GlenLakes, Weeki Wachee FL and its Travel Club plan a Port Wine and Flamenco River Cruise aboard the AmaVida, Aug. 30-Sept. 12 of 2014.
Ports of call include Madrid, Lisbon, the citadel of Toledo, the Palacio de Mateus and Fatima, plus activities like the annual Portuguese Folklore show and an Alpendurada Monastery Dinner. Send me more information about GlenLakes!
About GlenLakes
GlenLakes is a private, gated golf club community that covers 1,400 acres on Florida’s pristine Nature Coast. Woven into its wide landscape of native terrain are lush fairways, spring-fed lakes and shady stands of oaks and pines. Broad, palm-lined boulevards and quiet, well-lit streets lead to inviting neighborhoods of distinctive villas and custom homes.
In the heart of the community lies an outstanding array of amenities, including a championship, 18-hole golf course designed by Ron Garl and a lavishly appointed clubhouse surrounded by tennis courts, pool, unique aqua driving range, lush landscaping and much more.
Substance & Style
The GlenLakes golf course was designed with substance to go along with its style. For the avid golfer, membership is available in the private golf club which features a Ron Garl layout.
As meticulously maintained course, it meanders through well-landscaped neighborhoods and features mature pines and oaks that frame the fairways and tee boxes.
A mixture of pot bunkers, target fairways, contoured grass, layered greens give the course its signature. The course plays to many skill levels and is a challenge for all golfers. Send me more information about GlenLakes!
Real Estate
GlenLakes features maintenance-free homes which start in the low-$200,000s. These spacious yet economical homes can be built on homesites bordering state-owned nature preserves, lakes or the golf course. There is a full exterior maintenance package that ensures care-free living.
Also available are single-family custom estate homes constructed by one of Florida’s finest builders, Addison Homes Ltd. Custom estate homes start at the $300,000s, including homesite. Send me more information about GlenLakes!
Deal OT Day: Venice Golf & Country Club, FL Home w/ Views
in Deal of the Day, Golf Homes, Real Estate for SaleVenice Golf & Country Club, Venice FL is featuring a 4-BR, 3-BA home at 408 Autumn Chase Drive for $469,000. Enjoy inspiring golf and lake views from nearly every room of this 2,924-sf home.
Special architectural details include divider arches, crown molding, built-ins in the family room and den, and an over-sized pool and lanai deck with a wet bar. The kitchen was recently updated and includes an Island with electricity, a wine rack and a built-in desk. Send me more information about Venice Golf & Country Club!
About Venice Golf Club
The Venice Golf & Country Club sits on 460 tropical acres in a private, gated setting in Venice, FL. Residents enjoy an active country club lifestyle with formal, casual and outdoor dining, a fully equipped fitness and aquatics center, and a full calendar of social events.
Tennis enthusiasts play on four Har-Tru courts and participate in an active calendar of round robins, league play and special events.
As a member-owned golf club, this financially sound community will always maintain the highest standards for lifestyle, security and value. Send me more information about Venice Golf & Country Club!
Golf by Ted McAnlis
The 18-hole course at Venice Golf & Country Club was designed by Ted McAnlis. An excellent test with water features on 10 holes, the course plays to a par 72. Five sets of tees, ranging in length from 5,094 yards to 6,747 yards, offer exceptional golf for all levels of playing ability.
Rolling fairways and sloped greens combine to create a series of challenging holes and give the strategy player the option of playing around or hitting over a hazard. Send me more information about Venice Golf & Country Club!
Real Estate Options
The Venice Golf & Country Club features 587 single-family homes set upon 460 acres. Homes offer golf, lake and preserve views. Prices begin at $250,000.
Homeowners must hold a social, tennis or golf membership. Rentals are available for vacation and an opportunity to experience the club prior to purchase. Send me more information about Venice Golf & Country Club!
Blackstone at Vistancia, AZ Hires New Director of Golf
in News, PGA and LPGABlackstone at Vistancia, Peoria AZ has hired Tom Wilcox, a PGA Master Professional with a national reputation for innovative golf service, as its new director of golf.
