Thornblade Club

The Thornblade Country Club in Greer, SC, has something for just about everyone. Positioned just 15 minutes from Greenville and even closer to the region's full-service airport, Thornblade lives up to the three most important criteria for a home: location, location and location. But as a place to live, Thornblade offers much more.

The golf course, opened in 1987, was designed by Tom Fazio and golf architecture geeks acknowledge it as one of his best. Both fun to play and challenging, former U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover forged his game on the Thornblade track (his grandparents lived next to one of the course's putting greens). Former PGA and Senior PGA Tour member Jay Haas has lived there for years. The impressive golf program for juniors at Thornblade extends the legacy.

Homes adjacent to the golf course are closer to the field of play than in many private communities, but substantially out of range of tee balls and approach shots. Most Fazio designed courses thread their ways through communities of single-family homes, but at Thornblade, buyers have the options of a nice selection of townhomes priced from the mid-six figures as well as larger residences that are priced from around $1 million.