VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — After years of overgrowth and neglect, work is underway to clear and redevelop the former Signature at West Neck golf course, a property that neighbors say had become increasingly overrun by vegetation and wildlife.
Crews have spent the past three weeks clearing parts of the former 18-hole course, removing dense trees and brush that had accumulated since the golf course closed about seven years ago.
Professional golfer Marc Leishman, who lives in the nearby Villages of West Neck community and is leading the golf course redevelopment effort, said the property had become nearly unrecognizable.
“This gives you an idea of what it was like over there,” Leishman said while pointing to photos showing thick vegetation covering large sections of the former course. “That’s how thick it was pretty much everywhere.”…