Links Living: McLemore
Atop Lookout Mountain in northwest Georgia, this master-planned community wows with views from its clubhouse, golf course, and homes The cliff-edge Highlands Course at the McLemore mountaintop community in northwest Georgia sits 2,300 feet above sea level. Tee off at the break of day and you’ll start your round above a sea of clouds and […]
Cypress Shoals: 6 Things to Know About the New Golf Property Near Augusta National
While Augusta National Golf Club will always be front and center in the Augusta, Ga., area, a new golf facility in development less than five miles away is garnering a bit of attention as details about the property emerge. Here are six things to know about the forthcoming master-planned community of Cypress Shoals. It’s Not […]
Links Living: Tesoro Club
The rebirth of this proud Treasure Coast community’s once-abandoned golf courses has been nothing short of remarkable. What a difference new ownership makes. “When I first came through the gates of Tesoro Club, my initial impression was the sheer beauty of it,” says Roderick O’Connor, part of Tesoro’s ownership trio that also includes Timothy Jones […]
Links Living: Diamante Cabo San Lucas
A third Tiger Woods course is in the works at this family-oriented community sitting along the Pacific Ocean on Mexico’s Baja Peninsula Tiger Woods’s imprint is all over the Diamante luxury resort and community. Set along the coastline at the tip of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, Diamante first made golf headlines for Davis Love III’s Dunes […]
Links Living: Grand Harbor Golf & Beach Club
This storied golf and beach club in Vero Beach is now under member control—and back in the top tier of local communities Nothing breeds success like success. For decades, Grand Harbor Golf & Beach Club was among the very best (if not the top) premier private clubs in Vero Beach. However, membership was growing increasingly […]
6 Design Traits of Residential Community Golf Courses
What architects do—and don’t do—when creating residential community golf courses It’s hardly a revelation to say that golf course architects are charged with delivering attractive, compelling designs with every new course they construct. In the case of courses for residential communities, however, there are some different considerations at play. Because each development is unique, requiring […]
Palmetto Bluff Continues Its Thrilling Evolution
Already a premier Lowcountry community, Palmetto Bluff is looking forward to an exciting future Turn off the audiobook, hush the kids in the back, open the car windows—and your eyes. You want to be alert when driving into Palmetto Bluff. The four-mile trip from the gatehouse to the first signs of development starts with quintessential […]
Peter Jacobsen: Life at Home at Bonita Bay
After a rich and rewarding career on the PGA Tour, Peter Jacobsen has dropped his line at Florida’s Bonita Bay Anyone with even a fleeting interest in the PGA Tour for the last, say, 45 years, will know that Jake Trout is the stage name of Peter Jacobsen. He got it back in the ’80s […]
6 Key Changes in the Golf Real Estate Market
The pandemic turned golf real estate upside down. Here’s what’s changed—and what you can do about it. As you certainly know, the last three years have affected everything. That includes everything golf, from the number of players to equipment sales. And, no surprise, the golf real estate market has changed. A lot. Roughly three years […]
Berkeley Hall Club
Bluffton, S.C. When it comes to finding the right private golf community, Berkeley Hall Club, located on the coastal banks of the Okatie River in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, is an intentionally small and welcoming community, blending private club sophistication and Southern hospitality. “Traditions, too, are a part of what we create and celebrate,” explains Adam […]