Exhibit A

SCHEDULE OF PARTNERS,
ALLOCATION OF PARTNERSHIP UNITS, PERCENTAGE INTERESTS
AND THE AGREED UPON VALUE OF NON-CASH CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

|Date Admitted |  | Name and address of partners                                                                                                 |  | Value of non-cash
capital contribution |             | Partnership
units issued |            | Approx. Percentage Interests |      | Federal ID #
|------------- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------ | ---------- | ---------------------------- | ---- | ------------
|2/12/1997     |  | Golf Legends Ltd., Inc.
1500 Legends Drive
Myrtle Beach, SC 29578                                                            |  | $                                      | 30,647,030  |                          | 1,532,352  |                              |      |             
|4/2/2001      |  | Legends (conversion)                                                                                                         |  |                                        |             |                          | (294,613   | )                            |      |             
|7/31/2001     |  | Redemption at disposition                                                                                                    |  | $                                      | (14,852,868 | )                        | (1,237,739 | )                            |      |             
|7/31/2001     |  | Residual Value                                                                                                               |  | $                                      | (15,794,162 | )                        |            |                              |      |             
|              |  |                                                                                                                              |  |                                        |             |                          |            |                              |      |             
|              |  | Legends Total                                                                                                                |  | $                                      |            |                          |           |                              | 0.00 | %           
|2/12/1997     |  | Seaside Resorts Ltd., Inc.
1500 Legends Drive
Myrtle Beach, SC 29578                                                         |  | $                                      | 16,129,118  |                          | 806,456    |                              |      |             
|7/31/2001     |  | Redemption at disposition                                                                                                    |  |                                        | (9,677,472  | )                        | (806,456   | )                            |      |             
|7/31/2001     |  | Residual Value                                                                                                               |  |                                        | (6,451,646  | )                        |            |                              |      |             
|              |  |                                                                                                                              |  |                                        |             |                          |            |                              |      |             
|              |  | Seaside Resorts Ltd., Inc. Total                                                                                             |  | $                                      |            |                          |           |                              | 0.00 | %           
|2/12/1997     |  | Heritage Golf Club, Ltd., Inc.
1500 Legends Drive
Myrtle Beach, SC 29578                                                     |  | $                                      | 16,031,230  |                          | 801,561    |                              |      |             
|1/6/1999      |  | Heritage (conversion)                                                                                                        |  |                                        |             |                          | (11,700    | )                            |      |             
|7/31/2001     |  | Redemption at disposition                                                                                                    |  |                                        | (9,478,332  | )                        | (789,861   | )                            |      |             
|7/31/2001     |  | Residual Value                                                                                                               |  |                                        | (6,552,898  | )                        |            |                              |      |             
|              |  |                                                                                                                              |  |                                        |             |                          |            |                              |      |             
|              |  | Heritage Golf Club, Ltd., Inc. Total                                                                                         |  | $                                      |            |                          |           |                              | 0.00 | %           
|2/12/1997     |  | Legends of Virginia L.C.
