St. Andrews Country Club has been a coveted private residential country club for over 30 years, and it’s not by mistake. While it’s true that the club exudes and caters to a certain lifestyle that the majority of us will not attain in this lifetime, it also shows that the Club is on the right track [...]
Eseeola Lodge at the Linville Golf Club – Elegance, Beauty and a Donald Ross Masterpiece Sometimes history tells a funny story. Back in 1888, mining entrepreneur Hugh MacRae envisioned the Linville, NC area as a busy manufacturing hub with hundreds of buildings lining the streets and lots of hustle and bustle. Thankfully, he came to learn [...]
I recently had the opportunity to play a round of Golf at Providence Golf Club in Davenport Florida. It had been about 8 years since my previous visit and the thing I remembered most was that, other than the golf course, there wasn’t a whole lot out there. My how things have changed; the community has [...]
Driving to the private golf community of Bella Collina, our GPS took us through the quaint town of Montverde, FL, home of the Montverde Academy, one of the country’s most prestigious private college prep schools. We soon came to the gates of Bella Collina, a 1,900-acre private golf and lakefront community owned by Dwight C. Schar [...]
The Reserve Club at Woodside Plantation – Getting Better Every Day! South Carolina is chock full of golf courses and private golf communities; some with large, opulent homes, others with multiple golf courses. But there is nothing quite like Woodside Plantation. Sure they have fabulous homesites; in fact there are plenty of homesites for new construction [...]
By definition, a links-style golf course is one that is built on sandy soil along the coastline; there is very little elevation change other than the surrounding sand dunes. These courses are usually susceptible to strong winds, which is why you will find deep bunkers; digging them deep is the only way to keep sand in [...]
HATTIESBURG, MS - Set among the stately trees in Hattiesburg, MS, Canebrake Country Club embraces the traditional Southern landscape and provides its members with championship golf, quality dining, and all of the country club amenities one would expect, all in a relaxed, resort-style setting that is perfect for both individuals and families. At the heart of [...]
AUGUSTA, Georgia – You’ve probably heard similar scenarios about a few private cubs and how they came to be. A foursome of impatient golfers is waiting to tee off at their club; maybe their alma mater has an early kickoff that day or little Suzy has a dance recital. For whatever reason, they’re not cutting the [...]
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – When it comes to municipal golf courses, Lagoon Park and Gateway Golf Courses in Montgomery, Alabama are way ahead of the curve. Because of budgetary constraints and the fact that golf course maintenance is usually way down the totem pole when it comes to priority within a civic budget, most municipal golf facilities [...]
Country Club of Jackson – Good Enough For the PGA TOUR The Country Club of Jackson has been around for more than 100 years. It’s a family-focused, membership-owned, private country club in the northeast part of Jackson, MS. CCJ is the host site of the PGA TOUR’s Sanderson Farms Championship. Back in 1914, a small group [...]
