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.
It is one thing to dream of a luxury home in a golf community, with theater and game rooms, maybe a wine cellar, certainly a pool and let’s not leave out the Jacuzzi. It is quite another to pursue...
Lumberton, NC, is not really on anybody’s radar as a golf destination or, for that matter, a destination of other note. The city’s own official web site mentions only the Lumber River as a...
Western North Carolina golf is on sale. No, not green fees but rather the golf courses themselves. According to the Asheville Citizen-Times, no fewer than five golf clubs in the state’s popular mountain area...
by Rick Vogel To buy or not to buy, that is the question. Landslide mapping, soil surveys, landslide histories and common sense dictate that dangers lurk on the steep slopes of western North...
It is hard to keep track of the plans to restart construction of the Tiger Woods designed golf course at High Carolina, the struggling CliffsThe developer's excuse for the hold up in construction "sounds ...
by Tim Gavrich (photos too) The author will be graduated from Washington & Lee University later this month, having earned a bachelor's degree in English, with honors. He is available for writing...
The old line that pitching wins pennants is true for more than baseball. It used to work exquisitely well for The Cliffs Communities when it aggressively promoted its lush roster of amenities, but...
Patience is a virtue when you play an unfamiliar golf course, but intuition is even more important to scoring well and enjoying the experience. This is especially true of golf courses with blind tee...
In the southern U.S. there are two areas whose mere mention evokes the instant response “Golf!” Myrtle Beach is one and Pinehurst is the other, but the two promise decidedly different experiences. Myrtle...
Many southeastern U.S. golf community homeowners have power companies to thank for the beautiful water views from their back decks and golf courses. By damming rivers in a successful effort to...
by Tim Gavrich Anyone who has played golf for a long time knows the game will find cruel and unusual ways to crush high expectations. And one good round does not always beget another. I was...
Since we posted this article initially, we have learned that the W I D E Open scheduled for Thursday March 10 has been postponed to Friday, March 11 because of heavy rains in North Carolina. Those...