1500 Legends Drive
Myrtle Beach, SC 29578                                                           |  | $                                      | 11,963,738  |                          | 598,187    |                              |      |             
|4/2/2001      |  | Legends (conversion)                                                                                                         |  |                                        |             |                          | (598,187   | )                            |      |             
|7/31/2001     |  | Residual Value                                                                                                               |  | $                                      | (11,963,738 | )                        |            |                              |      |             
|              |  |                                                                                                                              |  |                                        |             |                          |            |                              | 0.00 | %           
|              |  |                                                                                                                              |  |                                        |             |                          |            |                              |      |             
|              |  | Legends of Virgiania Total                                                                                                   |  | $                                      |            |                          |           |                              |      |             
|2/12/1997     |  | Northgate
16055 Northgate Forest Drive
Houston, TX 77068                                                                     |  | $                                      | 3,797,071   |                          | 189,854    |                              |      |             
|5/20/1998     |  | Northgate (redemption)                                                                                                       |  | $                                      | (158,969    | )                        | (5,000     | )                            |      |             
|1/6/1999      |  | Northgate (conversion)                                                                                                       |  | $                                      |            |                          | (30,000    | )                            |      |             
|3/2/2001      |  | Northgate (conversion)                                                                                                       |  |                                        |             |                          | (60,581    | )                            |      |             
|              |  |                                                                                                                              |  |                                        |             |                          |            |                              |      |             
|              |  | Northgate Total                                                                                                              |  | $                                      | 3,638,102   |                          | 94,273     |                              | 1.14 | %           
|2/12/1997     |  | Olde Atlanta Golf Club Limited Partnership
c/o The Crescent Company
1580 S. Milwaukee Ave., Suite 101
Libertyville, IL 60048 |  | $                                      | 1,444,926   |                          | 72,246     |                              |      |             
|4/13/1998     |  | Olde Atlanta (redemption)                                                                                                    |  | $                                      | (62,837.60  | )                        | (2,000     | )                            |      |             
|5/20/1998     |  | Olde Atlanta (redemption)                                                                                                    |  | $                                      | (64,017.60  | )                        | (2,000     | )                            |      |             
|8/21/1998     |  | Olde Atlanta (redemption)                                                                                                    |  | $                                      | (52,387.50  | )                        | (1,500     | )                            |      |             
|12/10/1998    |  | Olde Atlanta (redemption)                                                                                                    |  | $                                      | (30,166.11  | )                        | (1,150     | )                            |      |             
|1/20/1999     |  | Olde Atlanta (redemption)                                                                                                    |  | $                                      | (66,078.50  | )                        | (2,500     | )                            |      |             
|4/6/1999      |  | Olde Atlanta (conversion)                                                                                                    |  | $                                      |            |                          | (2,000     | )                            |      |             
|5/1/1999      |  | Olde Atlanta (recapitalization)                                                                                              |  | $                                      | 683,967     |                          | 30,826     |                              |      |             

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|5/27/1999  |  | Olde Atlanta (conversion)                                                                                  |  |   |               |   | (2,000   | ) |      |   |                        
|---------- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | - | ------------- | - | -------- | - | ---- | - | -----------------------
|7/15/1999  |  | Olde Atlanta (conversion)                                                                                  |  |   |               |   | (3,500   | ) |      |   |                        
|1/10/2000  |  | Olde Atlanta (conversion)                                                                                  |  |   |               |   | (3,300   | ) |      |   |                        
|1/26/2000  |  | Olde Atlanta (conversion)                                                                                  |  |   |               |   | (4,100   | ) |      |   |                        
|4/28/2000  |  | Olde Atlanta (correction from 3/24/99)                                                                     |  |   |               |   | 2,000    |   |      |   |                        
|8/14/2000  |  | Olde Atlanta (conversion)                                                                                  |  |   |               |   | (10,600  | ) |      |   |                        
|7/9/2001   |  | Redemption at disposition                                                                                  |  |   | (757,036.50   | ) | (70,422  | ) |      |   |                        
|7/9/2001   |  | Residual Value                                                                                             |  |   | (1,853,405.98 | ) |          |   |      |   |                        
|           |  |                                                                                                            |  |   |               |   |          |   |      |  
|           |  | Olde Atlanta Total                                                                                         |  | $ |              |   | 0        |   | 0.00 | % |                        
|2/12/1997  |  | Bright's Creek Development Co. LLC
104 Cotton Creek Drive
Gulf Shores, AL 36542                            |  | $ | 2,119,005     |   | 105,950  |   |      |   | 63-1120089             
|5/1/2001   |  | Redemption at disposition                                                                                  |  |   | (1,271,400    | ) | (105,950 | ) |      |   |                        
|5/1/2001   |  | Residual Value                                                                                             |  |   | (847,605      | ) |          |   |      |   |                        
|           |  |                                                                                                            |  |   |               |   |          |   |      |  
|           |  | Woodlands Total                                                                                            |  | $ |              |   |         |   | 0.00 | % |                        
|10/31/1996 |  | David Dick Joseph
14 North Adger's Wharf
Charleston, SC 29401                                              |  |   |              |   | 12,500   |   | 0.00 | % | ###-##-####            
|12/14/1999 |  | David Dick Joseph (conversion)                                                                             |  |   |               |   | (12,500  | ) |      |   |                        
|           |  |                                                                                                            |  |   |               |   |          |   |      |  
|           |  |                                                                                                            |  |   |              |   |         |   |      |   |                        
|2/4/1997   |  | W. Bradley Blair, II
14 North Adger's Wharf
Charleston, SC 29401                                           |  | $ |              |   | 12,500   |   | 0.15 | % | ###-##-####            
|2/4/1997   |  | James Hoppenrath
4221/2 Marguerite Ave.
