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Introducing Wyboo Plantation: Golf, Billiards, Plenty of Lake Marion Activities

Wyboo Plantation, SC: Direct access to Lake Marion

We are pleased to announce the addition of Wyboo Plantation to the WaterView Home Network.

The community’s interior lots have direct access to Lake Marion, putting world-class freshwater fishing and water sports on the doorstep. Lake Marion's 171,000 acres of water are part of the Santee Cooper Lake System, allowing navigation all the way from Wyboo to Charleston Harbor.

Wyboo Plantation life centers around the 6,400-square-foot Community Center, located on nine wooded acres with a fairway view. The Center has full kitchen facilities, meeting rooms, a dance floor, a reading/lending library, an exercise room, pool tables and card tables.

Plenty of Golf, Too: With two challenging golf courses at Wyboo Plantation—plus Royal Oaks Golf Course three miles away—residents lots of great golf in their backyard. Property owners are invited to join the on-property Players Course or neighboring Wyboo Golf Club, or both.

Real Estate

* Fairway and interior homesites available
* Boat slip purchase available with purchase of a developer lot
* Buyer Incentive Program
* No time requirement to build
* Two years of homeowner dues waived with purchase of a developer lot
* Buy a developer-built home & get bonus money plus golf membership
* Patio home lots
* Golf course and interior lots
* Developer lot prices range from $30,000 to $55,000
* Developer-built patio homes with lot from $200,000
* Click here for more information about Wyboo Plantation!

Harbor Hills Offers $169 Deal, Huntsman Springs Earning Eco Certification, & More

Palmetto Bluff, SC opens canoe club w/ pool, hot tub & more.

Palmetto Bluff, SC reports the official opening of The Canoe Club at Palmetto Bluff. The new facility offers a casual member dining facility; docks with access to the May River and the Palmetto Bluff Water Trail; a main pool with lanes, a smaller recreational pool, a hot tub and a kiddie pool, and a fitness center with state-of-the-art cardiovascular and weight equipment. Click here for more information about Palmetto Bluff!

The Bridges at Preston Crossing, TX reports timely progress on the main clubhouse to accompany its new Fred Couples Signature Golf Course. The new clubhouse will open this fall and will house a golf pro shop, member grill, locker rooms and other amenities. Click here for more information about The Bridges at Preston Crossing!

Harbor Hills, FL reminds interested visitors that its Getaway and Play package is priced at just $169 per couple and includes two nights lodging as well as a nine-hole round of golf with one of the Harbor Hills pros. Any guest who would prefer it may take a private one-hour tennis lesson as part of the package. New developments at Harbor Hills include Bella Vista, a private gated enclave with golf views. Click here for more information about Harbor Hills!

The Georgia Club, GA has set a date for the Callaway Golf clubfitting team to work the range at its Chancellors Course and help Georgia Club members find their ideal club specs. The Callaway professionals will be on-site Thursday, July 24 from 1 to 5 p.m. Members will be able to demo any gear in the Callaway line line as the seek a custom fit. Click here for more information about The Georgia Club!

Huntsman Springs, ID recently announced that, in addition to commitments made to the Teton Valley’s ecosystem through the Teton Regional Land Trust Conservation Easement, the community is also working toward certification by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program. The goal will be to expand, improve and create new wildlife habitat, using Audubon standards. Click here for more information about Huntsman Springs!

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!

Daniel Island Club's Fried Green Tomatoes Dish Has a Dramatic Flair and Appeal

Chef Tyler Dudley is head chef at the Daniel Island Club.

"Fried Green Tomatoes" is not only the name of a movie, but a culinary favorite among Southerners, Italians and many others. But the way Chef Tyler Dudley prepares his at the Daniel Island Club, perhaps it should be featured on the big screen.

Giving the Basics Star Treatment
In the club’s Charleston, SC, kitchen he begins with traditional ingredients, including green tomatoes, cornmeal and Tabasco sauce. From there, he transforms the basics into a star with dramatic visual appeal. Chef Dudley builds alternate layers of the tomatoes and mozzarella slices, forming a tower of complementary textures and colors. Delicate greens resemble a garden on the tower rooftop.

