Golf resort roundup

Peter Severinson | | Published: May 01, 2008

Nine major developers are using top-grade golf courses to sell top-dollar homes.

Bear Mountain Resort
Developer: Len Barrie
Location: Victoria
Golf course: Two 7,000-yard courses designed by Jack Nicklaus
Membership cost: $35,000 plus $375 in monthly dues
Real estate: 1,112 house lots, 220 townhouses, 1,997 condos
Real-estate cost: House lots, $260,000 to $1.7 million; townhouses, $700,000 to $1.6 million; condos, $189,000 to $1.8 million
Course opens: The first course opened in 2003; the second opens in 2009

Black Mountain
Developer: Melcor Developments Ltd.
Location: Kelowna
Golf course: 6,400 yards designed by Cook Carlton
Membership cost: Public golf course
Real estate: 300 house lots, 350 condos
Real estate cost: Condos start at $275,000; house lots, $500,000 to $1.5 million
Course opens: Spring 2009

The Cliffs Over Maple Bay
Developer: Warren Paulin
Location: Maple Bay
Golf course: 6,900 yards designed by Greg Norman
Membership cost: Not yet announced
Real estate: 360 house lots, 30 condo units, hotel units not yet announced
Real estate cost: House lots start at $200,000 for lake view, $300,000 for ocean view
Course opens: Not yet announced

The Rise
Developer: Okanagan Hills Development Corp.
Location: Vernon
Golf course: 7,000-plus yards designed by Gene Bates
Membership cost: Memberships only available to home buyers, cost has not been announced
Real estate: 660 house lots; 550 hotel/condo units
Real-estate cost: House lots, $189,900 to $429,000; villas, $599,000; houses, $741,900
Course opens: Spring 2008

Sagebrush Golf & Sporting Club
Developer: Richard Zokol
Location: Merritt
Golf course: 7,471 yards designed by Rod Whitman
Membership cost: $200,000 plus $5,000 annually
Real estate: 37 house lots
Real-estate cost: $450,000 to $750,000
Course opens: Summer 2008

Tobiano
Developer: Pagebrook Inc.
Location: Kamloops
Golf course: 7,328 yards designed by Thomas McBroom
Membership cost: $4,000
Real estate: 600 house lots, 500 townhouses, three hotels
Real-estate cost: House lots, $284,900 to $506,900; townhouses, $399,900 to $729,900
Course opens: April 2008

Tower Ranch
Developer: Real estate, Intrawest; golf course, Aberdeen Golf Construction Inc.
Location: Kelowna
Golf course: 7,212 yards designed by Thomas McBroom
Membership cost: Starting at $10,000 with costs increasing to $15,000 for later ​members
Real estate: 700 mixed houses and townhouses
Real-estate cost: Lot and house start $600,000
Course opens: July 2008

Wildstone
Developer: Havaday Developments Inc.
Location: Cranbrook
Golf course: Two courses at 7,000-plus yards designed by Gary Player
Membership cost: $10,000 plus $2,700 in annual dues; reserved for property owners
Real estate: 2,500

units of mixed house lots, townhouses, condos and hotel
Real-estate cost: House lots starting at $200,000; other prices not yet announced
Course opens: Spring 2009

Wyndansea Oceanfront Golf Resort
Developer: Marine Drive Properties
Location: Ucluelet
Golf course: Course designed by Jack Nicklaus, length not announced
Membership cost: Not announced
Real estate: 30 house lots, 180 condo/hotel units
Real-estate cost: House lots start at $1.2 million
Course opens: 2011