Wilcox comes to Blackstone at Vistancia after 11 years in charge of golf operations at highly regarded Quintero, in Peoria, Ariz. Send me more information about Blackstone at Vistancia!
About Blackstone at Vistancia
Blackstone at Vistancia is a 590-acre community set within the 7,100-acre master plan of Vistancia. Upon completion, Blackstone will include approximately 500 luxury and custom homes.
The community is enveloped in an intimate, natural Sonoran desert setting, featuring spectacular mountain and golf course views. Amenities include private guard-gated entrance and neighborhood park with a half-basketball court, children’s play structure, recreational lawn and shade ramadas. Blackstone at Vistancia welcomes neighborly experiences and natural desert exploration. Send me more information about Blackstone at Vistancia!
Blackstone Country Club
At the heart of Blackstone at Vistancia is the community’s private Blackstone Country Club*, offering engaging and unique experiences for every member of the family. Club membership is not included with the purchase of real estate and may be obtained separately.
Named for the volcanic rock indigenous to the area, Blackstone Country Club features amenities and activities geared for enjoying a private country club lifestyle in addition to its spectacular championship golf course. The comfortable luxury found at Blackstone’s clubhouse is truly like an extension of a resident’s home. Send me more information about Blackstone at Vistancia!
Deal OT Day: Fiddler’s Creek, FL Chiasso Home w/ Options
in Deal of the Day, Golf Homes, Real Estate for Sale, Real Estate NewsFiddler’s Creek, Naples, FL is showcasing new homes in its Chaisso neighborhood. One option, The Hawthorne, offers 3-BR, 3-BA in 2,583 sf at a base price of $474,990. This model has a great room-based floor plan, with the option for an extended, covered lanai, which includes upgrading the eat-in cafe with a seamless, corner window, maximizing views.
Extended lanai package can be enhanced further with an optional pool and gas-heated spa, summer kitchen and/or half-bath adjacent to the pool. Send me more information about Fiddler’s Creek!
About Fiddler’s Creek
Located between Naples and Marco Island, Fiddler’s Creek is an award-winning private, master-planned residential community that has also been selected “Best Community” in the 2012 Southwest Florida Readers’ Choice Awards and has been awarded the 2012 Sand Dollar Award as “Community of the Year” by the Collier Building Industry Association (CBIA).
Fiddler’s Creek stretches out over nearly 4,000 acres and will ultimately have 6,000 residences. With a density of just 1.6 homes per gross acre, Fiddler’s Creek will have about 100 distinct neighborhoods upon completion. Less than a third of the land will be developed, while the rest is dedicated to nature reserves, lakes, parks, golf courses and recreational areas.
Amenities at Fiddler’s Creek include the 54,000-sf Club & Spa, fitness center, multi-pool swimming complex, tennis courts, tot lot and restaurants as well as an extensive social calendar for the entire family. Send me more information about Fiddler’s Creek!
Golf & Beach Club
Residents also have an opportunity to join The Golf Club at Fiddler’s Creek, home to the Arthur Hills Creek Course, ranked in Golfweek’s 100 Best Residential Golf Courses in the United States for an eighth consecutive year.
The Tarpon Club
For those seeking beach and boating options, the opportunity to join The Tarpon Club awaits. Access to nearby white sand beaches and warm Gulf waters as well as benefits at the luxurious Marco Beach Ocean Resort are just a few of the benefits included with a Tarpon Club membership. And, the full service Tarpon Club Marina with Gulf access and wet and dry boat storage is located minutes away. Send me more information about Fiddler’s Creek!
Golf Communities News: 5 Florida Home Deals, New Video & More
in News, Newsletter, Real Estate for SaleVol. 15, No. 830 July 5, 2013 Circ. 25,075
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* Today’s New Real Estate Deals
* New This Week: Hampton Hall, SC
* New Last Week: Connestee Falls, NC
* Discovery Packages
* Community News & Updates
* What’s Happening At…
* Martha’s Vineyard Happenings
* Best Real Estate & Travel Deals…
* Video Just Added to…
* Investigate New Communities Recently Added
* Coming Soon to GolfCourseHome
* Watch for our next issue, coming July 9!
