GCH Network e-News
Communities On the Water & the Golf Course
July 3, 2026 – July 5, 2026
TODAY’S HEADLINES
> NEW! Try the New COMPARE Search Tool
> New Florida Communities – See below for 8 New Golf Communities
> Discovery Visits – Savannah Lakes Village, SC Discovery
> Community News – Pecan Plantation TX Course Work, Tamarack Resort ID Hosts Qualifier
Try the New COMPARE Communities Search Tool
GolfCourseHome.com, the leading consumer website for buyers looking to buy a primary home, second home or retirement residence within a world-class golf course community, announces the launch of a powerful, new search tool—COMPARE.
Buyers searching for their ideal golf course community can now compare location, pricing, amenities, golf course designer, real estate products and more of up to three golf communities at one time and submit an inquiry to all three with just one click.
Click to Compare
To compare communities, just click the COMPARE box under the name of any community that appears in any search result and in any state, amenity and location/type lists. Then click CLICK TO COMPARE. Try it by clicking here.
The result is three columns featuring 10 amenities and other key information about each community. Check-marks indicate whether a community has a specific amenity. Try it by clicking here.
At the bottom of the screen is a bold link to the inquiry form. Once filled out, one click sends it to all three communities. It’s an easy way to evaluate many communities and request more information in a short space of time. Try it by clicking here.
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NEW GCH COMMUNITIES!
Tamarack Resort, Tamarack, Idaho
Tamarack Resort is a 4-season, mountain lifestyle community.
Tamarack Resort is a four-season, mountain resort located in Donnelly, Idaho, featuring a championship golf course, marina with on-water fuel, 2,800 feet of vertical drop and 1,100 acres of skiable terrain.
Set 90 miles north of Boise on the west shore of Lake Cascade, it is tucked into the Payette River Mountains region and is renowned as America’s only ski, golf, and lake resort. Send me more information about Tamarack Resort!
FLORIDA
> New! Spectrum+ at Reunion Resort, Kissimmee READ MORE
> New! River Strand Golf & Country Club, Brandenton READ MORE
> New! Esplanade at Azario, Lakewood Ranch READ MORE
> New! Esplanade Golf & Country Club, Bradenton READ MORE
> New! Lakewood National, Bradenton READ MORE
> New! Lakewood Country Club East, Bradenton READ MORE
> New! Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club READ MORE
> New! Waterlefe Golf & River Club, Bradenton READ MORE
IDAHO
> New! Tamarack Resort, Tamarack, ID READ MORE
HOMES FOR SALE THIS WEEK ON GCH
> Osprey Cove, GA Water View 4BR, Pool $549,000
> Talking Rock Ranch, AZ Patios, Fireplace $1,065,000
> Indian River Colony Club, FL Golf & Water View 4BR $359,000
> The Club at Ibis, FL Golf & Water View 4BR $749,000
COMMUNITY NEWS
> New! Bocce at Callawassie Island, SC
> Tamarack Resort, ID Hosts Amateur Qualifying Event
> Bird Nest Monitoring at Palmetto Bluff, SC
> Summer Music at Treasure Lake, PA
> Eight Florida Communities in Bradenton Area Join GCH
> New! GCH Launches COMPARE Tool
Golf Retirement Planner
> Top 10 Reasons to Retire to Callawassie Island, SC
> Top 10 Reasons to Retire to Sanctuary Cove, GA
> Top 10 Reasons to Retire to Palmetto Bluff, SC
> See All the Articles in the Golf Retirement Planner
GETAWAYS & STAY ‘n’ PLAYS
Savannah Lakes Village, SC Discovery
Savannah Lakes Village, SC: Stay, tour from $199.
> Savannah Lakes Village, McCormick SC invites you to visit for either three or four days on a special Discovery Visit package. Accommodations are on the lake peninsula in the Southwind Cove Townhomes. This package also includes rounds of golf on the lakefront landscapes of two championship golf courses; tennis, pickleball or bowling; access to fitness amenities, yoga and the swimming pool.
You can explore Savannah Lakes Village freely by foot, bike, kayak or boat, and you’ll also receive a private community tour. Stay for 3 days, 2 nights for $199 or choose to stay for 4 days, 3 nights for $275. Send me more information about Savannah Lakes Village!
COMMUNITY NEWS AND UPDATES
Pecan Plantation, TX Continues Course Work
Pecan Plantation, TX: Continues work on course, homesites.
> Pecan Plantation, Granbury, TX is continuing site work and infrastructure prep for construction of a third golf course along with the newest phase of homesites. Last year by community vote the project shifted into its planning, permitting and infrastructure phase.
In addition, the golf amenity to be added was formatted as an 18–hole executive-length layout, rather than a 9-holer of conventional yardage. Custom building and pre–construction lot sales for properties bordering the future executive course area are highly active, with over 70 homes currently under construction across the community. Send me more information about Pecan Plantation!
Tamarack Resort, ID Hosts Amateur Qualifier
Tamarack Resort, ID: Set to host amateur qualifier.
> Tamarack Resort, Donnelly ID recently partnered with the United States Golf Association to host a U.S. Amateur Championship Local Qualifier. The resort community’s Osprey Meadows golf course welcomed a field of 78 elite amateur golfers from across the U.S. and Canada to compete for an opportunity to advance.
The amateur qualifier was contested using the golf course’s championship tees, measuring more than 7,300 yards. Designed by renowned architect Robert Trent Jones II, Osprey Meadows has earned a place among Golfweek’s Top Resort Courses in America. Send me more information about Tamarack Resort!
