Welcome to the Winners section, where you will find articles in nine different departments: golf course rankings, buying advice, special deals, places to go near your golf course home, golf community news and more. See below for the list of departments, then click on a link to take you to all articles in that department.
DEPARTMENTS
Golf Community News Update - An Inside Look at Country Club Living
Special Deals, Packages and Buyer Incentives - It's Still a Buyer's Market
GolfCourseHome® Network Rankings & Lists
Golf, Travel & Retirement Magazines Rankings - Course Rankings and More
Advice When Buying a Golf Course Home - Question to Ask, What to Look For
Golf Course Architect Series – Top Architects & the Value They Create
Lifestyle – Food, Places & Fun
Golf & The Environment – Green Golf Communities & MoreBooks & Video – Retirement Places, Golf Architecture & More
ARTICLES
Golf Community News, Packages & Buyer Incentives
New Real Estate Opportunities, Special Events & More
Special Deals and Packages - Discovery Packages and Buyer Incentives
GolfCourseHome Rankings & Lists
GolfCourseHome's 2009 "Best of the Best" Rankings -- Where Golf & Living Are No. 1
GolfCourseHome's 2008 "Best of the Best Rankings" -- Where Golf & Living Are No. 1
GolfCourseHome's
2009 Dream 18 Best Residential Golf Holes
GolfCourseHome’s 2008 Dream 18 Best Residential Golf Holes
GolfCourseHome’s 2007 Dream 18 Best Residential Golf Holes
GolfCourseHome Index 2008 - Links to All Major Articles, Rankings, Specials & More!
Golf, Travel & Retirement & Magazine Rankings
Golfweek Magazine
Golfweek 2009 Courses Rankings
Golfweek 2008 Best "Top 100 Residential Golf Courses"
Golfweek 2008 Top 50 Best New Courses
Golfweek 2007 Best “Top 100 Modern Golf Courses"
Golfweek 2007 Best New Courses
Golfweek 2007 America's Best "Top 100 Residential Golf Courses"
Golfweek 2006 America's Best "Top 50 New Courses"
Golfweek 2005 America's Best "Top 100 Residential Golf Courses"
Golf Digest
Golf Digest 2007 "America's Great Courses & Greatest Public Courses"
Golf Digest 2007 "Best Public, Resort and Private Courses"
Golf Digest State Golf Course Rankings
Live on a Golf Digest 100 Greatest Public Course
GOLF Magazine
GOLF Magazine 2008 Top 100 Courses You Can Play & Live On
GOLF Magazine 2007 Top 100 Courses You Can Play & Live On
GOLF Magazine Live at a Golf Community that Features a Top-Ranked Golf Instructor
T+L Golf
Magazine
T+L Golf Magazine 2007 "Top 100 Golf Communities"
T+L Golf Magazine 2006 "Top 100 Golf Communities"
Links
Magazine
2007 "100 Premier Properties"
Where to Retire
Magazine
Where to Retire Magazine 2007 "America's 100 Best Master-Planned Communities"
Where to Retire Magazine 2005 "America's 100 Best Master-Planned Communities"
Luxury Golf & Travel's Top 25 Private Golf Communities
Golf
Course Architect Series
Start here, or select an architect below.
I. The No. 1 Real-Estate Enhancer: Jack Nicklaus - Find out why
this golf course
architect adds the most value to the real estate surrounding the golf courses he designs
II. Tom Fazio: Elevating Course Design--and Home Values
III. Arnold Palmer: His Brilliant Second Career
IV. Arthur Hills: Value-Adding Visionary
V. Robert Trent Jones II: Continuing the Legacy
VI. Bob Cupp & Tom Jackson: Veterans with Prime Portfolios
VII. Pete Dye: Lifelong Innovator (Part-Time Intimidator)
VIII. Greg Norman: Still a Champ & Competing, But On a Larger Golf Landscape
IX.
Heroes of the
Southeast: Byrd, Jackson, Johnston and Lee
X.
Rees Jones Took a Legacy and Ran With It: Woodside, Viniterra,
Others Are Examples
Lifestyle - Where to Go, What to Do
Places to Go,
Things To Do, Near Your Community
Specialty of the House: Favorite Community Dishes & Recipes
Women- and Family-Friendly Golf Communities, Part I
Women- and Family-Friendly Golf Communities, Part III
Regional Information: Vero Beach and Florida's Treasure Coast
Send Us Your Golf Course Home Photos!
How the Audubon
Environmental Program Works and Is Your Club A Member?
Gift Books on Golf
Course Architecture
Top 5 Most Popular
Books
See the New GolfCourseHome Video Section
Top 5 Most Popular Books
1. The Anatomy of a Golf Course: The Art of Golf Architecture by Tom Doak
2. Discovering Donald Ross: The Architect and his Golf Courses by Bredley S. Klein
3. Golf Has Never Failed Me: The Lost Commentaries of Legendary Golf Architect Donald J. Ross
4. Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing by Harry Beckwith
5. Nicklaus by Design: Golf Course Strategy and Architecture by Jack Nicklaus
Community
News Update
All about new courses, special events,
new homes and new real estate opportunities
Use the highlighted links to learn more about the communities and to email a request for more information. If your community has something new to announce, please send your news to the Editor.