Corona Del Mar CA 92625                                            |  | $ |              |   | 3,750    |   | 0.00 | % | ###-##-####            
|1/6/2000   |  | James Hoppenrath (conversion)                                                                              |  |   |               |   | (3,750   | ) |      |   |                        
|           |  |                                                                                                            |  |   |               |   |          |   |      |  
|           |  |                                                                                                            |  | $ |              |   |         |   |      |   |                        
|6/20/1997  |  | Golf Host Resorts, Inc.
c/o Starwood Capital Group, LP
Three Pickwick Plaza, Suite 250
Greenwich, CT 06830 |  | $ |              |   | 274,039  |   | 0.00 | % | 84-0631130             
|3/3/2000   |  | Golf Host (conversion)                                                                                     |  |   |               |   | (274,039 | ) |      |   |                        
|           |  |                                                                                                            |  |   |               |   |          |   |      |   |                        
|           |  |                                                                                                            |  |   |               |   |         |   |      |   |                        
|9/2/1997   |  | John J. Rainieri, Sr.
Betty Rainieri
4350 Mayfair Road
Uniontown, OH 44685                                 |  | $ | 3,198,168     |   | 114,237  |   |      |   | ###-##-####
###-##-####
|1/4/2001   |  | Redemption at disposition                                                                                  |  | $ | (910,632      | ) | (75,886  | ) |      |   |                        
|5/16/2001  |  | Redemption at disposition                                                                                  |  | $ | (460,212      | ) | (38,351  | ) |      |   |                        
|5/16/2001  |  | Residual Value                                                                                             |  | $ | (1,827,324    | ) |          |   |      |   |                        
|           |  |                                                                                                            |  |   |               |   |          |   |      |  
|           |  | Rainieri Total                                                                                             |  | $ |              |   | 0        |   | 0.00 | % |                        
|9/2/1997   |  | Raintree Country Club, Inc.
4350 Mayfair Road
Uniontown, OH 44685                                          |  | $ | 204,138       |   | 7,292    |   | 0.00 | % | 34-1736212             
|1/4/2001   |  | Raintree
(redemption at disposition)                                                                       |  | $ | (87,504       | ) | (7,292   | ) |      |   |                        

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|1/4/2001   |  | Residual Value
(Value at Issue - Value at Redemption)                                                                                             |  | $ | (116,634      | ) |         |     |      |   |           
|---------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | - | ------------- | - | ------- | --- | ---- | - | ----------
|           |  |                                                                                                                                                   |  |   |               |   |         |     |      |  
|           |  | Raintree Country Club, Inc. Total                                                                                                                 |  | $ |              |   |        |     | 0.00 | % |           
|9/30/1997  |  | Eagle Watch Golf Club, Limited Partnership
c/o E. Neal Trogdon
The Crescent Company
1580 South Milwaukee Avenue, Suite 101
Libertyville, IL 60048 |  | $ | 1,890,682     |   | 70,158  |     |      |   | 36-3903287
|11/2/1998  |  | Eagle Watch (redemption)                                                                                                                          |  | $ | (64,199.00    | ) | (2,150  | )   |      |   |           
|5/21/1999  |  | Eagle Watch (conversion)                                                                                                                          |  |   |               |   | (1,250  | )   |      |   |           
|4/28/2000  |  | Eagle Watch (correction from 3/24/99)                                                                                                             |  |   |               |   | (2,000  | )   |      |   |           
|7/9/2001   |  | Redemption at disposition                                                                                                                         |  | $ | (696,148.50   | ) | (64,758 | )   |      |   |           
|7/9/2001   |  | Residual Value                                                                                                                                    |  | $ | (1,130,334.50 | ) |         |     |      |   |           
|           |  |                                                                                                                                                   |  |   |               |   |         |     |      |  
|           |  | Eagle Watch Total                                                                                                                                 |  | $ |              |   |        |     | 0.00 | % |           
|10/17/1997 |  | Properties of the Country, Inc.
