Tidewater Golf Plantation
By A.R. Nelson

Tidewater, one of the Grand Strand's and the Carolinas' top-rated courses, is also one of a growing number of upscale public golf courses around the United States, which serve as centerpieces to equally upscale real estate developments.
When it opened in 1990, Tidewater Golf Club was enthusiastically applauded as one of America's truly great new layouts. Golf Magazine and Golf Digest both immediately named the course one of the country's best.

Nine of its 18 holes play alongside the Intracoastal Waterway and the saltwater marshes of Cherry Grove Beach Inlet. Lovingly etched into the landscape by tax-attorney-turned-golf-course-architect Ken Tomlinson, the course is modeled after traditional gems, such as Merion and Pine Valley.
Tomlinson designed Tidewater to flow with the natural contours of the land. The beauty and challenge of Tidewater is on full display at the signature 13th hole, which offers a panoramic view of the Atlantic Ocean and the Inlet, and features steep transitional slopes and a well-contoured green protected by bunkers to the sides and front.

While Tidewater's golf course gets most of the media attention, Tidewater Plantation has also been in the spotlight for the real estate opportunities it presents. Golf Magazine recently called it one of the nation's top 20 golf course communities for second-home buyers. And with good reason.
Tidewater Plantation's high standards are evident throughout the carefully-planned community; its natural buffers and required setbacks for homes create a sense of seclusion for golfers and homeowners alike.
And since Tidewater is a public course, home buyers save thousands of dollars in initiation fees and membership dues associated with private courses. Tidewater homeowners play an incredible layout with immaculately-kept fairways and greens that are the rival of the finest country club. But they don't have to worry about footing the whole maintenance bill through monthly fees.
At Tidewater you really can have it all - a great golf course, country club-style amenities, and a beautiful home - for a price that won't crack your nest egg.
For Tidewater real estate information: (800)843-3234; for tee times: (800)446-5363.