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Places to Putter...........TEE UP FLORIDA
The Naples area is famous for its golf, and that point is definitely not lost on the professional tour players. Many of the pros have a primary or secondary homes in the Marco/Naples/Bonita area, included Peter Jacobsen, Rocco Mediate, Scott Hock, Chip Beck, John Harris, Wayne Levi, Mark Lye, Fuzzy Zoeller, Kris Tamulis, and others. Each year, more pros purchase homes after experiencing Naples by playing in the Chamion's Tour Ace Classic and The Shark Shootout, hosted by Greg Norman. They then come home to work on their game with their instructors. Top 100 teachers such as David Leadbetter, Rick Smith, Dr. Jim Suttie, and Tom Patri have academies in the Naples area.
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Other sports celebrities have also found their home in paradise, such as Larry Bird, Mike Kitka, Dr. Jack Ramsey, Ara Parseghian, Dave Wannstedt, Chuck Noll, Mary Carillo, and Johan Krieck. This is by no means all of the celebrities, but it shows the desirability of Southwest Florida for celebrities who can choose to live anywhere.
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Other sports celebrities have also found their home in paradise, such as Larry Bird, Mike Ditka, Dr. Jack Ramsey, Ara Parseghian, Dave Wannstedt, Chuck Noll, Mary Carillo, and Johan Kriek. THis is by no means ALL of the, but it shows the desirability of Southwest Florida for celebrities who can choose to live anywhere.
THE ARCHITECTS:
Local golf course architects have gone to great lengths to preserve and emphasize the natural beauty of each site, and added to the ambience with their own embellishments. Every major designer plus a number of prefessional player designers have left their signature on at least one area course, including Pete & P.B. Dye, Robert Trent Jones Jr. and Sr., Robert Van Hagge, Arthur Hills, Tom Fazio, Jacki Nicklaus, Arnold Palmier, Greg Norman, Gary Player, and many more. In fact, the very unique adavanced search will even allow you to searach by golf course architect, # holes, rating, slope, or length.
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MEMBERSHIP ALTERNATIVES: Within the greater Naples/Bonita area, over 100 courses dot the landscape, plus more in South Ft. Myers and in Marco. The large majority of these are private country clubs, with a large variety of price ranges for initiation fees and annual dues. Initiation fees are typically a one-time fee, with dues payable on an annual or quarterly basis, and they are oftern partial equity, indicating that the member would receive back part of their investment if they were to discontinue their membership. Most clubs offer some type of social membership, which generally entitles the member to full use of the dining, pool, tennis/recreational facilities, and use of the golf course during May thru Ocotber, by paying greens fees. There may also be limited use of the course during the winter months. A full golf membership generally includes all social membership privileges plus use of the golf course on a year-round basis with no greens fees.
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RECIPROCAL GOLF:
In the "off season" six months of the year, almost all of the private clubs participate in reciprocal agreements that allow members to play and dine at a selected list of other private clubs in the area, thus allowing their members to experience a magnificent variety of courses in the area. This is an especially appealing benefit for social members, many of whom stay in the area for all or most of the year.
BUNDLED GOLF:
Some of the residentail country clubs communities feature"bundled golf", which means that the home purchases receives a full golf membership as part of the purchase price of their home. The amount that this adds to homes or condos in the development is usually quite nominal in comparison to full golf membership fees at some of the clubs. However, purchases should evaluate the number of members at a potential club, as this will impact lead times in order to obtain tee times. For instance, some of the more presitigious clubs have a very small membership, to the point where tee times are not even required.
Here you will find The Perfect Course
- Membership Fees and Alternatives
- Course Yardage, Slope & Rating
- Course Architects and Descriptions
- Information for Buying in a Golf Community and Non-Golf Properties
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