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.

Boating on Tellico Lake

Did you know that East Tennessee is to wake and ski boats what Detroit is to cars? Knox, Loudon, Monroe, and Blount counties are a mecca for boat building. Boating on Tellico Lake is second to none.

Why the Tellico Lake Region?

  • 3,500 workers employed in marine manufacturing
  • 6 area lakes part of the TVA System
  • 8 hour drive to 75% of the US market
  • TN Marine Institute at Tellico
  • 15 original equipment manufacturers
  • 89.3% cost of living
  • Top 15 ranking in business taxes by the Tax Foundation
  • Ease of navigation to the Gulf
  • Located at the crossroads of interstates I-40 and I-75
  • 6 premier waterfront master-planned golf communities within a 15 minute drive
  • Within a 30 minute drive to Knoxville Regional Airport, downtown Knoxville, and the University of Tennessee Knoxville
  • There are 20+ boating parts manufacturers in the region

The Tellico Lake Region is home to Sea Ray, Brunswick Boat Group, Christensen Yachts, MasterCraft Boats, Skier’s Choice, Malibu Boats, Yamaha, Tennessee Watercraft, Bryant Boats, Allison Boats, and Hydrasports Custom.

The Links at Kahite Golf Course

The Links at Kahite Golf Course and Clubhouse is Tellico Village’s newest 18-hole championship course. The Links at Kahite opened in 2002 and is a true links-style course with very unusual design characteristics. The course meanders through a beautiful natural setting and offers spectacular panoramic views of the Smoky Mountains. It has 6 sets of tees that play from 7,170 yards to 4,435 yards.

Among Kahite’s challenges are the 93 bunkers on the course, with 12 of those being on hole number 18. The famous 9th hole is an 808-yard par 6. Kahite features Bentgrass greens and Bermuda fairways. The tall fescue lining some of the fairways provides for outstanding shot framing and plenty of penalty for the wayward drive. The Links at Kahite was nominated in 2003 to Golf Digest as best new private course. It has since hosted many Tennessee Golf Association events, including the 2006 Junior Amateur Qualifier, the 2008 Women’s Senior Amateur Championship, and the 2009 Four-Ball and Senior Four-Ball Championships. It also hosted the 2009 and 2010 PGA Tour Nationwide Open Qualifier.

The Links at Kahite features the Village’s newest driving range facility and practice putting green. The Kahite Clubhouse offers great casual dining and an outdoor patio for post-game refreshments.