The hype surrounding golf course communities can be tracked all the way back to the mid 1920s when one of the first golf course communities was established in temple place fla but it was not . 12 best private golf communities the residential choice of pga tour commissioner tim finchem the most successful golf course development in the tahoe area this 2200 acre community . A golf course community is a type of residential housing development built around a golf course history temple terrace florida is often described as the first planned golf course community in the united states dating from the 1920s. You will learn about criteria for site selection market and feasibility analysis financing trends integrating the golf course with the community trends and standards in golf course design marketing the course in a residential community legal structures and documentation management options and the latest strategies for maximizing . Its final area of development is a neighborhood called cintarosa ranch perched on the propertys highest point the greens and fairways of the communitys two excellent golf courses