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350-room inn, marina and shopping centers would be
accessible to the public – although a new, permanent
gate would be built to restrict traffic in the development’s
residential areas and to keep non-members out of the
tennis and golf clubs.
In a June 1976 interview, Finch stated that while he
would not promise to build a golf course, a famed course
designer had been looking over the location. “George
Fazio tells us that with the terrain we have,” Finch told a
Post and Courier reporter, “the course could be the best on
the East Coast.”
Ads during the summer of 1977 announced the
newly opened tennis courts and advertised the first beach
cottages, selling for $57,000 each. Would-be buyers were
promised, “all the advantages of city life, without any of
the disadvantages.”
In 1980, George Fazio’s nephew, Tom, designed his
first golf course, the Wild Dunes Links Course. Almost
immediately, the nation’s major golf magazines heralded
it as one of the top 30 courses in the world. A year later,
the Wild Dunes Ocean Course brought so much fame
to Finch’s property that he renamed the club the Wild
Dunes Beach and Racquet Club.
DARLENE SMITH
Carolina One Real Estate
1503 Palm Blvd., Isle of Palms, SC 29451843.696.7824
Opening Doors
IN WILD DUNES AND ISLE OF PALMS
37 PELICAN REACH
Isle Of Palms, SC 29451
4 beds 5 baths 2,978 sqft
$1,199,000
Stunning Custom Wild Dunes home built by
Hank Pritchard just one block from the beach!
The interior design of this home will meet all
buyers' needs. The open floor plan expanding
from the living room through to the large din-
ing room, comfortable sunroom and gourmet
kitchen is an amazing space for family gather-
ings and entertaining. The craftsmanship of
this home is spectacular with hardwood floors,
plantation shutters and additional window cov-
erings, crown moldings, and elegant finishes
and furnishings.