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Golfweek’s Best 2022: Top public and private courses in Virginia

Virginia’s vast golf offerings include elite public and private layouts.

Virginia offers a vast array of classic and modern courses, both private and public. The top layouts in the state rank among the best in the country, as voted by the Golfweek’s Best rater system.

Golfweek’s Best offers many lists of course rankings, with that of top public-access courses in each state among the most popular. All the courses on this list allow public access in some fashion, be it standard daily green fees, through a resort or by staying at an affiliated hotel. If there’s a will, there’s a tee time.

Also popular are the Golfweek’s Best rankings of top private courses in each state, and that list for Virginia’s private offerings is likewise included below.

MORE: Best Modern | Best Classic | Top 200 Resort | Top 200 Residential | Top 100 Best You Can Play

(m): Modern course, built in or after 1960
(c): Classic course, built before 1960

Note: If there is a number in the parenthesis with the m or c, that indicates where that course ranks among Golfweek’s Best top 200 modern or classic courses. 

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Primland resort in Virginia conducts auction to benefit employees

Primland will conduct an online auction of experiences to raise money for employees who are out of work because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Primland, a Blue Ridge Mountain resort in Meadows of Dan, Virginia, will conduct an online auction of experiences to raise money for employees who are out of work because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Primland is home to the Highlands Course, ranked No. 2 in Virginia on Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play list for public-access tracks. The Donald Steel-designed course also ranks No. 32 on Golfweek’s Best list of top resort layouts.

The auction began on April 15 and runs through 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22. All of the proceeds go to an employee relief fund, as the resort is closed through May 20.

Among the experiences up for auction are 12 rounds of golf at Primland, two spots in the Jay Haas Skills Challenge on August 8 and a foursome for golf in a private round with Haas.

Other experiences include spa getaways, five-night mountain escapes and several outdoorsy trips.

In addition to the auction, Primland has been donating school lunches through two local elementary schools, as well as donating pheasants and boxes of vegetables to staff and the community.

“Most of our team comes from the local communities; we’ve always been committed to uplifting our area and its people,” said Primland vice president Steve Helms.

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