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Balsam Mtn. Charity Event Surpases Goals, Pauma Valley Offers Golf Clinic & More

Balsam Mountain Preserve, NC is a low-density community.

Balsam Mountain Preserve, NC raised $30,000--triple the budgeted goal-- from its first-ever Charity Golf Classic. Nearly 90 golfers participated in the event along with dozens of corporate sponsors. The daylong event, which also included a silent auction and reception, benefited four charitable organizations that serve the local residents of Jackson County. Click here for more information about Balsam Mountain Preserve!

Pauma Valley Country Club, CA members have lots of fun activities to look forward to. The club schedule starts with an open golf clinic with the head golf professional, followed by duplicate bridge, a live Maine Lobster Night, then a post-San Diego Charger game Burger Night and afternoon Water Aerobics in the club pool. Click here for more information about Pauma Valley Country Club!

Callaway Gardens, GA and Osprey Events announced their support in a search for multiple major sponsors of the Golf Channel Invitational for The First Tee through the 2011 event. This year’s event, the seventh overall, takes place October 25-27 at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia. Callaway Gardens, which previously hosted the PGA TOUR’s Buick Challenge for over a decade, first hosted The Invitational in 2007. Proceeds of this event will benefit The First Tee. Click here for more information about Callaway Gardens!

Lakewood Ranch Welcomes New Builders, Heritage Wake Forest Holds Teen Event

Pauma Valley Country Club, CA is a private getaway.

Pauma Valley Country Club, CA, located one hour NE of San Diego, is having a 1960s Social Terrace Dinner tonight. Members promise they will wear their grooviest clothes, sandals, even flowers in their hair as a tribute to the 40th anniversary of Woodstock held in August 1969. Bell bottoms, anyone? Click here for more information about Pauma Valley CC!

Heritage Wake Forest NC held its first-ever Teens Only Dive-in Movie at its flagship pool last Saturday. “Twilight” was the main feature, beginning at sunset. Attendees received glow bracelets and plastic costume fangs upon entry. Prizes such as movie posters, copies of the book, t-shirts and other themed items were awarded. The club also hosts Family Dive-In Movies throughout the pool season. Click here for more information about Heritage Wake Forest!

Champion Hills, NC, announces its 2nd round of beginner ballroom dance classes, beginning August 31st. Classes last an hour and will be held for six consecutive weeks. Lisa Puckett, from the Asheville School of Dance will teach the Rumba, Fox Trot, Swing and Waltz. The cost per person is $43 for the six-week course. Click here for more information about Champion Hills!

Frenchman's Creek Beach & Country Club, FL earns membership into The Platinum Club of America for 2009. Club Every three years Leaders Forum conducts a nationwide survey ranking private clubs across the country to determine “the best of the best.” Congrats to Frenchman's Creek! Click here for more information about Frenchman's Creek!

Hammock Dunes, FL, a private oceanfront community, announces that flying your private aircraft to the area's Flagler County Airport on Florida's Palm Coast has just gotten easier. The airport is celebrating the opening of its new Tower which will allow more Corporate Owned aircraft at the facility. Click here for more information about Hammock Dunes!

Lakewood Ranch, FL welcomes two new homebuilders; Minto Communities and Paradise Homes of Sarasota. Both companies will be constructing model homes in neighborhoods in Country Club East, a private, gated community around lakes, nature preserves and a championship golf course. Click here for more information about Lakewood Ranch!

Nine New Golf and Waterview Communities Join Network - New Website Makes 43

Las Gardenias at Cabo Real is on the Sea of Cortez.

