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NEW COMMUNITIES Newsletter
Vol. 12,
No. 520 Friday June 25, 2010 Circulation: 30,342
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Champion Hills, NC: Stay & Play and more for $375 Today's
Headlines
* This
Week's Deals and Specials
* Special
Community Events
* Community
News & Updates
* Best
Deals of 2010
* Recently
Added to GolfCourseHome & WaterviewHome
* Did
You Know that....(The Cliffs at Mountain Park)?
* GolfCourseHome
Magazine News
* GolfCourseHome
Network (GCHN) Links Card Adds Balsam Mtn Preserve
*
ICW
Cruise Update: Discovering Windmill Harbour's Privacy & Elegance on
Hilton Head Island, SC
* This
Month's Spotlighted Communities
* Watch for the next
issue of New Communities, coming Tuesday, June 29th!
DEALS & SPECIALS OF THE WEEK
Good
Morning! We have a lot of Stay 'n Play deals coming in over the wire, here's the first:
> Champion Hills, Hendersonville, NC: you and a guest can play a round of golf on the private, top-ranked Champion Hills course, have lunch at the Clubhouse, tour the property and stay 2 nights on-site or at a local inn or B&B in historic Hendersonville—all for only $375. Click here for more information about Champion Hills!
And, one of our new coastal golf communities, North River Club, has some good news and a good deal:
> North River Club, Beaufort, NC, located on North Carolina's Crystal Coast is having a strong 2010--April sales were the best in two years and May was even better. They have just announced two exciting new cottage floorplans for June. Home packages, including lot, start at $224,900 for a brand new 1,500 s.f. bungalow cottage. Click here for more information about North River Club!
DEALS & SPECIALS OF THE WEEK
> Willoughby Golf Club, FL is showcasing a specially priced home with lots of extras. Located at 1433 SE Brewster Place, this 3-BR, 3-bath golf home is ideal for full-time or seasonal Florida living. The bright and spacious living room includes a built-in entertainment center with wet bar and opens up onto the covered lanai with outdoor wet bar. Pool complex is recently updated. Priced now at just $399,000. Click here for more information about Willoughby Golf Club!
> Anderson Creek Club, NC is offering a Summer Sizzler on golf privileges for all new residents. Pay a one time initiation fee of $1,400 and monthly dues of $130 per family for unlimited golf at the club. Click here for more information about Anderson Creek Country Club!
> Harbour Ridge Yacht & Country Club, FL advises visitors coming on the Stay & Play package to include a Wednesday evening stay in their dates. Every Wednesday evening Harbour Ridge will host a wonderful Lobster Night buffet with 1.5 lb. to 2.5 lb. lobsters. The $350 Per Couple Package includes: two nights in a fully equipped condominium, two rounds of golf for two, unlimited tennis, use of fitness center, two lunches for two, a dinner for two including wine or cocktails. Click here for more information about Harbour Ridge!
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SPECIAL COMMUNITY EVENTS
> River Dunes, NC got the recent weekend kicked off with a special event—Fat Tire Beer and Chardonnay by the Pool. Guests gathered by the club’s comfortable Pool Cabana to begin the weekend socializing in style. Click here for more information about River Dunes!
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COMMUNITY NEWS AND UPDATES
> Cummings Cove Golf & Country Club, NC is featured prominently in the current issue of Where to Retire magazine. The influential publication has an in-depth story about Hendersonville, North Carolina, a town that writer Jim Kerr says "combines scenic beauty, a historic Main Street and rich culture." Kerr describes several developments in the Hendersonville area including Cummings Cove where he interviewed two couples who live in the community. Click here for more information about Cummings Cove!
> North River Golf Club, NC and its golf course have just been recognized by Audubon International for Environmental Excellence. The North River Club has achieved designation as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary. To reach certification requires very high marks in such areas as environmental planning, wildlife and habitat management, and water quality management. Home packages begin at $224,900 and home sites are priced from $50,000 to $165,000. Click here for more information about North River Golf Club!
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DID YOU KNOW THAT.....(The Cliffs at Mountain Park)?
> The Cliffs at Mountain Park, Travelers Rest, SC, is designed for those who love to be in and around nature? Spanning 5,000 acres of rolling terrain, the community is surrounded by 14 state parks, three national forests and a national park.
The Cliffs at Mountain Park perches on the leading edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains between Asheville, North Carolina and Greenville, South Carolina, and is laced throughout with an extensive SuperTrail system so you can take it all in.
There's also a 40-foot tower from which you can enjoy spectacular views of the Gary Player Signature golf course and panoramic Blue Ridge Mountains. And a 10-acre organic farm provides over 100 varieties of all-natural, pesticide-free fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers and supplies many of The Cliffs’ clubhouses and restaurants. Click here for more information about Cliffs at Mountain Park!
