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Deal of the Day: The Club at River Oaks, CT Golf Membership Included in Purchases

River Oaks, Sherman, CT, an established golf community in Connecticut’s quiet hills, is now including golf membership to its championship course and club with homesite purchase. This is a major savings for golf lovers looking to build their dream home overlooking the Appalachian Trail or the Berkshire foothills. River Oaks is also just a short commute to New York City or Hartford. Send me more information about River Oaks!

Recent Arrivals to the GCH Network: Rio Grande, Mirasol, Sawmill Creek & More

Here’s a line-up to recent arrivals on the GolfCourseHome Network®, 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 14 recent additions from 6 different states offering everything from skiing to equestrian to mountain tops to riverfront to lakefront and more.

COLORADO


Rio Grande, CO

The Rio Grande Club - Golf, sporting opportunities, fishing lodge, spa, homes from the low $400Ks

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Four Mile Ranch, CO

Four Mile Ranch - Jim Engh golf course, 1,640 acres, 45% open space, homes from $160K

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FLORIDA


Juliette Falls, FL

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

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Mirasol, FL

Mirasol Clubhouse with pool, tennis, fitness, Fazio & Hills golf, homes from the $500Ks to $4 million+

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St James Golf Club, FL

St. James Golf Club Port St. Lucie, newly renovated championship golf, Treasure Coast, homes from $259K

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Sawmill Creek, FL

Sawmill Creek - Palm Coast, fitness center, Village Center, homes from high-$200K 

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GEORGIA


Sun City Peachtree, GA

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

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MASSACHUSETTS

The Bay Club, MA

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

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MICHIGAN

Forest Dunes, MI

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

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Villages at Tullymore, MI

Villages at Tullymore - St. Ives course No. 83 in US, homes from $269K 

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SOUTH CAROLINA


Carolina Country Club, SC

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

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VIRGINIA

The Highlands, VA

The Highlands - Convenient to Richmond, championship golf, private lake, homesites from $110K

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Colonial Heritage, VA

Colonial Heritage - Williamsburg, 55+ adult community, Arthur Hills golf, from $350K

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Poplar Grove, VA

Poplar Grove - Award-winning Sam Snead course, Blue Ridge Mtn views, lots from $250K

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

Waterfront Properties' Gift Certificates, The Landings' Free Seminars & More

Bay Creek Resort & Club, VA: New DVD taped on golf course

Bay Creek Resort & Club, VA has provided the shooting location along with promotional support for a new DVD by the world-renowned professional trainer and health educator, Isabella Jones. For release this fall, the health-show DVD is titled “Resort Yoga.” It was shot in different locations of the Chesapeake Bay resort community, including important segments taped on the award-winning Arnold Palmer golf course. Click here for more information about Bay Creek!

The Club at River Oaks, CT has appointed Mike Samol to the position of golf course superintendent. Samol comes to the club from Trump National, where he had served as an assistant superintendent and then as head of the department. The club’s Robert McNeil golf course is a 6,837-yard parkland layout on the Housatonic River. Click here for more information about The Club at River Oaks!

Black Bull, MT, as part of a series of important new amenity introductions, is opening the grill in its temporary clubhouse to members in early July. In the Black Bull grill, lunch will served, along with a limited-menu dinner several nights each week. Construction of tennis courts and a car-washing facility has also begun, for completion by mid-summer. Click here for more information about Black Bull!

Waterfront Properties and Club Communities of south Florida announces that as of June 1 it is offering gift certificates, ranging up to $7,500, to all purchasers of Waterfront Properties real estate for furnishing and interior design services from Robb and Stuckey Interiors and Furnishings. Waterfront Properties participating in the program include Ranch Colony; Jonathan's Landing, PGA National; Mirasol; BallenIsles and Admirals Cove.

The Landings on Skidaway Island, GA has expanded its continuing education programs for residents by introducing a diverse series of free seminars and events that range from gardening to home renovation to the ecology of the island. This series augments the Skidaway Community Institute as well as The Landings’ partnership with Armstrong Atlantic State University. The new program will include on-site art exhibits and decorating demonstrations. Click here for more information about The Landings!

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)