The summer of 2009 goes into the books as an active period. In addition to nine new golf and waterview communities joining the Network, personal visits were made to four western North Carolina communities, plus a unique visit by sail to Bay Club, MA. We also launched the 43rd Network Member Website www.GolfCourseProperty.net

Here's the summer list, which includes two communities in Mexico and seven in 6 U.S. states:

MEXICO
=> Las Gardenias at Cabo Real, Cabo San Lucas
Along Sea of Cortez beaches, R.T. Jones II golf, Cabo Real amenities, final phase of 12 villas from $483,000

=> Las Villas de Mexico at Los Cabos, Cabo San Lucas
Luxury villas within Club Campestre, Nicklaus Design golf, ocean views, from $375,000

CALIFORNIA
=> Tehama, Carmel
Championship golf, tennis, fitness center, pool, community center, estate lots from $2.5 million

GEORGIA
=> Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain
Vast botanical gardens, PGA Tour-tested golf, resort-quality spa, real estate from $140,000s

RHODE ISLAND
=> Carnegie Abbey, Portsmouth
Narragansett Bay views, championship golf, deluxe spa, equestrian center, homes from $799,000

SOUTH CAROLINA
=> Hilton Head Lakes, Hardeeville
Lowcountry lifestyle, lakes, 22 miles of shoreline, nature preserve, clubhouse, docks, homesites from the $90,000s

=> Wild Wing Plantation, Myrtle Beach
27-hole golf complex, 180 acres of freshwater lakes, resort pool complex, lots from $90,000

TEXAS
=> Dancing Bear Ranch, Mico
2,565 acres, clubhouse, , resort-style pool, private boat ramp, 25-acre lakeside park, estate homesites from 2 to 6 acres

VIRGINIA
=> Viniterra at New Kent Vineyards, New Kent
Rees Jones golf course, The Club at Viniterra, New Kent Vineyards winery, golf homesites from $250,000

Tehama Offers Blend of Sustainable Development, Luxurious Private Amenities

Tehama is set on 2,000 acres in Carmel, CA.

We are pleased to announce the addition of Tehama, a Carmel, California club community set in the hills overlooking Carmel Bay, to the GolfCourseHome Network. Founded on principles of sustainability by Clint Eastwood, this exclusive gated community of Tehama offers golf by Jay Morrish, a designer clubhouse and award-winning amenities and service.

On more than 2,000 acres of rolling hill country above the vibrant community of Carmel, the exclusive community of Tehama offers a secluded rural retreat adjoining a private golf course, whose membership is by invitation only, crafted by the noted architect Jay Morrish.

Unlike many other private golf communities where members continue to wait for clubhouses, swimming pools and other features to be completed long after their homes have been finished, Tehama’s amenities are ready now for members’ use and enjoyment.

This includes the striking clubhouse, with an architectural style preserving the Spanish and Western influence of old Carmel. Commanding wide views from its mountain-top location, it overlooks the finishing hole of the golf course with ocean views and preservation lands beyond.

Tehama also features an extensive fitness center and an award-winning invitation-only golf club that has earned the accolades of several national publications. Its members enjoy the use of two private tennis courts and a fitness center equipped with cardio and strength training equipment.

A Vision of Careful Stewardship: Guided by Clint Eastwood's vision of sustainable development, Tehama has preserved more than 85 percent of its land as open space. It was honored with the prestigious Golden Bear award for its careful preservation of the environment.

As part of the founder’s commitment to land preservation, only 90 families will occupy these 2,000 acres near the time-honored Monterey Peninsula.

Real Estate: Tehama-Carmel, CA

* Homesites range from 3.5 to 20 acres
      o Priced from $2.5 million
      o Fewer than half of the homesites are still available
* Custom homes, priced from $4,995,000
* Click here for more information about Tehama!

Reynolds Plantation Earns Award, Landings Continues Impressive Renovations

Pauma Valley Country Club, CA offers championship golf.

Pauma Valley Country Club, CA is proud to be hosting a qualifier for the United States Amateur Championship on August 3. The club’s Robert Trent Jones, Sr.-designed championship golf course will challenge the top amateur golfers in the region, a select few of whom will advance to the finals of the championship—whose winners include Jack Nicklaus, Bobby Jones and Tiger Woods. Click here for more information about Pauma Valley Country Club!

