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it would be to have your very own country club - alt for

yourself. Well that's just the concept behind the fabulous

'Golf Home," recently constructed within WCI's Tibur6n

community at Serafina.

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Dubbed the'Golf Home" because its

unique design incorporates practically

every amenilz a true golf enthusiast could

imagine, the residencb was originally the

brain child of GolfMagazine. According

to Paul Erhardt, project manager for

WCI's Tiburon Community, the national

magazine approached WCI with the

idea, in part because ofthe prestigious

course at Tibur6n, designed by golf

legend Greg Norman. "The magazine

vzanted to work with a world-class

builder on this project and they wanted

it to be situated on an incomparable

course. WCI's Tibur6n offered both of

these benefits," says Erhardt.

Erhardt added that in order to come

up with the final design for this highly

specialized residence, the builder

consulted a GolfMagazine reader profile

rather than a typical customer profile-

A few of the residence's most

unusual extras include a remarkable

golf simulator screen which gives the

user the sensation of playing r8-holes

at some of the world's most famous

courses, including Pebble Beach and

St. Andrews. The simulator also com-

putes the player's trajectory and force

for both fun and training purposes.

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There is also an extensive home theatre

system with monitors throughout the

house for viewing televised sports

events on TV

Other unique pluses include a poker

table in the kitchen (which doubles as

a kitchen table when there's no game

going on), a built-in humidor, an outdoor

billiard table and several large trophy

cases filled with Greg Norman clubs

and other memorabilia.

Aware that the specialized combi-

nation of arnenities could give the

home too masculine a feel, interior

designers JoAnna Payne and Glen

Midnet of Design Group West selected

soft elements to finish the space.

'TV'e used mainly light coiors to coun-

teract the masculine themeq" says Payne.

"We also kept furniture small in scale

and employed billowing silk drapes in

many of the rooms," Midnet concurs,

adding that the women who visited the

home were as excited about the design as

the men. "The velvet upholstered sleigh-

bed in the master bedroom, paired with

Ralph Lauren window-treatments, lend

a traditional look that is neither too

masculine nor too feminine. I think,

overall, the look strikes a nice balance."

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In the end, the project was an

enormous success. Construction of the

residence was completed in September

and it was open for visitor tours

through December. Visitors were

charged a fee of $5.oo. Total proceeds

were matched by WCI and donated to

the Liberty Youth Ranch for children.

"It was a situation that worked out well

for everyone involved," says Erhardt,

who adds that the house sold less than

two weeks after the tour closed.

The home's new owners are happy,

too. In fact, Eric and Marcie Kaufman

couldn't be more pleased with their

luxurious new residence. It was Marcie

who saw the house first. She fell in

love at first sight and Eric was quick

to agree. Eric describes the home as

"fancy with a masculine atmosphere,"

which seems to please them both. "The

floor plan was very well thought out

for entertaining and for everyday liv-

ing," he says. Ironically, neither ofthe

Kaufman's are big golffans, but both

of them are crazy about country club

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