Good Morning! The holiday celebrations continue into the weekend and we’re celebrating with 5 Florida real estate deals, plus more real estate deals in VA, MA and PA. See below for details, plus community news, travel, events and more.–David Lott, Founder/Publisher
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Deal OT Day: Wycliffe Golf & CC, FL Discovery Tour, Fly & Buy
in Deal of the Day, Discovery PackageWycliffe Golf & Country Club, Wellington, FL Try out Wycliffe on its ‘Day at the Club’ program and experience what makes the club so special. Your visit includes a personal tour, golf, tennis, fitness, a spa service and lunch and drinks in “The Grille.”
Think about combining your visit with the Fly & Buy promotion. Upon the purchase of a Wycliffe home, either listed or sold by the club’s Preferred Realtor, Rise Siegrist, within 90 days of your trip to Wycliffe, you will be reimbursed up to $1,500 for verified travel and lodging expenses. Send me more information about Wycliffe Golf & CC!
About Wycliffe Golf & Country Club
Wycliffe Golf & Country Club is a private, gated golf course community in Wellington, FL, part of Palm Beach County.
Members enjoy two championship 18-hole golf courses and a complete golf experience with golf lessons, convenient tee times, tournaments, clinics, pro-exhibitions, fully stocked pro shop and in-house golf cart service center. The club’s pristine courses are challenging and yet accommodate golfers of all skill levels.
Tennis is a favorite pursuit of Wycliffe Golf & Country Club members who enjoy competition with friends and neighbors on 16 well-maintained Har-Tru tennis courts. Members also compete in Palm Beach County leagues. A newly constructed viewing promenade offers shaded stadium seating for spectators right outside The Grille. Send me more information about Wycliffe Golf & CC!
Fine & Casual Dining
A talented culinary staff presents creative, sophisticated cuisine in the club’s elegant Grande Dining Room, casual Grille and relaxing lounges. Whether for Sunday brunch, a special occasion or a light bite with friends, there’s a menu and ambiance to satisfy every mood.
Wycliffe Golf & Country Club residents enjoy classes, personal trainers, an aerobics studio, pilates studio and on-site physical therapists.
In addition, the elegantly designed, 2,300-sf Spa at Wycliffe is a tranquil haven for relaxation and serenity. A professional team delivers a high level of service and personalized attention that keeps club members coming back for more. Send me more information about Wycliffe Golf & CC!
Willowbend Golf Club, MA 3BR, 3.5BA 3137-SF Home
in Golf Homes, Real Estate for Sale, Real Estate NewsWillowbend Golf Club, Mashpee MA now features a 3-BR/3.5-BA home on a half-acre homesite at 155 Willowbend Drive for $850,000.
Grand and spacious at 3,137 sf, this single-family home is contemporary in style and professionally landscaped, with built-in underground lawn irrigation, plus custom exterior lighting. Send me more information about Willowbend!
About Willowbend Club
Willowbend Golf Club is regarded as one of Cape Cod’s most prestigious and complete private communities. It features an award-winning golf course, world-class tennis courts, Olympic-sized pool, state-of-the-art fitness facility and spa and gourmet dining.
The golf course at Willowbend Golf Club comprises three nines and creates five different 18-hole routings. The site of many high-level competitions among pros and amateurs, the Willowbend golf course was laid out by Dr. Michael Hurdzan, with a third nine by Bruce Besse, Jr. Send me more information about Willowbend!
Cape Cod Elegance
Members gather in a 46,000-sf clubhouse for gourmet dining or lunch and conversation in the Grille Room.
Clad in a Cape Cod-style elegance, the clubhouse is a popular social center with its covered outdoor patio, special function rooms and top-drawer locker rooms. Send me more information about Willowbend!
Dream Cuisine
Willowbend Golf Club has exceptional amenities and one of its brightes stars is the culinary program, created by Executive Chef Paul Cunningham. His impressive background includes the executive chef position at Bice in Washington, DC and executive sous chef at Le Cirque and La Cote Basque in New York City. Send me more information about Willowbend!
