An incredible Lake Tahoe home on this Tom Fazio design he called one of his best is on sale for $18 million

There is something magical about the Lake Tahoe region — crisp air and incredible summer golf.

There is something magical about the Lake Tahoe region — the crisp air, the picturesque mountain views, the world-class skiing and the incredible summer golf.

The American Century Championship attracts top celebrities to the region, and the Barracuda Championship has been an alternate-field PGA Tour event for years.

A home that hit the market highlights the best of the region, including a view of the 17th hole on the Lake Tahoe Martis Camp course that architect Tom Fazio said is one of the best he’s ever designed.

From the listing:

This 9,783-square-foot home, spread over two of Martis Camp’s most coveted homesites, is ideal for those who live large, dream big, and savor small details. With large bedrooms, a spacious terrace, and living spaces appearing throughout, this home embodies Martis Camp’s commitment to families and the power of connection. If you dream in shades of green fairways, you’ll appreciate this home’s location with the practice field out the front door, the 17th green of the Tom Fazio course beyond the back patio, and the Camp Lodge and pro shop a par 5 stroll down the street. That same crescent-shaped patio is enhanced by one of the most pristine settings in all of Tahoe, with forest, flowers and panoramas of Lookout Mountain.

Here’s a look at the hole, which can play up to 227 yards from the tips.

Here’s a look at the home, which is currently for sale for $17,999,000.

This Vermont estate with its own private 9-hole golf course has come down $3M in price

A pristine lakefront property that houses a stone mansion and a 9-hole golf course is on the market in Vermont.

A pristine lakefront property that houses a stone mansion and a 9-hole golf course is on the market in Vermont and could prove to bring in one of the biggest residential real estate windfalls in the state’s history.

The property known as Grosse Point sits in the town of Ferrisburgh, about 25 miles south of the state’s biggest city of Burlington.

It went on the market for $26.2 million in 2023, but is now listed for $23 million.

Here’s the property description via the listing on Zillow:

“Grosse Point” in the Lake Champlain Valley is one of the most private and impressive lakefront estates in New England. From its elevated perch on the point, the grand 10,000 square-foot historic stone residence with 345+/- acres of fields and woods overlooks more than 30 miles of Lake Champlain both to the north and south. The estate includes five guesthouses, a 9-hole golf course, a variety of usable barns, and farm manager’s house plus 1.5 miles of lake frontage with three large docks. The majority of the property is covered by a Nature Conservancy Conservation easement. Grosse Point, offered for only the second time in over 100 years, and with its provenance, is clearly one of the most extraordinary estates ever offered in northern New England.

According to a piece in the Wall Street Journal, the sprawling property was the summer home of Cynthia Hoehl and her husband Robert, who was a co-founder of software company IDX Systems Corp.

The entire estate sits on more than 400 acres, and the property tax bill is estimated at around a half-million dollars per year.

This North Carolina home with breathtaking views of a signature par 3 is selling for $4.69 million

Check out photos of this incredible home here.

Views of the Atlantic Ocean, the Intercoastal Waterway and a signature par-3 hole are all part of the package with this home up for sale in the North Carolina hotspot of Wilmington.

The home is named Point 3, and it was designed by architect Michael Ross Kersting. It sits on the par-3 fourth hole on the Landfall Country Club’s Ocean Course, designed by Jack Nicklaus. The club also has an 18 designed by Pete Dye.

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The home, which recently had a contract pending, was put on sale for $4.69 million and sits on a lot that’s just under two acres.

From the Sotheby’s listing:

The spacious lot is the largest on Landfall’s prestigious Ocean Ridge Drive, spanning over 1.85 acres of meticulously landscaped grounds, offering unparalleled seclusion and tranquility. Uniquely buffered by the signature 4th green of the Nicklaus Ocean Course, the setting further enhances privacy and offers expansive, unobstructed vistas that stretch as far as the eye can see.

The exterior of the home features extraordinary construction quality, including poured concrete walls, mahogany siding, and shell tabby accents that blend modern design with coastal elegance. The heated outdoor pool and covered porch with mechanical screens provide the perfect setting to enjoy the ocean views and breezes.

Inside, you’ll find exquisite interior details that define this home. African Sapele floors and Mahogany tongue and groove ceilings create a warm and inviting atmosphere. Oversized impact glass windows provide security and unobstructed views of the surrounding natural beauty.