Adding to its originality, Chef Dudley serves the dish with a black eyed pea vinaigrette. Black eyed peas are often served as a symbol of luck and fortune, and many times they are accompanied by fried green tomatoes. The combination is a classic, but this version goes beyond the call of duty. Usage of fresh local ingredients—a common practice at Daniel Island—further adds to its appeal.

Creative Twists Earn High Returns
Chef Dudley has been a member of the Daniel Island Club team since the clubhouse opened its doors in 2001. He oversees three kitchens, a 300-seat ballroom, and a poolside bar and grill. With that kind of responsibility, it is impressive he finds time for such creative dishes as his fried green tomatoes with black eyed pea vinaigrette. According to those at Daniel Island, “his creative twists on classic southern favorites keep members and their guests coming back for more.”

With its good looks and broad appeal, this specialty is certainly worthy of award nominations on par with its theatrical namesake.

Fried Green Tomatoes from the Daniel Island Club.

Recipe (serves 12)
Fried Green Tomatoes

1 cup buttermilk
½ tbsp Tabasco sauce
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1cup all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp fresh ground pepper
5 lbs thick sliced green tomatoes
1# each sliced fresh mozzarella
   
Mix the buttermilk and Tabasco together and set aside.  Add the sliced tomatoes to milk mixture and allow it to marinate for one hour.  Combine the yellow cornmeal, flour, baking soda, salt and ground pepper in a separate container.  After an hour of marinating, drain the tomatoes. Lightly dredge the tomatoes in the flour mixture and fry.

Black Eyed Pea Vinaigrette

2 cups cooked black eyed peas
1 red bell pepper brunoise
1 yellow bell pepper brunoise
1 green bell pepper
1 red onion brunoise
2 tbsp chopped basil
½ tbsp oregano
1 tbsp chopped thyme
1 tbsp chopped chives
¼ cup red wine vinegar
¼ cup sherry vinegar
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

Combine first 8 ingredients together and set aside. Whisk chopped chives, red wine vinegar, sherry vinegar and olive oil together; mixture will not emulsify. Combine vinegar mixture with previous ingredients you set aside.

This dish may be served family style with all tomatoes in a serving dish or one to two tomatoes per plate. Alternate fried green tomato slices and fresh mozzarella on plate, and finish with black eyed pea vinaigrette on top.

Introducing Berkshire Forest: Lakeside Villas from the $130,000s

Berkshire Forest, SC: Fishing, golf & other fun opportunities

We are pleased to announce the addition of Berkshire Forest to the WaterView Home Network. Berkshire Forest is a new, 600-acre master-planned community of unique neighborhoods with villas and townhomes from the $130,000s and homes from the $190,000s. It enjoys a natural setting of lovely lakes and lush trees. 

Shimmering 32-acre Silver Lake is the community’s centerpiece, with a planned sandy beach, fishing dock, and paddleboats. Residents will enjoy the planned Residents' Club with its swimming pool, tennis courts, and fitness center.

Serious about Having Fun: A Lifestyle Director will be on hand to ensure fun for all. Residents will have access to a nearby private oceanfront Beach Cabana. Special owner golf memberships are available, too.

Real Estate

* Villas and townhomes from the $130,000s to the $200,000s
* Homes priced from the $190,000s
* Single-family homes have lake or nature views
* Distinctive Lowcountry exteriors
* Extensive selection of options
* Click here for more information about Berkshire Forest!

Introducing Grand Harbor: Southern Charm, Golf & Lakefront Views

Grand Harbor, SC has southern appeal and affordable options

We are pleased to announce the addition of Grand Harbor to the WaterViewHome Network.

Grand Harbor Communities are private gated communities on 11,400-acre Lake Greenwood in South Carolina’s northwest corner. It offers a wide choice of homesites in neighborhoods bordering either the lakefront or the award-winning Patriot Golf Club course by Davis Love III.

Grand Harbor is situated just 12 miles from the charming town of Greenwood, S.C., which provides its residents with great shopping, fine dining, recreation, theatres, the fully accredited Lander University, and more.

