(VIENNA, VA) – Billy Casper Golf (BCG) – owner and operator of more than 110 golf courses in 26 states – has been selected to manage the full-service, private Heritage Hunt Golf & Country Club in Gainesville, VA, the active adult community of 1,863 residences located 45 minutes west of Washington, D.C.
Heritage Hunt is BCG’s ninth property in Virginia, 24th in the Mid-Atlantic region and testament to the company’s growing portfolio of private clubs under management.
BCG will turnkey all aspects of Heritage Hunt’s golf course and golf-course maintenance, staffing and training, food-and-beverage operations, merchandising, membership programs, marketing and public relations, golf instruction and special events.
To immediately strengthen members’ experiences at Heritage Hunt, BCG has hand-picked Tim Woodruff as club general manager. Most recently, Woodruff was general manager at the BCG-managed Virginia Oaks Golf Club in Gainesville, VA.
“With its experience in the Washington, DC market and private operations, Billy Casper Golf’s vision aligns with the direction we want to take the club,” says Don Palmer, Member of the Heritage Hunt Board of Directors. “New ‘grow-the-game’ and other, creative programming will further encourage resident participation.”
BCG will conduct golf-instruction programs to introduce non-playing members and Heritage Hunt community residents to the game. Tournaments and other golf and social gatherings dot a busy event calendar.
“Billy Casper Golf will build on the strong layout of the golf course and the club’s amenities,” says Peter Hill, CEO of BCG. “Packaging golf and dining to create an unbeatable social atmosphere will spur the acquisition of new members and increased member participation.”
Designed by renowned golf-course architect Arthur Hills, Heritage Hunt boasts an 18-hole, 7,033-yard, par-72 championship layout. Set among 750 acres of idyllic rolling hills and natural landscape, the course features several dramatic elevation changes. Golfers’ journeys wend through hardwoods, pines and numerous cascading streams, ponds and natural wetlands, including historic Little Bull Run. With four sets of tees, Heritage Hunt is challenging for golfers of all abilities.
The magnificent, Colonial-style clubhouse showcases a grand lobby, multiple seating areas and open columned arcade that leads to a central domed area. A rich mahogany lounge with beamed ceilings leads to the 120-seat restaurant. A beautiful ballroom provides a perfect venue for large events such as weddings and anniversaries with seating for up to 330 participants A grand staircase winds to a lower lounge and an expansive lawn area with large, covered decks with views of the putting green and Bull Run Mountains.
The handsomely-appointed pro shop is stocked with top-brand equipment and apparel, augmented by a popular practice facility with PGA instruction.
For more information about Heritage Hunt: 703.743.2000.
About Billy Casper Golf
Widely respected as a high-performance, full-service owner/operator of golf courses, BCG manages more than 110 properties in 26 states and outside the U.S. The company provides turnkey club operations for public-agency and private owners, developers and investors. Founded more than 20 years ago in cooperation with golf legend Billy Casper, BCG is based in Vienna, VA with regional offices strategically convenient to courses’ locales.
BCG’s best-of-breed infrastructure shows clients favorable returns on investments. Critically-acclaimed by industry leaders and media, BCG economies of scale help daily-fee, municipal, resort and private courses make and save money while delivering a personal touch.
Buffalo Communications – a division of BCG – is America’s foremost golf-specialty publicity, media-relations and marketing-communications agency. In addition to creating PR and implementing programs for BCG courses, Buffalo represents many of golf’s top brands (products, resorts, destinations and communities) worldwide.
For information about Billy Casper Golf / Buffalo Communications: www.billycaspergolf.com, www.buffalocommunications.com, 703.761.1444.
Contact:
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Billy Casper Golf / Buffalo Communications
703.891.3324
nlashinsky@billycaspergolf.com
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