New Communities Newsletter Sept. 28: Golfweek’s Top 100 Residential Courses & Best Resort Courses

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New Communities Newsletter – Vol. 14, No. 754
Friday Sept. 28, 2012       Circulation: 26,500
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ReynoldsPlantation, GA: Award-winning courses.

Today’s Headlines

* Golfweek’s 2012 ‘Top 100 Residential Courses’ – Home Courses
* Golfweek’s 2012 ‘Best Resort Courses’ – Tops for Living, Too
* Best Travel & Real Estate Deals…. from North Carolina & Florida
* Watch for Our Next Issue, Coming Oct. 2

Good Morning! When your home course grabs a major magazine ranking, it’s a point of pride to be able to point it out to friends and family and a thrill to just step out your front door to play it. One of the more active publications to issue rankings is Golfweek.

We’ve gone thru Golfweek’s ‘Top 100 Residential Courses’ and its 2012 ‘Best Resort Courses’ and identified the GolfCourseHome communities to which that these award-winning courses belong. If you are looking for a community with a top-rated layout that challenges you to play your best, see below!—David Lott, Founder/Publisher

NEW THIS WEEK TO GOLFCOURSEHOME

MEXICO
> Estrella del Mar, Mazatlan Oceanfront community, private Pacific Ocean beach, Robert Trent Jones Jr. golf, ?condos, homesites from $150,000

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Golfweek’s ‘Top 100 Residential Courses’
Featured on GolfCourseHome Network–Award-winning courses that you can live on. Information includes year the course opened, course designer and the magazine’s average rating.

27. Kiawah Island (Cassique)
Kiawah Island, SC, 2000 Tom Watson, Avg. rating: 6.98

41. Red Ledges
Heber City, Utah, 2009 Jack Nicklaus, Avg. rating: 6.75

43. Frederica
St. Simons Island, GA, 2004 Tom Fazio Avg. rating: 6.71

79. Colleton River (Nicklaus)
Bluffton, SC, 1992 Jack Nicklaus, Avg. rating: 6.36

85. Isleworth
Orlando, FL, 1986 Arnold Palmer, Ed Seay, Steve Smyers, Avg. rating: 6.33

86. Kiawah Island (River)
Kiawah, SC, 1995 Tom Fazio, Avg. rating: 6.33

93. Desert Mountain (Chiricahua)
Scottsdale, AZ, 1999 Jack Nicklaus, Avg. rating: 6.28

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Golfweek’s ‘Best Resort Courses 2012’

Award-winning courses that you can live on that are featured on GolfCourseHome. Information includes year the course opened, course designer and the magazine’s average rating.

9. Ocean Course
Kiawah Island, SC, 1991, Pete Dye, Avg. rating: 7.82

12. Harbour Town
Hilton Head Island, SC, 1970, Pete Dye, Avg. rating: 7.40

23. May River Course
Palmetto Bluff Bluffton, SC, 2004, Jack Nicklaus, Avg. rating: 6.75

43. Reynolds Plantation (Great Waters)
Greensboro, GA, 1992, Jack Nicklaus, Avg. rating: 6.40

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Best Real Estate & Travel Deals Shorts…

> Anderson Creek Club, Spring Lake, NC’s Spotlight Property at 62 Gallery Drive, a 2- to 3-BR condo with 2 BAs and a flexible layout. This 1,527 sf residence, which lists for $179,900, also features an optional study or 3rd bedroom. Send me more info…

> The Woodlands at Ibis Golf & Country Club, W. Palm Beach, FL’s Fly, Try & Buy program in which you will be reimbursed for up to $1,000 to cover your travel expenses, when you buy a home. Lunch or dinner, complimentary round of golf with cart, one-day use of the Fitness Center & Spa facilities are included in the package, plus a tour of The Woodlands model home. Send me more info…

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