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RECENTLY ADDED
TO
GOLFCOURSEHOME.NET
SOUTH
CAROLINA
=> The
Sanctuary, Bluffton, SC
Private Residence Club within Hampton Lake,
furnished homes, Pete Dye golf, spa, fitness, priced from $175,000s
NORTH
CAROLINA
=>
North River Golf Club, Beaufort
Championship golf course,
planned golf clubhouse, tennis and fitness, homes from
$234,900
NORTH
CAROLINA
=> Anderson Creek Club, Spring Lake
Gated community, Davis Love III golf, fitness
center, fishing ponds, homes from the $130,000s
TEXAS
=>
The Reserve at Sugar Tree, Lipan
Gated,
master-planned
community, golf, swimming, fishing, homesites from $23,000
NORTH
CAROLINA
=>
Scotch Hall Preserve, Merry Hill
Master-planned
community,
Palmer golf, marina, shooting club, homesites from $125,000
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RECENTLY ADDED TO WATERVIEWHOME.NET!
NORTH CAROLINA
=> River
Dunes, Oriental
State-of-the-art marina complex,
guest cottages, ICW access, Harbor Club, homes from the
$600,000s
NORTH CAROLINA
=>
Scotch Hall Preserve, Merry Hill
Access to multiple
waterways, Palmer Signature golf, planned marina,
homesites from $125,000
TEXAS
=>
The Reserve at Sugar Tree, Lipan
Gated,
master-planned
community, golf, swimming, fishing, homesites from $23,000
TENNESSEE
=>
Woodlake Golf Community, Gallatin
Boating on Lake Norris,
championship golf, fitness center, pool, golf homesites from $38,000
=>
Oyster Bay Harbour, Fernandina Beach
Boat slips, marina, yacht
club, fitness center, tennis, hiking trails, homes with slip from $199,999
FLORIDA
=>
Sailfish Point, Stuart
Marina and yacht club, Nicklaus Signature golf,
homes from $675,000 to $23.9 million
SOUTH
CAROLINA
=>
Hilton Head Plantation, Bluffton
Lake and lagoon system
stocked for fishing, four golf courses, marina, homes from $175,000
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BEST DEALS OF 2010
> Golden
Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club, FL's extended
offer: Purchase a home or homesite before October 31, 2010 and
the club's Platinum
Golf Membership deposit fee will be
waived. That's
a $37,500
value which
gives you use of world-class
amenities,
including championship golf, clubhouse, Spa & Tennis
Club, Fitness Center, resort-style pool, Equestrian Center and more
more....
>
Oyster
Bay Harbour, Fernandina Beach, FL's offer of a lot and
boat slip for only $199,000. Your purchase can be developer
financed at only 3% for a 36-month term. Included in your
purchase is your Yacht Club initiation fee of $3,500....
> Running Y Ranch, OR kicks off summer with an unprecedented golf package offer. Stay two nights at the Lodge for $298 and receive a credit at the Running Y Golf Shop worth $298. Credit can go toward rounds of golf, merchandise, lessons and more. Offer valid through July 15. Rate is based on single or double occupancy in an Executive King room.
> Owen Glen, GA invites visitors on its new Discovery Tour, which includes a two-night stay in charming Blairsville, GA and a choice of golf at Owen Glen’s Old Union course, a wine tasting at a vineyard in the Blue Ridge Mountains, a guided horseback trail ride, or a pontoon boat rental on Lake Nottely. Guests are treated to dinner for two at Enrico’s Italian Restaurant; breakfast at The Sawmill Place, plus a welcome basket. Price is just $149 per couple
> Uhwarrie
Point Club, NC's a price reduction a prime, one-third acre homesite. A lakeview, lake-access
property, with direct
access to
the Millingport community dock, it is just across the street from the Millingport
putting green. Price has been reduced to $89,000
from $105,000...
> The
Club at Olde Stone, KY's Stay & Play Golf Package
through the Club Cottages. Golfers receive accommodations, use
of all Club amenities, 18-holes of golf per day (replay
available), cart, and range balls during their stay. Two-night minimum
stay required...
>
The
Sanctuary, SC's
limited-time offer for a Golfer’s Stay and Play Discovery Visit for up to 5 days/4 nights for
just $295. Stay in a lakefront luxury residence, spend a day golfing at the private Pete Dye course, dine at Backwater Bill’s, enjoy spa treatments, take a wine cruise on the 165-acre lake and tour the
residences.
