Michigan Golf Journal February 2018

'ŽůĨ dƌĂǀĞů 'ŽůĨĞƌƐ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĂŶ ƵƉͲƐĐĂůĞ ĂŶĚ ĮƌƐƚͲĐůĂƐƐ ƌĞƐŽƌƚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ will have their wishes come true at Reynolds Lake Oconee ŝŶ 'ĞŽƌŐŝĂ͘ dŚĞ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ ŝƐ ƐŝŵƉůLJ ŐŽƌŐĞŽƵƐ͕ ƐĞƌĞŶĞ͕ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐƋƵĞ ĂŶĚ ƉĞĂĐĞĨƵů ʹ ŽŚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐŽůĨ is incredible with six courses, a ƚŽƉͲŶŽƚĐŚ ƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ facility and the comforts of a ZŝƚnjͲ ĂƌůƚŽŶ >ŽĚŐĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ͛Ɛ edge. Travelers have visited the area about halfway between Atlanta and Augusta for more than 100 years and many made it a family retreat. In 1979 the Oconee River ǁĂƐ ĚĂŵŵĞĚ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ now Lake Oconee with more than ϯϱϬ ŵŝůĞƐ ŽĨ ƐŚŽƌĞůŝŶĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚǁŝƐƚƐ and turns into numerous inlets and small bays in the region. dŚĞ ĂƌĞĂ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ ĨŽƵƌ ďŽĂƟŶŐ marinas as well. The Oconee Course is one ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĞƐƚ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ in Georgia and has received ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĂĐĐŽůĂĚĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ GOLF magazine, Golfweek and Golf for Women . Each hole on the ZĞĞƐ :ŽŶĞƐͲĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ůĂLJŽƵƚ ŝƐ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ďƵƚ ŚŽůĞƐ ƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ƌŽůůŝŶŐ terrain framed by tall Georgia ƉŝŶĞƐ͕ ůĂƌŐĞ ƌĞĐĞƉƟǀĞ ŐƌĞĞŶƐ ʹ all intermixed with Lake Oconee GEORGIA Z zEK> ^ > < K KE LJ dŽŵ >ĂŶŐ