Reynolds Plantation, GA has been honored once again as a recipient of the prestigious Wine Spectator Award. For the sixth consecutive year, the resort community’s culinary program has earned an Award of Excellence from the authoritative consumer magazine. To win, restaurants must offer a wine list that includes a well-chosen selection of quality producers while also showing a thematic match to the menu in both price and style. Click here for more information about Reynolds Plantation!

The Landings at Skidaway Island, GA announced major milestones in its extensive and ongoing community renovation project. This $13 million project is proceeding on schedule, most recently with the Deer Creek driving range fully grassed and well into its grow-in. Meanwhile, demolition work is complete and renovation/expansion has begun on a $5.5 million upgrade to the Fitness-Wellness Center. In addition, the structure for the new indoor swimming pool is complete. Click here for more information about The Landings!

Pauma Valley CC Holds Car Show, Reynolds Plantation Named Community of the Year

Pauma Valley Country Club, CA is a private community.

Pauma Valley Country Club, CA sparkled this past weekend with a specialty Car Show. Co-sponsored by Desert European Motorcars, the Sunday afternoon show displayed over 40 rare and highly admired automobiles, including a 2009 Rolls Royce Phantom worth $1,000,000, a 2009 Maserati and a 2009 Porsche. A barbeque tent and bar was set up to provide refreshments. Click here for more information about Pauma Valley Country Club!

Ross Bridge, AL has added the Barkit Market, an outdoor expo specializing in pet products, to its regular Farmers Market event on Saturday mornings. Vendors include companies offering gourmet treats, training, boarding, safety, rescue and adoption. The festivities include a Puparazzi Parade with prizes given for the best dressed dogs, and an Air Dogs Frisbee Exhibition. Click here for more information about Ross Bridge!

Daniel Island, SC has been named one of “America’s 100 Best Master-Planned Communities,” by Where to Retire magazine for the third consecutive time. Neighborhood spirit and a strong sense of community were cited among the most significant contributing factors to selection. Click here for more information about Daniel Island!

Reynolds Plantation, GA has been named the Community of the Year by the Dream Home Awards. The Dream Home Awards, an independent award program for the nation’s building industry, are designed to reward excellence for architecture, building, design and innovation. Linger Longer Homes was presented with a Silver Award for the Custom Contemporary Home of the Year. Click here for more information about Reynolds Plantation!

NEWS SHORTS

The Club at River Oaks, CT is offering what it calls a “dramatic reduction” on club membership fees—details available to interested buyers…

Woodside Plantation, SC is set to host a Sectional Qualifier on June 22 for the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship…   

The Coves at Round Mountain, NC invites one and all to a Shrimp-on-the-BBQ dinner event on June 20 at the community’s Pavilion on the Johns River…

The Georgia Club, GA has released a save-the-date announcement for its second annual Celebrity Golf Tournament, scheduled for Saturday, August 1...

Belfair, SC is handing out volunteer assignments in preparation for the prestigious Players Amateur Tournament, to be held July 6-12....

The Cliffs Communities, NC recently began offering a new cottage collection, Straus Lake Cottages, at its High Carolina community, site of Tiger Woods' first U.S. golf course design....

DEALS SHORTS

Brier Creek Country Club, NC  is offering a Fly and Buy Program. Visit the community, buy a home and receive up to $2,000 in travel expenses at settlement ....

Sunset Dunes, PEI, Canada offer for June: Any interested buyer who flies in for a tour and makes a purchase will have their airfare paid by Sunset Dunes...

Wachesaw Plantation Club, SC is offering a special Weekend Package exclusive to GolfCourseHome visitors. For details, click here....

Ocean Ridge Plantation, NC reports a price drop, luxury custom-homes, single-family
homes now begin in the $300,000s to $1 million+, down from $400,000...

Black Bull, MT, announces that its developer-built Club Homes, which are designed for turn-key convenience, has lowered its starting price more than 10 percent to $695,000....