Colony at the Grand, AL reports that a number of important community upgrade projects are either already completed, or on schedule for completion by summer of 2010. Improvements include: Installation of high-speed Internet service and 42-inch high-definition TVs in all 28 residences, a new, state-of-the-art pool area surface, and eight individual homes completely refurbished. Click here for more information about Colony at the Grand!
Blackstone, AZ got the good news this week that its Jim Engh-designed course in Peoria has been designated a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary by Audubon International. It is only the 10th course in Arizona to receive the distinction and the 778th in the world. Click here for more information about Blackstone!
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!
Cobble Creek, CO
has received two new golf awards. The Links at
Cobble Creek ranked No. 8 in the annual People’s Choice
Awards conducted by The Montrose Daily Press,
and it also named Best Public Golf Course in the
Montrose region by the U.S. Commerce Association.
Click here for more information about Cobble Creek!
Harbor Hills Golf & Country Club, FL presents a special Healthworks 2010 event on Saturday, Feb. 27 in the club ballroom. The public is invited for exhibits by various Lake County area healthcare businesses, health-related activities, screenings and seminars, plus a chance to win VIP passes to the Glenn Beck “Educating America” tour event in Orlando this March. Click here for more information about Harbor Hills!
Lakewood Ranch, FL adds a special touch to its polo matches with a sign-language accompaniment to the National Anthem by nine-year-old Levi Waxler, a fourth-grader who is not hearing-impaired by enjoys sign language as an alternate form of communication from speaking and writing….
Willoughby Golf Club, FL was honored by Links Magazine Premier Properties as the “Best for Club Life” community for 2009. Editors of the magazine cited Willoughby as “home to 99-year-old Errie Ball, the last surviving participant of the first Masters in 1934,” and lauded Willoughby’s location between Palm Beach and Vero Beach. Links also called it a community that can “bring fellow residents closer together in a uniquely clubby, social setting.” Click here for more information about Willoughby Golf Club!
The Landings on Skidaway Island, GA is hosting a series of exciting tennis events in its award-winning tennis center including the Rally for the Cure Round Robin on Feb. 20 which supports the Komen For A Cure Breast Cancer Campaign. Then, on the weekend of Feb. 26-28 it’s the Savannah Challenger Wildcard tournament, a qualifying event for the prestigious 2010 Savannah Challenger. Click here for more information about The Landings!
The Landings on Skidaway Island, GA made Christmas special for more than 100 children and mothers in Savannah through its Adopt an Angel program. Residents collected a huge assortment of gifts for children served by CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and SAFE Shelter. Along with toys, residents purchased clothes and shoes for the needy. Click here for more information about The Landings!
Reynolds Plantation, GA, announced that The
Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation and The Ritz-Carlton
Spa, Reynolds Plantation were honored with 2010 Forbes Four Star
Awards by Forbes Travel Guide, formerly the Mobil rating. Of the
8,000-plus hotels and resorts Forbes Travel Guide rates, only
214 achieve five- and four-star Award status. The Ritz-Carlton
Spa, Reynolds Plantation is one of only 125 spas to reach that
level.
Click here for more information about Reynolds Plantation!
Huntsman Springs, ID was featured as the cover story in the July issue of Golf Idaho, the official magazine of the Idaho Golf Association. The article stated: “While many golf developments are on hold, Huntsman Springs in eastern Idaho’s Teton Valley is moving forward with plans to unveil its world-class course late this fall” and added that “The Huntsman family name isn’t attached to any project unless it is done right and benefits the local community.” Click here for more information about Huntsman Springs!
Check back soon for Illinois news.
Check back soon for Kentucky news.
The Bay Club, MA is offering a Pen and Ink Class is for beginners and “yearners.” Members who have wanted to try drawing or painting but missed the chance can attend a class with Susan Slowey, a member of the Cape Cod Art Association as well as the Plymouth Art Guild. She studies with Robert Mesrop at CCAA. Click here for more information about The Bay Club!
MICHIGAN GOLF COMMUNITY NEWS
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 $270,000s; custom homes begin as low as $300,000 and homesites start at from $60,000. Click here for more information about Tullymore!
MISSOURI COMMUNITY NEWS
Branson Creek, MO
is pleased to
report the addition of an important new lodging destination
within its Ozarks property. A $40 million luxury hotel
near the Branson Regional Airport (presently under construction)
will be located at the burgeoning 7,500-acre Branson Creek
development, adjacent to the Branson Creek Golf Course. The
six-to-nine-story, 180-to-200-room/suite hotel will
include meeting and luxury accommodations.
Click here for more information about Branson Creek!
Black Bull, MT is continuing winter activities and festivities for the entertainment of resident members. Cuisine by Chef Erik continues to make clubhouse dining a big draw. Evening events such as Trunk Shows, Wild Game Nights, Poker Nights and Chalkboard Dinner Specials have been well-attended. The Museum of the Rockies holds its annual Fire and Ice Ball on Valentine's Day, and the historic Ellen Theatre in downtown Bozeman, just renovated, will open “The Miracle Worker” this month. Click here for more information about Black Bull!
