GREENSBORO, Ga. – Richland—the seventh golf course at Reynolds Lake Oconee — has officially opened for play. The new 18-hole layout was created by acclaimed course architect Tom Fazio by combining nine holes from his existing National course with nine all-new holes. This gives Reynolds Lake Oconee two Fazio designs (Richland and The National) along with courses from Jack … [Read more...]
Atlanta Athletic Club to Host Three USGA Amateur Championships
LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (April 26, 2022) - The United States Golf Association announced on Tuesday that the Atlanta Athletic Club, in Johns Creek, Ga., will be the host site for the 2025 U.S. Girls’ Junior, 2030 U.S. Amateur and 2035 U.S. Women’s Amateur championships. The club has previously hosted six USGA championships. “We are thrilled to return to Atlanta Athletic Club to … [Read more...]
Reynolds Lake Oconee’s Wes Forester Named 2021 Georgia PGA Section Golf Professional of the Year
GREENSBORO, Ga. (Feb. 15, 2022) — Wes Forester, Director of Golf at Reynolds Lake Oconee, was recently named 2021 PGA Golf Professional of the Year for the North Chapter of the Georgia PGA Section. Forester came to Reynolds Lake Oconee in 2005, starting as head professional at The Preserve and later moved to Creek Club, the community’s private course, before becoming … [Read more...]
Quality RSM Classic Field Features Strong Group of International Players
The RSM Classic will be played this week with likely the strongest field in its history, largely due to an influx of international players, (mostly from Europe), who are making the trip from Augusta to St. Simons Island after competing in the Masters last week. This is the 11thyear for the PGA Tour tournament, which is being held from Nov. 19-22 on the Seaside and Plantation … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Schedule Includes New Event at West Pines; Echelon To Host Atlanta Open
The Georgia PGA schedule has one new addition for 2020, adding a two-day points tournament at West Pines in Douglasville. The tournament joins club-hosted events at Chattahoochee GC and Berkeley Hills CC as part of the Section schedule along with the five most prominent Georgia PGA championships that have been played for more than 20 years. Like the tournaments at … [Read more...]
The Rees Jones and Bill Bergin Renovation of The Course at Mclemore Broke Ground April 23
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TENNESSEE — Legendary golf course architects Rees Jones and Bill Bergin broke ground on the renovation of The Course at McLemore on April 23, 2018. The renovation includes the green complexes and bunkers of all 18 holes as well as select fairways. “I am looking forward to getting underway at The Course at McLemore,” said Jones. “The natural site is … [Read more...]
East Lake Golf Club front, back nines to be reversed for TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola
ATLANTA, Ga. – With an eye on creating even more excitement around the finishing stretch of not only the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola, but the entire 2015-16 PGA TOUR season, officials today announced that the front and back nine holes at East Lake Golf Club will be reversed, providing a more dramatic finishing stretch with more risk/reward opportunities as the 10th year of … [Read more...]
E-Z-GO Georgia PGA Championship Final Results
Roswell, GA --- James Mason, PGA Life Member from Dillard, fired a final round two-under 70 to win the rain shortened E-Z-GO Georgia PGA Championship presented by TaylorMade/adidas Golf/Ashworth/Adams Golf and the PGA Tour, conducted at Sea Island Golf Club’s Plantation course on St. Simons Island. The event was cut from 54 to 36 holes due to weather caused by the remnants of … [Read more...]
Echelon On The Way Up With New Ownership
Superb Rees Jones layout remains a strong draw In the wake of the economic downturn of the late 2000s, having an outstanding golf course with first class conditioning has not guaranteed a successful operation. A case in point is Echelon, a Rees Jones design in the north metro Atlanta suburbs that opened to sterling reviews late in 2006, but encountered early difficulties … [Read more...]