Phil Mickelson made his second appearance in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic this year, after winning it in his first go-around last year. (BizSense file photos)
Highlighted by sightings of big names like Phil Mickelson and Paige Spiranac, the Richmond golf scene produced plenty of news over the last year.
Mickelson made his second straight appearance at the Dominion Energy Charity Classic, the PGA Tour Champions event held at Country Club of Virginia.
Paige Spiranac made a deal with locally-based golf gear maker Dynamic Brands.
The leftie helped draw record crowds to the annual Richmond tournament, including golf social media star Paige Spiranac, who was in town as part of a deal with locally-based golf gear maker Dynamic Brands.
Golf gear led to another interesting story in 2021, when Richmond salesman and avid golfer Phil Jones invented and began selling the Golf Ball Buoy. The bright orange, weighted marker made of industrial canvas is used to mark where a player’s ball lands after an errant shot.
Peebles Golf Cars sells and leases Club Car and E-Z-Go carts.
While Jones is a newcomer on the scene, longtime local golf cart dealer Peebles Golf Cars was on the move during the year, paying nearly $3 million for a new home base in Hanover County.
Over in the city, driving range giant Topgolf got a new landlord for its Richmond location, when an Arizona firm bought the property for $32 million.
Another local golf property is set to change ownership, as the century-old Glenwood Golf Course in Henrico is on the chopping block to make way for a new residential development.
Nichole Inkel came back to Windy Hill to buy the business after last working there in 2013.
Windy Hill Golf Complex in Midlothian came under new ownership early in the year, when veteran golf pro Nichole Inkel purchased the sports compound with a plan to increase its emphasis on golf.
The year brought about the long awaited reopening of Belmont Golf Course in Henrico. Under new management for the first time since the ’70s, the county-owned course is now run by First Tee of Greater Richmond, which took on a complex revamping of the historic course.
An aerial of the restored bunkers around the new No. 3 hole on the 12-hole course.
And while the Dominion Energy Charity Classic was the biggest draw among local golfing events during the year, Richmond BizSense hosted two tournaments of its own: the Safe Harbor Title Invitational at the Federal Club and the South State Bank Invitational at Belmont.
Phil Mickelson made his second appearance in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic this year, after winning it in his first go-around last year. (BizSense file photos)
Highlighted by sightings of big names like Phil Mickelson and Paige Spiranac, the Richmond golf scene produced plenty of news over the last year.
Mickelson made his second straight appearance at the Dominion Energy Charity Classic, the PGA Tour Champions event held at Country Club of Virginia.
Paige Spiranac made a deal with locally-based golf gear maker Dynamic Brands.
The leftie helped draw record crowds to the annual Richmond tournament, including golf social media star Paige Spiranac, who was in town as part of a deal with locally-based golf gear maker Dynamic Brands.
Golf gear led to another interesting story in 2021, when Richmond salesman and avid golfer Phil Jones invented and began selling the Golf Ball Buoy. The bright orange, weighted marker made of industrial canvas is used to mark where a player’s ball lands after an errant shot.
Peebles Golf Cars sells and leases Club Car and E-Z-Go carts.
While Jones is a newcomer on the scene, longtime local golf cart dealer Peebles Golf Cars was on the move during the year, paying nearly $3 million for a new home base in Hanover County.
Over in the city, driving range giant Topgolf got a new landlord for its Richmond location, when an Arizona firm bought the property for $32 million.
Another local golf property is set to change ownership, as the century-old Glenwood Golf Course in Henrico is on the chopping block to make way for a new residential development.
Nichole Inkel came back to Windy Hill to buy the business after last working there in 2013.
Windy Hill Golf Complex in Midlothian came under new ownership early in the year, when veteran golf pro Nichole Inkel purchased the sports compound with a plan to increase its emphasis on golf.
The year brought about the long awaited reopening of Belmont Golf Course in Henrico. Under new management for the first time since the ’70s, the county-owned course is now run by First Tee of Greater Richmond, which took on a complex revamping of the historic course.
An aerial of the restored bunkers around the new No. 3 hole on the 12-hole course.
And while the Dominion Energy Charity Classic was the biggest draw among local golfing events during the year, Richmond BizSense hosted two tournaments of its own: the Safe Harbor Title Invitational at the Federal Club and the South State Bank Invitational at Belmont.