Montrêux, NV members were among 75-plus guests attending a check presentation hosted by the PGA TOUR and NV Energy. The two organizations, with the Montrêux community, contributed $62,500 to charities from proceeds of the PGA Tour Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. In partnership with the PGA Tour and other sponsors, Montrêux provides assistance to the Food Bank of Northern Nevada, Washoe County Education Foundation, the Boys & Girls Clubs and other causes. Click here for more information about Montrêux!
NEW
HAMPSHIRE COMMUNITY NEWS
Check back soon for
New Hampshire news.
NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY NEWS
Champion Hills, NC invites members to a Stitch ‘n Itch gathering on Wednesday, Feb. 10, beginning with a noon luncheon. Afterward, retire to the community’s Hearth Room to work on your own crochet, needlepoint, knitting and quilting projects. Click here for more information about Champion Hills!
Brunswick Forest, NC has a busy February. Highlights include an Oil Painting course at the Fitness & Wellness Center as well as the Super Bowl Tailgate Party. Later there’s a winery outing and a trip to see Hairspray the musical in Myrtle Beach. On the dining front, there will be opportunities to meet Chef Randy and taste his delicious creations, plus a fitness adventure week and a wellness seminar. Click here for more information about Brunswick Forest!
Champion Hills, NC
invites members to the community
Fitness Center on
Monday, Feb. 8, to
meet trainer Lane Evans,
who will instruct them in the proper
use of equipment
and answer questions on
fitness training. Mandi
Keener, licensed massage therapist,
will be on hand to
answer massage therapy
questions.
PENNSYLVANIA GOLF COMMUNITY NEWS
Check back soon for Pennsylvania news!
RHODE ISLAND GOLF COMMUNITY NEWS
Carnegie Abbey, RI is planning a special "Talking Baseball” evening on Oct. 28 during the World Series game. This event will be hosted by Carnegie Abbey member and Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt. Joining Mike Schmidt to speak and answer questions will be former Major League player and manager Davey Johnson. Click here for more information about Carnegie Abbey!
SOUTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY NEWS
The Cliffs at Keowee Springs, SC reports construction is underway on its lakefront Beach Club. This multi-faceted oasis will provide two main swimming areas that overlook Lake Keowee. The first will have a beach entry and include water spouts for small children, plus a lap pool. The other main swimming area will feature water slides for families and children. Scheduled completion date is Memorial Day, 2010. Click here for more information about The Cliffs at Keowee Springs!
Hampton Lake, Bluffton, SC,
is offering a new
Discovery Package: Visit the community on a
special 3 day/2 night Sneak-a-Peek stay
that includes championship golf, relaxing
around the resort-style pool, touring the lake by kayak or
boat, dinner for two and more. Rates start
at just $295/couple….
TENNESSEE
COMMUNITY NEWS
Check back soon for Tennessee
news!
Check back soon for Texas news!
Greensprings West, VA announced major improvements to its golf complex. Williamsburg National Golf Club has completed a full summer of work to both its golf courses, the Yorktown and the Jamestown, including cart path repair and resodding of the playing surfaces. The Pavilion gathering place is now expanded and modernized to handle groups of up to 250. Click here for more information about Greensprings West!
CANADIAN COMMUNITY NEWS
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news!
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GOLF Magazine's 2008
Top 100 Courses You Can Play
GOLF Magazine's Top 100 Courses You
Can Play
Pete Dye, Jack Nicklaus, 1969 $165-$295
17 18 ; The Homestead (Cascades), Hot Springs VA.
William Flynn, 1923 $125-$280
42 43 Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro Ga. (Great Waters)
Jack Nicklaus, 1992 $135-$205
58 60 p; Reynolds Plantation (Oconee), Greensboro Ga.
Rees Jones, 2001 $155-$260
67 69 Barton Creek Resort (Fazio Canyons), Austin Texas
Tom Fazio, 2000 $45-$250
71 68 Barton Creek Resort (Fazio Foothills), Austin Texas
Tom Fazio, 1986 $45-250
76 74 Branson Creek Golf Club, Hollister Mo.
Tom Fazio, 2000 $48-$99
95 96 St. Ives Resort (Tullymore), Stanwood, Mich.
Jim Engh, 2002 $65-$125
Golf Digest's "America's 100 Greatest
Courses & 100 Greatest Public Courses"
Two of the most important rankings in all
of golf, the biennial Golf Digest compilations of
"America's 100 Greatest Courses" and "America's 100 Greatest
Public Courses," were recently released--and you can live on
many of them. Joining them here are the annual LINKS Magazine
roster of "100 Premier Properties."
To arrive at their rankings, Golf Digest maintains a
rating panel of more than 800 low-handicap men and women who are
dispersed throughout the U.S. These raters evaluate courses on
seven criteria: Shot Values; Resistance to Scoring; Design
Variety; Memorability; Aesthetics; Conditioning; Ambience.
Compilers average the scores with Shot Values counting double.
Below are all the communities on the GolfCourseHome Network that earned a spot on the Golf Digest and LINKS rankings--40 in all. You can click on any community name to get more information about real estate offerings, amenities, local weather, prices, photos and more.
