The Virginian Golf Club

The course was designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 1993, with three practice holes and a full driving range supporting it. Golfweek has recognized The Virginian as a Top 50 Private Golf Community.

The Virginian offers five membership categories (Full, National, Sport, Social, Individual Golf) with different terms and privileges. The best-documented tier, National Membership, is aimed at people who do not live within 75 driving miles of the club: a $6,000 non-refundable initiation fee and $335/month dues (subject to annual change), with full golf-family access. Full/resident membership pricing -- the tier most relevant to someone considering buying a home inside the community -- was not published in sources available this session. Every tier's benefits explicitly include 'full gate access to The Virginian's properties,' which raises an important proximity-versus-access question this session could not fully resolve: whether that gate-access language means membership is what grants access to the gated community (suggesting homeowners still need membership for full access) or is simply describing a golf-membership perk layered on top of ordinary homeowner access. Buyers must confirm this directly rather than assume either interpretation.

The Virginian's residential community was built alongside its golf course from the community's 1993 inception, spanning 1,500-plus acres. Real estate inventory is marketed directly through the club's own 'Real Estate' page, and outside brokerages (Zillow, Redfin, and local specialist sites) list homes ranging from smaller turn-key cottages to larger estate homes on and off the course. Specific current price ranges were not confirmed with a sourced figure this session.

Amenities include a 44,000 sq ft clubhouse with multiple dining and lounge spaces, four tennis courts, a new indoor pickleball facility (opened fall 2025) alongside outdoor pickleball courts, a fitness center, a pool facility, a spa, and miles of walking trails. Members also have charging privileges at the adjacent Nicewonder Farm & Vineyards.

The Virginian is located in Bristol, Virginia, in the state's far southwestern corner near the Tennessee state line -- roughly 150 miles from Roanoke and geographically and characterically distinct from the Roanoke Valley.