Southern Charm in a Golf and Lake Setting: Grand Harbor and its sister communities, The Verandah, The Retreat and Canoe Bay, are all on scenic Lake Greenwood, with all residents having full access to Grand Harbor amenities—minutes away by car and closer by boat.

Real Estate

* Grand Harbor Golf & Yacht Club homesites
        o  Priced from $80,000 to $575,000
* The Retreat at Grand Harbor
        o  Limited to 62 homesites—30 waterfront, 32 nature homesites
        o  Priced from $100,000 to $410,000
* Canoe Bay at Grand Harbor
        o  Sited lakefront with boat docks or along The Patriot No. 18
        o  Paired homes priced from $420,000 to $530,000
*The Plantation and Verandah Beach at Grand Harbor
        o  Two-plus-acre homesites border Lake Greenwood
        o  Bath house, pool complex, beach, and community dock
        o  Adjacent to 50-acre fenced paddock of Equestrian Center
        o  Priced from $100,000 to $450,000
* Click here for more information about Grand Harbor! 

Summer 2008 Community Events Calendar: Communities Feature Concerts, Golf & More

Barefoot Resort, SC & others are holding summer events.

Summer is the Peak Season for leisure travel, new-home hunting and special events at the featured communities on GolfCourseHome. We know that attending a special event at a community can give you a good sense of the people, the local culture and what it would be like to live there. Below is a set of capsule descriptions of some intriguing summertime events, geographically distributed. Some are coming right up while others are scheduled for later in the season. Start planning and enjoy!

JULY
Barefoot Resort & Golf, SC welcomes Phil Lesh—the original bass player and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, to its House of Blues concert stage at Barefoot Landing tomorrow night, July 9. House of Blues is a premier dining and entertainment venue with a 300-seat restaurant and a 200-seat outdoor deck with a juke-joint feel. Click here for more information about Barefoot Resort & Golf!

The Communities at Branson Creek, MO will host the Energy & Education Pro-Am at Branson Creek Golf Club on Sunday, July 13, beginning at 1:30 pm. The tournament is part of the Price Cutter Charity Championship Presented by Dr. Pepper, in partnership with The Nationwide tour. Its field consists of 28 teams, made up of four amateurs and a Nationwide Tour professional. Click here for more information about Branson Creek!

Suncadia, WA, in conjunction with the Laughing Horse Arts Foundation, presents the Kairos Music Festival at Suncadia, this July 20th at the Suncadia Amphitheatre beginning at 1 pm. Tickets are on sale now, priced at $10 for the concert only, $25 for concert plus picnic basket lunch and $45 for reserved concert seating and plated lunch. Click here for more information about Suncadia!

Hot Springs Village, AR invites theater enthusiasts to attend a weekend engagement of the 1950s-era comedy, “Moon Over Buffalo.” This popular backstage farce by playwright Ken Ludwig is presented by the HSV Players at 7 pm on July 24-26 at Woodlands Auditorium. Click here for more information about Hot Springs Village!

AUGUST
The Georgia Club, GA is the place to be for a local Celebrity Golf Tournament on Saturday, August 2. The club’s golf shop is still accepting entries for teams wishing to compete. The cost for the event is $200 per person or $800 per team of four. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. It’s a rewarding day of golf featuring your favorite local personalities, with proceeds benefiting The Georgia Club Foundation and select charities. Click here for more information about The Georgia Club!

World Golf Village, FL is set to present the World Golf Hall of Fame’s fifth annual Putting Championship this summer, with qualifying rounds on the last two weekends of July and the finals to be held on August 2. This fast-growing competition gives amateur golfers the opportunity to win thousands of dollars in prizes and the title of 2008 World Golf Hall of Fame Putting Champion. Click here for more information about World Golf Village!

The Reserve at SugarTree, TX has set August 4 as Tournament and Awards Day to conclude its summer-long junior golf program. Rolling signups are continuing for this program, at a price of $20 per clinic or $150 for all summer. All clinics are on Tuesdays and are conducted by a PGA staff highly motivated to teach golf skills and values to junior golfers in the area. Click here for more information about The Reserve at SugarTree!