Golf Digest's
"America's 100 Greatest Courses"
(Great Courses You Can Live On)
78. Long Cove Club, Hilton Head, SC; Pete Dye
93. Harbour Town Golf Links (Pete Dye & Jack Nicklaus) – Sea Pines Plantation, Hilton Head, SC
97. Homestead (Cascades Cse.- William Flynn) – Homestead Preserve, Warm Springs, VA
Golf Digest's "America's 100
Greatest Public Courses
(Great Courses You Can Live On)
15. Harbour Town Golf Links (Pete Dye & Jack Nicklaus), Sea Pines Plantation, Hilton Head, SC
16. Homestead (Cascades Cse.- William Flynn), Homestead Preserve, Warm Springs, VA
66. Running Y Ranch (Arnold Palmer), Klamath Falls, OR
83. Barton Creek Resort & Spa (Fazio Canyons Cse.), Austin, TX
97. Reynolds Plantation (Great Waters Cse. – Jack Nicklaus), Greensboro, GA
Though not as well-known as Golf Digest, LINKS
enjoys a growing reputation in the world of golf real estate.
Since 2003, LINKS has published an annual Premier Properties
issue containing descriptions of 100 selected U.S. golf
communities.
Editors determine the list “based on
surveys filled out by hundreds of communities, and each listing
provides key data—golf information, membership requirements,
initiation fees, price ranges for real estate, amenities and
future developments.” Nearly a third of the LINKS 100 (below) are
featured on GolfCourseHome.net. Click on the community names to
find out much more about each.
ARIZONA
Desert Mountain, Scottsdale
The Mirabel Club,
Scottsdale
COLORADO
Glacier Club, Durango
FLORIDA
The Founders Club, Sarasota
Isleworth, Windemere
Reunion Resort & Club, Orlando
GEORGIA
Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro
The Landings on Skidaway Island, Savannah
NORTH CAROLINA
Mountain Air, Burnsville
SOUTH CAROLINA
Belfair, Bluffton
Colleton River Plantation, Bluffton
Daniel Island, Charleston
Long Cove Club, Hilton Head
Reserve at Lake Keowee, Sunset
The Cliffs at Glassy, Landrum
The Cliffs at Keowee, Lake Keowee
VIRGINIA
Ford's Colony, Williamsburg
WASHINGTON
Suncadia, Roslyn
Golf
Digest's 2007 Best New Public,
Resort and Private Courses
The grandaddy of golf course evaluators, Golf Digest, provides its top picks in public, resort and private courses. Here we list the magazine's choices of these courses on which you can both play and live. Click on the highlighted links below to learn about each community and to request more information about real estate offerings, fees, site plans, home designs, amenities and more. In the public category, the fee for 18 holes is indicated.
GOLF DIGEST's BEST NEW PUBLIC $75 AND OVER
7.
The Prospector at Suncadia
Cle Elum, Wash. • 7,112 yards, par 72, $95 • Arnold Palmer,
Ed Seay, Erik Larsen
GOLF DIGEST's Top 75 Resorts ( ) = previous ranking
18. The Homestead (9) Hot Springs, Va.
47.
Barton Creek Resort & Spa (37) Austin, Tx.
GOLF DIGEST's Best New Private CourseS
7.
Tumble Creek Golf Course at Suncadia
Cle Elum, Wash. • 7,070 yards, par 71 • Tom Doak • Fee: $60,000
8.
Daniel Island Club (Ralston Creek Course)
Daniel Island, S.C. • 7,446 yards, par 72. • Rees Jones. • Fee:
$65,000 (property owner), $90,000
2008 Golfweek’s Best Residential Courses
Golfweek Magazine has just announced its "Top 100 Residential Courses," many of which you can learn about on GolfCourseHome. See the list below.
25.
Old Tabby Links, Spring Island, SC
34.
Olde Stone, Bowling Green, KY
38.
Bright's Creek, Mill Spring, NC
50.
Headwaters Club at Teton Springs**, Victor, ID
52.
Isleworth G&CC, Orlando, FL
54.
May River Course at Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton, SC
67.Colleton
River - Nicklaus, Bluffton, SC
76.
Desert Mountain - Chiricahua, Scottsdale, AZ
81.
Belfair GC, West, Bluffton, SC
83.
Montreux, Reno, NV
94.
Desert Mountain - Geronimo, Scottsdale, AZ
95.
Colleton River - Dye, Bluffton, SC
97. Reynolds Plantation - Great Waters, Greensboro, GA
Golfweek's 2008 Top 50 Best New Courses
Golfweek has just released its Golfweek’s 2008 Top 50 Best New Courses and it includes some top-flight golf communities. See below those Top 50 Courses featured on GolfCourseHome.
31.
Ocean Ridge Plantation, Sunset Beach, NC
The rankings are based on input from
nearly 500 raters who regularly submit ballots based on 10
criteria which are graded on a 10-point scale.
2007 Golfweek’s Best Modern Courses Rankings
Golfweek Magazine's latest rankings list
the Top 100 Best Modern Courses built from 1960 to the present.
You can live on several of them. Look below for links to the
communities with which the courses are associated. Designer and
year opened are noted along with location.
No. (2006 rank) Raters avg.
29. (27)
Harbour Town Golf Links (r) 7.38
Hilton Head, S.C. Pete Dye, 1970
39. (40) Long Cove Club
(p) 7.17 -
Hilton Head, S.C., Pete Dye, 1982
68. (82)
The Powder Horn (d) 6.89
Sheridan, Wyo., Dick Bailey, 1997
(d) daily fee; (p) private; (r) resort
* first time in top 100; **returns to top 100
Golfweek's Best New Courses 2007
Herewith, Golfweek magazine has its say about the best new courses for 2006-07. Designers are noted along with the year the course opened.