Real Estate
Real estate at Willowbend Golf Club includes homes, townhome, condos and lots–all available with views of the award-winning golf course. Golf course lots begin at $269,000. Condos start at $275,000 and single-family homes begin at $730,000. Send me more information about Willowbend!
GlenLakes, FL Port Wine & Flemenco River Cruise 2014
in Events and Holidays, Things To Do, TravelGlenLakes, Weeki Wachee FL and its Travel Club plan a Port Wine and Flamenco River Cruise aboard the AmaVida, Aug. 30-Sept. 12 of 2014.
Ports of call include Madrid, Lisbon, the citadel of Toledo, the Palacio de Mateus and Fatima, plus activities like the annual Portuguese Folklore show and an Alpendurada Monastery Dinner. Send me more information about GlenLakes!
About GlenLakes
GlenLakes is a private, gated golf club community that covers 1,400 acres on Florida’s pristine Nature Coast. Woven into its wide landscape of native terrain are lush fairways, spring-fed lakes and shady stands of oaks and pines. Broad, palm-lined boulevards and quiet, well-lit streets lead to inviting neighborhoods of distinctive villas and custom homes.
In the heart of the community lies an outstanding array of amenities, including a championship, 18-hole golf course designed by Ron Garl and a lavishly appointed clubhouse surrounded by tennis courts, pool, unique aqua driving range, lush landscaping and much more.
Substance & Style
The GlenLakes golf course was designed with substance to go along with its style. For the avid golfer, membership is available in the private golf club which features a Ron Garl layout.
As meticulously maintained course, it meanders through well-landscaped neighborhoods and features mature pines and oaks that frame the fairways and tee boxes.
A mixture of pot bunkers, target fairways, contoured grass, layered greens give the course its signature. The course plays to many skill levels and is a challenge for all golfers. Send me more information about GlenLakes!
Real Estate
GlenLakes features maintenance-free homes which start in the low-$200,000s. These spacious yet economical homes can be built on homesites bordering state-owned nature preserves, lakes or the golf course. There is a full exterior maintenance package that ensures care-free living.
Also available are single-family custom estate homes constructed by one of Florida’s finest builders, Addison Homes Ltd. Custom estate homes start at the $300,000s, including homesite. Send me more information about GlenLakes!
River Strand, FL Developer Introduces NextGen Homes
in Real Estate for Sale, Real Estate NewsRiver Strand, Bradenton FL reports that developer Lennar Homes plans to roll out its innovative NextGenTM ‘Home within a home’ program for multi-generational families in 11 communities, River Strand among them.
NextGen homes are designed to accommodate multi-generational families, including grandparents, in-laws and/or adult children with children of their own. The 2,518-sf Independence model is a 5-BR, 3.5-BA residence with the home-within-a-home design, plus 3-car tandem garage. Send me more information about River Strand!
About River Strand
River Strand is a private, gated, golf and club community being developed by Lennar within the 2,500 acres of Heritage Harbour along the Manatee River. Residents and their guests will enjoy exclusive use of River Strand’s golf course, clubhouse and health spa.
The 27-hole River Strand championship golf course is an Arthur Hills design that gracefully skirts the tributaries and estuaries of the Manatee River. Send me more information about River Strand!
Amenities & Membership
Amenities planned for River Stand include a 20,000-sf, Tuscan-style clubhouse. This community hub will feature casual and fine dining, plus a member-only resort-style pool and health spa. For tennis enthusiasts, there will be a tennis center with eight Har-Tru lighted courts and a tennis pro shop.
Real Estate
River Strand single-family residences by Lennar Homes–from condos to estate homes–are available in a range of models and price points. Prices begin in the mid-$100,000s for River Terrace Condominiums.
An important benefit is that all Lennar homes are built with ‘Everything’s Included’ standards, meaning all the most popular features that other builders charge extra for are built into the homes–at no extra cost.
