(VIENNA, VA) – Billy Casper Golf (BCG) and iStar Financial have extended their partnership for BCG to continue managing Magnolia Green Golf Club (formerly Westham Golf Club) in Moseley, VA just outside Richmond.
Directed by BCG since it opened as a nine-hole course in 2010, the daily-fee club set amid the nearly 2,000-acre, master-planned Magnolia Green community will soon unveil 18 holes, all crafted by Nicklaus Design in association with Tom Clark.
Complementing the par-72, 7,150-yard layout is a comprehensive practice facility with a triple-tier driving range, fairway bunkers, massive putting green and short game area scheduled to open soon. Plans are to build a spectacular clubhouse ideal for social outings.
Among BGC successes are the doubling of annual members each of the past two years and “The Green Card” that, for $100 (or $55 for seniors over 55), rewards golfers with a free round, loyalty points and discounts on greens fees and pro shop merchandise the more they play.
The club’s competitive “Winter Tournament Series” has drawn hundreds of local golfers while Women on Course events provide participants with golf and social networking activities.
“The sky is the limit for Magnolia Green Golf Club,” says Tom Page, Vice President of iStar Financial, owner of Magnolia Green. “BCG is key to Magnolia Green becoming Central Virginia’s premier active lifestyle community.”
“We treat everyone the way we want to be treated – with respect and integrity,” says Peter Hill, Chairman and CEO of BCG. “Led by General Manager Bobby Kidder, our team works hard to ensure every step of the guest journey is enjoyable and well worth repeat play.”
With a Carolinas feel, the golf course is characterized by wide fairways, short rough and well-guarded, greens which ensure bark and benevolence for players of all abilities. Among its memorable holes are the reverse Redan-style par-3 No. 3 enticing players to aim left and use the slope to guide tee shots onto the green. The long par-4 No. 18 provides a dramatic finish as golfers face a nerve-wrecking, downhill approach to an undulated green.
Less than 25 miles southwest of the state capital, Magnolia Green Golf Club is the centerpiece of Magnolia Green, the region’s best-selling community. It features a wide selection of townhomes, single-family and custom-built residences from just under $200,000 to $1 million. An array of parks and hiking trails, swimming pools, sports courts and playing fields create an all-inclusive lifestyle for active adults and families alike.
More information: www.magnoliagreengolfclub.com, 804.639.5701.
About iStar Residential
iStar Residential is one of the largest investors in luxury condominium, multi-family and master-planned residential developments throughout the U.S., having financed and invested in $10 billion of residential projects since 1993. The iStar Residential portfolio has included interests in over 18,000 condominium units in the nation’s top markets and 65,000 acres in master-planned communities with potential for an estimated 50,000 single family and multi-family units. The company’s unique, cohesive platform extends from property entitlement and development to construction, bridge and long-term financing through asset servicing, property and portfolio management.
iStar Residential is a division of iStar Financial Inc. (NYSE: STAR), a fully-integrated finance and investment company focused on the commercial real estate industry. It provides custom-tailored investment capital to high-end private and corporate owners of real estate and invests directly across a range of real estate sectors. Taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”), iStar Financial has invested more than $35 billion over the past two decades.
About Billy Casper Golf
Founded more than 20 years ago in cooperation with the late golf legend Billy Casper, the company is the largest owner-operator of golf courses, country clubs and resorts in the U.S. with more than 150 properties in 29 states. Headquartered in Vienna, Virginia with regional offices across America, BCG specializes in course and property maintenance, staffing and training, clubhouse operations, food-and-beverage, merchandising, golf instruction, marketing and public relations, special events and financial management.
Company highlights include BCG Spectrum, BCG Private and BCG Select management solutions; Buffalo Brand Invigoration Group, the in-house golf-sport-lifestyle PR, strategy development, integrated marketing, social media and design firm; BCG Ventures featuring proprietary, innovate programs like the annual “World’s Largest Golf Outing,” Women on Course and Casper Labs, the testing ground for FootGolf, GolfBoard, Billy Casper Digital network and other programming which drive engagement.
More information: www.billycaspergolf.com, 703.761.1444.
Contact:
Andy DeKeuster
Billy Casper Golf / Buffalo Brand Invigoration Group
703.891.3324
adekeuster@billycaspergolf.com
