The Masters: 6 Beautiful Golf Course Homes

Golf’s first major of the year, The Masters Tournament, returns to Augusta National Golf Club April 11-14. The oddsmakers are poring over the elite field of 88 golfers, led by favorite Scottie Scheffler (at 4/1 odds) and defending champion Jon Rahm (a 12/1 shot). They’ll compete over four dramatic days on the lush, verdant par-72 course designed by Dr. Alister MacKenzie and Bobby Jones. The prize, of course, is one of sports’ most coveted: the illustrious Green Jacket—a three-button blazer in rye green (Pantone 342), for those keeping score at home. 

In honor of the tournament, Luxury Defined presents a collection of homes on or just a soft, lofted 7-iron off some of the world’s finest courses, including Bermuda’s Mid Ocean Club, a favorite of Winston Churchill and the Bahama’s legendary Lyford Cay, Sean Connery’s longtime club. 

Discerning golfers can choose from private estates on the fairways or resort villas near the clubhouse, offering a bespoke lifestyle with access to courses designed by Charles Blair Macdonald, Greg Norman, Colin Montgomerie, and other legends of the game. Fore! Forever, fore! 

1. Rocamar Estate in Lyford Cay, Bahamas 

Rocamar is an elegant ridgetop estate situated on just over 1.46 acres of landscaped gardens, with an additional 1.15 acres of leasehold land overlooking the manicured links of the Bahamas‘ legendary Lyford Cay Club.  

The property includes the magnificent main house and four ancillary dwellings, offering 13,213 square feet with nine bedrooms and 10 full baths. 

Rocamar underwent extensive renovation in the 1990s, including decor by Chilean-born interior designer Juan Pablo Molyneux, which featured in Architectural Digest.  

The multi-level main house spans 8,177 square feet. Among the grandly scaled principal rooms are a formal dining room, semicircular conservatory, library, and light-filled drawing room, the highlight, with its inlay floors, 14-foot-high tray ceilings, and French Palladian doors opening to a covered veranda facing the gardens and fairways. The upper floors house the elegant private quarters. 

There are two swimming pools. The main house pool, with its basking terrace and pool cottage, and the second pool, tucked among tropical plants in the cliff edge, features a waterfall, a grotto, and its own pool house. A two-story gate house, and staff cottage are on the grounds. 

2. Grand Estate Home at The River Club, Suwanee, Georgia 

Nestled on just over two acres among the hardwoods of The River Club, a prestigious gated golf community, this custom-crafted, fieldstone and redbrick mansion is perfect for entertaining as well as relaxation. 

The main house together with the guest cottage offers a combined 12,785 interior square feet.  

The formal dining room flows to the big country-style island kitchen with custom cabinetry, top-of-the-line appliances, butler’s pantry, a cozy breakfast room, and fireside “keeping room.”  

There are two primary suites among the seven spacious bedrooms, six full bathrooms and three half-baths. The terrace level provides a billiards room and a cinema lounge. Just outside, the terrace has an outdoor fireplace overlooking a saltwater swimming pool and spa. 

The guest cottage comes complete with full kitchen, dining, living, and private quarters, and a lower level with a full-size professional-grade batting cage. 

There are four garages and a porte cochere with ample parking for guests. 

Residents may access The River Club, with its Greg Norman-designed private golf course, lakeside sports center, fitness center, and restaurants. 

3. Bespoke Emirates Hills Mansion in Dubai, UAE 

One of the finest homes in the master-planned golf community of Emirates Hills, Dubai, this contemporary mansion offers 41,221 square feet of lavishly appointed living space. 

The home was designed in compliance with the principles of Vastu Shastra, a traditional Hindu system of architecture to integrate nature with the built environment—and views of the Montgomerie Golf Club greens and the Dubai skyline.  

Open-concept living space flows from the spacious terrace to the grand atrium with wall-to-wall windows, Italian Visionnaire furnishings and marble flooring, accented throughout with yellow onyx—known for its healing properties. 

This common space provides an automated grand piano and an onyx dining table served by a prep kitchen with Miele appliances, while the radiant show kitchen doubles as a sunroom with its luminous yellow onyx. A fully equipped exercise room and a high-tech movie theater are further amenities.  

The opulent en suite bedrooms provide walk-in closets and study/meditation spaces. The owner’s suite offers a lounge, bedroom, a walk-in dressing room, a palatial, spa-worthy bathroom—and a gazebo

4. 1950s Golf Retreat in Bloomfield Hills Country Club, Michigan 

This bucolic brick residence in Michigan’s prestigious Bloomfield Hills Country Club is a golfer’s dream. Its picturesque, wooded grounds back onto the 7th fairway of BHCC—a Top 100 Golf Course designed solely by the pioneering golf course architect Harry Colt.  

His fairways are on view throughout the 5,200-square-foot home, built in 1956 and renovated in 1988. The atrium-style great room, with its vaulted ceiling, is served by a huge, open-concept island kitchen. Sliding glass doors open to a brick paver patio and another picture-postcard view of the course. The luxurious owner’s suite has a full bath, Jacuzzi tub, and dual walk-in closets. 

The second floor houses two large guest bedrooms with a “Jack and Jill” full bathroom. The expansive basement has plenty of storage space. A 48kw generator, a three-car attached garage, and a vast paved forecourt are further amenities. 

5. Andalusian Mansion in La Zagaleta, Marbella, Spain 

La Zagaleta Golf and Country Club on Spain’s Costa del Sol is the setting for this grand Andalusian-style mansion. 

The stately residence lies within landscaped gardens overlooking the forested fairways of La Zagaleta’s Old Course, the Alborán Sea, the Strait of Gibraltar, and the Moroccan coastline.  

Extending across more than 18,500 square feet, the seven-bedroom, eight-bath home provides lavish reception areas, a grand-scale kitchen, and resort-grade amenities, including a gym, spa, and wine cellar. 

The landscaped interior courtyard, with a reflecting pool and shaded seating, invites quiet contemplation. At the rear is a swimming pool, palm and cypress-line lawns, and colorful formal gardens leading onto the fairways. 

In addition to world-class golf, residents may access La Zagaleta’s riding club, tennis center, and an array of four-season activities. 

6. Atlanta By The Sea & Jolly Roger In Tucker’s Town, Bermuda 

This delightful family compound sits on 2.23 hilltop acres overlooking the azure-blue waters of Castle Harbour and the bentgrass greens of Bermuda’s legendary Mid Ocean Club.  

Built in 1926 and beautifully restored in 2010, the property comprises the main house, Atlanta By The Sea, and the charming guest cottage, Jolly Roger. The main house blends European style with Bermuda charm. A major renovation by Bermudian architect David Benevides and technological updates since then have brought the four-bedroom home into the 21st century.  

Beyond the house is an outdoor swimming pool and the Jolly Roger, a four-bedroom cottage currently configured as two self-contained suites. The grounds are graced with flowering plants, an immense poinciana tree, rock gardens, and landscaped lawns backing onto the 16th hole of the Mid Ocean Club course, ranked no. 33 on Golf Digest’s “Top 100 Golf Courses.” 

Located in the heart of Tucker’s Town, the property is minutes away from a private dock and moorings, beaches, and restaurants. 

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