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What Makes Golf Course Living Popular is 2023

Whether you are looking for convenience, investment, or amenities; golf course community living has something to offer for everyone.

 

The rise in working from home has brought a new demographic into golf course communities. Golf course living is no longer just for retirees or networking businessmen. Covid has changed  the workplace. Young couples who are able to work from home are now trading traditional work spaces and long commutes for a round of golf in their own backyard. Living on or near the course allows for a quick couple of holes during the workday.

 

Baby Boomers have made an impact on retirement in the last few years. It’s only natural to want to leave the hustle and bustle of city life behind and look for a new home where you can play golf whenever you want.

 

Many golf course communities are nestled within developed areas. You can keep beautiful landscapes and private residential life in check and still enjoy incredible shopping, entertainment, and fine cuisine within a stone’s throw from home.

 

Golf course living comes with many other amenities besides golf. You don’t even have to play golf to enjoy having exposure to it. Other amenities include clubs, restaurants, fitness, pools and various social organizations.

 

In general, golf homes hold their value and typically sell at 3-4 times higher than average single- family homes. Even in periods of economic downturns, golf homes stabilize more quickly than others. Homes on a golf course are an excellent financial, real estate investment for potential buyers when it comes to reselling if the community itself is stable and thriving.

The Importance of Junior Golf

Tellico Village has been offering Junior Golf Camp for over 25 years. Adam Jacob, Head Golf Professional at Toqua Golf Club, has experienced 18 summers of camp here in the Village. Jacob says that Junior Camp is one of his favorite weeks of the year, as he welcomes the change of pace and the excitement the kids bring. Not only is it a week of learning and fun, it’s also a week of bonding with grandparents and making memories. His favorite thing about camp is seeing the repeat juniors coming back year after year and seeing the improvements they have made. Josh Phillips is one of those kids that grew up coming to camp in the summertime and spending time with his grandparents Keith and Annette Schmidt. Josh came to his first camp when he was just 7 years old.

Josh and his family moved from Franklin, Tennessee to New Hampshire last year. While he is still adjusting to the courses throughout New Hampshire, he is also settling in to at-home learning due to the pandemic. However, this superstar is taking it all in stride. The Oyster River High School sophomore recently finished a near-perfect debut season. Here’s a list of his recent accomplishments:

  • NHIAA 2020 Division II Individual State Golf Champion.
  • Oyster River – 2020 Division II State Runner UP – highest finish in school history
  • NHIAA 2020 1st Team Unanimous All State Selection – Boys Golf
  • Nominated for Seacoast HS Male Athlete of the Year

Phillips hopes to make some noise in tournaments like the Seacoast Am and New Hampshire Amateur in 2021. Josh and his family spent most of March in Tellico Village and Josh played in the Sneds Elite Series Tour in Cleveland, Tennessee. Josh and his father, Brett Phillips, have been enjoying the beautiful courses of Tellico Village and the mild winter weather. Josh has made some wonderful memories here over the years and his grandparents are very proud of his accomplishments. We look forward to hearing more great things about Josh and all those junior golfers that we have been blessed to have with us over the years. Tellico Village is very involved with junior golf in its efforts to grow the game. We serve as home to one middle school program, as well as four high school teams. Tellico Village also hosts several local and statewide tournament events.

Spotlight on Tanasi Golf Course in Tellico Village

The Tanasi Golf Course in Tellico Village opened in 1996 and was the 2nd of the three courses built in Tellico Village. The 18-hole layout incorporates Tellico Lake to enhance the beauty of the facility and features Crenshaw Bentgrass greens and Bermuda fairways. Tanasi is much different than the other courses in its design. The course is more open and has much bigger greens than the other two golf courses.

Holes 8, 9, and 10 bring the lake into play off the tee, offering some of the most scenic and challenging holes on the course. This championship course has 7 sets of tees that play from 6,731 yards to 4,480 yards. The course is loaded with tough elevated greens characterized by undulation and surrounding bunkers. Tanasi’s 9th hole is a 3-tiered, downward-sloping fairway with a unique approach shot over a portion of Tellico Lake. The Tanasi golf course also boasts some fun holes, including the double-dogleg par 5 hole number 13, and subsequent hole 14- a par 3 that requires the golfer to hit over a small pond onto an elevated green that slopes to the front.

Tanasi Golf Course has an enormous putting green, as well as a restaurant and clubhouse. The restaurants portico invites visitors to kick back, relax, and take in the spectacular lake and golf course views. The restaurant offers appetizing lunch and dinner options for golfers and guests. Have you made your tee time today at Tanasi Golf Course in Tellico Village?

Spotlight On Toqua Golf Course

Toqua Golf Course, Clubhouse & Pavilion opened in 1987 and extensively renovated in 2008. The Toqua Course features a classic design built into an exquisite natural setting. There are several holes playing alongside Tellico Lake and others winding through hills and valleys.

Toqua is a beautiful golf course cut through a forest on Tellico Lake. You have everything from tree-lined holes to a links setting on the lake. The genius of the course is that it is playable for all levels of golfers, whether you are a scratch golfer or beginner. It is a championship level golf course that approaches 7,000 yards from the tips and can play as short as 4,200 yards from the “play it forward” tees. Toqua was nominated to Golf Digest as the best new course in 1987.

The Toqua Course offers a driving range, short-game practice area, and practice putting green. Its clubhouse restaurant is popular for casual dining and provides a spacious veranda for post play food and refreshments. In 2014, the 3,024 sq. ft. Toqua Pavilion was opened and is used for tournaments, banquets, and other large gatherings and events.

“Tell’em you’re living life-one tee at a time.”