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Two Great Reasons to Move to Carolina Colours

When Val and I discussed coming to this area 11 years ago we had anticipated what surprises life can bring you at anytime. I can think of two good reasons right now why you should consider property in Carolina Colours New bern, NC.
Happy, Happy Grand Papi at Home in Carolina Colours

Happy, Happy Grand Papi at Home in Carolina Colours

When Val and I discussed coming to this area 11 years ago we had anticipated many surprises life can bring you at anytime.  I can think of two good reasons right now why you should consider property in Carolina Colours, New bern, NC.  Family time is priceless!

Larry Beck, Carolina Colours Sales Representative and Resident

I smell a Golden Opportunity

I smell a GOLDEN Opportunity

Bailey on Carolina Colours' Welcome Centre Porch

Carolina Colours is a very pet friendly neighborhood and has some wonderful (and well behaved I might add) dogs in the neighborhood led by my 90 pound yellow lab named Bailey. The Becks have Taz, a senior but very spirited jack russell (Larry is on the sales team with me and my neighbor here in Carolina Colours), Annie is a sweet mostly husky mix owned by the Hargreaves, Dr. Laurora has a great bird dog named Lucky and a sweet King Charles spaniel named Sassy, the Zimmermans have their best friend Party and the Shaffers have their fearless pekinese mix named Molly. Baileys girlfriend is a sassy female yellow lab named Gracie and who could forget Maddy the other female yellow lab who is owned by the Gaulins (both love Bailey). The Giffords, Kennedys, Holdrens Lamberts, Treichels and  Mike Wilsons adorable rescued beagle  plus  the other Wilsons (Jason works with the sales team and is also living here in Carolina Colours) who have Logan, a delightful Westy and Hanna, a boykin spaniel who can be seen splashing around in the lake in the Veridian neighborhood. We are awaiting the senior leader of the pack, Bananas, the elder statesman golden retriever of our leader Ken Kirkman. This place has truly “gone to the dogs”.

Bruce Birnbaum, Sales Representative and Resident

PS  Gracie belongs to the Blyths.  The Jones, Stolls and Emersons also have canine friends.  If I have inadvertently omitted any of our doggy friends, please COMMENT on our blog and introduce your best friends.

Golfing Carolina Colours’ 2nd Hole

Teeing Off on the 2nd Hole

Teeing Off on the 2nd Hole

Standing on the tee of the 2nd hole of the Carolina Colours golf course, the green of this “little” hole is surrounded by trees right, left and rear.   The golf hole naturally drains towards a wetland in the woods behind the green, so the fairway slopes from tee to green, and from right to left,  with a long, low swale running left of the green, so that the tee shot comes into a green much lower in elevation than the tee.

Since most players will hit a short iron into this par 3, the challenge is precision off the tee, and proper reading of the green.  The green is some 37 paces long and, at its widest point towards the rear of the green,  about 23 paces across.  However, a front pin position will make the green quite narrow, with a deep bunker just to the left, while a rear pin position requires a much longer shot into a wide green, but one that slopes to the left, where the green will be hard to hold if the player goes pin seeking. Many a tee ball will run off the green into a rear left bunker or down into the drainage swale, well below the green, leaving a difficult pitch to the pin.

This pretty hole offers a birdie opportunity to players who don’t have great length off the tee, particularly if the grounds crew is kind with the day’s pin placement.  Even if the tee ball misses right a bit, par is realistic.  Go long or left, however, and par becomes a very good score.

Yardage from a mid distance placement of tees will be about:

Black:   163   Blue:   145    White:   134    Gold:  120   Red:  81

Kenneth M. Kirkman, Carolina Colours Developer

Golfer's Fairway View of 2nd Green

Golfer's Fairway View of 2nd Green