Drivers Wanted for Golf Community
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With green space and water features, Anderson Creek Golf Club is creating a residential community that’s focused on amenities.
Planned on 1,700 acres in rural Harnett County, developers hope to build – and sell – approximately 3,000 homes over the next 10 years.
“We’re the biggest project in the county,” says Lee Handsel, vice president of sales and marketing for Anderson Creek. “We’re approaching 350 homes already occupied.”
Anderson Creek offers recreation areas featuring swimming, tennis, 21 parks – and exceptional golf.
So far, only the northern part of the project is under development. Handsel says the southern portion will be developed within a few years.
The community offers everything from condominiums at 1,400 square feet to custom homes reaching upwards of 6,500 square feet. Prices range from $160,000 to nearly $1 million.
“We have everyone here,” Handsel says. “You see moms out with strollers, active adults working from home and retirees.”
Handsel attributes Anderson Creek’s growth to spillover from the Fort Bragg and Fayetteville areas. “They want to escape the traffic and congestion,” he says. “They want to be here.”
The crown jewel of the community is the golf course, designed by Davis Love III. When it opened in 2001, North Carolina magazine named it Best New Golf Course. It’s been listed in the top 30 courses in the state every year.
The 18-hole, championship-length course is open to the public, says Jon Hockaday, general manager.
“It features a lot of the roll-off type aspects around the greens such as you see in the Sand Hills area of North Carolina,” he says. “It has Bermuda fairways and bent-grass greens. It’s a championship layout in championship condition.”
Story by Paul Hughes
Photo by Jeffrey S. Otto
