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Pinehurst Resort Release Must – See 10th Course Update Video

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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2023 Champion Hills Membership Plans

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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Tobacco Road: “Strantz’s Little Acre”

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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Hot Golf Markets

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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Sea Trail

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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Southeastern Golf Destinations Wish-List

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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Fall Golf Getaway

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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