Tiger Woods-Designed Golf Course Coming to Virginia Resort Community

Tributer Resort in Lake Anna, Virginia, is preparing to add a new golf course designed by Tiger Woods, expanding the destination’s future member amenities as its residential community continues to take shape. The property made a major splash in 2021 with the debut of one of Virginia’s most acclaimed new courses.

Construction on the second course is not expected to start until 2028, but the TGR Design project is already a key piece of Reef Capital Partners’ broader growth strategy. The ownership group has built momentum with emerging golf destinations including Black Desert Resort in Utah and Sweetens Cove in Tennessee, both of which have drawn increasing attention from golfers and travelers.

Located in central Virginia, roughly 55 miles north of Richmond and about 85 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., Tributer Resort is currently home to Cutalong Golf Club, an 18-hole championship course inspired by C.B. Macdonald’s famed National Golf Links of America. Golf Digest named Cutalong one of the five best new private courses in the United States in 2023, and the planned TGR Design layout is intended to give members a second, distinctly different championship golf experience.

Since acquiring the property in 2018, Reef Capital Partners has been transforming Tributer Resort into a full-scale lifestyle and residential community centered on golf, hospitality and waterfront living near Lake Anna. At buildout, the development is expected to feature more than 900 homes, multiple restaurants, wellness offerings, lakeside activities, curated outdoor programming and an interconnected trail network.

“This new course announcement represents a major milestone in the evolution of Tributer Resort and reinforces our commitment to building a premier golf destination at Lake Anna,” said Tributer Resort General Manager Ian Sikes. “Together with our existing offerings, this addition brings a new level of excitement and distinction to the club and community.”

Golf Residences

The residential component of the resort currently includes seven golf villas and eight cottages, all of which are member-owned but available to guests interested in stay-and-play packages at the property, in addition to estate lots with golf course views. Buildout plans call for a total of 22 golf villas (four bedrooms) and 34 cottages (two bedrooms), although guests will only have access to the Cutalong course, not the new TGR Design, which will be member-only.

Golf memberships, which offer priority access to both courses, are now available. There are also social memberships reserved for residents interested in the Tributer lifestyle beyond golf.

“Our vision is to create a vibrant, enduring community where resort amenities are seamlessly integrated into everyday life,” said Reef CEO Jared Lucero. “This next phase brings together thoughtfully designed residences, elevated amenities, golf, and world-class recreation.”

While the Cutalong course is inspired by strategic principles of golf’s Golden Age architects (Donald Ross and Alister MacKenzie among them), the forthcoming TGR Design course will showcase the property’s dramatic topography and natural landscape of a property where miners in the 19th and 20th centuries once dug for copper, pyrite and traces of gold. Routed through rolling farmland, mature hardwood forests and pine groves overlooking Lake Anna, the second course will stretch to 7,310 yards from the championship tees and be defined by strategic shot values and a distinct variety of holes with expansive vistas.

“A balanced mix of uphill and downhill holes, shifting perspectives, and natural landforms will ensure no two holes feel alike, creating a course that feels organic in its movement and varied in its demands,” said TGR Design President Bryon Bell, who noted that strategy, creativity and thoughtful decision-making will define the overall experience.

True to Tiger’s design principles, it will challenge elite players yet remain playable and engaging for less experienced or less skilled players.

“Lake Anna provides a remarkable setting for championship golf,” added Bell, “and we’re excited to see this design come to life in a way that fully reflects its sense of place.”

Woods and TGR Design have an existing relationship with Reef, having designed the first of two courses at the private club community of Marcella in northern Utah. Cutalong was the first golf property acquired by Reef Capital Partners, evolving –and re-branding — as Tributer, and was the launchpad for an expanding portfolio of golf developments.

Complementing the golf courses at Tributer is an 18-hole, lighted putting course (The Shenandoah Green) that’s designed as part of a social and entertainment venue adjacent to the clubhouse that overlooks the 1^st and 18^th greens of the existing course. Single-night and multi-night stay-and-play packages are available at the resort, providing a member-type experience within private residences.