Resort Development Partners has acquired the former Beacon Hill Golf Club in Leesburg, Virginia. The company plans to bring golf back to the property by 2024.
The course was originally called Golf Club of Virginia and opened in 2001. It featured a layout by Johnny Miller, a former PGA Tour player. Original plans included a Jack Nicklaus-designed second course. Beacon Hill was later renamed, and the club closed in 2006 due to financial problems. Since then, the property has been neglected.
Resort Development Partners, based in Virginia, has signed an agreement with Beacon Hill Community Association for the course to be taken over. The 27-hole private golf course had been abandoned and neglected. The company intends to reopen the course as 18-holes named The Preserve At Beacon Hill, and add later a nine hole family style course, a clubhouse and practice facility.
In a press release, Resort Development Partners’ co-founder, managing partner and co-founder Frank Denniston said: “Our sleeves have been rolled up, and we are starting work immediately to transform this beautiful property into a golf experience that is commensurate with its beauty and prestige.”
Resort Development Partners is a company with experience in strategic planning and operations for residential communities, resorts, and clubs in the United States. The portfolio of clubs include The Country Club of Indianapolis as well as Hidden Valley Country Clubs in Virginia, Pine Island Country Clubs in North Carolina and Pennsylvania, Timacuan Clubs in Florida, and Cat Island Clubs in South Carolina.
The homeowners’ association purchased the course from absentee owner in 2014. They have been trying to renovate it for many years. The homeowners association has tried to renovate the property for years, but past deals have failed.
In a media release, Beacon Hill Community Association President Sid Rudolph stated that “the commitment and support for reinstatement golf has led to this chance to finally fulfill the promises Beacon Hill’s founders made more than 20 year ago.”