Golfweek Best New Courses
15.
Members Club at Grande Dunes, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Nick Price & Craig Schreiner, 2005
24.
Desert Mountain
Outlaw, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Jack Nicklaus, 2004
50.
Suncadia Prospector Golf Course, Roslyn, Wash.
Arnold Palmer, 2005
Where to Retire Magazine's 2007
"America's 100 Best Master-Planned Communities"
Where to Retire magazine's 2007 annual listing of "America's 100 Best Master-Planned Communities" features a number of communities with excellent golf courses. In fact, 21 of these communities, representing nine states, are featured on GolfCourseHome. Please see the links below to learn more about these fine properties.
"America's 100 Best
Master-Planned Communities"
As Selected by Where to
Retire Magazine
FLORIDA
Terra Vista of Citrus Hills, Crystal River - Inverness
Terra Vista of Citrus Hills, FL: A Top 100 Community.
GEORGIA
Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro
The Georgia Club, Statham
NORTH CAROLINA
Ocean Ridge Plantation, Sunset Beach
SOUTH CAROLINA
Woodside Plantation, Aiken
Daniel Island, Charleston
VIRGINIA
Ford's Colony, Williamsburg
WYOMING
The Powder Horn, Sheridan
Golfweek’s
America's Best
"Top 50 New Golf Courses"
As selected by Golfweek
Magazine for 2006
Nine of Golfweek magazine's "Top 50 New Courses for 2006" reside within golf communities featured on GolfCourseHome.net. Click on the highlighted links below to learn more about each community and to request more information about real estate offerings, club and association fees, site plans, home designs, amenities and more. The listings below include ranking position, community name and/or course name, city and state, designer and year opened.
Golfweek’s 2006
America’s Best
Top 50 New Courses
8.
May River Course at Palmetto Bluff,
Bluffton, S.C.
Jack Nicklaus, 2004
15.
Members Club at Grande Dunes, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Nick Price & Craig Schreiner, 2005
24.
Desert Mountain Outlaw, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Jack Nicklaus, 2004
50.
Suncadia Prospector Golf Course, Roslyn, Wash.
Arnold Palmer, 2005
Golfweek’s
America's Best
"Top 100 Residential Golf Courses"
As selected by Golfweek
Magazine for 2007
Golfweek's special annual issue, America's 2007 Best Residential Golf Courses, features its rankings of the "Top 100 Residential Golf Courses." Listed below are the Golfweek Top 100 courses that are featured on GolfCourseHome.net. The name of the course designer and the year the course opened are indicated beneath the name of the community.
Click on the highlighted links below to learn about each community and to request more information about real estate offerings, club and association fees, site plans, home designs, amenities and more. The listings below include ranking position, community name, course designer and course name, year opened, city and state.
Golfweek’s 2007
America’s Best
Top 100 Residential Courses
8. Long
Cove Club, Hilton Head, SC
Pete Dye, 1982
24.
The Powder Horn GC, Sheridan, WY
Dick Bailey, 1997
44.
Colleton River-Nicklaus, Bluffton, SC
Jack Nicklaus, 1992
48.
Desert Mountain-Outlaw, Scottsdale, AZ
Jack Nicklaus, 2004
53.
Montreux, Reno, NV
Jack Nicklaus, 1997
55.
Desert Mountain - Chiricahua, Scottsdale, AZ
Jack Nicklaus, 1999
56.
Reunion - Independence, Davenport, FL
Tom Watson, 2003
61.
Reynolds Plantation - Great Waters, Greensboro, GA
Jack Nicklaus, 1992
62.
Desert Highlands, Pinnacle Peak, AZ
Jack Nicklaus, 1984
63.
Belfair-West, Bluffton, SC
Tom Fazio, 1996
67.
Colleton River - Dye, Hilton Head, SC
Pete Dye, 1998
72.
Belfair-East, Bluffton, SC
Tom Fazio, 1999
73.
Old North State Club - Uwharrie Pt., New London , NC
Tom Fazio, 1992
75.
Desert Mountain-Renegade, Scottsdale, AZ
Jack Nicklaus, 1987
76.
Desert Mountain-Geronimo, Scottsdale, AZ
Jack Nicklaus, 1989
89.
Golf Club at Fiddlers Creek-Creek, Naples, FL
Arthur Hills, 2002
91.
The Mirabel Club, Scottsdale, AZ
Tom Fazio, 2001
95.
Reynolds Plantation - Oconee, Greensboro, GA
Rees Jones, 2000
97.
Desert Mountain - Cochise, Scottsdale, AZ
Jack Nicklaus, 1987
100.
Grande Dunes GC, Myrtle Beach, SC
Nick Price & Craig Schreiner, 2005
T+L Golf Magazine's 2007
"Top 100 Golf Communities" Rankings
ARIZONA
DESERT MOUNTAIN Scottsdale
Borders a national forest, six golf courses, nine miles of
hiking trails,
spa and concierge services. Homes from $600,000
MIRABEL Scottsdale
Spa and fitness center. 18 holes/Tom Fazio.
