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Forest Dunes Event "Art de Vin" Will Feature Music, Food, Wine & More

Forest Dunes, MI will host Art de Vin in August.

In August, Forest Dunes in Roscommon, Michigan will host "Art de Vin–A Celebration of Michigan Art, Wines, Hops and Harvest." Enchante Art Gallery will co-host.

The August 9th patio event will feature Michigan-based artists, breweries, vineyards, distillers, coffee roasters and non-alcoholic beverage producers. More than a dozen Michigan artists will showcase their work, some of which is wine-themed.

Music from the Bill Baird Bagpipe Ensemble and Michigan-themed appetizers will round out the event. Tickets are $10, and proceeds benefit CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates, for children) and The River House Women’s Shelter. Click here for more information about Forest Dunes!

GolfCourseHome Network Continues to Add New Communities Throughout the U.S.

River Oaks, CT is one of many featured communities.

We have continued to add new communities this year, featuring some with golf lots for as little as $39,500 and others offering homes in the millions. There's a community and a lifestyle to fit every pocket book. See below 13 recent additions from 9 different states offering everything from skiing to equestrian to mountain tops to riverfront to lakefront and more.

Connecticut: The Club at River Oaks - Championship golf on rolling foothills, luxury clubhouse, homes from $995,000

Georgia: Sun City Peachtree - Del Webb, 55+, near Atlanta, golf, $31 million in amenities, homes from $180,000

Florida: Juliette Falls - Award-winning golf, great dining and gathering spots, home with lot from $499,000

North Carolina: The Coves at Round Mountain - Hale Irwin golf, riverfront, equestrian, early pricing from $60,000s

North Carolina: Carolina Trace - Sandhills beauty, 315-acre lake, 36 holes by RT Jones, Sr. golf, homes from $175,000

North Carolina: 12 Oaks - Research Triangle, fitness and aquatic center, Nicklaus golf, homes from $290,000

North Carolina: The Preserve at Wolf Laurel - 1,300 mountaintop acres, golf, hiking, horseback, skiing, homesites from $80,000

South Carolina: Briar's Creek - Private golf, 900 preserved acres, new clubhouse, estate homesites from the $500,000s

South Carolina: Carolina Country Club - Secluded, 2,000-acres, golf, tennis, dining, homes from high-$300,000

Michigan: Forest Dunes - 1,200 acres, Weiskopf golf, fractional real estate, golf/woods lots from $39,500

Massachusetts: The Bay Club - Buzzard's Bay, Brad Faxon-designed golf, a grand clubhouse, homesites from $275,000

Missouri: Branson Creek - Destination village on 7,500 acres, Ozarks vistas, great golf, homes from $200,000

Tennessee: RedTail Mountain - Craftsman-style, Tennessee charm, lodge homes from $385K, homesites from $100,000

Forest Dunes Holds Art & Wine Event, Briar's Creek in the Top 100, & More

Jupiter Country Club, FL will host competition October 13.

Jupiter Country Club, FL has announced that its Greg Norman Signature golf course would serve as home course for sixth through 12th graders on the boys varsity golf team at Jupiter Christian School. And since Jupiter Christian is current host school for the boys varsity golf district tournament, the new 18-hole course will also be the host site for the competition, which is slated for October 13. Click here for more information about Jupiter Country Club!

Harbour Ridge Yacht Club, FL has been chosen as host community for the 2009 General Meeting of the Florida Council of Yacht Clubs, to take place next May. Over 200 members of the FCYC are expected to attend this three-day event, which allows Harbour Ridge members to showcase their our outstanding facilities— including two championship golf courses, 10 Har-Tru tennis courts, marina facilities
and a new fitness center. Click here for more information about the Harbour Ridge!

Forest Dunes, MI is currently playing host to an important cultural event called “Art de Vin -- A celebration of Michigan Art, Wines, Hops and Harvest." Running through August 9, the event features a dozen-plus Michigan artists showing their works, along with Michigan breweries and wineries. Tickets are $10 and include a commemorative Art de Vin wine glass (first 300) and four tasting tickets. Proceeds benefit youth art programs. Click here for more information about Forest Dunes!

Briar’s Creek, SC has confirmed that its Rees Jones-designed championship golf course has been named one Golfweek magazine's Top 100 Golf Courses for 2009. Golfweek's Best, the magazine’s signature award package, will be published this fall and will include Briar’s Creek in its Top 100 overall category, a highly prestigious honor for the six-year-old layout. Click here for more information about Briar’s Creek!

Quail Ridge, FL reports that its new, state-of-the-art Business Center is completed. This brand new, 12,000-sq.-ft. facility is designed to maximize efficiency of operations and support the business requirements of Quail Ridge members and their guests. It provides multiple conference and meeting rooms along with current tech and business amenities. The community’s realty, POA, accounting, human resources and management are all housed in this facility. Click here for more information about Quail Ridge!