Sanctuary Cove, GA homesite special: 2.4-acre, gated deepwater lot on the Little Satilla River with dock, boathouse and boat lift: $517,283....

St. Andrews Park, FL has announces a $10,000 price drop on its popular Alexandra townhome model from $179,900 down to $169,900....

DISCOVERY TOURS - STAY 'n PLAY

Balsam Mountain Preserve, NC's Discovery Visit, good 'til Sept. 4th, includes time to golf, hike, horseback ride, fish, Nature Center. Stay for two nights in a private residence club cabin for just $199 per night....

The Club at Olde Stone, KY is now offering “Stay & Play” golf packages that have a two-night minimum stay and include unlimited golf....

Bald Head Island, NC--Last chance to take advantage of the Fathers Day Discount Package of 25 percent off on accommodations on stays of two nights or more from June 19 - 26, plus a $100 gift certificate...

Amelia Island Plantation, FL is offering a Rise & Shine Golf Special of $135 per person/night in a Resort-view room (1/2 mile from the beach), plus breakfast daily, 18 holes of championship golf on one of 3 courses and more....

SummerGlen, FL is offering a 3 Day/2 Night Stay And Play package for just $129.95, that includes continental breakfast, lunch, community tour, personal golf cart and more...

Pauma Valley CC Celebrates Summer, Heritage Wake Forest Wins Seven Awards

The Club at Olde Stone, KY offers golf, swimming, more.

The Club at Olde Stone, KY will be hosting a 5k run, 5k pump and run, 5k wheel chair race, 5k walk, and 1 mile Kids Fun Run on Saturday, June 27th. Proceeds go to Operation PRIDE, which is a non-profit organization that works to beautify Bowling Green. The club will kick off the race with a pasta party the night before. Click here for more information about The Club at Olde Stone!

Pauma Valley Country Club, CA marked the club’s summer opening on May 6th with the first of its weekly Picnic by the Pool BBQ events. Attended by some 50 members, the event was enhanced by beautiful weather. Members chatted while sipping their favorite drink and catching up on the events of the winter. Then the guys took to the grills and showed their BBQ stuff. Click here for more information about Pauma Valley Country Club!

Heritage Wake Forest, NC is pleased to announce that the community won a record seven awards at the 2009 Major Achievements in Marketing Excellence (MAME) awards banquet held in Raleigh, NC last month. Awards included Development Company of the Year, Best Land Plan for a Master Community, Best Master Planned Community Landscape Design, and Best Master Planned Community Recreation Design. Heritage Wake Forest features 24 unique neighborhoods. Click here for more information about Heritage Wake Forest!

SummerGlen, FL is offering a 3 Day/2 Night Stay And Play package for just $129.95, that includes continental breakfast, lunch, community tour, personal golf cart and more...

The Cliffs Welcomes Geoff Ogilvy, Wachesaw Plantation Is Club of the Year

Reynolds Plantation, GA is a lakeside community.

Reynolds Plantation, GA hosts the annual Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge golf tournament on April 28 at Reynolds Plantation on the Landing golf course. Top NCAA head coaches, including Nick Saban, Steve Spurrier, Frank Beamer and others, will team up with former professional and collegiate athletes to compete for $350,000 in scholarship money at the event. Click here for more information about Reynolds Plantation!

Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club, FL hosted its annual Easter Brunch and Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 12, with a heavy turnout of more than 200 club members attending the event. The Easter Bunny was in attendance and hid 300 colorfully decorated eggs. The children and adults were also entertained
by a balloon artist, magician and face painter. Click here for more information about Golden Ocala!

The Cliffs Communities, SC welcomed former U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy plus tour pros Stuart Appleby and Mathew Goggin this past Saturday to help celebrate the Grand Opening of the International Institute of Golf at The Cliffs at Keowee Springs. The Institute, taught by decorated Australians Steve Bann and Dale Lynch, had its home in Melbourne, Australia, for the past 18 years before moving to a brand-new, state-of-the-art complex at The Cliffs. Click here for more information about The Cliffs!

