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I played there in August right after it opened. It is an excellent
layout with water on 13 of 18 holes. Very challenging, shot selection
is more important than length. Right next door is Pine Isle, an
excellent course that I also played in August. Excellent condition
with a nice mix of holes. The LPGA plays the Nestle Invitational
there and if you play it from the gold tees it is quite challenging.
There is an island green and a couple tough holes along the water.
They give you a yardage book with a full page picture of the
hole,distances from center,left and right fairway and a brief
explanation of how the resident touring pro (John Mahaffey???)
would play the hole.
I would highly recommend either course. I played Lake Lanier twice
and Pine Isle 3 times during my stay there.
I think I still have the yardage book from Pine Isle so if you want
to see it I can try to dig itup and send it to you.
Enjoy....Mike
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Being an ex-Yankee myself, I wouldn't be so cruel as to tell y'all that
the weather was sunny and in the low 80's - sorry, couldn't help it!
Anyways, we apparently had the last weekend before regular season rates
took effect. Yup, a lot of water, but if you didn't panic there was no
problem. I wimped out and shot from the white tees (still a beginner)
and only had trouble oon one hole. Here's a typical shot: You're
standing in the tee box on a cliff looking over a small inlet with a
fairway that runs along the cost line - very spectacular. The water
was blue and the coast line was covered with rocks - sorta looked like
the Keys or something. Got a dozen free balls with the package and
free breakfast in the golf club. The resturant was excellent (try the
Chicken ala Georgian). Big pool with jacuzzi, fitness room, etc.
There was also a nice beach and boat ramp in case you want to haul your
boat. During the regular season there is a couple of water slides,
horse back riding, etc (but who cares - when's my tee time!). I was
blown away, but this was only my second golf resort (been to Grove Park
Inn in Asheville, ND).
-pat
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| Sounds real nice. The next time you get the urge to do it up big,
try Calloway Gardens. It's a little further down the highway but
well worth the trip, especially during the next few weeks when the
azaleas are in their glory. As a matter of fact even if you do not
golf there it's worth the trip just to go and look around.
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