Forest Dunes Holds Restaurant Contest, Frenchman's Books Weddings, & More

The Villages at Tullymore, MI: Opens new clubhouse

The Villages at Tullymore, MI announces the opening of its new, state-of-the-art golf clubhouse to complement an award-winning golf course. The brand-new facility, opened July 4th, features a ballroom with space for 80 guests, a covered patio that holds 50 guests and a graceful veranda that runs the length of the new building and caters to outdoor receptions. Devine’s Dining is a classic fine dining space that opens up to the ballroom. Click here for more information about Tullymore!

Frenchman’s Reserve, FL is booking wedding receptions in its grand golf clubhouse and publicizing its selection as the “Best Wedding Venue” in the Palm Beach area for 2008 by WPBF Channel 25 television. The community, also named to the “Best of Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast” list by the Palm Beach Post, cites the expertise and efforts of its food-and-beverage team for its success. Click here for more information about Frenchman’s Reserve!

Forest Dunes, MI is conducting an unusual patron-participation contest that awards a valuable prize to the contest winner. It’s the “Name Our Restaurant” contest, open for entries until July 31. Participants may submit as many names as they wish. The winner receives a $500 gift certificate to Forest Dunes. The contest is open to all and the winner and the selected name will be announced August 8th during the dinner hour. Click here for more information about Forest Dunes!

Maggie Valley, NC has announced the appointment of Brian Oliver to the professional golf staff at Maggie Valley Club. Oliver was named assistant golf professional at MVC after eight years at Broadmoor Golf Links in Fletcher. Prior to that, he spent two years each at Hendersonville Country Club and Cummings Cove in Hendersonville. Click here for more information about Maggie Valley!

Champion Hills, NC continues a busy summer of golf activities on its Tom Fazio-designed championship golf course, which recently achieved a ranking of No. 9 on the Golf Digest list of Best Courses in North Carolina. Click here for more information about Champion Hills!

Harbor Hills, FL reports that work is progressing on the final development stage of its Bella Vista neighborhood. Landscaping is scheduled for completion in about three weeks, at which point gatehouse construction will begin. Road paving is now being completed. Some Bella Vista lots will offer golf views while others provide prime views of Lake Griffin. All new home purchases in Bella Vista will receive a
year’s free golf membership. Click here for more information about Harbor Hills!

Introducing Forest Dunes: 1,200 Acres of Golf & Natural Beauty

Forest Dunes, MI: Environmental awareness, golf in harmony

We are pleased to announce the addition of Forest Dunes in the upper Michigan town of Roscommon to the select roster of WaterViewHome.net communities. Forest Dunes is a highly praised hideaway on rolling, wooded lakefront in Michigan’s cool climes.

Forest Dunes, in untamed beauty of Northern Michigan, 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 jewel is 28-foot-deep Lake AuSable.

A 7,104-yard Tom Weiskopf Signature golf course, ringed by Huron National Forest,  wends through dunes and towering pines. Few modern courses have been as highly honored—Golf Digest recently rated it No. 4 in America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses.

Luxury in a Lodge: The community’s nexus is the 15,000-square-foot clubhouse. Inspired by Adirondack lodge architecture, it houses a private members’ lounge, spa and a formal lodge room, a private dining room and an informal grill, golf shop plus locker rooms.

The lifestyle at Forest Dunes is now available with Fractional Ownership of an architecturally designed, fully furnished, maintenance-free home. Priced from $90,000, quarterly fractional homeownership entitles you to one week a month, including housekeeping, maintenance, etc.

Real Estate

*  Custom homesites—golf, AuSable Lake and within pine woods
*  Prices start at just $39,900
*  Fractional Ownership—quarter-shares start at $90,000
*  Click here for more information about Forest Dunes!

New Communities Continue To Thrive Online at GolfCourseHome

Quiet CT is the setting for The Club at River Oaks

Despite a choppy real estate market, new communities continue to come online--many with value pricing--and people continue to anticipate retirement, look for a vacation home or a primary home in a country club environment and purchase their dream home. Here is a selected list of communities from 9 states new to GolfCourseHome over the last few months that you may have missed. Good Hunting!