Bald Head Island, NC played host to five wounded combat veterans and their families this past weekend as a show of community gratitude for the troops’ personal sacrifice in battle. Wounded service personnel from the Marines, Navy, and Army arrived on the island Thursday to stay in homes donated by residents. This is the second year BHI has hosted wounded members of the armed services. It expects the event will become an annual tradition. Click here for more information about Bald Head Island!

Wachesaw Plantation, SC has been named Club of the Year for 2009 by the South Carolina Golf Association. Wachesaw Plantation merited consideration for this prestigious award in part due to its hosting of the Mid Amateur Championship in both 1986 and ‘87, and the 1989 SCGA Amateur Championship and 2000, 2001 and 2008 Senior 4 Ball events. Click here for more information about Wachesaw Plantation!

NEWS SHORTS

Pauma Valley Country Club, CA hosted a Men’s Member-Guest tournament this last week—a three-day event with pre- and post-round festivities plus a series of hole-in-one contests with new-car prizes…. The Owners Club at Hilton Head, SC has extended its deadline for closing on special-price fractional home purchase of $39,900. The new deadline is June 10. …

The golf committee at Cummings Cove, NC has established an innovative Adopt a Green program, in which individual golf members take personal responsibility for completing all pitch-mark repair on each of the club’s 18 greens….Juliette Falls, FL reports that the community is now outfitted for indoor games as well as outdoor—all homes come complete with Play Station 3s...

DISCOVERY TOURS - STAY 'n PLAY

Bald Head Island, NC and Harbour Ridge Golf & Yacht Club, FL and Reverie on the Ashley, SC, are all offering special 'Stay & Play' packages. For details, click here...

Olde Stone Holds "Tour of Italy," Lance Armstrong Rides Through Pauma Valley

Amelia Island Plantation, FL covers 1,350 secluded acres.

Amelia Island Plantation, FL celebrated its first official Boardwalk Bash of the new season on March 13. Revelers saluted St. Patrick’s Day in the community’s popular Spa & Shoppes neighborhood. On the back porch of Marché Burette there were food & drink specials, green beer for $1, live Irish music and give-a-way prizes. More events in the Boardwalk Bash tradition are upcoming. Click here for more information about Amelia Island Plantation!

Pauma Valley Country Club, CA was part of the action as racing star Lance Armstrong and a field of contenders came through Pauma Valley in the Amgen 2009 International Bike Race, with Pauma Valley Country Club helping supply food and refreshments. That same week, a tournament sponsored by the Womens Southern California Golf Association fielded 108 members and guests for the 18-hole event, with lunch and prizes afterward. Click here for more information about Pauma Valley Country Club!

The Club at Olde Stone, KY is taking a Chef’s Tour of Italy as its culinary theme for March, sampling dishes from specific regions of Italy each theme night. This past Saturday a contingent of members went to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center to see the Broadway-style show, “Menopause: The Musical” by Jeanie Linders, and finished their evening with a late supper at The Club. Click here for more information about The Club at Olde Stone!

Williamsburg, VA Golf Communities are ideal for visiting in springtime, with great local events to add to the itinerary. On May 4-10 the Kingsmill Resort & Spa hosts the Michelob ULTRA Open. With a $2.2 million purse, it’s one of the richest events on the LPGA Tour. It includes three separate pro-ams, fashion show and junior clinic. Also in May is the Festival of Williamsburg, with four nights of classical music concerts at the College of William & Mary. Click here for more information about Williamsburg, VA Golf Communities!

Colleton River Plantation, SC enjoyed a highlight of its golf season last weekend, the annual Men’s Club Challenge. Teams were made up of one member, three guests and one professional. A unique element of the Club Challenge is that it includes a round on Colleton River’s Borland Course, a challenging little par-3 layout that complements the club’s two championship 18s. Click here for more information about Colleton River Plantation!

