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BEST NORTHEAST GOLF COURSE LIVING
10 Amazing Places to Take Your Life & Your Game
With lush amenities and the opportunity to play a round of golf whenever you like, living in a gated golf community is ideal for avid golfers. Gated secure facilities with beautifully customdesigned homes, championship golf and vast amenities make for a very enjoyable living experience. Golf course communities are enclaves for the environment and provide vast open spaces and protected sanctuaries for wildlife as well. With all the challenges of late in life, a place to escape and unwind has become a very sought-after sector in the real estate industry nationwide. Because of this, many of the top golf course communities are seeing sharp increases in inquiries and new home building.
The key elements for affluent buyers looking to buy or build a home in a golf community begin with location, most buyers want proximity access to things in life they have become accustomed to having. This is particularly true with families and working residents who need to commute to and from work, so highways, airport access and cultural connectivity are very high on the list. Other factors such as a championship golf course, practice facilities, community design plan and amenities closely follow. For buyers, privacy and a sense of community, inclusion and social opportunities are key elements. We have reviewed here some of our top choices throughout the Northeast for a taste of 4-season golf course living.
The Preserve Club & Residences Richmond, RI
The Preserve Club and Residences located in Richmond, Rhode Island is one of the top sportsman paradises in the world today. Situated amid 3,500 pristine acres, The Preserve Club offers four seasons of almost every outdoor activity and every indoor luxury including, stocked fishing ponds, world-class sporting clays, upland hunting, ziplining, rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking, tennis, horseback riding, archery, ATVs, cross country skiing, snowmobiles, and a championship 18-hole golf course artfully carved from stunning landscapes. The Preserve is set alongside the I-95 corridor just 25 minutes from Providence, an hour from Boston, and 2.5 hours from NYC. The club is only 20 minutes from 3 commercial airports and has an on-site landing area for helicopters, the West Kingston AMTRAK line is just 6 miles away. Condos from $350,000 | Homes from $1Million. preservesportingclub.com
The Aquidneck Club Portsmouth, RI
The Aquidneck Club, nestled along the shores of Narragansett Bay with close proximity to Newport, RI offers an unprecedented passion for living with world-class amenities including golf, tennis, equestrian and maritime pursuits. Located on 300 acres of breathtaking property along the Bay, The Aquidneck Club offers the ultimate for the heart and the soul. The Championship 18-hole Donald Steel links-style golf course is simply stunning with extraordinary water views. For golf, boating, equestrian endeavors or just spectacular living, the Aquidneck Club is living done well. The Aquidneck Club is a private sporting club overlooking deep blue waters, open fields and dappled countryside. Condo’s from $600,000 | Homes from $1.5 Million.
www.aquidneckclub.com
The Bay Club Mattapoisett, MA
The Bay Club Community is a campus-style, member-owned private club in a community of custom homes. Encompassing 625 acres with an additional 238 acres of adjacent conservation land, the Bay Club is located among old forests on the south coast of Massachusetts in the seaside town of Mattapoisett on Buzzards Bay. The area is renowned for its deep-water harbor that allows for sailing, cruising, kayaking, and fishing. The Bay Club is a secure gated community with a championship golf course and a host of active life amenities for every season of the year. Exquisitely designed custom homes and residences are built around a great Brad Faxon-designed golf course facility. The community boasts some of the finest amenities anywhere. Lots from $250,000 | Custom Homes from Low $700’s. www.bayclubmatt.com
Willowbend Mashpee Cape Cod, MA
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. Whether you’re looking for a townhome where you can enjoy sun-splashed weekends on the Cape, a grand summer home, or a year-round residence in one of New England’s most charming areas, the options you’ll find embody luxury living at its very finest. Willowbend is settled in a quiet and peaceful area, yet close to everything Cape Cod has to offer. Mashpee and the surrounding villages feature lovely restaurants, fine shops and many out and indoor activities, like golfing, beaching, boating and biking. Willowbend condos provide a comfortable year round living or summer retreat. Homes & Townhomes from $900’s.
