Category: GolfcommunitiesinBrunswickCountyNC

In the past we have mentioned a few details about “The Big Cats” at Ocean Ridge Plantation located in Sunset Beach, NC.  We would like to take each of those course and get into some of the finer details of the courses so you will the edge to pick out your favorite to play on your next visit to Brunswick County.  These courses offers 5 courses with 72-holes of Championship golf.

Tiger’s Eye This 4 ½ Star rated course by Golf Digest is very “Pinehurst” like.  Penn G2 bent grass and coquina rock boulders.   This course sponsors 3 tees, the Championship tees measures 7,010  yards, 6,628 yards from the blue tees,  6,115 from the white tees, 5,328 from the gold tees and 4,460 yards from the red tees and the course is a par 72.  The course is built to all USGA specifications.  The Grand Clubhouse hosts a great grill and club bar. Homes and sites are tucked in the forest adjacent to these Bermuda Fairways at Ocean Ridge Plantation. And if you are afraid of hitting homes, you will love Tiger’s Eye as there are virtually no homes along the course!

Leopard’s Chase This course covers over 200 acres, and features 5 sets of tees that will challenge you on this 7,155 yards of play on the mature Bermuda grass.   Water features highlight the course including the 5^th hole that offers you and island green, surrounded by 90 yard stretch of sand along the water feature.  The 18^th hole offers an elevated green that has an amazing waterfalls over the coquina boulders.  A “Must Play” by Golf Digest magazine.  However, this course is not for beginners as it is a shot makers course, so be sure to bring a few extra sleeves of golf balls!

Panther’s Run Regional award-winning designer, Tim Cate created this master piece.  The course offers a challenge with the numerous water features.  Golfers at all levels will enjoy this course and its benefits, such as having 2 sets of woman’s tees.  Panther’s Run measures 7,086 yards and is a par 72 course.  This wonderfully designed course offers homes and homesites for you to choose to make Ocean Ridge Plantation your final destination in the Carolina’s.  Panther’s Run is probably the most day to day playable course for golfers of all levels.

Lion’s Paw Another masterpiece aware-winning course that was designed with the influences of Tim Cate.  Lion’s Paw  offers one of the grandest Clubhouses and pro shops of all clubs at the “Big Cats, which is shared by the Panther’s Run course.” Water is to be factored in on 15 of the holes on this 7,003 yard course.  Wooded cart paths stretch into the maritime forest and are speckled with lovely 4-sided architecturally influenced homes.  And while this is the original course of the Big Cats, this tract can provide plenty of challenges as the trees are maturing and making some of the holes rather tight.

Jaguar’s Lair hopes to someday be the newest planned course by Tim Cate.  This will be an 18-hole course with a grand clubhouse that will take all the awards when completed.  There will be a mix of all the “Big Cats” influences on the design and play.  Less wooded, Cate has grand ideas to incorporate local landscaping with many water features.  Currently this course has stopped all work on it and the future of it is cloudy at best.

Carolina Plantations is the area’s top experts with real estate on the “Big Cats.”  We invite you to preview our listings of land and homes at Ocean Ridge Planation by Clicking Here.

Dreams of living on the Intracoastal Waterway can become a reality at St. James Plantation near Southport, NC.

 

This type of waterfront living is quintessential for those who desire having the water just a few steps from the back porch.  Living on the Intracoastal Waterway provides such views as summertime fun, water skiers, recreational watercrafts zipping around.  In the fall, living on the Intracoastal Waterway at St. James Plantation will allow your backdrop to be all the sailboats and motor yachts migrating to the warmer waters of the south.

So, what does it take to have a home on the Intracoastal Waterway at St. James Plantation?  A plan, a commitment, and most of all a passion for living the ultimate waterfront lifestyle.

St. James Plantation has some of the finest waterfront homes and homesite selection in Brunswick County, NC.

The existing homes are built as multi-level homes, meaning more than one story.  These fine homes usually support the design known as the “inverted floor plan.”  These floor plan puts the great room, dining, and kitchen and breakfast room on the top floor of the home.  The reason is to capture the views of the waterway and the pastels of the evening sky.  Also in most cases, the inverted-floor plan of a waterfront home at St. James Plantation, also hosts the master-suite.  Guest rooms are in most cases on the second floor with the lowest level hosting the recreation room, office, and garage and storage area.

