Private golf clubs across Richmond are rolling out the red carpet for new members, lowering or eliminating initiation fees and discounting food at the clubhouse. Plus, one of the only courses with caddies pays down its debt.
Sports & Recreation
Clock ticks down for Federal Club owners
An unprofitable bent-grass golf course in Hanover County will likely have new owners within 60 days, if the bankruptcy court approves a sale. And it might not be open to public play once enough members join.
Members might bail out Federal Club
A group of members at an upscale golf club in Hanover County has started studying how to buy the club if the current owners/operators can’t rescue the business from bankruptcy protection.
Bank makes play to take over golf course
The biggest lender to an upscale golf course in Hanover County wants to take the course back from the owners/operators.
A PlayDate for grown-ups
A Richmond group brings game night to the masses.
Federal Club lets public tee up
A struggling upscale country club in Hanover County is open for public play, but the change in strategy might come too late to save the course.
A new gym model beefs up in Richmond
It’s not much more advanced than what the Greeks must have used. But that seems to have appeal, and Richmonders are paying a premium to work out the old-fashioned way.
Recess is back
From afar, it looks like gym class. Only the guy rolling the rubber ball toward home plate has a 5 o’clock shadow and a beer gut. And the girl playing first base, wearing makeup and tight tube socks, just told her friend she’s f*$#ing awesome. Blame Sean Smalls.
The end of the trail for a popular triathlon?
After more than a decade in Richmond, the Xterra East Championship off-road triathlon will likely not stop here in June. But a new race might take its place in the cooler month of May.
Charlotte baseball team might fit in Richmond
Balpark Digest is reporting that the Tripple A Charlotte Nights are the most likely team to move to Richmond so far. According to the website, “Multiple sources in ownership ranks and the N.A. confirm the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA: International League) are first in line to claim the open Richmond market, with Ken Young and… Read more »