Daniel Island, SC returns this summer with its annual “Homegrown Concert” at the Family Circle Tennis Center, scheduled for Friday night, August 15 and featuring Hootie and The Blowfish. The event is an area favorite with a philanthropic twist. Concertgoers bring school supplies to provide South Carolina children with the right tools to go back to school. Click here for more information about Daniel Island!

RoseWood Village at Wintergreen, VA caps the Wintergreen Summer Music Festival with an Americas Weekend of music, food and festivities. From Friday, August 1 to Sunday, August 3 the assembled players will pay tribute to American jazz. Wine tastings, an American play by Peter Coy, and readings by American poets will round out the occasion. Click here for more information about RoseWood Village at Wintergreen!

Amelia Island Plantation, FL sets aside August 29 to September 1 for its Labor Day Weekend package of festivities for adults and families with children. From Watermelon seed spitting contests at the Beach Club to a Craft Extravaganza to the popular Guinness & Golf Boardwalk Bash and nighttime Movies under the Stars, the big weekend is one long celebration of summer before it’s time to head back to
school and work. Click here for more information about Amelia Island!

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)

Black Bull Introduces High Tech Equipment, The Landings Expands, and More

Reynolds Plantation, GA: Recent PGA champ wins $75,000

Reynolds Plantation, GA was the setting for a back-nine charge that gave Scott Hebert of Traverse City, Michigan, a come-from-behind victory in the 41st PGA Professional National Championship. Played over a demanding setup on the Great Waters course at Reynolds, this championship for club pros nationwide paid Hebert first-place money of $75,000. Sonny Skinner of Sylvester, Georgia finished second, one stroke back. Click here for more information about Reynolds Plantation!

Dataw Island, SC sent a contingent of member residents to attend rededication ceremonies for a recently discovered burial site containing the remains of at least 39 persons assumed to have been slaves on the island’s cotton and indigo plantations. The site, a small grove of live oak trees overlooking island marsh, was identified as a slave cemetery via ground penetration radar technology tests conducted by the Dataw Historic Foundation. Click here for more information about Dataw Island!

Black Bull, MT has acquired and installed new, state-of-the-art equipment for golf club fitting and testing. The installation includes the Callaway OptiFit System and the TrackMan system for capturing ball launch and trajectory data. Using the Callaway OptiFit, Black Bull pros can now match individual club heads to individual shafts to optimize the golf club for the player. The two systems together remove guesswork from fitting and swing tips. Click here for more information about Black Bull!

Huntsman Springs, ID reports that it recently took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for a new Teton County Courthouse building, construction of which is funded in part by the Huntsman group. David Huntsman, the community’s managing partner, expressed his gratitude for the work done to date and thanked county officials for allowing his family and the Huntsman Springs partnership to participate in this long-needed municipal project. Click here for more information about Huntsman Springs!

The Landings on Skidaway Island, GA recently approved a $25 million, seven-year capital plan to renovate its Deer Creek and Oakridge golf courses (two of its six private courses) and to expand the club’s fitness center. Deer Creek’s original architect, Tom Fazio, is assisting with the renovation which will include rebuilding greens, tees, and bunkers, installing concrete art paths, improving drainage, a new irrigation system, and tree work. Work should be complete by late 2009. Click here for more information about The Landings!

Grand Landings Offers Upgrade Savings, Serena Marina Opens New Spa, and More

Oldfield, SC: Recently hosted Junior Girls Championship.

Oldfield, SC recently hosted the the 2008 Women’s SCGA Junior Girls Championship. Play took place on the community’s award-winning golf course designed by Greg Norman. This prestigious event, free and open to the public, featured many of the top junior players from across the Palmetto State, divided into four age groups, ranging from ages eight to 18. Click here for more information about Oldfield!

River Hall, FL is now offering home buyers significant savings on its collection of Express Address Homes. Through August 31, buyers can take advantage of three free years of country club membership dues and amenity center fees. Among the attractions of the community are a Davis Love III golf course, a new golf clubhouse, an elementary school and the Town Hall Amenity Center. Click here for more information about River Hall!

Grand Landings, FL announces that one of its preferred builders, SeaGate Homes, is offering savings on residential upgrades in new homes purchased at Grand Landings by June 30.  The kitchen upgrade package includes granite countertops, a refrigerator and microwave valued at $6,000. A variety of floor plans are available, along with consults from representatives. Click here for more information about Grand Landings!