Homesites from $399,999, homes from $1.45 million
FLORIDA
THE FOUNDERS CLUB, Sarasota
Just 262 homes are planned for this 700-acre site.,
24,000-square-foot Golf Hall
clubhouse. 18 holes/Robert Trent Jones Jr. Homes from $1.2
million
FRENCHMAN’S RESERVE, Palm Beach Gardens
Toll Brothers community, spa and fitness center, multiple dining
options, swimming
and tennis centers. 18 holes/Arnold Palmer. Homes from $1
million
ISLEWORTH, Orlando
82,000-square-foot clubhouse, wellness center, art exhibitions
by Sotheby’s,
18 holes/Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay. Homes from $2 million
GEORGIA
REYNOLDS PLANTATION, Greensboro
New members-only Creek Club, five courses, Ritz-Carlton lodge,
on Lake Oconee.
Cottages from $260,000, homes from $479,000, homesites from
$115,000
MONTREUX, Reno
PGA Tour’s Reno-Tahoe Open, 34,000-square-foot private clubhouse
with wine cellar,
18 holes/Jack Nicklaus. Homes from $900,000
SOUTH
CAROLINA
BELFAIR, Bluffton
Lowcountry community with a spectacular golf practice center, 36
holes/Tom Fazio
Homes from $600,000
THE CLIFFS COMMUNITIES, Travelers Rest
Multiple communities in a 30-mile sweep around Greenville.
Wellness and
luxury a theme, 72 holes w/2nd Nicklaus 18 coming. Homes from
$650,000
Colleton River Plantationn, Hilton Head Island
DANIEL ISLAND PARK, Charleston
36 holes/Tom Fazio, Rees Jones, 17-court tennis center, 23 miles
of rivers/creeks,
boat ramps, boat docks & crabbing docks, parks. Townhomes/condos
$200,000s,
homesites from $300,000s, homes from $400,000s
PALMETTO BLUFF, Bluffton
Award-wining golf & resort amenities overlooking May River, 18
holes by Jack Nicklaus, 20,000-acre retreat between Hilton Head
Island and Savannah, Georgia, The Inn at Palmetto Bluffs by
Auberge Resorts, spa & fitness center, homesites from
mid-$300,000, homes from $1 million
THE RESERVE AT LAKE KEOWEE, Sunset
Private 3,900-acre on the shores of Lake Keowee in the foothills
of the Blue Ridge
Mountains, 18 holes/Nicklaus, 27 planned holes/Palmer. Mountain
view homesites
from $175,000, waterfront homesites from $350,000, golf
homesites, $175,000
TEXAS
BARTON CREEK, Austin
Full-service Luxury resort spa, top-rated resort, 72 holes,
tennis, health & fitness center. Homesites from $300,000, homes
from $500,000
TUMBLE CREEK Cle Elum A community within the Suncadia complex, Tumble Creek is 2,600 acres of meadows and brooks. On the edge of the Wenatchee National Forest, it’s a true hiker’s paradise. Plus, there’s a private Tom Doak course and abundant fly-fishing. 18 holes (Tom Doak). Recent Home Listings (lots only): $400,000 to $1.2 million
WYOMING
THE POWDER HORN RANCH, Sheridan
Western lifestyle of golf, fishing and other outdoor
activities with luxurious surroundings,
27 holes/Dick Bailey.
Mtn./golf homesites from $80,000, Deck Homes from
$400,000, cottages from $495,000
Golf Magazine's
Top 100 Courses
You Can Play & Live On
Every two years Golf Magazine publishes its ranking of the "Top 100 Courses You Can Play," and often these world-class layouts have a golf community to go with them. In the latest set of rankings, seven of these courses are set in a golf community that is featured on GolfCourseHome.net. Since they are open for you to play, it makes it easy to try out the course and see the community in action.
Click on the highlighted links below to learn more about each community and to request more information about real estate offerings, club and association fees, site plans, home designs, amenities and more. The listings below include current and former ranking position, community name and/or course name, city and state, designer and greens fees.
2006-2007 Golf Magazine's Top 100 Courses You Can Play
2006 Rank
2004 Rank Course Location Designer Greens Fees
18 23
The Homestead (Cascades) Hot Springs, Va. William Flynn
$210-$261
43 51
Reynolds Plantation (Great Waters) Greensboro, Ga. Jack
Nicklaus $125-$195
60 67
Reynolds Plantation (Oconee) Greensboro, Ga. Rees Jones
$135-260
68 62
Barton Creek (Fazio Foothills) Austin, Texas Tom Fazio
$135-$240
69 58
Barton Creek (Fazio Canyons) Austin, Texas Tom Fazio
$135-$240
NR= not previously ranked
Places to
Go, Things To Do
Near Your Community
Museums, sporting events, universities & more
within
50-75 miles of your new golf community
Increasingly, what's available outside the limits of your master-planned community play an important part in your decision to buy. Today's buyers want to stimulate their minds and bodies and have things to do when relatives, grandchildren and children visit them.
This new feature provides a sampling of restaurants, museums, cultural opportunities, pro sports teams, universities and outdoor recreation that are available within 50-75 miles of Featured Communities on The Golf Course Home™ Network. Our first few cities appear below, watch for additions to come in the future!
