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Has anyone who is either retired or close to retirement thought about joining one of the golf communities, if so have you been too any and your thoughts?  I have a few years to retirement, though but 10-15 years is right around the corner.

I've been to just two, St. James Plantation, which was very nice.  4 courses (P.B. Dye Course ate my lunch).  met some really nice people,   And Pinehurst, NC which I love and 9 courses would be tough to beat, especially when you add in No. 2 and 8.  Not sure these are far enough south for me. :whistle:

Other ones that look intriguing:

The Landings at Skidaway Island  -Savannah GA - 6 courses (this is where I'm leaving towards)

Reynolds Plantation - Greensboro, GA - 6 courses

Sandestin, Destin, FL - 4 courses

Admirals Cove, Jupiter, FL - 1-18's and 1-27

Kiawah Island - 7 courses

Hilton Head, SC -4 courses

Hot Springs Village, AK - 9 courses

The Cliffs at Walnut Grove- Arden NC -7 courses

PGA Village Verano- Port St. Lucie - 3 courses

Amelia Island Plantation, Fernandina Beach, 4 courses

Bonita Bay, Bonita Springs, FL - 5 courses

Sea Island, GA - 3 courses

Desert Mountain, Scottsdale, AZ - 6 courses

Colleton River Plantation, Bluffton, SCA - 2 -18's and 1 - 9 hole

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I live in Talamore Golf Resort about 4 miles from Pinehurst. The whole area is very nice. A great attraction is that you would not have to live within Pinehurst to enjoy the 40+ courses we have in a 10 square mile area.

Yes we have Winter. The local courses have been closed maybe 4 days so far this Winter. We had 1 ice/slush storm this Winter and last Winter we had a 7 inch snow storm and the snow was gone in 4 days. It is 80 today.

We live a few hours drive to the ocean and a few hours drive to the mountains.

We love it here.

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I live in Talamore Golf Resort about 4 miles from Pinehurst. The whole area is very nice. A great attraction is that you would not have to live within Pinehurst to enjoy the 40+ courses we have in a 10 square mile area.

Yes we have Winter. The local courses have been closed maybe 4 days so far this Winter. We had 1 ice/slush storm this Winter and last Winter we had a 7 inch snow storm and the snow was gone in 4 days. It is 80 today.

We live a few hours drive to the ocean and a few hours drive to the mountains.

We love it here.


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I live in Wilmington NC which is on the coast of NC (Wrightsville beach, topsail beach, Carolina beach, etc). I would look for the weather you want. Wilmington/southport are the warmest areas in NC and we do have some winter although nothing like yours (I lived in Tysons corner for a few years). November/December are usually nice and would be comparable to your Sept. Our jan and feb average temps in the 50s. Its not cold enough for a winter jacket ever but you do need long sleeves/pants in the winter. I have seen days in the 80s in january and days in the 30s. You can play golf all year round no problem. If you are looking for warmer weather though in the winters I would go to Charleston, savannah, or FL. I would imagine inland NC is much colder.

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As a seven year retiree, I have already found that I do not have to belong to golf community to enjoy the game. I like variety, which means I want to play at different courses as much as possible. My home is is next  to a golf course, but I don't live there anymore, and I have not golfed that course in several years.

I bought a very large, and comfortable RV, and when I want to take a golf road trip, all it costs me is gas. The folks leasing our home pays for those trips. I refuse to ever live again in a big city with all the pollution and idiots that go with it. All I want at this point in my life is fresh air, and wide open spaces. If the weather goes sour, I just move a few hundred miles to a better climate to golf in. Retirement can mean different things to different people.

Do your home work, and research your priorities. You are right that 10-15 years is just around the corner. I suspect what you might be thinking about doing now, will probably change in that span of time.

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As a seven year retiree, I have already found that I do not have to belong to golf community to enjoy the game. I like variety, which means I want to play at different courses as much as possible. My home is is next  to a golf course, but I don't live there anymore, and I have not golfed that course in several years.

I bought a very large, and comfortable RV, and when I want to take a golf road trip, all it costs me is gas. The folks leasing our home pays for those trips. I refuse to ever live again in a big city with all the pollution and idiots that go with it. All I want at this point in my life is fresh air, and wide open spaces. If the weather goes sour, I just move a few hundred miles to a better climate to golf in. Retirement can mean different things to different people.

Do your home work, and research your priorities. You are right that 10-15 years is just around the corner. I suspect what you might be thinking about doing now, will probably change in that span of time.

Now that's what retirement should be like!

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As a seven year retiree, I have already found that I do not have to belong to golf community to enjoy the game. I like variety, which means I want to play at different courses as much as possible. My home is is next  to a golf course, but I don't live there anymore, and I have not golfed that course in several years.

I bought a very large, and comfortable RV, and when I want to take a golf road trip, all it costs me is gas. The folks leasing our home pays for those trips. I refuse to ever live again in a big city with all the pollution and idiots that go with it. All I want at this point in my life is fresh air, and wide open spaces. If the weather goes sour, I just move a few hundred miles to a better climate to golf in. Retirement can mean different things to different people.

Do your home work, and research your priorities. You are right that 10-15 years is just around the corner. I suspect what you might be thinking about doing now, will probably change in that span of time.

When I was in the military, one of the retired officers did exactly that.  they planned their travels in the RV to different bases and played the courses there for a couple of days.  Parked on base for for $10/day.  Nice.

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I am close to retirement and live next to SunCity here in Az; infact, I golf every Saturday with a group that are retired and live in the community. The positives that I see so far, is it is close community many activities other than golf targeted at people in retirement. A golf cart ride away from the courses and cheap ... The negatives ... my golf buddies pay a yearly fee and come hell or highwater they are going to get their moneys worth ... so getting them to golf "outside the walls" is next to impossible. Its the same 4 courses year round ... thats why I golf with different groups on Friday or SUnday ... All-in-all it seems like a good retirement option for me ... I am glad I hooked up with this group of guys so I can get a birds eye view into the community And a side note ... when you hear an EMS siren, you know there will be in estate sale in the next 6 weeks ...

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I am close to retirement and live next to SunCity here in Az; infact, I golf every Saturday with a group that are retired and live in the community.

The positives that I see so far, is it is close community many activities other than golf targeted at people in retirement. A golf cart ride away from the courses and cheap ...

The negatives ... my golf buddies pay a yearly fee and come hell or highwater they are going to get their moneys worth ... so getting them to golf "outside the walls" is next to impossible. Its the same 4 courses year round ... thats why I golf with different groups on Friday or SUnday ...

All-in-all it seems like a good retirement option for me ... I am glad I hooked up with this group of guys so I can get a birds eye view into the community

And a side note ... when you hear an EMS siren, you know there will be in estate sale in the next 6 weeks ...

I don't actually blame them, but at least you can get out every now and then. :-)

Wow, 4 courses, that must be nice!

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Check out Myrtle Beach/Conway, SC area. The 60-mile zone from Pawley's Island to about 10 miles into N. Carolina (town of South Brunswick) has some 67 golf courses.

My wife and I just got back from vacation down there.

For retirement, the area has dozens of retirement/second home developments, ranging from million-dollar mansions to modest duplexes for $150,000.

Myrtle Beach/Conway has a county-wide golf system you could tap into. Explore it online, if interested.

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My wife and I own a condo at the Talamore Resort in Southern Pines, and that region is at the top of our list of potential retirement destinations.  I haven't lived there for a long stay, so I can't compare it to anyplace else.  When I read your comment about Pinehurst perhaps not being far enough south, I thought of the  members at Talamore and MidSouth who talk about the "halfbacks", that is, people who have moved to Florida and found that Florida wasn't for them.  They move halfway back to their original homes, which puts them in the Carolinas.

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Has anyone who is either retired or close to retirement thought about joining one of the golf communities, if so have you been too any and your thoughts?  I have a few years to retirement, though but 10-15 years is right around the corner.

I've been to just two, St. James Plantation, which was very nice.  4 courses (P.B. Dye Course ate my lunch).  met some really nice people,   And Pinehurst, NC which I love and 9 courses would be tough to beat, especially when you add in No. 2 and 8.  Not sure these are far enough south for me.

Never even considered it.  When I retired, I got a part time job at what had been my home course for many years.   That way I got cheap golf, stayed busy, and got to spend a lot of time with golfers and helping folks out.  Where I worked, I didn't get free golf, and the job was a real job, with performance expectations and consequences for not meeting your job requirements.

Both my brother and I buy a Colorado Avid Golfer's passport each year (even though he lives in Idaho), and play all around the state.  I no longer live where I can also work at a course, so now I buy a couple's membership at a couple of the nearby courses ($337 for one and bout $300 for the other - under $700 for both for the year), so that takes care of most of my local golf.  I'll go to Denver 2 or 3 times in the summer and play at my old course a couple of times each trip.

Neither my wife nor I has any interest in any kind of a "retirement" community.  We live in a tiny rural town of under 400 souls and are quite happy with the slow pace and old fashioned lifestyle.

Today we just had a combined lunch and Library Association meeting to plan a benefit dinner for a local young couple who are dealing with the financial burden of a premature baby girl.  Most of the stuff we need will be donated, and between us and a few volunteers, we will do the cooking (I get to make the filling for the sloppy Joes) and serving.  That's the sort of community I want to be part of - give of yourself when you can and they will be there for you when and if you ever need it.

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Has anyone who is either retired or close to retirement thought about joining one of the golf communities, if so have you been too any and your thoughts?

I am just 2-3 years away.  The one thing that concerns me about some of the southern communities is weather.  If I am retired, I am not sure I want to take a chance of living through a hurricane.  Anything that has wonderful coastal courses or that is on a barrier island is also in the possible path of a category 4-5 hurricane.  Looking at some of the communities with homes on stilts makes me pause.  Before you buy, consider the fact that flood and windstorm insurance is going to be very expensive.  Congress is moving closer to making the National Flood Insurance Program self-sustaining (i.e. no longer subsidized).

Find a nice pace that is a bit inland and more than 10 feet above sea level.

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I am just 2-3 years away.  The one thing that concerns me about some of the southern communities is weather.  If I am retired, I am not sure I want to take a chance of living through a hurricane.  Anything that has wonderful coastal courses or that is on a barrier island is also in the possible path of a category 4-5 hurricane.  Looking at some of the communities with homes on stilts makes me pause.  Before you buy, consider the fact that flood and windstorm insurance is going to be very expensive.  Congress is moving closer to making the National Flood Insurance Program self-sustaining (i.e. no longer subsidized).

Find a nice pace that is a bit inland and more than 10 feet above sea level.

Depends where. You are pretty safe in Georgia, SC, and NC. Sure you might have to evacuate once every few years but you have plenty of warning. FL is hit a lot more but even that isnt a big deal because you have time to leave. I am 1.5 miles from the beach in wilmington nc and 40 ft above sea level. No stilts except for houses literally on the beach.

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I am just 2-3 years away.  The one thing that concerns me about some of the southern communities is weather.  If I am retired, I am not sure I want to take a chance of living through a hurricane.  Anything that has wonderful coastal courses or that is on a barrier island is also in the possible path of a category 4-5 hurricane.  Looking at some of the communities with homes on stilts makes me pause.  Before you buy, consider the fact that flood and windstorm insurance is going to be very expensive.  Congress is moving closer to making the National Flood Insurance Program self-sustaining (i.e. no longer subsidized).

Find a nice pace that is a bit inland and more than 10 feet above sea level.

Awe shucks, it's not that bad. We are in Mid-South North Carolina even if NC takes a direct hit we only get some rain and wind 20-30 miles inland. We don't even board up our windows, we just tie the dog down.

