Michigan Golf Journal October 2019

Michigan Golf Journal Southern Travel Reynolds Lake Oconee Reopens the Great Waters Course After Nicklaus Renovation Golfers looking for an up- scale and first-class resort experience can find that and more at Reynolds Lake Oconee in Georgia. The region is simply gorgeous, serene, picturesque and peaceful – and from personal experience we can say the golf is incredible with six courses, a top-notch teaching and training facility and the comforts of The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee on the water’s edge. Perhaps the most dramatic layout at Reynolds Lake Oconee is the Great Waters Course , designed by Jack Nicklaus. It first opened for play in 1992 to wide- spread accolades and has hosted many high- profile events. One of the leading collegiate golf tournaments, the Linger Longer Invitational, is held at Great Waters annually and U-M has competed there a few times. After some redesign changes by Nicklaus, the course is now reopening in October , after its most recent renovation by the Golden Bear. The lake affects play on several holes and makes the Great By Fred Altvater and Tom Lang