Florida
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Naples, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
North
Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Virginia
Williamsburg, Virginia
Washington,
DC
Washington, D.C.
Florida's Treasure Coast is the region between the Jupiter Inlet and north to the Sebastian Inlet and consists of four counties, from south to north, Palm Beach County, Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River County. Treasure Coast towns are rich in world-class golf communities and include Stuart, Palm City, Port St. Lucie and Vero Beach.
Vero Beach is located in Indian River County and features 26 miles of unspoiled beaches and is a nesting ground to such creatures as the Loggerhead sea turtle and 35 other rare and endangered species.
Vero Beach is known for its unspoiled beaches and wildlife.
Nationally ranked 12th in "The Rating Guide to Life in America's Small Cities," Vero Beach has retained its small town charm, intimacy, and character. That's not to say that Vero Beach is a sleepy little town. On the contrary, Vero Beach has become an exciting and invigorating place to live with arts, entertainment, and state-of-the-art medical facilities.
Port St. Lucie, the heart of the Treasure Coast.
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2006 "Top 100 Golf Communities"
Rankings
by T+L Golf Magazine
Another golf publication has jumped into the ranking business. This time it's Travel+Leisure's Golf magazine, which has announced in its Jan/Feb 2006 issue its first-ever ranking of the "Top 100 Golf Communities in America." You'll be pleased to find that nearly a quarter of this esteemed collection of golf communities is featured on GolfCourseHome.net (with more to come) and the GolfCourseHome®Network.
Please see below the list of the tantalizing 22. Note that only the top 25 are given a numerical ranking, with the remaining communities simply listed as among the top 100. Click on the highlighted links to obtain more information.
3. Isleworth, Orlando, Florida
9. The Cliffs at Glassy, Greenville, SC
11. Palmetto Bluff, Beaufort, SC
16. Colleton River Plantation, Hilton Head Island
25. Mirabel Scottsdale, Arizona
ARIZONA
Desert Mountain, Scottsdale, AZ
FLORIDA
Frenchman's Reserve, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
GEORGIA
Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, GA
SOUTH
CAROLINA
Daniel Island, Charleston, SC
The Reserve at Lake Keowee, SC
TEXAS
Barton Creek, Austin, TX
WYOMING
The
Powder Horn Ranch and Golf Club, Sheridan, WY
"Luxury
Golf & Travel" Magazine Names Its
Top 25 Private Golf Communities
Luxury Golf & Travel Magazine announced
in its March/April 2006 issue its inaugural list of the "Top 25
Private Golf Communities" (Diamond Award Winner). An expert
panel of six judges, who “weighed equally every criterion from
services to scenery,” included in their list of the Top 25 six
golf communities that are featured on the GolfCourseHome.Network.
See below for links to these award-winning communities.
New!
Colleton River Plantation, Hilton Head Island, SC
The Cliffs including:
The Cliffs at Glassy, SC
The Cliffs at Keowee, SC
"America's Best 100 Master-Planned Communities, 2005"
Selected by Where to Retire Magazine
Twenty of the master-planned, golf course communities featured on the Golf Course Home® Network were named to Where to Retire Magazine's 2005 list of "America's Best 100 Master-Planned Communities." Our congratulations to them all!
FLORIDA
Villages of Citrus Hills, Hernando
GEORGIA
The Landings, Skidaway Island
Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro
IDAHO
Teton Springs, Teton Valley
NORTH CAROLINA
River Landing, Wallace
OREGON
Running Y Ranch, Klamath Falls
SOUTH CAROLINA
Woodside Plantation, Aiken
Golfweek’s America's
Best
"Top 100 Residential Golf Courses"
As selected by Golfweek
Magazine for 2005
Golfweek's special annual issue, America's 2005 Best Residential Golf Courses, features its rankings of the "Top 100 Residential Golf Courses." Listed below are the members of Golfweek Top 100 courses that are featured on GolfCourseHome.net.
Click on the highlighted links below to learn about each community and to request more information about real estate offerings, club and association fees, site plans, home designs, amenities and more. The listings below include ranking position, community name, course name, city and state.
Golfweek’s 2005
America’s Best
Top 100 Residential Courses
30. The Mirabel Club, Scottsdale, AZ
51. Old North State Club - Uwharrie Point - New London,
NC
52. Reynolds Plantation - Great Waters - Greensboro, GA
56. Reynolds Plantation - Oconee - Oconee, GA
57. Desert Mountain – Chiricahua - Scottsdale, AZ
61. Desert Mountain - Geronimo - Scottsdale, AZ
62. Berkeley Hall, North Bluffton, SC - Coming Soon!
63. Desert Mountain - Cochise - Scottsdale, AZ
67. Desert Mountain - Renegade - Scottsdale, AZ
69. Reynolds Plantation - National - Greensboro, GA
75. Grande Dunes GC, Myrtle Beach, SC
77. Lake Jovita, Dade City, FL
79. Desert Mountain - Apache - Scottsdale, AZ
85. Hammock Dunes, Palm Coast, FL
90. Landings at Skidaway Island - Deer Creek - Skidaway,
GA
94. Daniel Island, Charleston, SC
95. Indian River Club, Vero Beach, FL
98. Cliffs at Glassy, Landrum, SC
Golf Digest regularly posts state golf course rankings. The latest rankings shown below highlight those courses that are associated with a master-planner golf course community and are among the top-ranked courses--out of all courses--in their respective state.