>
Hilton
Head Lakes, SC's Special Weekend Incentives for just $149 per couple. Enjoy 2 nights accommodations, plus continental breakfast and a Friday Evening Boat Cruise. On Saturday morning you are the
guest for a personal tour
of Hilton Head Lakes, and then on Saturday evening there is a Lowcountry
Boil
& Lake Cruise....
> Sea
Pines, SC's offer to owners and their
accompanied guests a
special
Summer
Rate
for golf at the famed Harbour Town Golf
Links: Play mornings for $175
and after 11 a.m. for $135. Rates at the community’s Ocean Course and
Heron
Point
are $65/$50 and $85/$65. respectively....
>
The
Bay Club, MA's
specially
priced golf
home
now listed at just $699,000. This 2,460-s.f.home has 3 BR, 2.5 BA, 2-car
garage and full
basement. The eat-in kitchen has granite counter tops with built-in double ovens, an island and french sliding doors leading to a wooded backyard that expands into hundreds of acres of conservation land....
>
Callaway Gardens, GA's Go Outside and Play vacation special that offers golf, tennis, bicycling or boating—all at no charge. Accommodations are $99 and provide
lodging in the charming Mountain Creek Inn, free sporting activities, admission to the world-class Gardens, 7
miles of nature
trails and
10-mile bicycle trail....
>
The
Reserve at SugarTree, TX's Land Sale Event this
weekend, June 12-13, which offers for food and fun and savings
up to 40% on half-acre to 3-acre properties. A
one-acre lot at SugarTree currently sells for just $19,900. Plus,
all buyers on June 12-13 receive a Platinum Golf
Membership—worth $2,500—to SugarTree Golf Club....
> The
Links at Gettysburg, PA's special summer savings on
golf, plus a great offer on your first post-round beer in the
grill room. The Links has reduced its weekend rate to $75
(includes cart and sales tax), its weekday afternoon rate to $47, and
its special senior
rate to $42. Also, for the month of June, "Pay what you Score" for your
first draft beer. Example - if you shoot a 90, your first draft beer
will be 90 cents....
> Woodlake
Golf
Community, TN's new
Stay and Play offering with unique lodging in
condominiums that overlook the fourth hole of a championship golf
course. Take a
tour of Woodlake, play a round of golf, enjoy lunch and
soak up the atmosphere. Package price is just $200. Property tour
includes
golf-view and mountain-view
homesites
starting at just
$35,000....
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GOLFCOURSEHOME MAGAZINE NEWS
> Take 25%
off when you purchase the premiere issue of GolfCourseHome
Magazine in June--a nod to Dads and Grads. Order here and use the code DADGRAD at checkout.
>
GolfCourseHome Magazine Now Online: Check out
the new digital version of
GolfCourseHome Magazine online where you can click to
the Featured Community page of each Dream 18 golf hole
directly from the
magazine. Zoom in and out, search the issue, read articles
and and more.
Click here to view GCH
Magazine!
GolfCourseHome Network
(GCHN) Links Card
> In the Raleigh, NC, area, use your GCHN
Links Card to play at Chapel
Ridge. And in the Pinehurst area, play at Anderson
Creek Club. Both are Featured GCH Communities.
> The
GolfCourseHome Network (GCHN)
Links Card is accepted at 261 golf courses in the Northeast,
Virginia and the
Carolinas.You can
purchase the GCHN Links Card(s) at a 38% discount off the retail
card rate and earn a a minimum of a 30% discount off your
greens fees.
The GCHN Links Card is part of the
Exclusive Links Card program which has been widely recognized as the
premier golf discount program in the country for more than 20 years.
> Watch for
announcements of additional golf communities and their courses
as are they are added to the GCHN Links Card line-up. To receive
your discount, use promo code GCHN when
ordering your GCHN Links Card here.
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=>ICW
Cruise Update: New Installment! Discovering
Elegance & Privacy at Windmill Harbour, SC
> Other ICW entries:
"A
Visit to Daniel Island & Its New Mitchell Wharf
Neighborhood", "Mega
Yachts of Charleston," plus visits to
St. James Plantation and Brunswick
Forest and North
River Golf Club.
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THIS MONTH'S SPOTLIGHTED COMMUNITIES
These
communities are now featured in the GolfCourseHome Home Page Spotlight.
See below for names, locations and links.a
Frenchman's
Reserve, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Fairvue
Plantation, Gallatin, Tennessee
Heritage
Shores, Bridgeville, Delaware
Brickshire,
Providence Forge, Virginia
Chapel
Ridge, Pittsboro, North Carolina
Bridges
at Preston Crossing, Gunter, Texas
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NEW
COMMUNITIES COMING ONLINE SOON!
GolfCourseHome
* Rivers Bend, VA
* Palmetto Dunes, SC
* Carolina Colours, NC
* Jefferson Landing, NC
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