Tradition Golf Club At Royal New Kent, CLOSED 2017

Tradition Golf Club At Royal New Kent, The, is a Public, 18 hole golf course located in Providence Forge, Virginia.

Tradition Golf Club At Royal New Kent first opened for play in 1997. The course was designed by Mike Strantz.

Located between Williamsburg and Richmond, Virginia, Royal New Kent is set upon the low hills between Diascund Creek and the Chickahominy River. The course flows across 7,336 yards of a windswept, rugged landscape, Royal New Kent has been called "the truest representation of Irish links in America." Royal New Kent is reminiscent of the Irish Landscape where links course such as Royal County Down and Ballybunion were built. Greens hide behind sharp, grassy knolls, hand stacked rock walls and tall Fescue grasses. The generous, contoured fairways occasionally demand blind shots. The par 72 design features over 120 bunkers, many are deep shadow bunkers lined with Fescue grass. The enormous, fast greens have bold swales and ridges. Each hole offers several playing options.

Invicta Tees: 7,336, 76.5/147, Gold Tees: 6,965 yards, 74.9/144, Black Tees: 6,560 yards, 73.1/141, White Tees: 6,023 yards, 70.8/135, and Green Tees: 4,971 yards, 72.0/130

Equal to the standards set by the course, Royal New Kent has first-rate conveniences such as a full-service bar, dining and meeting rooms, practice facilities, and a pro shop.

Royal New Kent opened to outstanding reviews and was named "Best New Upscale Public Course in the Nation" by GolfDigest and No. 23 on Golf Magazines's Top 100 you can play. In 1999, Royal New Kent was named one of "America's Top 100 Greatest Golf Courses" by Golf Digest. In 2001, Golf Digest ranked Royal New Kent among the top three courses in Virginia, and in 2002 Royal New Kent was awarded 4 1/2 star by Golf Digest.

The course closed in November 2017.

In June 2018, the golf course is set to be revived by an out-of-town buyer that’s looking to add to its golf portfolio.

Royal New Kent Golf Club is under contract to be purchased by Greenville, South Carolina-based Wingfield Golf, Richmond.

The company, which also owns the nearby Club at Viniterra and manages neighboring Brickshire Golf Club, is expected to close on the deal today, said CEO Barton Tuck.

Tuck would not say how much his company is paying for the course, but said it plans to invest around $2 million to restore it with a goal of reopening by spring 2019.

“We’re doing a lot of work and spending a lot of money,” he said.