GOLF DIGEST'S STATE COURSE RANKINGS
( ) = previous ranking
ARIZONA
14. (12)
Desert Mountain C. (Chiricahua) Scottsdale
18.
(17)
Desert Mountain Club (Renegade) Scottsdale
21. (18)
Desert Mountain Club (Geronimo) Scottsdale
22. (16)
Desert Mountain Club (Cochise) Scottsdale
FLORIDA
22.
Hammock Dunes Golf Club (Creek), Palm Coast
25. (22)
Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club, Dade City
GEORGIA
16. (14)
The Oconee at Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro
19. (20)
National at Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro
NORTH CAROLINA
13. (23)
Old North State Club, New London
14. (10)
Champion Hills Club, Hendersonville
SOUTH CAROLINA
11.
The Reserve Club at Woodside Plantation, Aiken
19. (17)
Colleton River Plantation, Colleton River Plantation
G.C. (Nicklaus), Bluffton
21. (17)
River Landing Plantation Golf Course, Wallace
Live at a
Golf Community that Features aa
Top-Ranked Golf Instructor!
Is finding a golf course home a goal for 2005? Is improving your golf game another? Then you'll find both at Desert Mountain Club in Scottsdale, AZ. Renowned instructor Jim Flick, who works out of Desert Mountain, is a regular member of GOLF MAGAZINE's definitive list of teaching talent, the Top 100 Golf Teachers in America.
AMERICA’S
BEST
ALL-AROUND PLACES TO
RETIRE
The all-new, fifth edition of Retirement Places Rated by David Savageau is a massive 324 page resource that is described as "the single best source for planning the retirement you deserve." More than 180 top retirement areas are ranked for the key elements that must be considered before you select your place to live:
- Living costs
- Climate
- Services
- Crime
- Work Opportunities
- Recreation
The method the author uses to rank the areas is simple. The scores of each place for the six factors noted above are averaged together for a final score. Pensacola, for example, has a high score of 75.99 in "cost of living," 52.84 in "climate," 6.23 in "crime," 66.54 in "working," 66.83 in "services," and 78.86 in "leisure living." The mean score of these is 57.88, slightly better than the average for all retirement places.
The higher the mean score the better the place is judged to be all-around. (Pensacola, for example, places 50th overall.) This issue’s Top 30 resembles that of the previous edition, although 13 of the areas that were in the upper echelon of the Top 30 have been overtaken by up-and-comers that were previously ranked behind them.
Please note that the Top 30 are by no means flawless. Twelve rank near the bottom in one or more of the six categories. Just three (Fort Collins-Loveland, Charleston Sea Islands, and Prescott-Prescott Valley) rank in the upper half of all of them.
The main point is here is that you have to face reality and make choices:
there just isn’t an ideal haven in America. Aside from a blot or two, many come close through a combination of strengths. Whether their strengths are vital or unimportant, or whether their blots are knockout factors or trivial is for you to decide for yourself.
America’s Top 30 Retirement Places
| Retirement Place | Mean Sources |
| 1.Fort Collins-Loveland, Co | 74.88 |
| 2.Charleston Sea Islands, SC | 74.68 |
| 3.Henderson-Boulder City, NV | 73.80 |
| 4.Wickenburg, AZ | 72.83 |
| 5.St.George-Zion, UT | 72.52 |
| 6.Boca Raton, FL | 71.36 |
| 7.Scottsdale, AZ | 70.66 |
| 8.Tuscon, AZ | 69.72 |
| 9.Prescott-Prescott Valley, AZ | 69.46 |
| 10. Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL | 68.96 |
| 11. Medford-Ashland, OR | 67.93 |
| 12. Durango, CO | 67.67 |
| 13. Santa Fe, NM | 67.41 |
| 14. Taos, NM | 67.36 |
| 15. Sarasota. FL | 67.24 |
| 16. Colorado Springs, CO | 66.18 |
| 17. Daytona Beach, FL | 66.08 |
| 18. Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT | 65.86 |
| 19. Gainsville, FL | 65.70 |
| 20. Mesa, AZ | 65.39 |
| 21. Faytteville, AR | 64.93 |
| 22. Laguna Beach-Dana Point, CA | 64.65 |
| 23. Cottonwood-Verde Valley, AZ | 64.27 |
| 24. Bend, OR | 63.59 |
| 25. North country San Diego, CA | 63.38 |
| 26. Melbourne-Palm Bay, FL | 62.80 |
| 27. Bellingham, WA | 62.61 |
| 28. Fairhope-Gulf Shores, AL | 62.37 |
| 29. Leesburg-Mount Dora, FL | 62.32 |
| 30. Florence, OR | 62.14 |
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Golfweek Magazine's 2009 Best New Courses Rankings
Golfweek Magazine's
prestigious and influential list of Best New Courses
for
2008-09 is out, and three GolfCourseHome Network
communities have been honored:
The Cliffs
at Keowee Springs, SC makes the list at No. 16
with its Tom Fazio design,
Fairvue Plantation,
TN and its Foxlands Course by Bill Bergin
comes in at No. 35 and
Black Bull, MT
along with architect Tom Weiskopf join the
rankings at No. 40....
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