willowbendcapecod.com
New Seabury Mashpee Cape Cod, MA
The Club at New Seabury is a premier Private Golf Community, boasting resort amenities with spectacular views of the iconic Nantucket Sound. Membership at New Seabury provides a Cape Cod vacation lifestyle. With two championship waterfront golf courses, full-service clubhouse, five restaurants, two beach clubs and beach bars, state-of-the-art fitness facility, sixteen tennis courts, pools, walking trails & more, your experiences with family and friends will provide you memories to last a lifetime. Resort guests will enjoy a taste of the New Seabury lifestyle in the newly renovated guest accommodations, while future homeowners will find unique neighborhoods set amidst the country club setting. Cottage style homes from $500’s | Estate Homes from $1.9M | Luxury Oceanfront homes starting at $3.9M.
www.newseabury.com
The Pine Hills Plymouth, MA
The Pinehills is a charming new take on the classic New England village in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Just 45 miles from Boston near Cape Cod, The Pinehills is organized into nearly 40 neighborhoods on over 3000 acres with over 2000 acres of open protected conservation space. Homes are thoughtfully designed and sited to take advantage of the natural topology of the region as well as the sweeping views The Pinehills is home to Pinehills Golf Club and has two public, daily-fee 18-hole golf courses situated among the residential neighborhoods. The courses are titled the “Nicklaus Course” and the “Rees Jones Course,” and both are consistently ranked among the top golf courses in the U.S. The community also contains a private club, Old Sandwich Golf Club, featuring a golf course designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw. New homes for sale from the low $400s to over $2 million.
www.pinehills.com
TPC River Highlands Cromwell, CT
The River Highlands is a 220-acre, private golf community located at the edge of the Connecticut River in Cromwell, CT. More than two-thirds of The River Highlands’ 220 acres are preserved as unspoiled open space and golf course. One of the PGA TOUR’s distinguished TPC Network of clubs, TPC River Highlands is host to the Travelers Championship and ranked by Golf Digest among the top 10 in the state. TPC River Highlands is located at the center of New England in Cromwell, Connecticut, just outside of Hartford, and is situated on a bluff overlooking the Connecticut River. Its location provides easy access to Boston and New York City as well as close proximity to Amtrak and Bradley International Airport. All residences are 2000-3000+S.F., townhomes are tastefully located with golf course views on hills above the TPC course. From the $700’s.
tpc.com/riverhighlands
Eastman Community Grantham, NH
Eastman Community is two hours from Boston and minutes from Vermont, it’s also a thriving four-season residential golf and lake community with a choice of single-family homes, condominiums and undeveloped real estate for sale in the scenic Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee region of west-central New Hampshire. Eastman encompasses more than 3,700 acres of environmentally protected woodlands with nature trails, 17 miles of cross country ski, a 345acre lake with boat docks, six private beaches and Eastman Links, an 18-hole championship golf course. Other amenities include an on-site Nordic Ski center, 14 tennis courts and a full-service community recreation center. Homes from $400’s. eastmannh.org
The Owls Nest Thornton, NH
The White Mountains provide a picturesque backdrop to homes loaded with modern amenities and luxury finishes at The Owl’s Nest in Thornton, NH. It is home to New Hampshire’s only Nicklaus Design golf course. Real estate prices are among the most attractive of all golf communities in New England with home sites starting in the low $100s, and homes from the $200s. Owl’s Nest introduces a unique golf experience combined with the inspired living that can only be found in the White Mountains. Inspired mountain living is just two hours north of Boston and directly off of I-93. At Owl’s Nest, the weekend escape is never more than a short drive away. At the new Fox Run Village, 4 bedroom/3 ½ bath single-family homes of almost 1,900 S.F. start in the $400’s.
www.owlsnestresort.com/community
Quechee Lakes Hartford, Vermont
Quechee Lakes in the Upper Valley village of Quechee, Vermont, has become one of the most popular four-season, first and second-home communities in New England. Quechee Lakes offers resort-style living on 5,200 acres of homes and amenities for more than 1,300 families. The adjacent village of Woodstock makes it one of New England’s most picturesque regions. Homeowners are provided with the use of year-round recreational facilities such as the new Aquatics complex with indoor and outdoor pools a 10,000-square foot indoor complex with a health and fitness center, squash, racquetball courts, and two championship golf courses, both in immaculate shape. Quechee offers a simple, yet active lifestyle for young families to retirees. Condos from $150,000 | Homes from $225,000.
