the company Lott had hired to create the website.

"We've endured plenty of delays and set-backs," he continued, "but now we have a product that we can be proud of. And in coming months, we will be adding more features and a ton of content. Social media, video and great graphics will help communicate solid information that homebuyers can use. We intend on continuing to be the leading source of golf course community information on the web. Stay tuned as we continue to grow."

A key component of GolfCourseHome.com is the GCH Blog which had previously been hosted on the blog-hosting website, Typepad. The blog's more than 5,000 page views per month will now be part of the new GolfCourseHome.com.

To request information about advertising on the GolfCourseHome®Network, contact David Lott, Founder and Publisher, 1-203-270-9357.

 

GolfCourseHome Network Launches 44th Member Website: GolfCourseHome.com

It took more than 15 years to accomplish, but the GolfCourseHome Network added a critical piece to its network of Member Websites today by launching GolfCourseHome.com--the 44th site in the GCH Network.

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Two years of setbacks and delay finally
culminate in a powerful new website
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GCH Network Founder and Publisher David Lott noted that GolfCourseHome.com had been owned for many years ago by another party, having escaped the web-address buying activity he had initiated in 2000. But two years ago the URL came up for auction and he went in and got it.

"Given the turbulent nature of the real estate industry, it has been really gratifying to be able to push through and develop a new site and launch it," said Lott. "We are eager to tell our clients and other master-planned amenity communities about this poweful new tool for their marketing." The development had been delayed for two years by the dissolution of the company he had hired to create the website.

"We've endured plenty of delays and set-backs," he continued, "but now we have a product that we can proud of. And in coming months, we will be adding more features and a ton of content. Social media, video and great graphics will help communicate solid information that homebuyers can use. We intend on continuing to be the leading source of golf course community information on the web. Stay tuned as we continue to grow."

A key component of GolfCourseHome.com is the GCH Blog which had previously been hosted on the blog hosting website, Typepad. The blog's more than 5,000 page views per month will now be part of the new GolfCourseHome.com.

The GolfCourseHome Network features more than 140 golf and waterview amenity communities on 44 Network Member Websites featuring homes and real estate for retirement, vacation homes, investment or second homes.

For more information about the GolfCourseHome Network, contact David Lott, Publisher, at 203-270-9357.