Most families also install elevators in the homes so that carrying groceries and the daily provisions are a breeze to handle.  Speaking of breezes, the ocean breezes travel across the barrier island every night in front of the waterfront homes at St. James Plantation, allowing for wonderful evenings on the veranda with a glass of wine.

There is an array of activities at St. James Plantation.  To learn more about Waterfront Homes available at St. James Plantation or to schedule your personal open house event, contact Carolina Plantations at (910)755-7557.

Coastal North Carolina has so much to offer in quality of lifestyle and home living.  From open verandas, to sweeping porches with panoramic views of marsh habitat to long range fairway views, the views from your home are like postcard pictures throughout the seasons.  One of the most popular planned communities with these types of views and quality of living is River’s Edge Golf and Plantation located in Shallotte, NC.

A question that many ask is, “how do I afford a waterfront home?”   Well, the team at River’s Edge have answered that question with their upscale townhome living.  These waterfront and Golf course front townhomes have become a very popular trend with the baby-boomers.  Why, you may ask?  Simple, having no maintenance, no yards to mow or rake in the fall allows for more activities for you and your loved one to participate in.  In addition, these homes are open and spacious like that of a traditional single home.

Townhomes at this golf plantation include the Bluff Townhomes, which overlook the Shallotte River, and the Gallery Townhomes that face the 10^th Fairway of one of the finest Arnold Palmer Designed Golf Courses on the coast.

The Bluffs are the waterfront townhomes which allow for you to sit on the back porch and feel the breezes from the ocean coming up the river. Not only do you get the great water views, but the golf course views are spectacular as well.  Looking down on the 17^th and 18^th fairways of this fine course is one of the best benefits of living at River’s Edge Golf and Plantation.

The local barrier island of Holden Beach, NC is just a few miles down the river, so the smell of the ocean is in the air.  The sounds of this tidal marsh are live time HD!  Birds of all species fly and perch in the marsh grass.  Heron’s make their calls every morning, sounding off to the new day.

The Gallery Townhomes are nestled along the 10^th fairway of this pristine Arnold Palmer designed course.  These homes are designed with details that are also reflective of the larger waterfront townhomes.  Nestled in the hardwoods of River’s Edge, the breezes are enjoyed from the porches of these homes as well.

So many baby-boomer negate townhome living due to the stairway issues.  Well, problem solved!  All Luxury townhomes at River’s Edge Golf and Plantation are equipped with the infrastructure for elevators, but many of the homes have elevators installed, so there is never a need to climb the stairs, unless it is part of your daily workout regimen.

If you have never considered a Luxury townhome, you will be pleasantly surprised what you will discover at River’s Edge Golf and Plantation.  Come, visit, golf and stay!

Living on the golf course at Brunswick Forest is a dream to many!  So, you ask yourself, what would I see, how much privacy is there?  Many questions may arise about golf course living, but once you and your loved one visits and explores the available golf course homesites in Brunswick counties premier golf course communitites, you will find that it really is a serene type of living.

Many homesites along fairways, Tee-Boxes, and Greens will allow for spectacular views from your porch, kitchen or even bedroom windows.

Most of the year the mixed sod and greens are alive with color.  The course at Brunswick Forest, also known as Cape Fear National are always maintained on a weekly schedule, so the views can be one from a postcard.

Be aware that all sites will have “setbacks” from the out of bounds area’s on the course.  This allows for even more separation from the next home.  Just one of the many advantages of golf course living.  Many other advantages include:

•  Unobstructed views up, down and across the fairway.
• Guarantee that there will most likely never be another home behind you.
• Trail access during the off season at walk, or to use after hours of play.
• Most sites are in close proximity of the clubhouse and other amenities.
• Typically many golf course community homesites are wooded, thus ensuring foliage.
• Unbelievable colors in the fall.

Golf course living on Cape Fear National @ Brunswick Forest is simple, great for views, and actually attracts many different wildlife species that also roam the course after hours of play.  There are so many reasons to explore golf course living in the Wilmington area and Brunswick County, especially at Brunswick Forest.

Call Carolina Plantations for previews of these homes and homesites at Brusnwick Forest, home of the area’s top rated golf course.  Carolina Plantation has both resale homesites and other existing homes listed at this Master Planned Community.  Brunswick Forest is just minutes away from the quaint port city of Wilmington, NC and its adjacent beaches of Carolina Beach and Wrightsville Beach, NC.