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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Golf Trust of America, Inc.
Charleston, South Carolina
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the
Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our report
dated February 4, 2000, relating to the consolidated financial statements of
Golf Trust of America, Inc. appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.
We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts"
in the Prospectus.
/s/ BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
June 15, 2000
Charlotte, North Carolina
