Down on Mexico's Baja Peninsula, Villas Del Mar is a high-priced golf haven

Villas Del Mar is one of the most exclusive real estate developments on the Baja Peninsula, Katherine Dyson writes in her latest Fairway Lifestyle column. This Del Mar Development project offers homeowners five-star luxury and service, access to the One & Only Palmilla Hotel next door, 27 holes of Nicklaus golf, and more.
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Wintergreen Resort: A four-season playground in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains

The only four-season resort in the country owned entirely by its membership, Wintergreen Resort's homes and condos stretch out along the valley plains and climb the ear-popping mountain. Many are perched atop the cliffs, some at more than 3,800 feet with views of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, Rockfish Valley and blue-green mountain ranges.
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Pristine Bay Resort - coming soon to Roatan, Honduras - could be the next exotic golf hot-spot

Pristine Bay Resort, Honduras' first master-planned golf community, offers real estate investors and property buyers a taste of luxury in the tropics - plus Dye golf and attractive tax benefits, development officials say. Also in the works are a five-star hotel, a deep-water marina and Central America's first spa and medical facility.
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Oceanico Prestige Residence Club: Living the good life in Portugal for a fraction of the cost

Fractional ownership at the Oceanico Prestige Residence Club in Portugal's Algarve region offers owners a taste of the good life for less. What's more, members can also book space at the Obidos Resort near Lisbon, and resorts in Pinehurst, N.C., Hilton Head Island, S.C., Cobble Beach in Canada, and Waterford Castle in Ireland.
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Auction: Talking Rock golf community delivers the good life in Prescott, Arizona

There is just something about living on a golf course. Delivering this dream to lucky golfers is Talking Rock, a private community just minutes from downtown Prescott, Ariz., which features one of the best courses in the Southwest. Now, golfers have a rare opportunity to live in Talking Rock, thanks to a landmark online auction.
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Arnold Palmer course anchors The Greens at Gillette Ridge golf community near Hartford, Connecticut

Together with Gillette Ridge Golf Club, The Greens at Gillette Ridge and the Ginsburg Development Company are working to bring the good life to the Hartford area, including country vistas, Arnold Palmer golf, club amenities and space. Prices range from the mid-$300,000s to low $750,000s.
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Georgia's Callaway Gardens resort reborn amid green real estate development

Callaway Gardens golf community in Georgia has chosen Cousins Properties, the Atlanta mega-development firm, to help rebuild the resort into a major tourist destination in the Southeast. Golf will play a role in the makeover, of course, but real estate will be pivotal, as four new neighborhoods are being built here.
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With Cape Fear National at Brunswick Forest, golf architect Tim Cate's reputation is growing

Nationally speaking, the name Tim Cate doesn't necessarily jump out in the world of golf course architecture. In the Carolinas, however, Cate needs little introduction. His latest project, Cape Fear National Country Club at the Brunswick Forest community near Wilmington, North Carolina, is scheduled to open this fall.
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The Rise brings Fred Couples golf and resort living to the Okanagan Valley in B.C., Canada

The Rise, a 735-acre golf and winery resort located minutes from the heart of Vernon, British Columbia, features a Fred Couples signature golf course, a winery, vineyards, lakeside beach club, hotel and village center and several neighborhoods comprised of vacant lots, villas and single-family homes.
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Apes Hill Club in Barbados: A golf and polo community in a tropical paradise

Apes Hill Club in Barbados is one of the most exclusive new real estate developments in the Caribbean, Katharine Dyson writes. With a total of 870 acres, when built out (projected to be in three years) Apes Hill will have 400 villas and homes with spectacular views of the golf course, sea and polo field.
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The Club at River Oaks golf community in Connecticut a nature-lover's dream

Opened in 2003, The Club at River Oaks is a private, gated golf community set in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains in the picture postcard village of Sherman, Conn. Though of modest size for a golf course community, River Oaks offers big value to the 62 homeowners who will ultimately live here.
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Brava, Palm Desert! Luxury condos, in 'Golfers' Paradise' being auctioned online

It has never been easier to live in style in Palm Desert, Calif., than it is now, with the newest auction by LFC Group of Companies - the nation's leader in online real estate auction marketing. The campaign is a builder closeout of 16 brand new luxury condominiums. With minimum bids starting as low as $99,000 for a fully furnished model, living the country club lifestyle - and, of course, golfing all day long - is a deal too good to pass up.
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WaterColor community paints the good life in Florida

Attracting well-heeled golfers, second-home owners and retirees, St. Joe's WaterColor community is lined by a string of charming seaside villages that seem more Chatham-like than north Florida. Separated by long stretches of protected beach and dunes, St. Joe's 499 acres run along coastal dunes midway between Destin and Panama City Beach.
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Doonbeg real estate offers luxury Irish country living and Greg Norman golf

When you think Doonbeg, think Irish country living for the rich, the perfect place for a luxury second home. Oh yeah, and did we mention there's a Greg Norman-designed golf course?
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For Texas golf course estate - and The Bridges at Preston Crossing - now is the time

There might not be a better time to consider buying property at the first golf course community in Texas by Bluegreen Communities - The Bridges at Preston Crossing. Located about 45 minutes north of Dallas in tiny Gunter, the championship Fred Couples signature golf course is already open, but most of the 2,000 home sites are still available.
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