General
Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
Georgia, Texas youngest of popular retirement states
Given that an aging population puts stress on a state's ability to provide services, and that the converse is probably true -- that a state with more young persons is less burdensome and more...
Quote of the Day: No thanks
"They put in PGA-type bunkers (sand traps). Look, the average age of the golfer here is 78. The average handicap is 20 or above. We're not good golfers..." -- 73 year old John Reppert, a...
Term limit: Private should mean members-only, nothing else
An article we are writing about Porters Neck Plantation Country Club in Wilmington, NC, and one we received in an email from our friends at Golf Vacation Insider got us thinking about the true...
Betting the ranch? Waiting for market turnaround could be costly
Today the golf course view. Tomorrow the woods. That could be the fate for some in the U.S. northeast, midwest and elsewhere who want to move south in the next few years but are determined to ride out...
High-wire act: Do-it-himself course fun, if you keep your head down
Photos by L. Gavrich You win some and lose some. Castle Bay developer Randy Blanton apparently convinced the state transportation authority in North Carolina to build the Highway 17 bypass just on the...
When investigating a community, bring your cell phone...and test it
Before our college visit to Sewanee, TN, last week, the University of the South warned us not to rely on our cell phones for communication, indicating that service in the town was “spotty.” It...
Quote of the Day: Does this mean Howard Stern on golf coverage?
"We can...come up with cooler, more advanced products that will satisfy [subscribers] more." --- Mel Karmazin, Sirius Satellite chief executive, predicting consumer benefits from the proposed merger...
Amelia Island and north of Jacksonville
We will be visiting Osprey Cove (Georgia), North Hampton and Queens Harbour (north of Jacksonville, FL) and Amelia Island the first week of March and selected communities north of Myrtle Beach later...
Fairway Phillistines: Clutter on private courses appeals to artless
Tom Fazio is one of our favorite designers, but it seems some of his otherwise sleek layouts are marred by too much fairway detritus. We played the fine Porters Neck in Wilmington, NC last month. At 100...
What a lot: Paying for serenity
Photo by L. Gavrich Some of us are old enough (or skeptical enough) to have figured out that what seems too good to be true usually is. Yesterday I received an email listing for a beautiful piece of...
Designer value: Gary is a Player, but Jack reigns supreme
We came across an interesting three-year old study that proposes that Jack Nicklaus golf courses are the most valuable of all. We doubt that has changed over time, based on our own observations of...
Cheaper than the Motel 6, with golf thrown in
When we attended the Live South trade show in Connecticut last weekend, we met two pleasant young agents representing Pine Ridge Plantation, a brand new community in Edgefield, SC. They were...