Around The Commonwealth
Tournament, Budlove continues to help
give back to golf in Petersburg.
The third annual tournament will be held
Saturday, May 4 at Dogwood Trace Golf
Course, where Budlove, who will turn 93 in
June, is a member. The tournament serves
two purposes. The first is to honor a gradu-
ating senior from the PHS golf team with a
$1,000 scholarship for college, and the sec-
ond is to provide financial assistance to the
PHS athletics department. The captain’s
choice event features three sponsorship
levels for four-player teams, though indi-
viduals are welcome to sign up as well and
will be paired with another player.
For more information on the tourna-
ment, please visit johnrandolphfoun
dation.org/budlovegolf/golf.cfm. The
deadline to register is April 30.
INTRODUCING VSGA UCLUBS
Are you a college-aged student or a recent
grad? If so, then a 2019 VSGA uClub mem-
bership may be your ticket to Value, Ser-
vice, Golf and Access. VSGA uClub mem-
berships are for golfers ages 18-25. For
$55, VSGA uClub members receive all the
benefits of VSGA eClub members, includ-
ing a Handicap Index, a VIP Golf Card,
access to One-Day Events and champion-
ships, and much more. To learn more, visit
vsga.org/uclub.
STONEHOUSE REOPENING
Stonehouse Golf Club in Toano, shuttered
since 2017, is set to re-open this summer
after it was purchased for $800,000, Rich-
mond Bizsense reported.
Joe Sanders, a resident of nearby West
Point and a former Stonehouse member,
purchased the club from Traditional Golf
Management, which put Stonehouse,
Royal New Kent and Brickshire up for
sale in 2017. Both Stonehouse and Royal
New Kent closed for a period of time, and
Royal New Kent is slated to re-open this
spring under new management.
“I watched the courses go down over
the last few years and it was frustrating,”
Sanders told Bizsense. “Stonehouse was
one of my favorite courses. … The more I
did the math, the more I thought it was a
good buy and a reasonable investment if
the business is run correctly. I think any
business can be profitable if run correctly.”
Traditional paid $5 million for Stone-
house in 2001. The previous owner paid
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DRIVE, CHIP AND PUTT
Former Stonehouse member Joe Sanders bought the
Toano golf club, and plans to reopen this summer.
$16.3 million for the course in 1997, the
year after it opened, Bizsense reported.
Sanders, who runs a general contracting
company, said the course will require
approximately $1.4 million in renovations
before its projected re-opening on July 1.
In related news, Brickshire has parted
ways with Wingfield Golf and has hired
Billy Casper Golf as its new management
company, Bizsense reported. Wingfield
remains the management company for
nearby The Club at Viniterra and Royal
New Kent.
Is your child interested in qualifying for
the 2020 Drive, Chip & Putt Champi-
onship at Augusta National? The road
starts with local qualifying, and VSGA
member clubs will host six such events
this summer. Registration is now open.
The schedule:
• June 11: Stoney Creek at Wintergreen
(Nellysford)
• June 12: Evergreen CC (Haymarket)
• June 25: River Bend Club (Great Falls)
• June 27: First Tee of Greater Rich-
mond (North Chesterfield location)
• July 9: Belle Haven CC (Alexandria)
• July 15: Kiln Creek GC (Newport
News)
• Those who advance through local
qualifying will participate in sub-
regionals at either Salisbury CC in
Midlothian or River Bend Club in
Great Falls. For more information,
visit drivechipandputt.com.
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