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No other state in the east offers more in the way of golf community choices than does North Carolina, whose 500-mile length spans ocean to mountains with a fertile Piedmont region in between. Choose from among dozens of coastal golf communities, like Landfall, just a few miles from the exciting town of Wilmington and even closer to Wrightsville Beach; or Mountain Air (photo left), whose 4,000+ foot elevation will add a few yards to your golf shots; or any of the great choices near sophisticated cities, like Asheville, Charlotte and Raleigh/Durham. And there are plenty of out-of-the-way choices where bargain real estate abounds and the golf is excellent, such as the area between Hertford (Albemarle Plantation, Scotch Hall Preserve) and Greenville (Cypress Landing, Brook Valley); and the many top notch golf communities sprinkled throughout the western North Carolina mountains.
New Burn: NC coastal residents subsidizing local community
New Bern, NC's Taberna community and golf course -- 18th hole above -- are well established. Development of the nearby Carolina Colours golf community has slowed considerably with the economy,...
Bank on it: Foreclosures can happen even in best communities
Height of drama: Bear Lakes' Nicklaus Design Group course may only be nine holes, but every shot includes a great view. Many golf communities are hanging in there during these trying times, even if...
HGTV Dream Home in nightmare community
I started this web site because I was disappointed and, occasionally, disgusted with the way some communities and real estate companies advertised homes for sale. There is a fine line between the...
Donald Ross course membership on sale
In a move that is being repeated across the land, a famed country club in Asheville, NC, that includes a well-respected Donald Ross designed course, is attempting to attract new members with...
Golf communities appeal to the heart to generate sales
Ocean Ridge features four golf courses, with another on the way, most of them designed by Tim Cate. Photo courtesy of Ocean Ridge. With the inventory of community homes and lots everywhere stuck in a...
Member for a day: Attention to detail and 12-minute tee times give course private personality
At the par 4 first hole on the West nine, you get the first of many tastes of sand and water at The Thistle. Golf Course Review: The Thistle Golf Club Contributors to golf discussion forums tend to...
Tiger breaks ground at High Carolina, comments on Obama win
Tiger Woods' first American course design near Asheville will join eight other golf courses under The Cliffs Communities umbrella, including Tom Fazio's layout at Keowee Vineyard (above). Tiger...
$39,000 to own a place at the beach
We could all use a vacation right about now, a place we can flee to with the family to get away from all the relentless bad financial news. Well, there is a way to buy a place on the remote and...
Hanging on: One real estate investor's story
It takes a strong stomach and some cash in reserve to be a real estate investor in this climate. That said, what would you rather have now: A nice one acre lot in South Carolina that has lost 20% of...
Public golf in western North Carolina
Public golf course Connestee Falls is in the middle of an attractive, mature community in the mountains of western North Carolina and features a number of dramatic downhill and doglegged par 4s. I...
A bad day yields nice shots (with the camera)
The tee shot on the 8th hole at Balsam Mountain Preserve is a blind one (top photo) to a downhill fairway with a creek at its end, just in front of the green. The approach shot, above, is all hit or...
Vive la difference...and similarities
The views from Balsam Mountain Preserve are compelling. From the 8th tee, you can see out to the Arnold Palmer golf course's 14th hole and to the distant mountains.(All photos by L. Gavrich) Positive...