North Carolina’s own Tim Cate designed The Players Club. With a 149- slope rating from the championship tees, this course challenges the scratch golfer, yet retains playability for beginners. It features cart carries over lakes and salt marshlands and is surrounded by thick native foliage. Tim Cate is renowned by both players and course architects for his fantastic course design, and the Players Club is no exception. Designer Tim Cate opened the Players Club in 1998; a phenomonal course which helped solidify Cate's reputation as one of the Cape Fear's premier course architects, The Players Club is littered with Cate's personal trademarks that integrate a modern feel to an otherwise traditional course. These are 18 holes of true challenge regardless of your handicap. You will discover something new everytime you play this course and come to understand why Golf Digest recently awarded this course 4 1/2 stars out of a possible five. Considered one of the best courses in Brunswick County, this course is 18 holes has achieved the designation “Audubon Certified Cooperative Sanctuaries” by Audubon International; a distinction shared by only a handful of courses in the entire state of North Carolina. If you would like to know more about homes and homesite property lots that are available close to The Players Golf Club, make sure to visit our "Southport Communities" page. There, you can conduct custom home and homesite searches in the communities of St. James Plantation and Winding River Plantation. Two of the Cape Fear's finest golf and retirement communities. Of course, you can always call the professional real estate agents at Plantation Properties toll-free for more information at 1-800-578-8108.