A special benefit is to buyers at River Strand is that Golf and Country Club ownership is included with all River Strand home purchases. Send me more information about River Strand!
Viniterra, VA Residents Visit Colonial Downs Racetrack
in News, Things To DoViniterra, New Kent VA residents are enjoying the first weeks of the summer horseracing season at Colonial Downs Racetrack, located 10 minutes west of Viniterra.
Colonial Downs is Virginia’s only pari-mutuel horse racetrack, with summer thoroughbred racing season, a fall harness racing season, and an ever growing year-round slate of special events. Eighty percent of the summer thoroughbred races are held over the Secretariat Turf Course, the widest grass surface of any track in North America. Send me more information about Viniterra!
About Viniterra
Viniterra is a growing, private neighborhood of estate homes built around a Rees Jones championship golf course, located within the innovative community of New Kent Vineyards and Winery.
The Club at Viniterra will feature its own clubhouse with extensive amenities, including full-service restaurants, men’s and ladies locker rooms and a golf teaching studio. Additional amenities include walking, biking and jogging trails, a gated community, full golf practice facility and pro shop. Send me more information about Viniterra!
New Kent Winery
The New Kent Winery is an important aspect of the Viniterra experience. The winery and vineyards offers tours, wine tasting, wine shop, private cellars, and comfortable areas for socializing and discovering new vintages.
The centerpiece of the winery is the welcoming 12,000-sf winery building which is equipped with state-of-the-art wine-making equipment from around the world. Send me more information about Viniterra!
Green Features
The Club at Viniterra golf course is maintained using environmentally sensitive practices, saving as much as 80 percent of the water consumed by traditional golf courses, and exclusively uses the grass hybrid “Celebration,” which is far more draught-resistant and requires 70 percent less water to maintain than traditional golf course sods.
Another important element that gives Viniterra its special atmosphere is the stunning architecture and the warm wood from E.T. Moore. E.T. Moore is the largest and oldest supplier of recycled and vintage fine woods in the world. Send me more information about Viniterra!
Deal OT Day: GlenLakes, FL Home Near Nature Preserve
in Deal of the Day, Golf Homes, Real Estate for Sale, Real Estate NewsGlenLakes, Weeki Wachee FL spotlights a 3-BR/2-BA home on an oversized homesite at in like-new condition. Design is airy and open with a great room plus dining room, kitchen and breakfast area. The home’s third bedroom has a custom built-in for computer workstation.
For added privacy, this homesite backs up to a preserve area. A beautiful, solar-heated pool with waterfall adds a resort-style touch. Send me more information about GlenLakes!
About GlenLakes
GlenLakes is a private, gated golf club community that covers 1,400 acres on Florida’s pristine Nature Coast. Woven into its wide landscape of native terrain are lush fairways, spring-fed lakes and shady stands of oaks and pines. Broad, palm-lined boulevards and quiet, well-lit streets lead to inviting neighborhoods of distinctive villas and custom homes.
In the heart of the community lies an outstanding array of amenities, including a championship, 18-hole golf course designed by Ron Garl and a lavishly appointed clubhouse surrounded by tennis courts, pool, unique aqua driving range, lush landscaping and much more. Send me more information about GlenLakes!
Substance & Style
The GlenLakes golf course was designed with substance to go along with its style. For the avid golfer, membership is available in the private golf club which features a Ron Garl layout.
As meticulously maintained course, it meanders through well-landscaped neighborhoods and features mature pines and oaks that frame the fairways and tee boxes.
A mixture of pot bunkers, target fairways, contoured grass, layered greens give the course its signature. The course plays to many skill levels and is a challenge for all golfers. Send me more information about GlenLakes!
Real Estate
GlenLakes features maintenance-free homes which start in the low-$200,000s. These spacious yet economical homes can be built on homesites bordering state-owned nature preserves, lakes or the golf course. There is a full exterior maintenance package that ensures care-free living.
Also available are single-family custom estate homes constructed by one of Florida’s finest builders, Addison Homes Ltd. Custom estate homes start at the $300,000s, including homesite. Send me more information about GlenLakes!