Champion Hills is a community that boasts being the home of world renowned golf course architect Tom Fazio’s Mountain Masterpiece. Fazio says it best, "Champion Hills is a golf course in the mountains, not a mountain golf course.”
Years ago when we would take Amtrak to the Pinehurst area to stay and play, the train station was in the small village of Southern Pines, North Carolina. Typically, we would play the Elks Club first before checking in at the Pinehurst Resort. It was actually the Donald Ross designed Southern Pines Golf Club dating back to the early 1900's, but was owned by the city's Elks Lodge. It was a fun track and a mere pittance to play, before laying out a bunch at the Resort.
St. Augustine, Fla.--The World Golf Village Resort in St. Augustine, Fla. recently welcomed Rick Waters as the club’s new Director of Food & Beverage. Waters will oversee all food and beverage operations at The King & Bear and Slammer & Squire including AJ's Kitchen & Cocktails (a Southern Coastal dining venue that opened to rave reviews [...]
With all due respect to Jack Nicklaus, Tom Weiskopf and Donald Ross, Tom Fazio is the undisputed king of modern mountain golf course architecture. From the Blue Ridge to the Rockies and numerous ranges in between, the master architect has more nationally ranked mountain layouts than his World Golf Hall of Fame contemporaries combined. The former [...]
High Hampton has been serving as a time capsule in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Cashiers, North Carolina for close to a century, where days consisted of morning walks along the lakefront and waterfalls, and lazy afternoons were spent swimming in the lake or fishing the mountain streams. In the late 1800s, Caroline [...]
36-Hole Retreat on North Carolina’s Stunning Lake Lure Ideal for Golf Groups, Buddy Trips LAKE LURE, N.C. – Rumbling Bald, the 36-hole golf retreat on North Carolina’s stunning Lake Lure just two hours west of Charlotte, is rolling out its golf package lineup for the fall, customized for golf groups of any size and ideal for [...]
Victoria Hills Golf Club in Deland, FL is located about 30 miles north of Orlando, on your way to Daytona Beach along I-4. To many, it’s recognized as the home of Stetson University although golfers may recognize it as the home of one of golf course architect Ron Garl’s best designs. Victoria Hills opened in 2002 [...]
Lake Lure, NC - Rumbling Bald, the spectacular 36 hole mountain golf retreat along the shores of scenic Lake Lure, announces the availability of spacious mountain homes and Fairway Villa vacation rentals, ideal for golf groups of all sizes. Mountain homes, just minutes from the Apple Valley and Bald Mountain golf courses range from three to [...]
Western North Carolina's Premier Private Club Responds to Demographic Shift Champion Hills, Hendersonville's premier golf community, is responding to a seismic demographic shift in private club demand with its new 'Equity 55,' a full golf membership for those 55 and under. With Equity 55, Champion Hills' $40,000 initiation fee is divided into four equal payments over [...]
Seminal Tom Fazio Design Recognized as One of America’s Top Layouts HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. – Champion Hills, Hendersonville’s premier private golf community, announces its Tom Fazio-designed course has moved up six spots in Golfweek’s 2021 list of “Best Residential Courses.” The annual selection of the country’s 200 top real estate-focused layouts is determined by Golfweek’s elite team of [...]
