Cordillera Ranch near San Antonio is a Texas Hill Country outdoor playground

Cordillera Ranch near San Antonio has thrived thanks in part to its emphasis on being active. That includes not only the Jack Nicklaus signature golf course that opened in 2007, but seven recreational clubs total offering everything from kayaking and fishing on the Guadalupe River, to sporting clay shooting.
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Jack Nicklaus golf course at Red Ledges is showpiece of Utah's newest luxury development

After touring the grounds of Red Ledges, about an hour north of Salt Lake City, you start to wonder if maybe the developers have a genie corked in a bottle somewhere. It's hard to imagine anything else they could wish for to make the place any better, and that goes for the superb Jack Nicklaus Signature Course that lies at the heart of the development.
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Keswick Estate near Charlottesville, Virginia: Tasteful living, rolling terrain and Arnold Palmer golf

Keswick Estate, about 10 minutes from Charlottesville, Va., and 15 minutes from the University of Virginia, sitting on 690 rolling acres, is surrounded by a collection of large, scenic and historic farms and estates. More than 100 acres is permanently dedicated open space laced with walking and hiking trails, while 140 acres are occupied by the Arnold Palmer signature golf course.
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First resort: Oceanico's Little River Golf & Resort adds another option in Pinehurst area

About four miles north of Pinehurst, Little River Golf & Resort is one of Oceanico Group's latest projects in a portfolio of upscale golf and leisure resorts adding up to more than $5 billion in assets, until now, mostly in Europe. Both conventional and fractional ownerships of homes are being offered at Little River.
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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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