The wait is over for those awaiting an update on the 10th course at Pinehurst Resort. To quote Doak, “It is going pretty fast. We’re pretty quick on shaping greens.” Not only shaping greens but turfing green complexes, fairways, tees boxes, and more. But if a picture is worth a thousand words, a 2:30 video might be worth 10,000.
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The Cradle is a delightful nine-hole short course (Par-3 course) that can be enjoyed by even those new to the game of golf. It was designed by the renowned golf architect Gil Hanse and has been dubbed “the most entertaining 10 acres in all of golf.”
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Champion Hills – Western North Carolina’s premier private golf community nestled in the stunning Blue Ridge Mountains – comes in at 22nd in the U.S. in Club + Resort Business’ ranking of the “Top Fitness and Wellness Facilities” in the U.S. for 2023.
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The trees are blooming in Western N.C., and Champion Hills is rolling out its membership plans for 2023. After all these years, it’s still Tom Fazio’s unofficial “home club,” as he’s a lifetime honorary member. His office is just minutes away in downtown Hendersonville. Champion Hills is proof positive that a layout under 6,600 yards can pack plenty of power, challenging members on every hole yet being playable enough that they want to take it on day after day.
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Grandfather Golf & Country Club is pleased to announce the successful completion of a three-year modernization project of its Championship Course by Bobby Weed Golf Design of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
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Tobacco Road, in many places, is so strikingly unique and visually stunning that it seems unreal. The first hole’s eerie twin peaks guarding both sides of a winding fairway immediately alert you to the fact that this isn’t a walk-in-the-park muni. A Strantz walk is a tiptoe along the fine lines of being too wild, hard, or whatever. But open your mind and senses, and you may rethink what golf can be about. That’s what Strantz wanted.
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The real estate market might be cooling off nationally, with mortgage rates higher than they’ve been in over a decade. Aggregating all the data, it certainly appears that the seller’s market of 2020 and 2021 is gone, and an equilibrium is emerging. But just as it’s been since mid-2020, private golf communities in the Sun Belt continue to buck the trends. Here are three markets to watch in 2023 as golf participation continues to surge.
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Champion Hills – Western North Carolina’s premier private golf community in the Blue Ridge Mountains – is 21st in Club + Resort Business’ “Top Ranked Clubhouses” in the U.S., with the full list available in the January 2022 issue.
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Rumbling Bald Golf Packages – the 36-hole golf sanctuary on Lake Lure announces its winter and spring golf packages for 2023.
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Sea Trail’s three golf courses – William Byrd Course, Rees Jones Course, and the Dan Maples Course – are well-designed, fair, fun, and player friendly. Very few golf destinations are like Sea Trail, which have three top-notch 18-hole courses in one location. Locals simply refer to the three courses as the Bryd, Jones, and the Maples.
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In the Southeastern U.S., home of eSouthernGolf.com, the golf season never ends. And just as SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey envisions a conference spread among contiguous Southern states, we’re fortunate to live, work and play in a region where the next great golf destination is only a short road trip away. From Florida to North Carolina, these golf destinations are perfectly teed up for an extended golf getaway next year.
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Few golf destinations are set up as brilliantly for a fall golf getaway as the Western North and South Carolina. Imagine the sunshine of Florida mixed with the stunning fall foliage of New England – all set amid a tapestry of towering Blue Ridge Mountain peaks and crystal-clear lakes – and you’ll get the picture.
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