908 N. 2nd Street East
Louisburg, KS 66053                                                                        |  | $ | 500,000       |   | 19,231  |     |      |   | 48-1157265
|3/16/2001  |  | Redemption at disposition                                                                                                                         |  |   | (230,772      | ) | (19,231 | )   |      |   |           
|3/16/2001  |  | Residual Value                                                                                                                                    |  |   | (269,228      | ) |         |     |      |   |           
|           |  |                                                                                                                                                   |  |   |               |   |         |     |      |  
|           |  | Properties of the Country, Inc. Total                                                                                                             |  | $ |              |   |        |     | 0.00 | % |           
|11/25/1997 |  | Granite Golf Corporation
1510 N. Hayden Road, Suite 7
Scottsdale, AZ 85260                                                                        |  | $ | 650,000       |   | 24,424  |     |      |   | 86-0926890
|7/2/1999   |  | Granite Golf (redemption)                                                                                                                         |  |   | (200,257      | ) | (8,393  | )   |      |   |           
|7/27/1999  |  | Granite Golf (redemption)                                                                                                                         |  |   | (237,935      | ) | (10,354 | )   |      |   |           
|8/13/1999  |  | Granite Golf (redemption)                                                                                                                         |  |   | (125,746      | ) | (5,677  | )   |      |   |           
|8/13/1999  |  | Residual Value                                                                                                                                    |  |   | (86,062       | ) |         |     |      |   |           
|           |  | (Value at Issue - Value at Redemption)                                                                                                            |  |   |              |   |        |     | 0.00 | % |           
|           |  |                                                                                                                                                   |  |   |               |   |         |     |      |  
|           |  |                                                                                                                                                   |  | $ |              |   |        |     |      |   |           
|12/19/1997 |  | Stonehenge Golf Development, LLC
90 Mallet Hill Road
Columbia, SC 29223                                                                           |  | $ | 4,500,000     |   | 169,811 |     |      |   | 56-2027442
|1/10/2000  |  | Stonehenge Golf (conversion)                                                                                                                      |  |   |               |   | (50,000 | )   |      |   |           
|6/20/2000  |  | Stonehenge Golf (conversion)                                                                                                                      |  |   |               |   | (25,471 | )   |      |   |           
|           |  |                                                                                                                                                   |  |   |               |   |         |     |      |  
|           |  |                                                                                                                                                   |  | $ | 4,500,000     |   | 94,340  |     | 1.14 | % |           
|1/16/1998  |  | Mystic Creek Golf Club, Limited Partnership
32605 West 12 Mile Road
Suite 350
Farmington Hills, MI 48334                                          |  | $ | 1,500,000     |   | 52,724  |     | 0.64 | % | 38-3187304
|2/1/1998   |  | Okeechobee Championship Golf, Inc.
