Archive for the ‘Golf’ Category
Friday, January 20th, 2012 by Teresa Diaz
 It’s no secret Virginia Beach is a great vacation destination. The sun, sand, and surf are obvious draws but once you’re here, it’s clear we have a lot more to offer. Fabulous restaurants, tons of open space, diverse shopping, great fishing, cool attractions like our world-class aquarium, golfing, the list goes on. It’s an easy city to fall in love with and many visitors end up becoming residents. Clearly I’m biased, as that is I came to “Live the Life” in 1976. My parents decided they’d had enough of city life and wanted to raise their family “in the country.” (You had to know VB in 1976 to get that last part.) One vacation later, the moving van was packed before we could say “Virginia is for Lovers!” Yes, life is good here. We’ve known that for a while but this week, the financial news website 24/7 Wall Street named Virginia Beach the second best city in the nation for raising a family. Kudos to first place holder, Madison, WI. The news website said, “Virginia Beach is extremely prosperous, due in large part to the presence of several military bases in the area. It has the eighth-lowest rate of violent crime among major cities and the fifth-lowest unemployment rate. It also has the second-largest acreage of parkland per capita, behind only New Orleans, which has suffered huge population losses in recent years. Virginia Beach also has one of the highest numbers of playgrounds per capita in the country.” Nice!
Earlier this month , 24/7 Wall Street ranked Virginia Beach as the best run city in America. Women’s Health magazine ranked our fair city as the seventh healthiest city in America. Yes, Virginia Beach is a great place to visit and a great place to live. Come see for yourself………we’d love to have you!
 Now is the perfect time to start planning a trip to Virginia Beach.
Tags: #2 city in America to raise a family, Best Run City in America, fishing in Virginia Beach, fun in Virginia Beach, golfing in Virginia Beach, Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center, Virginia Beach dining, Virginia Beach vacations
Posted in Beaches, Culinary / Dining, Fishing, Golf, Living the Life, The Beach Report
Friday, June 17th, 2011 by Teresa Diaz
 Another great Virginia Beach week and we’re full steam ahead into Father’s Day weekend. The weather is awesome and we’ve yet to hit summer (officially, the summer solstice is Tuesday, June 21). There are so many ways to celebrate this weekend, it will be hard to choose just one so rather than trying to decide, why not make it a whole weekend (or if you’re really lucky, a whole week!) of fun for the whole family?
Whether you’re planning a family celebration or giving Dad some free time on his own , here’s a short list of fun things to do in Virginia Beach. Still want more? Our website is chock full of ideas and info – just take a look!
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Posted in Beaches, Culinary / Dining, Fishing, Golf, History and Museums, Living the Life, The Beach Report, The Great Outdoors, With The Kids
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011 by tstevenson
 The Signature at West Neck April is, of course, Masters month; the first major of the year and for many, the real start of the golf season. Most golf fans know that Arnold Palmer won the Masters four times and played in a then-record 50 Masters tournaments before finally calling it quits in 2004.
Long before anyone yelled “You da man,” Arnold Palmer was the man. When Palmer was winning the 1958 Masters, soldiers working the leader boards put up a sign announcing themselves as “Arnie’s Army.” The name caught on and all those Masters patrons and TV viewers quickly enlisted. So did millions of other golfers and even non-golfers, including the women, who considered Palmer to be golf’s version of Marlon Brando. When photos appeared in newspapers of Palmer playing golf with President Eisenhower, who had been supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, golf became a he-man’s game. Even after his many tournament wins, Palmer remained a regular guy and people all over the world who had never met him referred to him by his nickname, Arnie, as if they were best friends.
The other pros soon nicknamed Palmer “The King,” a crown he still wears into his early 80s; even as his old rival Jack Nicklaus went on to win a record 6 Masters and 18 professional major championships.
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Tags: golf packages, golfing in Virginia Beach, The Palmer Course at Bay Creek Resort, The Signature at West Neck, Virginia Beach
Posted in Golf, Living the Life
Friday, November 12th, 2010 by Teresa Diaz
 Mother Nature is going to blow my last two Beach Reports right out of the water! Those of you who follow these Friday blog posts know that I’ve been going on and on about fall: the crisp air, the gorgeous colors, the enticing smells………..
Well, my friends, if the local weather folks are on target we’ll still have the gorgeous fall foliage to enjoy this weekend but we can probably forget about the crisp air and the smell of burning fires and spiced cider. If things go the way they’re predicted, daytime temperatures pushing upwards of 65 to 70 degrees are on tap for tomorrow and Sunday. Perfect for a long walk or bike ride on the boardwalk, or a trip to one of our awesome parks or playgrounds with the dogs and the kids, without a coat! Needless to say, our gorgeous golf courses will be hopping and our local fishing finatics will cast their lines in hopes of catching a keeper at the IBEW Charity Rockfish Tournament.
Whatever your fancy, get outdoors and Live the Life!!
Maybe this is why we locals never pack away our shorts and flipflops?
See you at the beach 
Tags: fall in Virginia Beach, fun in Virginia Beach, living the life, Virginia Beach fishing, Virginia Beach golf courses
Posted in Fishing, Golf, Living the Life, The Beach Report, With The Kids
Thursday, May 27th, 2010 by tstevenson
 Virginia Beach is home to a number of great golf courses designed by the likes of Arnold Palmer, Pete Dye, Rees Jones, Fred Couples and Jack Nicklaus. When reading that sentence, even most non-golfers know instinctively that each will consist of 18 holes. But why are golf courses 18 holes in length?
Like many developments throughout golf history, the standardization of 18 holes did not happen as the result of a momentous and well thought out decision. And like many developments in golf, the standardization of 18 holes can be credited to the Old Course in St. Andrews, site of this year’s British Open. Prior to the mid-1760’s, and right up until the early 1900’s, it was common to find golf courses that were comprised of 19 holes, or 12, or 15, or 23, or any other number depending on the size of the parcel of land dedicated to golf.
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Tags: Bay Creek Golf Course, Golf, Heron Ridge Golf Club, Red Wing Lakes, Stumpy Lake Golf Course, The Signature at West Neck, VB National, Virginia Beach golf, Virginia Beach golf vacations
Posted in Golf, Living the Life
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 by tstevenson
Virginia Beach has had its share of famous visitors. In 1607 the first permanent English settlers arrived at Virginia Beach and traveled up the James River to found Jamestown. Neither Christopher Newport nor John Smith brought their golf clubs, but three and a half centuries later, quite a few famous course designers did.
 Arnold Palmer course at Bay Creek Golf Course Robert Trent Jones, Sr. was the first marquee designer to discover Virginia Beach when he built Stumpy Lake Golf Course in 1953. Rees Jones followed in his father’s footsteps in 1982 with his award winning design for Hell’s Point Golf Club. Since then Fred Couples, Pete Dye, Curtis Strange, Tom Fazio, George W. Cobb, Tom Doak, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus have built courses in the area and most are open for public play. Not too bad of a line up for an area that is known more for its blue waters than its green courses. And all these course designers have stories to tell about their visits to Virginia Beach, but probably none as interesting as Arnold Palmer’s trip on 9/11/2001.
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Tags: Arnold Palmer, Bay Creek Golf Course, The Signature at West Neck, Tom Stevenson, Virginia Beach golf
Posted in Golf, Living the Life
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