Welcome to the 2011 GolfCourseHome Index, your guide to the major articles, awards and top stories of the year. It’s your introduction to the wealth of information available during the past 12 months to subscribers of the GCH New Communities Newsletter which features new communities, special real estate deals, price reductions, golf travel, stay and play packages, golf packages, real estate promotions, major awards and more twice a week.

You’ll find links to the year’s major articles, news and announcements below.

It’s been a busy year, yet we expect 2012 to be even busier and the market to continue its slow, but steady improvement. We wish you a Happy and Healthy New Year! Enjoy!

2011 GCH Index of Articles & News

Communities New to GolfCourseHome in 2011
Real Estate Market: State & Regional Market Reports
Community Real Estate Sales: Positive Signs
GolfCourseHome Awards & Honors
Magazine Awards
Community News & Milestones
Celebrities & Pros

Communities New to GolfCourseHome in 2011

Arizona

Sun City Vistoso – Del Webb mountain and golf community, views of the Santa Catalina Mtns, multiple recreational clubs, pools, sports complex, homes from the $100,000s

Florida
Aberdeen, Boynton Beach – Private golf community with tennis, fitness, aquatic center, cafe, homes, villas and condos from $150,000

Admiral’s Cove, Jupiter – Private, gated community on Florida’s intracoastal waterway, two golf complexes, clubhouse, spa, beauty salon, homes from the $300,000s

Glenmoor, St. Augustine – Retirement community at World Golf Village, health and fitness center, clubhouse/lounge, homes and apartments from $141,500 to $599,000

Grand Haven, Palm Coast – Jack Nicklaus golf, gated community adjacent to 4,000 acre nature preserve, clubhouse, aquatic center, fishing pier, lounge, homes from the $300,000s

Mariner Sands, Stuart – Private, gated community, 24/7 security, 36 holes of golf, pool, tennis, day spa, dog park, homes from $175,000

Old Palm GC, Palm Beach Gardens – Private golf club, Audubon International certified, golf, spa, fitness center, 43,000 foot clubhouse, homes from $1 million

Plantation Bay, Ormond Beach – Gated community on 3,600 acres, 45 holes of award winning golf, two clubhouses, trails, estate homes, villas and more from the $100,000s

Tesoro, Port St. Lucie – Private golf community on FL’s Treasure Coast, 36 holes by Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, Swim and Racquet Club, homesites from $40,000s, homes from $450,000

Victoria Park, DeLand – Ron Garl designed golf, one of FL’s 50 best courses, clubhouse, health and fitness center, tennis, card room, computer lab, homes from the $140,000s

Watersong, Hutchinson Island – Small island community, Southeast Florida, surrounded by miles of beaches & nature preserve, oceanview lots from $100,000

World Golf Village, St. Augustine – Two golf courses, clubhouse, pool, tennis, spa, winner of environmental awards, condos from $100,000s, homes from $200,000s

Georgia

Cooper’s Point, Shellman Bluff – Private community, gated, 18 holes of championship golf, deep-water access, homesites with marsh, lagoon, golf or wooded views startmi at $54,900

Massachusetts

Farm Neck Golf Club, Martha’s Vineyard – Estates, historic Oak Bluffs, overlooks golf course favored by U.S. presidents, celebrities and traveling golfers of all skill levels, homes from $2.5 Million

North Carolina

Hasentree, Wake Forest – 805-acre Toll Brothers country club community, Tom Fazio golf, spa, family activity club, homes from $300,000s, homesites from mid-$100,000s

River Landing, Wallace – Private community on the Northeast Cape Fear River, award-winning golf, pools, tennis, clubhouse, homesites from the $70,000s

Pennsylvania

Penn National, Fayetteville – Award-winning golf, convenient location, swimming, tennis, Penn National Inn & conference center, homesites from $75,000, homes from $150,000

South Carolina

Hilton Head Lakes, Hardeeville – Gated lakefront community, Tommy Fazio golf, 452 acres of nature preserve land, pool complex, tennis, homesites from the $30,000s

Kiawah Island, Kiawah Island – Award-winning community in coastal South Carolina near Charleston, seven golf courses, tennis, nature center, homes from $550,000

Moss Creek, Hilton Head Island – Private community on 1,000 acres, yacht club, equestrian center, nature preserves, pools, homesites from $59,900

Palmetto Dunes, Hilton Head Island – Golf & beachfront community on miles of sandy white beach, three golf courses, salt water lagoon, marina, trails, villas from $160,000

Tennessee

Woodlake Golf & Country Club, Tazewell – Clubhouse, pool, fitness, tennis, restaurant, lake and golf views, homesites from $32,000 w/ no time limit to build, homes from $279,000

Texas

Eagle’s Bluff, Bullard – Gated golf and boating community on Lake Palestine, clubhouse, marina, lots from $50,000 waterfront homesites from under $100,000

Utah

Red Ledges, Heber City – 2,000-acres, private Rocky Mtn. community, preserves, Jack Nicklaus golf, equestrian center, homesites from $190,000s, Homes from $400,000s

Real Estate Market: State & Regional Markets

Phoenix Real Estate Market Shows Positive Trends for Prices & Inventory

Buy Now, Build Later and Enjoy Tax-Free Retirement Income at Penn National, PA

2011 Real Estate Sales Jump 55% Over 2010 Totals at Quail Ridge Country Club, FL

Top 20 Healthiest Real Estate Markets Signal the Start of Long-Awaited Recovery

Orlando One of 5 Cities Expected to Enjoy a Rise in Real Estate Prices in 2011

Confidence & Vacation Home Buyers Are Coming Back into the Market, Survey Says

Forty-Six 18-Hole Equivalent Golf Courses Opened in 2010 as Golf Tries to Rebound

Obama Admin Releases Housing Scorecard: Passing Grade, But Improvement Needed

Community Real Estate Sales

2011 Real Estate Sales Jump 55% Over 2010 Totals at Quail Ridge Country Club, FL

Teton Springs, ID Sees Increased Sales