Serena Marina and Golf, Mexico recently announced the opening of its new luxury spa. The new facility offers pampering spa treatments, activities such as yoga, pilates and more. The spa is part of an overall plan to transform the Mazatlan, Mexico property into an intimate, luxury, boutique property. Click here for more information about Serena Marina!

Dataw Island, SC announced that it had begun a major renovation of the second green on its Tom Fazio-designed Cotton Dike course. The project will reposition the green to provide better sunlight, build it to USGA specifications to improve drainage and playability. The green will also increase in size and the number of usable pin locations. An $80,000 project, this renovation will take three weeks to begin grow-in and 75 days for new grass to be grown. Click here for more information about Dataw Island!

Palmetto Bluff Celebrates New Club, Landings To Hold July 4th Event, and More

The Bay Club, MA: Premier lots, special prices through July.

The Bay Club, MA has announced a special opportunity for homesite purchasers now through July 31. Highly attractive pricing will be available on select premier lots. In addition, a limited number of full golf memberships will be made available for just $75,000. Buyers of house lots will have at least 18 months from when they close on their lot to their construction start date. Click here for more information about the Bay Club!

Palmetto Bluff, SC reports that the new Canoe Club at Palmetto Bluff made its official debut with opening celebration events during Memorial Day weekend. More than 200 attendees enjoyed live music, and a sampling of the new menu and Canoe Club Signature Cocktail at the festivities. The Canoe Club offers a casual dining; docks with access to the May River and the Palmetto Bluff Water Trail; family-friendly pool facilities, a fitness center, game rooms and locker rooms. Click here for more information about Palmetto Bluff!

The Georgia Club, GA is debuting its two newest home designs, the Park Homes and Brownstones. Not typically found away from urban environments, these designs feature an outdoor courtyard and they were created to maximize outdoor living. The Park Homes and Brownstones allow for an attractive price point—the high-$200,000s to high-$300,000s—appealing to young professionals, second home buyers and retirees looking for a more manageable space. Click here for more information about The Georgia Club!

The Landings on Skidaway Island, GA will be celebrating Independence Day with its biggest patriotic celebration to date. A poolside BBQ is planned at the Marshwood pool, with a showcase event to begin at 4:00 p.m. at the Deer Creek Club. The festivities will include food, novelty booths, games, rides, patriotic music, plus an impressive fireworks display from the Deer Creek golf course. Amusements for kids will include a Rock Climbing Wall, Shark Slide and Giant Obstacle Course. Click here for more information about The Landings!

Southern Hills, FL announces that a limited number of homesites remain in its exclusive Retreat neighborhood. The Retreat homesites are sized from 1.1 acres to 7.2 acres. Buyers can use any approved builder to construct their ideal home. Homes within the Retreat neighborhood require a minimum of 4,500 square feet and each must include a second structure, such as a mother-in-law suite, workshop or a detached garage with guest facilities. Click here for more information about Southern Hills!

Introducing Briar's Creek: Prized Community Blends Nature, Luxury

Briar's Creek, SC: Homes blend into a natural environment

We are pleased to announce the addition of Briar's Creek to the GolfCourseHome network. Minutes from Charleston and Kiawah Island, Briar's Creek is an unhurried family retreat beloved for its ancient forests, rare wildlife and world-class golf.

Briar's Creek is a private golf community on more than 900 acres of scenic Johns Island. The community’s estate homesites and its Rees Jones-designed golf course make it a prized Lowcountry location, with easy access to the myriad attractions of Charleston.

While many golf communities line their fairways and greens with homes, the golf course at Briar's Creek enjoys open vistas of the Kiawah River and pristine wetlands. Homes blend into their wooded sites and most enjoy frontage on a private lake and canal system.

The club’s nationally ranked course was designed by Rees Jones and designated the nation's "Best New Private Course in 2002" by Golf Digest. With no tee times ever, players just warm up on the club’s world-class practice complex then head out to play.

