If you’re searching for the ultimate golfer’s paradise, you need to focus your search on Atlantic Canada. There, you’ll find Canada’s smallest province and biggest golf destination, Prince Edward Island.
The province is home to 135,000 year-round residents, but during the summer months more than 1 million tourists flock to PEI to enjoy its raw beauty, fabulous sandy beaches, numerous festivals, theater and fresh local seafood. Home to almost 30 golf courses, PEI is also quickly becoming the next great destination in golf.
Touted by visitors from around the globe for its stunning beauty, affordability, and diversity in course offerings, PEI is creating quite a buzz in the golf community. With 10 of Canada’s top 100 golf courses all within 45 minutes of each other, it’s no wonder! Besides being crowned Canada’s top golf destination, this small island in the Atlantic has been ranked as one of the top islands in North America by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler. Surprisingly, though, it’s one of the least expensive places to live in North America and Prince Edward Island real estate is very affordable.
One of the best examples of how inexpensive island real estate is, is the Beaver Valley Golf Course, for sale for less than one million dollars. This reputable 18-hole course is situated on 150 acres of immaculate, lush green hills. Natural water hazards and beautiful white sand bunkers add to the challenge for golfers who choose Beaver Valley. Someone with more modest means may wish to invest in this property as their own personal haven where many year-round activities are just steps away.
Another great investment for the golf enthusiast can be found in the Mill River Landing development, right next door to one of Canada’s best-ranked golf courses, Mill River Golf Course. These gorgeous riverfront lots start at only $50,000 and are steps away from a luxurious resort offering an aquaplex and fitness center, spa boutique, tennis courts and a marina. The gentle rolling landscape, wide-open spaces and interesting inlets, bays and rivers offer an abundance of development potential.
While PEI remains one of the world’s best kept golf secrets, its world-class courses have attracted household names in golf including V.J. Singh, Fred Couples and Jack Nichols to name a few. But PEI will not be a great golf secret for long. The Golf Channel chose PEI as the first Canadian destination to host its reality show, Big Break. This publicity brought PEI’s golf courses into the homes of 110 million viewers around the world. Viewers who will no doubt choose to leave the over-priced, over-populated and generally over-rated golf havens of Arizona, California and British Columbia behind and come see what PEI has to offer instead.
With a summer season stretching well into fall and an active wintertime community, PEI is a golfer’s dream but has something to offer everyone year round. There’s no such thing as a lack of activity on PEI, be it gorgeous beaches, world-class golf courses, exceptional winter trails, community events or hockey tournaments.
Investing in real estate on Prince Edward Island is inexpensive enough to be considered a recreational hobby by some. For your next golf getaway or real estate investment, consider PEI; an affordable and accessible golf hideaway where sandy beaches are always minutes away, the luxuries of fine dining and local seafood are a way of life and a day on the greens can be complimented by the island’s unmatched offerings in theater, festivals and musical entertainment.
For a relatively insignificant amount of money, you can own your own piece of this beautiful Island. To learn more about the Prince Edward Island real estate investments mentioned above, visit golfcourseforsale.wordpress.com or millriverlanding.com