This home is designed for both relaxation and entertainment. The 400-bottle wine cellar is a haven for wine enthusiasts, while the whole house sound system allows you to enjoy your favorite music in every room. The kitchen is a chef’s dream, equipped with double ovens, a warming drawer, a 5-burner gas range, a Sub Zero refrigerator, and a Miele dishwasher. The instant-on hot water feature adds convenience to your culinary endeavors. The 3-floor hydraulic elevator ensures easy access to all levels of the home. Impeccably maintained by its original owners, Point 3 is a rare offering of one of Landfall’s most iconic and architecturally significant waterfront properties.

Here’s a look at the home:

Stunning home on a golf course where Phil Mickelson has been a member is on sale for $9.25M

Mickelson has been a member at this golf club, which sits about 30 minutes north of San Diego.

Phil Mickelson was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001. He’s the winner of 45 PGA Tour titles, his most recent coming unexpectedly in the 2021 PGA Championship, before he made the jump to LIV Golf.

And while Mickelson has played golf all over the world, he’s chosen to reside in Rancho Santa Fe, California, an area where he’s been purchasing land for decades.

One course where Mickelson has been a member is The Farms, which sits about 30 minutes north of San Diego.

According to the club’s website, Mickelson uses the club to prepare for majors.

“The Farms is one of the most challenging courses off the tee in Southern California,” Mickelson said. “When I’m preparing for a major tournament (like the U.S. Open) and really want to test my driver, I come to The Farms.”

A five-bedroom home that sits perched above the course is currently on sale for the tidy sum of $9.25 million.

From the Sotheby’s listing:

Live the luxury lifestyle on this Premier lot within the gated community of The Farms, one of Rancho Santa Fe’s most beautiful, peaceful, private, and picturesque communities. Ideally situated to take advantage of the 270+ degree views of the lush golf course below all the way to the Pacific Ocean. This custom residence features high end finishes and design elements including soaring ceilings, large windows and glass doors allowing for an abundance of natural light, beautiful wood accents while encompassing over 10,000 sq feet of gracious living space. The home exudes elegance and provides the ultimate venue for indoor/outdoor living and entertaining. As you enter the gated courtyard with large wooden gates you feel a sense of beauty and warmth and are mesmerized by the stunning views. The formal living room with stone fireplace and service bar has access to an extensive rear loggia through multiple sets of French doors, which is perfect for entertaining, and for capturing views of the pool, pristine grounds and the views of the golf course, mountains, ocean, and sunsets. There is a large formal dining room and an oversized wood flanked office/library/ game room. The kitchen is a true chef’s dream, perfectly detailed with top-of-the-line appliances, crisp slabs of stone, custom cabinetry, large center island, oversized butler’s pantry, and a spacious informal dining area. The kitchen opens to a warm and inviting family room with large media center, fireplace and doors that open to the oversized veranda….the ideal venue for indoor/outdoor dining, entertaining and relaxing. The primary suite comes with fireplace and has dual dressing rooms and bathrooms with French doors leading to a balcony overlooking the sun splashed pool and spa, with ocean and sunset views. There are an additional oversized 4 bedrooms all ensuite, a theatre, gym, second family room with fireplace and bar, wine cellar with room for tasting, secondary kitchen or workshop, sauna and steam shower, outdoor living room with fireplace, putting green, elevator, garaging for 4 vehicles. Living in the Farms community you can take advantage of all The Farms has to offer with 24 hour guarded security entrance gate, opportunity to join The Farms Country Club and Rancho Valencia Resort. Access to some of the best schools, close to some of the best beaches, restaurants, shopping.

Here’s a look at the home, which is currently on the market for $9.25 million.

This 16,000-square-foot Georgia home overlooks the 18th green on a Tom Watson-designed golf course

The home is currently listed for $7,250,000 and has six full bathrooms and four partial. It sits on 1.41 acres.

Tom Watson has kept his golf course designs to a manageable number. The eight-time major champion had a hand in The Links at Spanish Bay and handled a redesign of Ballybunion Golf Club in Ireland, among a handful of others.

He’s also responsible for The Manor Golf & Country Club in Milton, Georgia, which sits about 40 miles north of downtown Atlanta.

This spectacular 16,000-square-foot home sits on Manor Lake with the 18th green of the golf course on the other side.

According to the listing:

Three-story curved staircase with dome ceiling is the center of the stunning entry foyer. Unbelievable fireside office has a wall of windows and hidden bar. Fireside great room opens out to terrace overlooking Manor Lake. Large dining room with butlers pantry featuring warming drawers, countertop and storage drawers. Spacious kitchen with large breakfast bar, walk-in pantry, hidden appliance cabinets, high-end appliances, wonderful bright breakfast room and vaulted keeping room with fireplace and views out to private pool.