Connecticut: The Club at River Oaks (Championship golf on rolling foothills, luxury clubhouse, homes from $995K)

Florida: Juliette Falls (Award-winning golf, great dining and gathering spots, home with lot from $499K)

Massachusetts: The Bay Club (Cape Cod, Brad Faxon-designed golf, a grand clubhouse, homesites from $275K)

Michigan: Forest Dunes (1,200 acres, Weiskopf golf, fractional real estate, golf/woods lots from $39,500)

Missouri: Branson Creek (Destination village on 7,500 acres, Ozarks vistas, great golf, homes from  $200K)

North Carolina: Bright's Creek (Gated, 5,000-acres, T. Fazio golf, Rod & Gun Club, homesites from $175K)

North Carolina: The Preserve at Wolf Laurel (1,300 mountaintop acres, golf, hiking, horseback, skiing, homesites from $80K)

North Carolina: 12 Oaks (Research Triangle, fitness and aquatic center, Nicklaus golf, homes from $290K)

South Carolina: Briar's Creek (Private golf, 900 preserved acres, new clubhouse, estate homesites from the $500Ks)

South Carolina: Carolina Country Club (Secluded, 2,000-acres, golf, tennis, dining, homes from high-$300K)

Tennessee: RedTail Mountain (Craftsman-style, Tennessee charm, lodge homes from $385K, homesites from $100K)

Virginia: The Highlands (Convenient to Richmond, championship golf, private lake, homesites from $110K)

Announcing Forest Dunes: Award Winning Golf, Environmental Awareness in Harmony

Forest Dunes Golf Club, MI: Award-laden golf

We are pleased to announce the addition of Forest Dunes to the GolfCourseHome® Network.

Forest Dunes is a 1,200-acre golf community on wooded terrain with broad views of Lake AuSable. It is recognized for environmental awareness and for the acclaimed Forest Dunes Signature course ringed by Huron National Forest.

The community’s nexus is the 15,000-square-foot clubhouse. Inspired by Adirondack lodge architecture, it houses a private members lounge, a formal lodge room, a private dining room, a modern, resort-style golf shop plus well-equipped locker rooms. Its practice center features a two-and-a-half acre putting course for learning and relaxation.

Few golf properties have been as highly honored as Forest Dunes. It was named “Best New Upscale Course” of 2003 by Golf Digest and rated among the “Top Ten You Can Play” by GOLF Magazine and the “Top 100 Residential Golf Courses” by Golfweek Great Golf and Conscientious Stewardship: Forest Dunes Golf Club is currently one of only six developments worldwide that has earned the Audubon International Certified Gold Signature Development distinction.

Real Estate

*  Property purchase includes social membership, no dues for a year
*  Ten percent of price credited toward member initiation fee
*  Unit sizes to fit varying needs
*  Lots are priced from $39,500 to upwards of $350,000
*  Click here for more information about Forest Dunes!

The Villages at Tullymore Announces Stunning Offer of Zero Percent Financing

The Villages at Tullymore, MI: Limited time offer is hard to refuse

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 $270s; custom homes begin as low as $300,000 and homesites start at from $60,000.

Tullymore is a master-planned golf community featuring custom homesites bordering highly ranked golf courses, nature preserves, lakes and brooks. As part of the popular Tullymore - St. Ives Resort complex, The Villages at Tullymore mixes charm, challenge and entertainment.

For more details, call today: 800-503-2630. Click here for more information about Tullymore!

LochenHeath, Desert Mountain Win '100 Best Golf Shops' Award Honors

LochenHeath award-winners: Golf course & golf shop.

The golf shops at LochenHeath, MI, and Desert Mountain,
AZ, both received honors today as members of Golf World
magazine's annual list of "The 100 Best Golf Shops in
America."

The winning shops were praised by the editors as delivering
"a level of service that made it stand out. Each offered
fresh, creatively merchandised product and appealing
promotions."

Residents at both master-planned golf communities can
feel confident that they don't have to leave campus to
find the best in golf equipment and fashion. They can
stay right at home.

Tullymore, & Its Nationally Ranked Golf Course, Joins GolfCourseHome

St. Ives at Tullymore: No. 83 Greatest Course in U.S.

The Villages at Tullymore in Stanwood, Michigan,
which features the award-winning course at St. Ives,
will join GolfCourseHome.net tomorrow, but you can
get a sneak peak now by clicking here.

Tullymore is a master-planned golf community featuring
custom homesites bordering the St. Ives courses,
nature preserves, lakes and brooks. As part of the popular
Tullymore - St. Ives Resort complex, The Villages at
Tullymore mixes charm, challenge and entertainment.

Early morning can be a mystical experience.

The 800-acre Tullymore site is a canopy of rolling woodland
and waterways. Lakes dot the landscape and Shinglebolt
Creek winds throughout it. As members of the Audubon
Cooperative Sanctuary Program, the two courses strive
to maintain a balance with nature.

Housing options include luxury condominiums and even
fractional home ownership—deeded interests in fully
furnished custom homes. Beyond the community gates
are nearby lakes and trails for hiking and exploring.

Homesites start at just $69,000; condominiums start at
$289,900 with pre-construction pricing specials starting
at $269,900. Homes begin at $325,000. To request
immediate information about Tullymore, click here.