Brand-New Gathering Spot: In May of 2008 the community celebrated the grand opening of its 13,000-square-foot clubhouse. The new clubhouse rests between two peninsula greens, on the ninth and the 18th holes, and overlooks both Briar's Creek and the Kiawah River.

Real Estate

*  125 total estate sites on 900-acre property
*  Final release of lakefront and marshfront homesites
*  Priced from the $500,000s
*  Click here for more information about Briar’s Creek!

Many GolfCourseHome, WaterViewHome Communities Near Top 10 Places to Live

The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, NC: In a top 10 place to live.

Relocate-America.com recently released its 2008 list of Best Places to Live, and the GolfCourseHome® Network is proud to feature communities in close proximity to several of these locations.

Greenville, SC is #4 on the list of Best Places to Live. Nearby GolfCourseHome and WaterViewHome communities include:

Grand Harbor, Lake Greenwood...55 miles

The Cliffs at Lake Keowee, Sunset...30 miles

The Reserve at Lake Keowee, Pickens...20 miles
    See The Reserve at Lake Keowee on GolfCourseHome.
    See The Reserve at Lake Keowee on WaterViewHome.

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Asheville, NC, comes in at #7 on the list. Nearby GolfCourseHome and WaterViewHome communities include:

Bright’s Creek, Mill Spring...45 miles

The Cliffs at Walnut Cove...right in Asheville

Champion Hills, Hendersonville...26 miles

Uwharrie Point, New London...57 miles
    See Uwharrie Point on GolfCourseHome.
    See Uwharrie Point on WaterViewHome.  

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Albuquerque, NM holds the #8 spot. Nearby GolfCourseHome communities include:

Paako Communities, Sandia Park...25 miles

Madison Lakes Earns High Rankings, Admiral's Cove Offers New Youth Programs

Bay Club, MA: Grand Preview Weekend showcases new home

Madison Lakes, GA announced that its Longshadow Golf Course, which opened in 2007, had recently received two important distinctions. The course was ranked No. 4 in the “Best Courses You Can Play in Georgia” by Golfweek. It also ranked No. 5 in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Business Chronicle list of Georgia’s toughest courses. Click here for more information about Madison Lakes!

Huntsman Springs, ID has partnered with Teton Valley High School and the Teton Valley Conservation District to install bat houses throughout its wetland areas. Jared Whitaker, an assistant superintendent, said the houses and a resident bat population will fit nicely with the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary program and provide natural mosquito control. Local environmental science students helped do the work. Click here for more information about Huntsman Springs!

The Bay Club, MA has scheduled a Members' Grand Preview Weekend for Saturday and Sunday, June 28-29 to showcase The Preserve, a new neighborhood. All members, their extended families, friends and guests are invited to enjoy nationally-recognized Design East Interiors and view the newly completed Atlantic model home.  Click here for more information about the Bay Club!

Admiral’s Cove, FL has embarked on a series of new programs for youth athletics to serve the needs of its junior members. Beginning in September, there will be four six-week sessions of youth tennis, set up by ability level. There will also be a new Youth Sports and Crafts program, involving arts-and-crafts and introductory sports. Open to visiting grandchildren. Click here for more information about Admiral’s Cove!

Wyboo Plantation, SC has just released for sale two prime wooded golf lots, addressing a sharpening demand for these homesites within the community. The two newly released lots are in the Oak Hill patio home neighborhood and had been held in reserve for the developer’s use. They are priced at $60,000 and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Click here for more information about Wyboo Plantation!

Introducing Wexford Plantation: Offering Private Amenities, Secluded and Sophisticated Living

Wexford Plantation, SC: Privacy, security, and unspoiled beauty

We are pleased to announce the addition of Wexford Plantation, on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, to the WaterViewHome® Network.

Wexford Plantation is a 500-acre yachting and golf community with a manned deepwater harbor and a classically contoured golf course by Willard Byrd. Though its gated entrance is near the desirable shopping and dining districts of sophisticated Hilton Head, the community feels secluded and unspoiled throughout.

Security and privacy are hallmarks of Wexford, which first opened in 1982. Only homeowners and their guests are permitted to use Wexford’s golf, tennis, yachting and pool facilities. Club membership is an option for all property owners.