The home is currently listed for $7,250,000 and has six full bathrooms and four partial. It sits on 1.41 acres. The backyard has a pool and hot tub.

Here’s a look at the property:

Golf and ski in paradise at this $13M Colorado home on a Tom Fazio-designed course

The Valley course sits a little lower, meaning warmer temperatures and a longer playing season.

Just 20 minutes past Vail Ski Resort on the road from Denver, Cordillera Valley Club has gorgeous mountains, a lush valley and contains one of the gems of the Colorado golf scene.

The Valley course, designed by Tom Fazio, sits a little lower than the neighboring Mountain and Summit courses, meaning warmer temperatures and a little longer playing season.

This home that’s currently for sale for just under $13 million has sweeping views of the Sawatch Range, sits just in front of Spring Creek and according to a listing at Sotheby’s has an enormous heated patio that will allow its owner to enjoy the seasons a little longer.

The home also has a four-car garage with its own car wash, as well as a private path that leads out to the golf course.

Here’s more from the listing:

A favorite in the Vail Valley, the community of Cordillera Valley Club is one of the few neighborhoods with private roadways allowing residents to own and drive their own carts enjoying a ”golf cart lifestyle” unique in the Vail Valley. In addition to golf, the newly remodeled Club’s local amenities include restaurant, pro-shop, pool, hiking trails, tennis courts and gym.

In addition to the golf course and the amenities, Cordillera Valley Club residents savor the surrounding natural beauty with panoramic views stretching from the Back Bowls of Vail over to the New York Mountain, Sawatch Mountain Range and Lake Creek Valley.”

Here’s a look at the property.

This gorgeous heartland mansion has its own private 9-hole golf course, beach and wine cellar

A custom 9-hole golf course that stretches out behind the main house.

One of Iowa’s most expensive residential homes has been listed for sale in Johnston, and homebuyers who can afford the $5.5 million purchase price will be spoilt for choice in ways to entertain guests, indoors, or out.

Sitting on a substantial 25.79 acres, the seven-bedroom, six-bathroom home resides at 7395 N.W. 100th St., the centerpiece of a huge footprint more commonly associated with million-dollar homes located west of Des Moines.

Listed by the WB Realty Co., broker Matt Guns said the home conveys an immediate statement to first-time visitors. “You’re not necessarily just buying a property, you’re buying an entire lifestyle,” he said.

Accessible via a private driveway connected to 100th St., the two-story home is attached to a four-car garage. The front door opens into a living room with a fireplace, tall ceilings and large windows facing the mature foliage in the rear garden.

An open-plan, eat-in kitchen features a convenient butler’s pantry.

The first-floor primary bedroom provides direct access to the back patio and leads to a walk-in closet and an ensuite oversized bathroom that Guns described as “truly like walking into a spa.”

A few steps from the stairwell, a home office is visible behind a glass door and walls. Upstairs offers its own living room space, additional bedrooms, and a laundry area.

“From the second floor, you can actually see 801 Grand and the Iowa Capital, all the way from Johnston. It’s just one more impressive thing about the property,” Guns said.

Down in the basement, the layout is furnished with a purpose-built exercise area, a casual entertainment space and bar, a media room for movie watching and a walk-in wine cellar stabilized by its own dedicated temperature controls.

This home features an in-ground heated pool for year-round swimming.
Outside the home, a separate unattached building is large enough for four other vehicles. The owners and their guests can relax in the heated, in-ground swimming pool.

To the east, three more outbuildings include a structure that previously housed golf carts to ferry guests around a custom 9-hole golf course that stretches out behind the main house. The course was designed with six manicured putting greens and paved pathways for the carts to maneuver around the grounds.

At the southern end of the land, a private pond is unexpectedly bordered by a man-made beach, upgraded with lounging chairs and a fire pit. A covered jetty enables easy access into the water, or to potentially moor small watercraft.

The address is also zoned to raise horses on the property, a popular activity in the neighborhood. Guns and his colleagues are hesitant to predict the type of buyer with the ability to purchase a home of this scale. “It’s hard to determine with a home of this price and size exactly who it will attract. But it can accommodate pretty much any use you can think of,” he said.

“You’re just not really going to find something like this within the metro. This is a very unique property in that you can get 26 acres right in the city,” he added.

The home is listed at $5.5 million by Matt Guns of WB Realty Co.

Richard Lane is a freelance writer for the Des Moines Register, part of the USA Today Network.

Sublime English home that once housed James Bond (on prestigious golf course) available for $2.28M

The Appleton House is a nearly 7,000-square-foot mansion that once housed former James Bond actor Roger Moore.

