Featured Golfer's Guide Golf Courses and Golf Resorts

As Pete Dye stood at the podium accepting his induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame, the legendary designer looked back thoroughly and fondly on all of the places his "digging" had taken him, and all of the people he had met along the way.

While Dye told tales of his love-hate relationship with the Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass, his frenetic finish at Harbour Town and his humble beginnings at Fort Bragg, it was clear that his true love, aside from his wife Alice who was seated in the front row for the ceremony, resided an ocean away in the Dominican Republic.

WINTER GARDEN, Fla. – When the powers that be at the PGA Tour sent out a search party in order to find a suitable and more permanent home for the grueling Qualifying School finals competition, at least on the East Coast, they were looking for a course capable of testing the nerves and resolve of some of the nation’s most grizzled golfers, intent on outlasting dozens of others to finally capture that elusive Tour card. At Orange County National Golf Club, they found two; Crooked Cat and Panther Lake.

They needed a location lacking distraction, a place where golf would be the sole focus. After all, if you know anything about Q School, the last thing a competing player needs is something to think about in addition to how one slice, yip or shank could significantly change his financial future. At Orange County National they found a secluded spot out in the Florida countryside, where highways look more likely to be inhabited by a horse and buggy than a Girls Gone Wild bus. 

PGA Professional Chris Hartig and his staff at Virginia Golf Vacations.com can’t promise golfers sunny skies, sub-par rounds or accurate iron play at any of the two dozen courses they represent. What they can offer is the most intimate, local knowledge for all of your golf vacation needs, whether you’re traveling to Williamsburg, Virginia Beach or the Northern Neck region of Virginia.

“We’re the local experts,” said Hartig, the golf director at Virginia Golf Vacations and former director of golf at Kingsmill Golf Resort who boasts more than 20 years of experience in the golf business. “We’re in the marketplace. We know how long it takes to get from point X to Y. And we can help with course and accommodation selection based on personal preference.”