Royal New Kent
Royal New Kent opened in 1997 as Mike Strantz's love letter to Irish links golf—hand-stacked stone walls, tall fescue, and greens tucked behind sharp grass-covered knolls, built to feel like Royal County Down and Ballybunion transplanted into the rolling hills east of Richmond.
A 2018 restoration under new ownership put over 2,000 tons of sand into the course's 104 bunkers and resurfaced every green to Champion Bermuda, so the course plays as sharp today as Strantz drew it.
The inland linksStrantz didn't have a coastline to work with, so he built the illusion anyway—rolling fescue, hand-stacked stone walls, and approaches tucked behind grassy knolls, all meant to conjure Royal County Down without the ocean. It's the rare inland course that actually earns the comparison.
This course books through the resort's own reservations portal.
Reserve at Royal New Kent →Club members put Royal New Kent on watch—when a time opens on their dates, they hear about it first.
🔒 A Club feature—see plans →Skip the portal entirely. Tell us the dates and the group—we’ll secure tee times, stay and the whole itinerary for you.