Archive: Golf Digest Magazine

'Spectacular' Golf Homes For Sale: "Top Ten Real Estate Deals," a self-described independent web site, is featuring what it considers America's 10 Most Spectacular Golf Homes. Have a look here. Some are nicer than others. In a few, the decor...; By Peter Finch; Published Oct. 27, 2009; Keywords Spectacular | high-end | luxury | top 10

Tiger's Dubai Project On Hold: Tiger Woods Dubai, a sprawling resort complex that was to include the first golf course design by the world's No. 1 golfer, has hit a wall. Plans to open the course this fall have been...; By Peter Finch; Published Jun. 05, 2009; Keywords Al Ruwaya | Dubai | Tiger Woods | delay | economy | high-end | luxury | resort

'Are We A County Of Laws?': The Calavaras (Calif.) County Supervisors yesterday voted against allowing developers to go ahead with luxury homes and a golf resort at the Trinitas golf course. This is the strange story I wrote about a few...; By Peter Finch; Published Apr. 29, 2009; Keywords Calavaras County | California | Michelle Nemee | Mike Nemee | Trinitas | luxury homes | resort

The Italian Job: Here's a sentence I haven't written (or heard) in a while: A new luxury golf resort is opening this week.That's right. The Verdura Golf & Spa Resort in Sicily, Italy -- a project that's been...; By Peter Finch; Published Aug. 03, 2009; Keywords Italy | Kyle Phillips | Sicily | Sir Rocco Forte | Verdura Golf & Spa Resort | high-end | luxury | new resort

Citigroup Takes Monarch Beach: Southern California's St. Regis Monarch Beach golf resort now belongs to Citigroup, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.The resort, home to a Robert Trent Jones Jr.-designed course, missed payments on a $70...; By Peter Finch; Published Jul. 20, 2009; Keywords AIG | Citigroup | Robert Trent Jones Jr. | Southern California | St. Regis Monarch Beach | high-end | luxury | resort

Hello Terranea: Ten years in the making and nearly derailed by the lousy economy, Southern California's Terranea Resort officially opens for business today on the site of the old Marineland park.The $480 million development -- big enough...; By Peter Finch; Published Jun. 12, 2009; Keywords Rancho Palos Verdes | Rob Lowe | Southern California | Terranea Resort | Trump National | economy | high-end | luxury | resort

SunTrust Snags Hasentree: I imagine members of Hasentree are feeling some relief today. The luxury North Carolina community with a Tom Fazio-designed course has a new owner, SunTrust Banks. Raleigh's News & Observer reports the deal went through...; By Peter Finch; Published Apr. 01, 2009; Keywords Hasentree | North Carolina | SunTrust | Tom Fazio | economy | foreclosure | high-end | luxury | private club

Going Dutch At Tetherow: The high-end Oregon resort and real estate development Tetherow, which features a picturesque course by Bandon Dunes architect David McLay Kidd, is under new ownership: a golf pro and an online-stock-trading mogul. They are Chris...; By Peter Finch; Published Mar. 24, 2009; Keywords Bend | David McLay Kidd | Oregon | golf homes | high-end | luxury | new owners | real estate | resort

The Latest On Laurelmor: Laurelmor is no more, as a headline writer at the Winston-Salem Journal puts it. The 6,000-acre North Carolina luxury golf community, a project of Florida developer Bobby Ginn, has been renamed Reynolds Blue Ridge and...; By Peter Finch; Published Sep. 29, 2009; Keywords Laurelmor | North Carolina | Rees Jones | Reynolds Blue Ridge | Reynolds Capital Group | Reynolds Plantation | Toby Tobin | foreclosure | high-end | luxury

'This Terrible Slide, We Feel It's Hit Bottom': An optimistic development team is pushing ahead with plans to build a string of "luxury condominiums" alongside NorthStar Golf Resort in Sunbury, Ohio, the Columbus Dispatch reported this weekend. Construction on 14 condos has begun...; By Peter Finch; Published Jul. 12, 2009; Keywords John Cook | NorthStar Golf Resort | Ohio | Robert Weiler | Sunbury | economy | golf course homes | luxury condos | new housing

'The Tank Is Out Of Gas': Tamarack's woes continue, reports the Associated Press. The luxury golf-and-ski resort, built 90 miles north of Boise, Idaho, will no longer receive funding from Credit Suisse, which means control will revert to its owners. "We...; By Peter Finch; Published Jul. 08, 2009; Keywords Boise | Credit Suisse | Idaho | Jean Pierre Boespflug | Osprey Meadows | Robert Trent Jones II | Tamarack Resort | economy | high-end | luxury | skiing

'It Was Ego Gone Wild': Wow. Quite a profile of Edra Blixseth in yesterday's New York Times business section. Here's the link.I've been following the Yellowstone Club saga fairly carefully over the past couple of years and, still, yesterday's lengthy...; By Peter Finch; Published Jun. 15, 2009; Keywords Edra Blixseth | New York Times | Tim Blixseth | Yellowstone Club | Yellowstone Club World | camels | golf course | high-end | luxury | resort | skiing