Goose Pond Island, AL is part of the attraction as collegiate golf enthusiasts and competitors arrive on the island’s local golf course, Goose Pond Colony Plantation, for the Spring Fling National Junior College Golf Championship. Teams from around the country compete with most hoping to earn enough recognition to return in May to play the same course in the Junior. College National Championship. Click here for more information about Goose Pond Island!

Wachesaw Plantation Club, SC kicks off  its April schedule of golf club activities on April 1 with a Men’s Guest Day. On April 9 the WLGA-18 Interclub tournament will be hosted by Wachesaw. On the 16th there is a spring 9 Holers tourney and on 19th is Couples Golf & Grille. The Men’s Spring Member-Member takes place the weekend of April 25-26. Click here for more information about Wachesaw Plantation Club!

Pauma Valley CC, CA: Indoor and Outdoor Amenities Along the San Luis Rey River

Pauma Valley CC, CA - ideal weather, many activities.

In a prime location along the San Luis Rey River with the mountains of the Cleveland National Forest rising to the north, Pauma Valley Country Club is a private hideaway featuring a Robert Trent Jones Sr. classic golf course.

Blessed with near perfect weather year-round, residents enjoy an active social calendar and full club amenities, while often arriving for a stay via the club's private 3,000-foot airstrip.

Desert Inspiration Meets Superior Planning: Hidden here, alongside the San Luis Rey River, is the treasure known as the Pauma Valley Country Club, home to a Robert Trent Jones Sr. Signature golf course and a thriving, energetic member community.

Club facilities include a gracious clubhouse, attractive guest rooms, tennis courts, swimming pool, and a 3,000-foot, private airstrip. The Club dining room and bar-grille offer complete dining services, and there is around-the-clock security provided for the Club compound and immediate local area.

Real Estate: Pauma Valley Country Club, CA

* Homes priced from $245,000 to $1 million
* Building lots priced from $295,000
* Resale homes from $245,000 to $1.9 million
* Click here for more information about Pauma Valley Country Club!

This Month's Spotlighted Communities on GolfCourseHome.net

For your review, here are the golf and waterview communities on the GolfCourseHome Homepage this month.

Vista del Verde, California

Located in northwestern Yorba Linda, Calif., in the hills adjacent to Chino Hills State Park, Vista Del Verde is an 843-acre upscale golf course community being created by luxury builder Toll Brothers, one of America's leading luxury home builders and Aera Energy. Learn more!

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Frenchman's Reserve, Florida

Frenchman’s Reserve is a private golf and country club community in eastern Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Blended with an Arnold Palmer Signature Golf Course, Frenchman's Reserve offers privacy and relaxation, and is close to modern conveniences. Learn more!

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Wilderness Trail, North Carolina

Wilderness Trail is a modern community with luxury amenities and an outdoorsy spirit tucked into a National Park-like setting in the mountains of western North Carolina. Its Jim Fazio-Rick Robbins golf course heads a long list of upscale amenities. Learn more!

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Forest Dunes, Michigan

Forest Dunes Golf Club is a 1,200-acre golf community recognized for environmental awareness--it is one of just 16 Audubon International Signature Gold Sanctuaries world-wide. Its Tom Weiskopf Signature course is ringed by Huron National Forest. Learn more!

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Montreux, Nevada 

Montrêux is a private, gated golf community bordering Toiyabe National Forest in the Sierra Nevada mountain range near Lake Tahoe. It is home to the only Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course in northern Nevada, host site of the PGA Tour’s Reno-Tahoe Open. Learn more!

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Willoughby Golf Club, Florida

Willoughby Golf Club is a 403-acre, private golf community located in the charming south Florida town of Stuart. The golf club is limited to just 300 equity memberships who enjoy a challenging, par-72, championship golf course designed by Arthur Hills. Learn more!

