Nine holes scheduled to open July 1
(VIENNA, VA) – Billy Casper Golf (BCG) – owner and operator of more than 115 golf courses in 26 states – has been selected as full-service manager of the soon-to-open Nicklaus Design and Tom Clark layout, Westham Golf Club, in Moseley, VA, just southwest of downtown Richmond.
Westham serves as the centerpiece of Magnolia Green – a resort-style community planned for 3,550 homes – with ancillary commercial and retail uses. Single family homes in Phase I are now being built and sold by H H Hunt Homes and Ryan Homes.
Supervising grow-in of the new golf course, BCG is scheduled open nine holes of the planned 18-hole, championship course to the public on July 1.
Westham is BCG’s 10th property in Virginia and 25th in the Mid-Atlantic region.
BCG will manage all aspects of Westham’s golf course and golf-course maintenance, staffing and training, food-and-beverage operations, merchandising, player programs, marketing and public relations, golf instruction and special events.
“We are excited to partner with Billy Casper Golf,” says Robert M. Atack, President of Atack Properties, Inc., local representative of Moseley TRS, owner of Magnolia Green and Westham. “Westham golfers and residents will benefit from the company’s strength overseeing courses from grow-in through completion and operation.”
“Billy Casper Golf takes great pride in completing and launching Westham,” says Peter Hill, CEO of BCG. “With a phenomenal course design and our customer-centric approach, this promises to evolve into one of the best-loved courses in the Richmond-area.”
Westham features wide-open Bermuda-grass fairways with undulating terrain and elevation changes providing challenges for golfers of all skill levels. Wildlife is abundant and streams have been fully-restored and lined with native shrubs and grasses to create the natural and environmentally-friendly course.
The No. 2 hole – a mid-length, par-4 with a receptive landing area – is Wesham’s signature hole. When all 18-holes are open, it will be re-routed as No. 18, making for a spectacular finish. A nerve-jangling, downhill second shot into a heavily protected green that slopes from back to front will grab the attention of even the most seasoned golfer.
A well-appointed, temporary structure will serve as clubhouse until construction is complete on the actual building. Limited food and beverage and retail operation will be available.
For more information about Westham: 804.639.5701, www.westhamgolfclub.com.
For more information about Magnolia Green: 804.346.3800, www.magnolia-green.com.
About Billy Casper Golf
Widely respected as a high-performance owner / operator of golf courses, country clubs and resorts, BCG enjoys the second largest domestic portfolio. The company provides turnkey club management 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.
The company’s best-of-breed infrastructure shows clients favorable returns on investments. Critically-acclaimed by industry leaders and media, BCG economies of scale make and save money for courses while delivering personal touches to daily-fee golfers and members.
Buffalo Communications – a division of BCG – is the global public relations, branding and marketing-communications firm. In addition to creating 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:
Nick Lashinsky
Billy Casper Golf / Buffalo Communications
703.891.3324
nlashinsky@billycaspergolf.com
www.buffalocommunications.com
www.billycaspergolf.com
