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| Membership Has Its Privileges |
| Nicklaus, Susan Kime (March/April, 2007) |
Shared ownership clubs are an increasingly popular component of the new luxury vernacular. For those looking to join, here is a showcase of the industry’s best.
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| Worth Watching |
| Million Air, Susan Kime (March/April, 2007) |
A showcase of up-and-coming fractional-ownership clubs
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| Lifestyle: The Markers - no ordinary club |
| GolfBusinessWire.com, Katharine Dyson (February, 2007) |
… This is called leading the good life. And no, you don’t own this vacation residence. Not exactly. Rather you have purchased a membership in The Markers, a combined destination and golf club. Members have several options of luxurious residences in key golf resort areas like Southern Pines, N.C., Lake Las Vegas, Nev., and Kiawah Island, SC, in addition to access to great golf at exclusive private clubs.
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| Homes Away From Home: Destination Clubs are revolutionizing the future of travel |
| Best Life, Josh Dean (February, 2007) |
The Best Residence Clubs: The Markers. Why: The 36 homes are located directly on the world’s best golf courses, from Troon North in Scottsdale, Arizona, to The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, in South Carolina. Membership includes PGA event access passes, VIP private lessons with Golf Digest Schools, tour bags full of the latest demo equipment, and in-house massages.
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| Homes Away From Home: An alternative to hotels, destination clubs offer travelers a myriad of luxe vacation homes all over the world |
| Cigar Aficionado, Larry Olmsted (February, 2007) |
The HOTTEST Clubs: The Markers, A Destination Club specializing in golf with seven homes in locales ranging from Scotland to Oregon to Scottsdale. Plans from $285,000 and $16,500 per year.
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| Fairways To Heaven |
| Nicklaus Magazine, Kent Condon (July/August, 2006) |
Why have one golf dream home when you can have 36? The Markers -- Golfers Residence Club is the answer.
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| Homes Away From Home |
| Golfweek, Martin Kaufman (February 25,2006) |
Can’t decide whether to take that golf vacation in Scottsdale or Naples? Tired of maintaining a second home in Palm Springs? Destination clubs, with their premium pads in popular resort areas, claim they have a better idea… The Markers focuses exclusively on one niche: golf.
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| Your Hybrid Home |
| Conde Nast Traveler, Danielle Reed, (December 2005) |
Destination clubs can sometimes be a better deal that traditional second homes. Ross Jardine, a member of the recently launched The Markers, a destination club for golfers, says that he bought his membership after he’d bought his second home…
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| Paradise Shared |
| Golf Living, Susan Kime, (Jan-March 2006) |
Different in form yet similar in feel to a fractional-interest property, a destination club is a non-equity entity, and based on the country club model. This mean that like a country club, you pay your membership fee, join the club, use the facilities. Except with a destination club, the facilities are upper-tier homes in great locations, most on or near some of the best golf courses in the world. One of the newest members of The Marker’s is Bobby Casper, son of famed PGA Tour professional Billy Casper…
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| Destination Clubs |
| Golf Connoisseur, Brian MCallen (May/June 2006) |
The vacation home market is stronger than ever, especially among avid golfers and especially in the Sun Belt’s choicest precincts. However, the big news in real estate right now are the enticing alternatives to traditional second-home ownership…
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| Make Your Marker |
| Fairways + Greens, (Feb/March 2006) |
One caveat about private club membership is that you play the same course most of the time. Some folks just want more variety in their lives. They’ve got the resources and love the game, but they’ve also got a healthy case of wanderlust. That’s just the type of discerning golfer The Markers is looking for…
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| Fairway Fantasy |
| Arizona Foothills, Elizabeth Exline (February 2006) |
And for those who count teeing off somewhere grand as a prerequisite for home purchases, The Markers represents the ideal multiple-home opportunity.
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| A Club For Discerning Swingers |
| Inc. Magazine, Stephanie Clifford (November 2005) |
| Think of it as a $300,000 incentive to spend more time on the fairway. The Markers is a new residence club that’s like a luxury time-share for the golf fanatic. Read More |
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| Destination Clubs Find Their Niches |
| New York Times, Michelle Higgins (November 11, 2005) |
| IN a new twist, the high-end variations on time shares known as destination clubs are becoming even more specialized…Want to play golf? There's The Markers, where members get access to luxury homes situated on (or near) country clubs in golf resorts like Scottsdale, Ariz., and Pinehurst, N.C. Read More |
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| On Your Markers: The race to launch golf-themed destination clubs begins |
| Robb Report, James Y. Bartlett (November 2005) |
| ...While other destination clubs battle for the affections of parents seeking to spend more quality time with their children, The Markers…caters to the individual obsessed with securing tee times. "Our best prospect is a guy who wants to play 36 holes," says Brinton, "then enjoy great lodging and come out and do it again the next day." |
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| Residence/Destination Club Update |
| Elite Traveler, Susan Kime (Sep/Oct 2005) |
| The Markers is the first, up-and-running golf-themed, equity-based residence club in the United States. It has a portfolio of residences situated on or near many famous golf destinations – including Pinehurst, Cabo San Lucas... |
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| The Most Expensive Membership Clubs |
| Forbes.com, Sophia Banay |
| "Guy Hale, a management consultant from the San Francisco Bay area, joined the golf-specific The Markers -- Golfers' Residence Club in Utah last May and is taking full advantage of his membership. "…It's like a fantasy for a golfer--we have tournaments, equipment discounts, Bruce Summerhays and other pros holding clinics and lessons." Read On |
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| The Stress Test: A new batch of private residence clubs offer worry-free vacations |
| Robb Report Vacation Homes, Susan Kime (Fall 2005) |
"Our ideas did not include the private residence club concept when we first thought about the creation of The Markers", says Mitch Brinton, co-founder and managing director. “What we loved was golf. And we wanted to create an unforgettable golf experience in the most famous golf locales. The Markers is dedicated to that golfer who has an almost spiritual affinity with the game..."
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| Golf's Newest Club |
| Estates West, Scott Kauffman (Anniversary Issue 2005) |
| "For most avid golfers, the ideal setup would be to own a home on or near all of the world’s top-ranked golf courses. Thanks to The Markers, a newly launched upscale residence club, links lovers can go ahead and pinch themselves, this is no dream: The fantasy has become a reality." View PDF (390k download) |
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| Join the Club! Two new ways to have the golf second-home of your dreams – without the hassles. |
| Golf For Women, Dana White (September/October 2005) |
"One destination club, The Markers, is designed specifically for golf-crazy vacationers. This new destination club was created for "golf purists." One of its founders is former PGA Tour player Bruce Summerhays, and golf announcer Jim Kelly is a backer."
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| Travel Watch: Vacation Homes At the Resort |
| Wall Street Journal, Christina S.N. Lewis (July 26, 2005) |
| "The Markers, one of the first residence clubs targeted to golfers, started accepting members this month for its 36 homes, all of which are situated on or near golf courses, including Southern Pines, N.C., and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico..." |
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| On the Mark |
| PGA.com, Steve Spike (Fall 2005) |
| "Hybrid golf clubs are migrating from golf bags to golf destinations, says Steve Pike, and there's no better example than The Markers. This upscale club offers its members stays in multi-million-dollar homes in some of the great golf destinations." Read Article |
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| The Markers Pioneers New Category |
| OnCourse Living, (August 2005) |
| "The Markers is the first concept of its kind, offering members not only an elite residence club product on par with the best the industry has to offer, but a chance to engage in once-in-a-lifetime golf experiences in some of the most prestigious and sought-after golf locations across the globe." |
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