Looking for a place to enjoy a cocktail shaken not stirred after a relaxing round on an English golf course that famed broadcaster Henry Longhurst once called one of the most scenic in Europe?

Look no further than Appleton House, a nearly 7,000-square-foot mansion that once housed former James Bond actor Roger Moore.

The property, located in the Stinchcombe area of the Cotswolds just under three hours west of London, is currently available for $2.284 million.

The home sits on Stinchcombe Hills Golf Club, which had its original nine open in 1889 with an additional nine opened in 1906. The course was redesigned in 1922 by Fred Hawtree with more tweaks

According to the listing at Knight Frank:

Appleton is extremely well presented, having been previously extended and more recently refurbished. The accommodation is arranged over two floors and benefits from both an imposing, formal layout ideal for entertaining, yet to the rear of the property lies a more homely arrangement of rooms ideal for family living with an exceptional orangery and raised terrace overlooking the garden and grounds where you can take in the stunning views beyond.

Upstairs is ample accommodation with three large bedroom suites; the principal suite sits in the centre of the house with a walk-through dressing room. There are three further double bedrooms with a family bathroom and a separate shower room. If ancillary accommodation is required, the house has been designed to separate the southern wing to create a one-bedroom annexe split over two floors.

Appleton House has six bedrooms, five bathrooms and a large additional building, all standing on 2.8 acres of land, including mature woodland.

Moore, who lived in the home in the 1960s, is best remembered for playing James Bond in seven films from 1973 to 1985, beginning with Live and Let Die and ending with A View to A Kill.

Moore’s relaxed style and sense of whimsy, which relied heavily on the arched eyebrow, seemed a commentary on the essential ridiculousness of the Bond films, in which the handsome British secret agent was as adept at mixing martinis and bedding beautiful women as he was at disposing of supervillains trying to take over the world.

Moore began his acting career at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he studied alongside future Bond co-star Lois Maxwell, who would go on to originate the role of Miss Moneypenny, secretary to Bond’s boss M, the head of MI6.

Sick of the cold? Check out this $8.7M island retreat on an Ernie Els-designed golf course (with an amazing pool and ocean views)

What about permanently relocating to a place you can enjoy year-round?

Windy, wild weather has taken much of the country by storm this week. And while it’s fun to think about a short golf getaway to somewhere in warmer climes, what about permanently relocating to a place you can enjoy year-round?

Such is the case on the tiny island of Mauritius, a tiny island off the African coast that’s home to about 1.2 million residents and some of the most beautiful views on the planet.

This villa boasts sea, golf and mountain views, all alongside the Ernie Els-designed Anahita Golf Club. When you’re done with 18, it’s easy to dip in the 25-meter pool that could entertain quite the crew of golf buddies.

From the listing at Sotheby’s:

Located next to the stunning swimming pool, the large open plan kitchen and living space are the heart of this exquisite villa. Each of the rooms has been individually decorated and feature bespoke, locally made furniture throughout.

With beautifully designed spaces inside and out, Villa Extraordinaire is the perfect space to bring the whole family together.

Foreign ownership: access to Mauritian residence permit and a favourable fiscal climate.

And of course, there’s the weather. With temperatures in the summer hovering in the 80s and in the winter still jumping consistently into the 70s, this could be the perfect place if you’ve had enough shoveling.

Here are some stunning images of the property:

Home on Ocean Club’s 16th hole near Atlantis has sublime views and is on sale for a cool $17M

For a cool $17 million, you can purchase Villa Tarka, a custom 20,000-square-foot home on the 16th hole.

The Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise Island in the Bahamas is a popular spot for golfers soaking up the sun on vacation.

But why only visit once a year, or even worse, once in a lifetime?

For a cool $17 million, you can purchase Villa Tarka, a custom 20,000-square-foot home that sits on the 16th hole of the Tom Weiskopf-designed course. Ocean Club is currently at No. 35 on the list of Golfweek’s Best courses in Mexico, the Caribbean, Atlantic islands and Central America. The LPGA’s Pure Silk-Bahamas Classic was held on the property from 2013 through 2018 with Brittany Lincicome winning the last two events.

As you might expect, the estate has all the bells and whistles, including an infinity-edged pool, an outdoor shower and a professional tennis court with an air-conditioned tennis pavilion.

Looking to host? No problem. Villa Tarka has a dozen bedrooms and 17 bathrooms, many with sweeping views of the ocean. Also, those with club memberships can use the golf course as well as facilities at the nearby Atlantis Resort and Casino.

For more on the property, click here.

Here’s a look around Villa Tarka: