Sage and Windjam attend 2011 LiveSouth Real Estate Show in Washington, DC.
Windjam Development Group and its building division, Sage Built, participated in the LiveSouth show this past week in order to introduce The Hamptons and The Villas at Forest Hills to residents in the Northeast. Over 1,200 people attended and expressed strong interest in relocating to the South. It was refreshing to expose our exclusive properties in the Village of Pinehurst and Chapel Hill to serious buyers rather than just casual shoppers. Rex Vick, Jr, President of Windjam Development and Sage Built, expressed, “Pinehurst has become the world-renowned destination for professional golfers. The Villas at Forest Hills is proud to now be connected to this legacy. Most of the attendees had already visited Pinehurst Resort with pleasurable memories and thus our sales team’s job was immediately made easier”. The Villas of Forest Hills includes memberships to the exclusive Pinehurst Country Club in each purchase of a Villa, which are all NAHB Green Certified and Energy-Star Certified. Rex further states that, “the Windjam team looks forward to future participation in more LiveSouth shows as the interest our particular project was exceptionally strong and numerous Discovery Tours have been scheduled to visit Windjam’s properties”.
Pinehurst Begins Final Stages Of No. 2 Restoration
Pinehurst No. 2, the legendary course designed by Donald Ross, will undergo the final stage of a major restoration beginning on November 16. The course will be closed through the winter and is scheduled to reopen in March 2011.
The project, which is being led by the renowned design firm of Coore & Crenshaw, Inc., continues to restore the course’s natural and strategic character, returning some of the shot values and strategic play that have been lost over time. When it reopens, Pinehurst No. 2 will have no rough, larger playing areas and a natural aesthetic that befits the native soil and topography and is reminiscent of Ross’ original design.
“We’re thrilled with the progress of the restoration, and we expect that this will have golfers falling in love with Pinehurst No. 2 all over again,” said Pinehurst President Don Padgett II. “Donald Ross designed No. 2 to stand the test of time, and Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw have rekindled the elements that defined that vision.”
Ross believed in providing golfers with strategic choices, and Pinehurst No.2 epitomized that philosophy. Using historic photos of the course that date to the 1940s, Coore & Crenshaw have made significant progress since embarking on the project in February, including the softening of fairway lines from the wall-to-wall grass look synonymous with the modern era. Some of the elements that already have taken shape include:
- Fairways have widened, offering more strategic options to play holes from tee to green. Fairways also will be kept firmer, benefiting good shots and penalizing stray shots that continue to bounce into distressed areas, pine straw and native grasses.
- Approximately 26 acres of formerly “rough” grass has been stripped, returning the natural areas of hardpan, sandy waste areas, pine straw and wire grass that were part of the original topography.
- Rough has been eliminated from the course, leaving just two lengths of grass: fairway and green.
- More than half of the 1,100 sprinkler heads have been turned off, leaving the single, center water lines that will reduce total irrigation by about 30 percent. These irrigation lines will define fairways, but leave other areas to be defined by the weather and natural elements.
- Eight new tees have been added to the championship course, although they will increase the overall length of the course by less than 100 yards.
“You can already see it come alive,” Crenshaw said. “When you see and feel Pinehurst, you know it’s something different. It remains a masterpiece, a course so beautifully balanced and testing.”
Beginning November. 16, Coore & Crenshaw will focus work on re-establishing natural bunker edges that have become too rigid and defined over the years. While some bunkers have already been sculpted, the remainder will be addressed.
In addition, all of the greens will be sodded with A1/A4 bent grass, and some subtle changes are being made around the greens. However, the size and signature shapes and slopes of No. 2′s greens will not be altered.
“We’ve never wanted to radically change the golf course,” Coore said. “We’re just trying to uncover some of the character that had faded, to bring back some of those elements that made Pinehurst No. 2 one of the world’s unique and cherished courses.”
With a March 2011 reopening, any remaining grow-in will have significant time to take shape before Pinehurst serves as host to the 2014 U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open Championships. While the USGA was not a leading force behind the restoration work, the organization has been consulted in these early stages and is supportive of the project.
About Pinehurst
Located in the North Carolina heartland, world-renowned Pinehurst Resort is a 2,000-acre historic property featuring spa, golf, tennis, and activities for the family. Widely known as the cradle of American golf, Pinehurst has hosted more single golf championships than any other site in America, including the U.S. Open, PGA Championship, Ryder Cup Matches, PGA Tour Championship and many others. It will serve as the site of both the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open Championships in 2014 in back-to-back weeks through an unprecedented decision by the USGA. See pinehurst.com or call 800-487-4653 for a complete list of events and activities.
Sage Continues to Lead NC
Sage Continues to Lead NC:
Sage Built remains in the Top Ten Participating Builders of the National Association of Home Builder’s Green Certified Homes according to www.nahbgreen.org.
CEO of Sage Built, Rex Vick, Jr., states that “sustainable design or building green is an opportunity to use our resources efficiently while creating healthier homes and living environments. It provides cost savings through improved human health and productivity, lower cost building operations, and resource efficiency—and it moves us closer to a sustainable future”. Sage Built is proud to be participating in the 6th Annual Green Home Tour. Sage Built is a consistent participant in this annual tour. Sage’s entry this year aka “Tomorrow’s Leader” is located in The Hamptons, located just down the road from downtown Chapel Hill and around the corner from Fearrington Village.
50 World-Class Brands for Sale at Pinehurst Resort
As a resident of the Villas at Forest Hills and member of Pinehurst Country Club, you will find everything you need from spa products and gift cards to travel bags and exclusive Pinehurst-branded merchandise at the shops of Pinehurst Resort. It is just a short ride in your complimentary electric cart from the luxury Villas by Sage Built. So whether you’re browsing after your round or searching for the perfect gift, you don’t need a tee time to shop at Pinehurst. Dooney & Bourke, Vera Bradley, Cole Haan, Tag Heuer, Maui Jim, and Under Armour are just a few of the select brands you will find.
The Hamptons, Just around the Corner from World Ranked Property according to Travel and Leisure
Windjam Development Group and its building company Sage Built continue to build and develop beside nationally ranked resorts such as The Fearrington House and the Pinehurst Country Club. The Villas at Forest Hills and The Hamptons are strategically located as to enhance their resident’s experiences with very upscale amneties in their backyard. For instance, located beside the Hamptons is The Fearrington House Country Inn.
The Fearrington House Country Inn has been named one of the highest-ranking properties for value in Travel + Leisure’s 2011 list of the World’s Best Hotel Values. Honorees were selected by T+L’s influential readers in its annual World’s Best Awards survey*. Said Jean-Paul Kyrillos, vp/publisher of Travel + Leisure “Fearrington House Country Inn’s inclusion is a reflection of their dedication to delivering an exceptional experience at a competitive price.” Travel + Leisure’s 2011 Top 20 Hotels for Value Overall list consists of properties whose starting room rates begin at $300/night or less. Fearrington House offers rooms and suites in four categories; Standard Rooms, which consist of a spacious bedroom with a king, queen or two double beds and private a bathroom are priced at $275. An overnight stay also includes complementary a la carte breakfast and afternoon tea at The Fearrington House Restaurant. As a World’s Best Hotel Values honoree, The Fearrington House is featured in Travel + Leisure’s March 2011 issue and on www.TravelandLeisure.com.
Let The Pinehurst Golf Academy Better Your Game
As a resident in the Villas of Forest Hills, located in the Village of Pinehurst, you can enjoy the Pinehurst Golf Academy. This luxury townhome community is just around the corner from Pinehurst Country Club where residents are offered complimentary membership. The greatest players in the world of golf honed their games on the fairways of Pinehurst. And you can too. The site of more championships than any other golf venue in the country, Pinehurst boasts eight courses, the work of legendary designers Ross, Fazio, Jones and Maples. Nowhere will you find a more perfect setting to learn this fabled game. And no other golf school is more equipped to teach and inspire than Pinehurst’s award-winning Golf Academy.
Let The Pinehurst Golf Academy Better Your Game. Personal attention: low student to teacher ratio of 4:1. Focus on the fundamentals: full swing, short game and bunker play. Situational on-course instruction on eight world-class courses. State of the art instructional facilities completed in 2006 Cutting edge research led by Eric Alpenfels, one of America’s Top 100 Teachers (Golf Magazine, 2006). For more information about our Pinehurst Golf Academy in North Carolina, please call 866.291.4427 or email golfschool@pinehurst.com
Pinehurst Launches Dedicated Website To Showcase Pinehurst No. 2 Restoration
Pinehurst Resort announced the launch of the dedicated website www.pinehurstnumber2.com to provide golfers a unique and interactive way to follow the progress of the restoration progress of one of the country’s most revered courses. Pinehurst Resort today announced the launch of the dedicated website www.pinehurstnumber2.com to provide golfers a unique and interactive way to follow the progress of the restoration progress of one of the country’s most revered courses.
USGA Announces U.S. Women’s and Men’s Opens Both at Pinehurst in 2014:
| In an unprecedented move, the United States Golf Association announced that in 2014 the U.S. Women’s Open, for the first time, will immediately follow the U.S. Open Championship on the same venue, Pinehurst No. 2, from June 12 to June 22. The venerable Donald Ross course will become the only golf venue to host the Men’s and Women’s Opens, the U.S. Amateurs (Men’s and Women’s), and the U.S. Senior Open Championships.For more information view the following links: | |
Villas of Forest Hills Offer Turnkey Design Services via Eddie Rider Designs
Sage Built is pleased to announce their partnership with Eddie Rider Designs on The Villas at Forest Hills project (www.villasbysage.com) located in the Village of Pinehurst, NC. Eddie Rider Designs will be working with Sage Built on the interior design and the finish material selections for these spectacular townhomes which incorporate memberships to the famed Pinehurst Country.
Pinehurst Country Club, in the Sandhills region of North Carolina, is one of the best-known golf resorts in the world. It features eight courses, all identified by number. The No. 2 course is world renowned and welcomes the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open Championships in 2014. It was designed by legendary architect Donald Ross and has hosted more different national amateur and professional championships than any other course in the world.
With ERD joining Sage Built, the team will be able to offer many unique services to the selective homebuyer. ERD has many years of experience in working with the new out-of- town buyer that is short on travel time but still has the desire to have a spectacular Villa in Pinehurst. Sage Built and Eddie Rider Designs can offer new home buyers turn-key designed and furnished villas that will make purchasing a new Certified NAHB Green home exciting and a low-stress process.
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