BEAR CREEK GOLF VIEW ... The Headlands neighborhood in the private residential community of Hilton Head Plantation is situated on high land and the fairways of the private 250-member Bear Creek Golf Course wind their way through this beautiful neighborhood. The residents here enjoy peaceful views of the fairways on the Rees Jones designed course, as well as the convenience of all the shopping on nearby Main Street .

An oversized deep lot on the 11th fairway of the course is a perfect location for this well maintained home. A large circular concrete driveway offers generous off-street parking. The grounds are neatly manicured with an automatic sprinkler system, mature plantings and accent yard lights. A wrought iron gate and a brick edged aggregate walkway lead through the entry courtyard. The entry is a high portico design, and there is a 6-panel entry door. The entry is flanked on either side with sidelights and topped with a transom window. The portico entry offers generous rain protection for arriving guests.

This fine home was built by leading Hilton Head Island homebuilder, David McNair. The finest of materials were used, and the home has been lovingly cared for since day one. You will note that the roof has been replaced, there are Peachtree Ariel clad windows, and the home is move-in ready.

Step inside the foyer and hardwood runs from the foyer into the kitchen connecting the common living elements of the home. The foyer opens to a living room/great room with a high flat ceiling and centers on a wood burning fireplace with a slate hearth and a traditional mantle with slate surround. In the two corners of the living room are built-in bookcases with illuminated back and eyeball lighting. Crown dental molding runs around the room. Two casement windows topped with transoms flank the traditional mantle fireplace and open to the backyard with views of the Bear Creek Course.

The living room opens nicely to a formal dining room with a high tray ceiling, chair rail, and lots of wall space for furniture placement. Around the corner and on the way to the Carolina room is a wet bar and sliding glass door with easy access to the backyard patio and outdoor living space.

Off the foyer are a half bath/powder room and two large entry closets. There is easy access to an oversized utility/hobby room with office closet, a generous amount of built-in cabinetry, washer, dryer and deep sink. A door leads to a 2-car garage with twin built-in closets and easy access to the utility yard. There is a pull-down stairs for attic storage above.

The home is designed around the very popular kitchen/Carolina room design. The kitchen has a large center island, and there is a generous amount of lightly stained, raised panel cabinetry with roll-out drawers, lazy susan, and lots of drawer storage. All of the cabinetry is topped in a heavy granite counter top. Wood floors run throughout the kitchen. There is a full complement of appliances including a GE Monogram double door refrigerator with matching panels, Kenmore 5-unit solid surface range plus microwave, and stainless Kenmore Elite dishwasher. The kitchen opens to a breakfast room with bay window. There is a raised bar ideal for barstools and casual dining separating the kitchen from the Carolina room. The kitchen opens to the Carolina room featuring a vaulted ceiling and a large architectural circlehead window with a wall of glass overlooking the Bear Creek Course. Lots of casement windows wash the room in natural light, and all windows are fitted silhouette shades.

The bedroom configuration is ideal. There are 3 large bedrooms with the 3 rd bedroom ideally suited as a den/study. Bedrooms #2 and #3 are connected by a shared all-tile Jack and Jill style bath with a long double vanity. Both rooms have reach-in closets and vertical plantation shutters.

The master suite is privately located down a hallway. There is a huge walk-in closet, bay window seat and a linen closet. The master bath is modern with a large skylight over the deep soaking tub that washes the room in natural light. There is a walk-in ceramic tile shower and a private European style water closet. There are his and her 36” cabinet height double vanities, another linen closet and twin extra deep medicine cabinets.

Doors from the master bedroom and Carolina room lead to a huge outdoor patio paved with aggregate stone and edged in old brick. The rear yard has extra depth and a generous setback from the fairway and the cart path is on the opposite side of the fairway.

Notable features of this fine home include Peachtree Ariel clad windows, 2-zone HVAC system, built-in bookcases, wood floors, energy efficient 3M sunshield film on all windows, built-in speaker system, crown molding, pocket doors, wood burning fireplace, volume ceilings, GE Monogram refrigerator, circular driveway and an oversized lot.

Golfers … Bear Creek is a low membership club and members seldom need to make a tee time. For non-golfers … the level of play on the course make it ideal for private golf side living.