Ross Bridge, AL
First impressions can last a lifetime. And the first time you drive through an oak-tree-lined driveway of a community, or look up at a soaring, snow-capped mountain backdrop, or hear that first crash of surf, you know you’ve arrived at a special place.
And in the years that unfurl after you’ve made your home there, those first impressions and grand entrances will continue to greet you and provide you the great satisfaction of what a smart decision you made to buy there.
In looking at the many communities featured on GolfCourseHome, we’d found a number that will capture your imagination almost from the first moment you arrive and tell you that, indeed, you have arrived.
Belfair greets arriving guests and members with one of the Southeast’s most dramatic community entrances, the Avenue of The Oaks. Follow it down a grand, half-mile drive among 100-year-old specimen hardwoods. At the end of the avenue are two Tom Fazio championship golf courses - home to important Belfair - sponsored tournaments - and a richly appointed manor-style clubhouse.
Gables, turrets and the graceful bell tower of the Renaissance Ross Bridge Resort hotel rise above the Alabama treeline and distinguish this young but landmark community. Ross Bridge combines small-town comforts and sweeping views of the surrounding foothills with the advantages of a first-class resort and luxury hotel next door.
The ideal approach to Tennessee National would be a fly-over that revealed the community’s alluring perch on a large, dramatic peninsula that juts into historic Watts Bar Lake. Tennessee National is a master-planned waterfront and golf community with fine views of the Great Smoky Mountains and an undisturbed vantage point on this ideal boating preserve. Homesites are accented by a broad selection of premium amenities and architectural styles.
Forest Dunes gives its visitors and inkling of the aesthetic pleasures to come as it leads them into the quiet, northern Michigan mecca of Roscommon. Then comes a view of Forest Dunes’ 15,000-square-foot clubhouse. Inspired by Adirondack lodge architecture, it houses a private members’ lounge, locker room, spa and a formal lodge room, a private dining room and a an informal grill, resort-style golf shop and locker rooms.
An antique red barn and a comforting white grain silo beside it—that’s your first glimpse of The Club at River Oaks. This gated residential golf community with 66 homesites on 350 secluded acres is located in a section of Connecticut long known as a second-home haven for discerning urbanites. The Robert McNeil-designed clubhouse that gives The Club at River Oaks such distinctive New England charm has 25,000 square feet of amenities.
Montreux, NV makes a vivid first impression with snow-capped Mt. Rose (which some homeowners enjoy as their everyday view). Coming into view a bit later is Western lodge-style clubhouse at Montreux —inside are dining rooms, a wine cellar, a golf pro shop and locker rooms with comfortable lounges, plus a 5,000-square-foot fitness center.
First impressions depend on what mode of transportation carries you to the community. At Mountain Air, arrival by plane makes a special first impression, as your aircraft touches down on America’s highest landing field east of the Mississippi. Mountain Air locates all its homes and activities on the top of its own quiet, pristine mountaintop, providing cool summer temperatures and 100-mile panoramic views of the North Carolina mountains.
Oldfield's country-road driveway, its white rail fencing and its unique Greeter's Cabin set a standard for stylish welcomes in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Sited almost equidistant from Hilton Head Island, Beaufort, SC, and historic Savannah, Oldfield is an environmentally-conscious golf course community on the Okatie River, featuring the first Greg Norman championship golf course in the area, plus waterfront activities and the region’s renowned style of relaxation and sporting pursuits.
The central tower of an landmark American resort facade is an unforgettable welcome for anyone making a first visit to The Homestead, a natural base of operations from which to tour The Homestead Preserve. This luxury community puts its residents in an ideal setting to enjoy the standout amenities of an iconic resort property.
To arrive by arrive by boat to visit Governor's Land at Two Rivers is to have your eyes jolted open wide by the community’s Two Rivers Harbor & Marina. It comes into view at the point where the James and Chickahominy Rivers meet. The marina village at Governor's Land at Two Rivers is perfect for setting sail for a day filled with fishing, swimming, boating, and skiing on either body of water, plus Virginia’s vibrant Chesapeake Bay.
A lyrical Arthur Hills golf course frames the noble-looking hilltop clubhouse at Olde Stone Kentucky. Driving in, notice the Arthur Hills championship golf course and keep an eye out for the Olde Stone Kentucky community’s resort-style swimming pool with a zero entry feature for young kids plus an adult Jacuzzi garden. Six Har-Tru tennis courts and a 3,000-square-foot fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment serve three distinctive residential neighborhoods.
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