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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.
Resort Community with a New Attitude (and Old Altitude)
For those who like being on vacation – who doesn’t? -- and wouldn’t mind doing so year-round for the rest of their lives, a resort golf community is an ideal choice. And one with skiing in winter and...
Degrees of Difficulty: Challenging Royal New Kent Rises Again
Consider, if you will, the toughest holes of golf you have ever played –- the severely elevated greens, the forced carries over yawning ravines, the swirling greens with pins perched at the edges...
In Praise of Richmond as a Retirement Golf Location
Richmond, VA, doesn’t get much love as a destination for retirees who play golf. But having stopped there to play a few rounds with my University of Richmond professor friend, Andy, and eaten ribs...
Ballyhack: Worth the Wait
From restaurants to airline flights to certain breeds of purebred dogs, waiting lists are the pits. You want to spend your money but so do others. Therefore, you wait, and in the case of a standby...
Charlottesville, home to UVA, an educated choice for a golf home
Charlottesville, VA, is one of the most underrated golf community markets for retirees. Perhaps a perception that a state just below the Mason-Dixon Line and not far from the Blue Ridge Mountains...
Two Days, One Night, 2 ½ Rounds of Golf: All at Just $3.20 Per Hole
The Wintergreen Resort in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, located less than an hour from the university town of Charlottesville, is running a stay and play special this year that includes one...
New Money Solidifies Established Golf Communities
There are two ways to look at the sale of a golf community. One is to say, "Oops, they were in trouble, and the owner had to sell." The other way is to understand that, with an improving economy...
Ownership anxieties push real estate prices down at Wintergreen Resort
We suppose it is fitting that a mountain golf community with skiing at its top and golf at its base should suffer fortune's highs and lows. That is what pretty much what has happened in just a...
Edible arrangement at top daily fee golf course
The Mattaponi Springs golf course is located in the small town of Ruther Glen, just 34 miles from Richmond and 25 miles from Fredericksburg, VA. Serious golfers in the Washington, D.C., area are...
Bay Creek Golf Community: Bad News Could Yield Good Buys
Investors in contrarian stocks typically react counter-intuitively to bad news. Bad news scares away the timid, less savvy investors. But bad news drives down prices and leaves the door open for the smart money...
A week ahead with A. W. Tillinghast
Note on April 22: The flu bug prevented the trip to VA. We will regroup and head there later this year and report on our research. Apologies for the inconvenience. Trust me, I would have rather...
Initiation Rites: Trial membership lets you kick tires before you join
In the wake of the recession, some private golf clubs are hanging on by a thread, quietly desperate for new members but unwilling –- or unable –- to initiate programs to attract them. Generally,...