2100 Emerald Dunes Drive
West Palm Beach, FL 33411                                                             |  | $ | 6,138,369     |   | 227,347 | (1) | 2.74 | % | 65-0115196

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|5/22/1998                   |  | Eagle Ridge Lease Company LLC
16100 N. Greenway-Hayden Loop
Scottsdale, AZ 85260                               |  | $ | 1,198,750  |   | 35,794    |   | 0.43  | % | 52-2099405
|--------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | - | ---------- | - | --------- | - | ----- | - | ----------
|5/28/1998                   |  | Golf Classic Resorts, LLC
536 South Avenue
Glencoe, IL 60022                                                   |  | $ | 879,995    |   | 26,357    |   | 0.00  | % | 85-0453484
|11/26/1999                  |  | Golf Classic Resorts (redemption)                                                                              |  | $ | (199,633   | ) | (11,577   | ) |       |   |           
|12/31/1999                  |  | Golf Classic Resorts (redemption)                                                                              |  | $ | (34,517    | ) | (2,060    | ) |       |   |           
|2/7/2000                    |  | Golf Classic Resorts (redemption)                                                                              |  | $ | (221,408   | ) | (12,720   | ) |       |   |           
|2/7/2000                    |  | Residual Value
(Value at Issue - Value at Redemption)                                                          |  | $ | (424,437   | ) |           |   |       |   |           
|                            |  |                                                                                                                |  |   |            |   |           |   |       |  
|                            |  |                                                                                                                |  |   |           |   |          |   |       |   |           
|8/28/1998                   |  | Osage National Golf Club LLC
900 Hickory Street
St. Louis, MO 63104                                            |  | $ | 3,451,068  |   | 124,700   |   |       |   | 43-1735431
|6/30/1999                   |  | Osage (Redemption)                                                                                             |  | $ | (1,393,382 | ) | (58,576   | ) |       |   |           
|6/20/2000                   |  | Osage (Redemption)                                                                                             |  | $ | (1,055,101 | ) | (66,124   | ) |       |   |           
|6/20/2000                   |  | Residual Value
(Value at Issue - Value at Redemption)                                                          |  | $ | (1,002,585 | ) |           |   |       |   |           
|                            |  |                                                                                                                |  |   |            |   |           |   |       |  
|                            |  |                                                                                                                |  |   |           |   |          |   | 0.00  | % |           
|12/14/1998                  |  | Brentwood Golf & Country Club, Inc.
4801 Faircourt, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
PO Box 386, Union Lake, MI 48387 |  | $ | 650,000    |   | 24,482    |   | 0.00  | % | 38-3148750
|6/20/2000                   |  | Brentwood (Redemption)                                                                                         |  | $ | (390,645   | ) | (24,482   | ) |       |   |           
|6/20/2000                   |  | Residual Value                                                                                                 |  | $ | (259,355   | ) |           |   |       |   |           
|                            |  |                                                                                                                |  |   |            |   |           |   |       |  
|                            |  |                                                                                                                |  |   |           |   |          |   |       |   |           
|12/22/1998                  |  | Gutta-Percha Golf, Inc.
365 W. California Blvd. Suite 2
Pasadena, CA 91105                                     |  | $ | 870,000    |   | 32,986    |   | 0.00  | % | 95-4493507
|9/5/2000                    |  | Palm Desert (Redemption)                                                                                       |  | $ | (460,785   | ) | (32,986   | ) |       |   |           
|9/5/2000                    |  | Residual Value                                                                                                 |  | $ | (409,215   | ) |           |   |       |   |           
|                            |  |                                                                                                                |  |   |            |   |           |   |       |  
|                            |  |                                                                                                                |  | $ |           |   |          |   |       |   |           
|2/4/1997                    |  | GTA LP, Inc.
14 North Adger's Wharf
Charleston, SC 29401                                                       |  | $ |           |   | 7,761,550 |   | 93.57 | % | 58-2290326
|2/4/1997                    |  | GTA GP, Inc.
14 North Adger's Wharf
Charleston, SC 29401                                                       |  | $ |           |   | 16,553    |   | 0.20  | % | 58-2290217
|Total Common OP Units       |  |                                                                                                                |  |   | 8,295,081  |   | 100.00    | % |      
|Series A Preferred OP Units
|4/2/1999                    |  | GTA LP, Inc.
14 North Adger's Wharf
Charleston, SC 29401                                                       |  |   | 20,000,000 |   | 800,000   |   | 100   | % |           

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|Series B Preferred OP Units
|---------------------------
|5/11/1999                  
|9/25/2000                  
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|Series C Preferred OP Units
|7/28/1999                  
|6/20/2001                  
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