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The Cliffs at Glassy

1989	Jim Anthony completes acquisition of 34 tracts of land on Glassy Mountain
1991	The Cliffs at Glassy is introduced
1991	First home constructed
1993	Glassy's Tom Jackson championship golf course opens for play, offering panoramic 75-mile views and the only bent grass course from tees to greens in South Carolina
1995	Golf Digest ranks the Jackson course at The Cliffs at Glassy "4th Most Beautiful in the Nation," behind Augusta National, Pebble Beach, and Cypress Point.
1995	Swim and Tennis Center open
1996	22,000-square-foot Club House opens
1996	Glassy Mountaintop fire station opens
1999	The Chapel at The Cliffs at Glassy opens with Easter sunrise service
2001	The Cliffs acquires nearby La Bastide French Country Inn and Restaurant and adjoining Crescent Mountain Vineyards
2002	The Cliffs invests $1.25 million to renovate Glassy Club House and practice range
2004	Completion of remodeling and expansion of The Cliffs at Glassy Wellness Center
2005	WWII Veterans landmark groundbreaking atop Glassy Mountain

The Cliffs Valley

1994	The Cliffs Valley is introduced
1995	The Valley's Parkland style Ben Wright championship golf course opens for play and is ranked among the country's "Best New Courses" by Golf Digest
1997	First home constructed
2000	28,000-square-foot Club House opens
2001	The Cliffs Valley and The Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards co-host the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs, a PGA-sanctioned event.  The Cliffs continues to host this annual event to help raise money for local charities.
2001	2,550-acre annexation of Cliffs Valley North
2001	The Cliffs acquires nearby La Bastide Country Inn and Restaurant and adjoining Crescent Mountain Vineyards
2003	$5 million, 15,000 square foot Valley Wellness Center opens
2005	The Cliffs Valley Nature Center opens as the hub for Outdoor Wellness activities.
2005	Reconstructive expansion of The Cliffs Valley driving range and putting green is completed.
2005	Homesites at Corbin Mountain and Stone Creek enclaves are released.

The Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards

1996	The Cliffs acquires 1,400 acres of land on Lake Keowee
1997	Bordered by over one million acres of protected wilderness and called one of the most pristine natural environments in the eastern United States, The Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards is announced. Over $20 million in real estate is sold in its first land offering.
1998	The Cliffs at Keowee Falls North, sister community to The Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards, is introduced
1998	First home constructed
1999	The Lakehouse Restaurant opens
1999	Tom Fazio championship golf course opens for play
1999	Club Cottage opens
2000	Community Marina opens
2000	Golf Digest names Keowee Vineyards' Fazio course as 7th among the nation's "Best New Private Courses"
2001	The Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards and The Cliffs Valley co-host the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs, a PGA-sanctioned event.  The Cliffs continues to host this annual event to help raise money for local charities.
2002	Ship Store opens
2002	Boat Storage opens
2002	Pool and Marina Pavilion open
2003	The Equestrian Center opens
2005	Keowee Vineyards Gatehouse completed
2005	10,000-square-foot Keowee Vineyards Wellness Center opens
2006	20,000-square-foot Keowee Vineyards Clubhouse opens

The Cliffs at Walnut Cove

2001	The Cliffs acquires Walnut Cove Farm and announces The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, Asheville's only gated master-planned community
2002	Community and golf course groundbreaking
2002	First lot sold
2003	Additional acreage annexed
2003	Construction begins on first home
2003	Groundbreaking of Fairway Commons Townhomes
2005	Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course opens as the only course in PGA Tour history to open with a tournament (the Nationwide Tour's BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs) and called an "Instant Classic" by Resort Living magazine.
2005	The Golf House (Phase I of the Club Village) opens, including golf shop, men's and ladies lounges, turnhouse grille, and 3,500-square-foot outdoor patio.
2005	The Meadow and Millstream home collections are introduced.
2005	The Cliffs at Walnut Cove's Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course is nominated for "Best New Private Course" in Golf Digest.
2005	The Cliffs at Walnut Cove plays host to The Cliffs Challenge, a made-for-television celebrity golf event aired on CBS.
2006	Renovation complete on the Walnut Cove Nature Center (temporarily housing The Wellness Center at Walnut Cove)
2006	The Golf House, overlooking the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course at Walnut Cove, was awarded Best New Private Clubhouse by Golf, Inc.
2007	12,000-square-foot Tavern and Restaurant under construction
2007	Construction begins on a 4,200-sqaure-foot Pavilion, featuring an elegant ballroom and gourmet market for butcher-cut meats, fine wines and prepared meals-to-go
2007	Construction on the 17,000-square-foot Wellness Complex set to begin in Summer 2007

The Cliffs at Keowee Falls

2002	The Cliffs at Keowee Falls is introduced
2002	Construction begins on first home
2004	Groundbreaking for Community Concepts' Falls Creek custom homes
2004	Groundbreaking on Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course
2005	Keowee Falls Gatehouse completed
2005	Groundbreaking of commercial area near Keowee Falls
2007	Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course opens in May
2007	The Cliffs at Keowee Falls Clubhouse is under construction and will be perched atop the most dramatic point in the community, offering sweeping views of Falls Creek and no fewer than 10 golf holes.
2008	The Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course at Keowee Falls was honored by Golfweek Magazine as one of the Top 50 Best New Course of 2008.

The Cliffs at Keowee Springs

2004	The Cliffs at Keowee Springs is announced in ground-floor property release, breaking all previous lake release sales records.
2005	18-hole Tom Fazio golf course and practice facility is announced, making The Cliffs the only club in America to offer two Jack Nicklaus and two Tom Fazio golf courses (plus three more).
2005	Keowee Springs Phase III release of 80+ homesites sells out in one day.
2006	Groundbreaking on Tom Fazio-designed golf course
2008	Tom Fazio championship golf course opens for play in September

The Cliffs at Mountain Park

2006

Development of The Cliffs at Mountain Park is announced. Amid much celebration, Gary Player announces he will move his home and his Gary Player Group headquarters to The Cliffs at Mountain Park.  Gary will also design a Signature golf course for Mountain Park, the seventh available to Cliffs’ members.  Mountain Park will encompass 5,000 lush acres that includes a Village Center, Village Inn, a Nature Center, Supertrail System, Botanical Gardens, Organic Farm, Wellness Center and 1,000 acres of private parks.

The Cliffs at High Carolina

2007	The Cliffs announces Tiger Woods will design his first American golf course at The Cliffs at High Carolina