I would highly recommend our area. "The Sandhills" of North Carolina. Home of the famed Pinehurst #2. The area consist of 3 small communities called Pinehurst, Southern Pines, and Aberdeen. Total population about 30,000. 10 Sq. miles with 40+ courses. Lots of locally owned restaurants, coffee houses, boutiques, and other specialty shopping. Downtown Southern Pines and Pinehurst are thriving and Aberdeen is making a resurgence. We love to get a coffee, sit on a bench in S.P., and watch all the day trip visitors enjoy our thriving business district.

Does it get cold in the winter? I can tell you this, when I go back to Michigan for visits, I freeze my behind off. It gets chilly here with a few weeks of cold meaning lows in the teens and highs in the 40's but that is short lived and the golf courses stay open unless we get the occasional snow or ice which usually gone in 24-48 hours. We are a few hours drive to the Ocean and a few hours drive to Mountains and a 1 hour super easy drive to Raleigh/Durham Internal Airport, and RDU is a modern easy A.P. to get to and navigate.

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My wife and I own a condo at the Talamore Resort in Southern Pines, and that region is at the top of our list of potential retirement destinations.  I haven't lived there for a long stay, so I can't compare it to anyplace else.  When I read your comment about Pinehurst perhaps not being far enough south, I thought of the  members at Talamore and MidSouth who talk about the "halfbacks", that is, people who have moved to Florida and found that Florida wasn't for them.  They move halfway back to their original homes, which puts them in the Carolinas.

Pinehurst is No. 2 on the list right now.  9 courses along with No. 2 are hard to beat, plus not far from Raleigh.

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Not retired (yet), but I do own a home in The Villages, a retirement community about 1 hour north of Orlando, and rated the #1 retirement community in the USA by many. 600+ holes of golf, with about 30 executive length courses you play for "free" as a homeowner. Some are pretty interesting; most are fine and kept in decent shape despite heavy use. The 12+ Championship courses have reasonable greens fees, and nearly all are 27 holes. There are also plenty of public courses to play "off campus" when you get tired of platying the 600+ holes available here. No cart fees, since everybody has a cart in their garage. The development is huge; about 100,000 residents and the size of Manhattan.  If you are 55 years old or over, you should take a look. If you are younger, you might not be interested in playing with us "old farts" down here. But someday, you may change your mind.....

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As one who recently retired early and loves golf, joining a golf retirement community is exactly what I would NOT want. I don't want too much commonality, in golf, neighbors, dining, entertainment, or anything else. I feel that unless you are an assembly line worker putting together widgets hour after hour, one's job provides a lot of the variety that is healthy in life. You deal with a diversity of people and challenges in your job, and this keep your mind agile and interested. I think many people establish certain routines in the other parts of their life to help deal with the stresses from the job, leading to a good blend of challenge and exposure to new things, but with things in their life that are grounded in their routine. But once you retire, a big part of the regularly changing challenges go away, and that needs to be replaced otherwise you get too stagnant in your actions, thinking, beliefs, and perspectives. It becomes all too easy to surround yourself by people your age, doing the same thing over and over again. The hours that you gain in your day from not working are too easily filled by those routine things you used to do when not working. You need to replace the mentally interesting activity you lost with other mental challenges, not just expand the lounge chair parts of your life. I don't want to be surrounded by a bunch of retirees of similar age - I want to be around people of all ages. I don't want to surround myself with people of my same color - I want a rich, diverse ethnic environment where many different cultures blend, even if they sometimes clash. I don't want to get away from the city and seek peace and quiet - I want the vibrancy that a city offers, with museums and theaters and many interesting attractions. I don't want the same neighborhood dining options every week - I want to explore new eateries, fancy or inexpensive, of many different ethnicities. I don't want to have a small circle of friends with the same political beliefs - I love a healthy discourse of ideas. And I don't want to play the same golf courses all the time - I want the challenge of seeing new courses for the first time. Retirement is wonderful and a great reward for a life's hard work. Make it active and fascinating and interesting and different. It keep you from becoming a curmudgeonly old fart.
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