Dock of the Bay: Property owners can dock their boats next to private homes via a lock system which allows boat owners to bring vessels up to 75 feet long into the community from the Intracoastal Waterway.

Real Estate

* Homesites range from $350,000 to $850,000
* Homes range from around $1 million to $3 million and up
* Harborfront homes range from $3 million and up
* Elegant townhomes at Wexford on the Green overlook salt marshes, winding lagoons and deep-water Broad Creek
* Townhomes priced from around $1 million to $3 million and up
* Click here for more information about Wexford Plantation!

For Just $1--Hampton Pointe Offers New Home Options (Deluxe Kitchen & More)

Hampton Pointe: Buy the home, add deluxe kitchen for $1.

Hampton Pointe, a Toll Brothers golf community located just
15 minutes west of Hilton Head Island, SC, announces a new
incentive: Now through March 31 Only - For just $1 each,
you can choose from a variety of exciting options (noted
below) to create your dream Toll Brothers home including:

• Palm Beach Sun Room
• Expanded Family Room or Master Bedroom
• Deluxe Kitchen Package
• Much More

For more information, call a sales representative at
1-866-375-8655

For Fast Information, click here to email the Hampton
Pointe Sales Team!

Options for this promotion vary by home collection and
community. And this option sale is valid only for new buyers
who purchase a home Hampton Pointe. The $1 option limited
to one option only. This offer is subject to change without
notice.

About Hampton Pointe
Hampton Pointe is a new, gated, master-planned country club
community by Toll Brothers. Located 15 minutes west of Hilton
Head Island and convenient to Interstate 95 near the vibrant
SC-278 corridor, the community’s 850-acre Lowcountry site is
surrounded by 15 large and small lakes that border green
fairways and residential neighborhoods.

Residents will enjoy a new, Nicklaus Design golf course and
other top-tier recreational amenities. The community’s
health and fitness center will include state -of-the-art
exercise facilities, yoga and activity rooms, a full menu of
professional spa services, plus luxurious men's and women's
locker rooms.

The Settings at MacKay Point Joins WaterViewHome.net

Settings of Mackay Point, SC: Lowcountry lifestyle

WaterViewHome.net, a Member of the GolfCourseHome
Network, welcomes The Settings of Mackay Point
tomorrow, but you can have a preview today by clicking
here.

Located near Hilton Head Island, Savannah and Charleston,
SC, The Settings of Mackay Point is a 327-acre community
devoted to outdoor pursuits amid dramatic Lowcountry
landscapes and waterways. With nearly 40 percent of its
property set aside as permanent green space, Mackay
Point homesites are positioned to take optimum advantage
of the surrounding views.

Developers of the community have received full approval
for a riverfront plan calling for construction of private
docks, some of which will be common to the community.
From these docks residents will sail to the Intracoastal
Waterway and on toward the blue Atlantic.

Additional amenities include extensive walking and biking
trails, River Clubhouse, swimming pool, fitness center,
sauna and whirlpool.

Homesites start at $100,000 with some on the Pocotaglio
River while other homesites overlook lakes and marshes.
To request more information about The Settings of Mackay
Point, click here.

Golf & Tennis Star Sea Pines Plantation Joins WaterViewHome.net

Sea Pines Plantation: Golf, beach, tennis and more

We are pleased to announce the addition of the legendary
Sea Pines Plantation, located on Hilton Head Island, SC, to
WaterViewHome.net. New England is supposed to get up to
to 10 inches of snow today, but if you were at Sea Pines,
you could be teeing it up on the golf course where today's
forecast is for partly sunny skies and temps of 76 degrees!

Sea Pines Plantation is a 5,200-acre, master-planned golf
and boating community in the Carolina Lowcountry, with
guarded entrances and full-time security. It is home to the
famed Harbour Town Golf Links and lighthouse and a model
for resort communities throughout the U.S.

Sea Pines offers four championship golf courses, including the
famed Harbour Town Golf Links (site of an annual PGA Tour
event), dozens of tennis courts, the deep-water Harbour Town
Yacht Basin, South Beach Marina, 14 miles of paved biking
and leisure trails and an equestrian center.

On the Beach: The Beach Club at