Tampa Bay Offers Bargains, Belmont CC Hosts Big Name Bands, and More

The Preserve at Wolf Laurel, NC: Offering getaway package

The Preserve at Wolf Laurel, NC is inviting golfers and vacationers to try its "Mountain Lifestyle Getaway" offer. For those interested in viewing real estate, the offer is for a three-day, two-night stay at the historic Buck House with complimentary breakfast for $249. Each Getaway guest also gets a choice of a $50 Dinner certificate to the Wolf Laurel Country Club, one round of golf, or two one-hour certificates for horseback riding. Click here for more information about The Preserve at Wolf Laurel!

Tampa Bay Golf and Country Club, FL alerts value-seeking homebuyers to the bargain pricing now available on select residences within this 27-hole golf community. Homes with prime golf views and double garages are available from the $160,000s. Revised policies on renting (tenants, like owners, must now be 55 or older) have influenced some non-resident owners to divest themselves of property in the community. Availability is limited. Click here for more information about Tampa Bay Golf and Country Club!

Belmont Country Club, VA is the setting for two upcoming live concerts in the Loudon Summer Music Fest series. This Saturday, June 28 it’s REO Speedwagon with Shane Hines & The Trance appearing on the lawn at Toll Brother's Belmont Country Club. Headlining on Sunday, June 29 will be Keller Williams & Yonder Mountain String Band. The Music Fest is known for its under-the-stars excitement, low ticket prices and robust audience participation. Click here for more information about Belmont Country Club!

Quail Creek at the Ridges, TN has put together a Stay-Play-Spa visitation package in partnership with The Carnegie Hotel, a landmark Tennessee hostelry. Guests have their choice of packages, which include
weekend accommodations for two at the Carnegie Hotel, golf and fine dining at The Ridges Golf and Country Club. Topping it off is soothing visit to the hotel’s acclaimed Austin Springs Spa. Accommodations are limited. Click here for more information about Quail Creek at the Ridges!

Vista Del Verde, CA reports that its Arthur Hills championship golf course, Black Gold Golf Club, is taking entries for the One Man Scramble Championships to be played July 28. An 18-hole event open to all golfers with an established handicap, the tournament permits two “mulligans” on each hole for every player. Entry fee is $106 per player. Top finishers advance to the regional finals on Monday, October 13th, also at Black Gold CC. Click here for more information about the Vista Del Verde!

Vista Del Verde, CA, Village Four Now Open

Vista Del Verde: Fourth and final village now open.

Village Four, the golf-themed neighborhood at Vista Del
Verde, Yorba Linda, CA, is now open. The community's
final neighborhood, the village will feature Vista Del
Verde's second neighborhood park and a five-acre
community facility located on the east side of Lakeview
Avenue. Portions of the Casa Loma equestrian trail
from the Lakeview Avenue entrance to Valley View
will be incorporated.

To request more information, click here.

Village Four will feature approximately 562 homes.
Many of the homes will have golf course views over-
looking holes No. 1, 17 and 18 and the surrounding
hillsides.

The neighborhood's attached, single-family and
estate homes range from approximately 2,100 to
4,500 square feet. Architectural themes include
Craftsman, Mediterranean/Italian, Mission Revivalist,
Neo-Classical/Georgian, Monterey and Spanish
Colonial/Ranch.

Vista Del Verde residents will enjoy 10 acres of new
parks, 10 miles of pedestrian and equestrian trails,
numerous outlook vista points, more than 70 acres of
preserved open space, a trail system linking to Chino
Hills State Park and Carbon Canyon Regional Park,
and the award-winning $30 million Black Gold Golf Club.
In addition, a new $6.5 million elementary school
opened in the fall of 2005.

Luxury home builder Toll Brothers and Aera Energy,
the California oil and gas producer, are developing
Vista Del Verde under the joint venture Vista Del
Verde, LP.

Note that Vista Del Verde does not have Mello Roos
or master community association fees.The Vista Del
Verde Information Center is open daily from 10 am
to 5 pm. To request more information about Vista
Del Verde, click here.