The first photo we ever featured was of the first hole at The Thornblade Club, in Greer, SC. Not everyone wants to pay for amenities they won't use in a golf community. Purchasing a home "outside" the gates and becoming a member of a free-standing private club is a viable option.
On January 23 a year ago, I posted my first article here, a rather innocuous note about Montgomery, AL, being the best bargain for real estate in the U.S., according to Smart Money magazine. That day, a half dozen people visited the site, most of them friends and family I had begged to do so.
GolfCommunityReviews has come a long way. One year later, our humble site has reached something of a milestone, with 50,000 "hits" from more than 1,100 different visitors this month, both numbers a first for us. That tells me we are attaining a level of gravitas, to invoke a term favored by the mainstream media.
The mission of GolfCommunityReviews is to provide information that helps golfers make the best possible
To all my frequent readers, thank you for hanging in there with me. For those who stop by occasionally, please let me know what I can do to make you even more frequent visitors. I plan to add some bells and whistles this year to expand our offerings and our audience. In the coming weeks, for example, those of you who love to pour over scorecards will have a dedicated area of the site where we will not only include the scorecards, but also photographs that will give life to some of the numbers. We also plan to step up the number of interviews we conduct with industry experts so that you don't have to rely solely on my opinions. The golf community market is a moving target, and the more perspectives and information you have, the better the decisions you can make.
Many thanks for your continuing loyalty.
Larry