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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.
Wee bit of Donald Ross just off I-95 on the way to a Myrtle Beach golf vacation
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...
Mountains of Losses: Golf courses for sale on the rise in western NC
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...
Budget cut a landslide defeat -- literally -- for some NC mountain homeowners
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...
Tiger Woods golf course plans have Asheville newspaper tied in knots
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 ...
Sedgefield Country Club: Classic Donald Ross course at heart of classic community
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...
Low and Outside: Cliffs pitches in the dirt
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...
This Neuse needs no tightening; NC golf course makes going blind an eye-opener
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...
Pinehurst area's National Golf Club moving ahead…by fractions
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...
Lake Effect: Top 3 golf course in NC tough to get to but well worth the effort
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...
W I D E Open: Seriously big-hole golf something of a laughing matter
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...
Could this be golf’s hole new world?
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...
Donald Ross and wind take measure of college golfers at Pine Needles
My son Tim’s college golf career at Washington & Lee University is winding down to a precious few tournaments, and his mom and I have pledged to attend each one. The farewell tour took us on Monday...