World-class teaching professionals offer innovative golf instruction
Greensboro, Ga. (June 7, 2007) – Two instructors have joined the staff of The Reynolds Golf Academy at Reynolds Plantation, which under the direction of acclaimed "Top 100" teacher Charlie King, has launched its summer series designed to inspire golfers to "unleash their potential."
Karen Nicoletti, who competed on the Ladies European Tour takes her place as lead staff instructor at Reynolds. A child actress growing up in San Diego, Nicoletti is an LPGA Teaching and Club Professional. Greg Tuohy has been named Assistant teaching professional, and is a product of The Reynolds Plantation Certification Program. A graduate of Ferris State University in Michigan, Tuohy has specialized in junior instruction, as well as video analysis. A third instructor will be added to the growing roster of acclaimed teaching professionals at the Academy.
Continuing a legacy of excellence in golf, Reynolds Golf Academy offers a state-of-the-art golf learning center. Adjacent to the acclaimed Rees Jones-designed Oconee Course and the AAA Five Diamond Award-winning Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Golf Academy welcomes students to the 16-acre, 6,550 square foot campus that frames a flexible and creative academy adaptable to golfers at all levels.
The Reynolds Golf Academy is one of few schools that offer quantifiable achievement within half-day, one-day and three-day programs that can also include individual lessons, clinics, and corporate outings. Standout components include King’s Red Zone Challenge Short Game Three-Day School, based on his national 12-week challenge and classic instruction manual, "Golf’s Red Zone Challenge."
In addition to an eight-acre practice area that includes an expansive driving range, 18,000-square foot putting green, four practice bunkers, two practice chipping greens, two fully-enclosed hitting bays and classroom facilities, Reynolds Golf Academy offers advanced video technology for swing analysis. Golfers will also enjoy par-three holes that range from 60 yards to 220 yards. The nearby TaylorMade Performance Lab ups the ante with its state-of-the-art motion capture video technology and custom club-fitting at a facility that’s one of only six in the world golfers can experience.
Only an hour’s drive from Atlanta and Augusta, Reynolds Plantation has earned recognition as a "Best of the Best" golf community (2001 Robb Report) and has been cited as one of America’s 100 premier properties (2006-07 Links Magazine).
For more information, visit www.reynoldsgolfacademy.com or call 866-443-6742.
About Reynolds Plantation
Named the "Best of the Best" Golf Community by the Robb Report and the community with the "Best Golf" by GOLF MAGAZINE Living, Reynolds Plantation, located between Atlanta and Augusta, is a 10,000-acre golf and lake community with more than 80 miles of shoreline on beautiful Lake Oconee, one of the largest lakes in the southeast. Reynolds Plantation features 99 holes of championship golf from designers Bob Cupp, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio, Rees Jones; the new Creek Club golf course, designed by Jim Engh, opened for member play in May 2007. Reynolds Plantation is also home to The Reynolds Golf Academy, led by GOLF Magazine Top 100 Instructor Charlie King, and the TaylorMade Performance Lab—one of only six in the world. In addition to golf, Reynolds Plantation features an award-winning tennis program that garnered Reynolds Plantation the 2006 PBI Tennis Site of the Year and Top 50 Tennis Resorts Worldwide recognitions. Reynolds Plantation also features award-winning dining, swimming pools, pedestrian trails, three full-service marinas and the 38,000-square foot Lake Club. Golf Digest and Golf for Women chose Reynolds Plantation as the site of the 2007 Signature Home, and Southern Living has cemented that endorsement with the Idea House, to be unveiled summer 2007. Many residents’ introduction to the community is a gracious one courtesy of the AAA Five Diamond Award-winning Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation, a 251-room lakefront resort and spa.
Prices for real estate vary with size and view (golf, lake, wooded); approximate price ranges:
Homesites: $115,000 – $2 million +
Cottages and Condominiums: $250,000 – $900,000
Attached single-family homes: $500,000 – $900,000
Homes: $475,000 – $4 million +
Inquiries: 800-800-5250 or www.reynoldsplantation.com
Contact:
Karen Moraghan
Hunter Public Relations
kmoraghan@hunter-pr.com
908/876-5100
