You could spend an entire retirement visiting the hundreds of historical sites in the great state of Virginia, from Washington's Mt. Vernon and Jefferson's Monticello to Colonial Williamsburg to the Civil War battlefields of Manassas and the historic Appomattox Courthouse. What better way to do that than from one of Virginia's many classic golf communities. Choose among a combination ski and golf community, such as the Wintergreen Resort; a colonial style community with many brick homes like Glenmore, just east of Charlottesville and the renowned University of Virginia (also built by Thomas Jefferson); or a modern community like Viniterra, which features a working winery next to its front gate. With Richmond and the metro D.C. area, an urban fix is never more than a few hours from anywhere in Virginia.
Things at The Federal Club, a financially beleaguered Arnold Palmer designed golf course just outside Richmond, VA, are going from bad to worse. The former private club in a planned golf community,...
The clubhouse and golf course at Glenmore are up for sale in the wake of an embezzlement by a member of the family that owns the club. Glenmore, just outside Charlottesville, VA, and one of my favorite...
The private golf club landscape, especially in golf communities, continues to change as the pressure on clubs to pay their bills mounts. More than 500 golf clubs closed in the U.S. the last three...
From time to time we will feature golf community properties in this space that we believe represent unusual values. (Note: We have not personally inspected the homes but rely on local real estate...
Route 56 east of Interstate 81 in western Virginia is a winding road as it snakes its way up the mountain. In a few places, the road doubles back on itself and, at one point, a speed sign of 55 MPH...
Our piece on the best towns for top-flight universities and high-quality golf communities elicited an update from Jonathan Kauffman, who sells real estate for Old Trail, an interesting community near...
The thin line between genius and madness begs the question: Is it not madness to spend millions to build a high-end private golf course in an economy that has sent other private golf clubs reeling? ...
Fans will gather around the 18th hole at Kingsmill's River Course on Sunday to cheer home the victor at the Michelob Ultra LPGA event. Lorena Ochoa led after yesterday's first round, with a 7-under par...
In the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Glenmore is just one of the local golf community courses that feature gently rolling terrain. Many folks with equity in their homes can give themselves a...
The par 3 7th at Draper Valley combines most of the elements of the rest of the course. When I am on the road and have a few minutes to spare, I like to follow the signs from the interstate to a...
I received and published today a comment from one of our readers, Vic, praising the Rock Harbor Golf Club in Winchester, VA, adjacent to Interstate 81. Even though I had not played the course, I...
The James River finally comes into sight on the 17th at the River Course. This is the second of two parts on the Kingsmill Resort, site of this weekend's LPGA tournament stop. Today's discussion of...