I was invited to play a real estate course today in the Charlotte (NC, USA) area that I had never played before. There are about five holes along which houses have not yet been built, and since the site was originally heavily wooded, we played those holes through tree corridors. Even on the holes bordered by houses, however, the houses were sited back in the woods, so you did not feel like you were right on the yards. It would be very, very unlikely you'd ever hit a ball into someone's back yard, even if you tried to. The reason I generally do not like these courses, which held true here, is the discontinuity from hole to hole. Typically, from one green to the next tee, with one or two exceptions, you must drive your golf cart / buggy (or walk a really long way) through the woods, over a stream, then more woods, and maybe across a street and between houses and then more woods to get to the next tee. There are 18 holes, but they are separate -- not what I call a "golf course." Another issue with this course, and many other such courses in my area that I have played, is that the land is not really suited for golf -- way to much up - down - around - sideways contours. But for the developer (now bankrupt) wanting to have a course as an amenity to sell homes, you'd never build a course on this piece of property. I know others, including the fellow who invited me to play, who don't mind this kind of a course at all, but it's not my cup of tea.