Virginia Beach explores selling Virginia Beach National Golf Course
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VIRGINIABEACH,Va.(WAVY)—VirginiaBeachisexploringthepossibilityofsellingtheVirginiaBeachNationalGolfClub.
Thecityiscurrentlyacceptingproposalsforthe350acresoffPrincessAnneRoadnearthemunicipalcenterthatisnotonlyhometothe18-holepublicgolfcourse,butalsothenine-hole“FirstTee”nonprofitthatisapartoftheYMCAofSouthHamptonRoads.
AnydeveloperplanningtosubmitaproposalmustplantohonortheFirstTeeleasethrough2030andcontinuetooperatean18-holecourseforthepublic,accordingtobiddocuments.
TheideatolookforbuyerscameaboutafterthecityreceivedinterestfromadeveloperinSeptemberaboutacquiringtheproperty,accordingtoViceMayorRosemaryWilson.
WhileWilsonsaidthecityissimply“lookingatoptions,”currentusersonthepropertyarefore-warninggolfersthattheythinkanysalemightbeoutofbounds.
TheVirginiaBeachNationalGolfCluboriginallyopenedin1999astheTournamentPlayersClubofVirginiaBeach.DesignedbyPeteDye,thecoursecost$15million,withthecityofVirginiaBeachpitch
