Greensboro, Ga. (August 21, 2007) – Linger Longer Communities is pleased to announce that Reynolds Plantation has been selected the Georgia Golf Course Owners Association’s (GGCOA) Course of the Year.
The organization selected Reynolds Plantation as a golf community with its collection of five courses – Plantation, Great Waters, The National, The Oconee and the new members-only Creek Club.
The GGCOA honored Reynolds Plantation based on its world-class course designers – Bob Cupp, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio, Rees Jones and Jim Engh. Formal criteria included the exceptional quality of its courses, the exceptional quality of ownership and management, outstanding contribution to the community and significant contributions to the game of golf. Reynolds Plantation will now be entered as Georgia’s nominee for the National Golf Course Owners Association’s Course of the Year.
"Reynolds Plantation meets and exceeds our criteria for course of the year," says Cindy Acree, executive director of the GGCOA. "We are proud to have Reynolds Plantation here in Georgia, and to have Reynolds represent Georgia as our nominee for National Course of the Year."
"We are honored to be chosen for this award," commented Bob Mauragas, vice president of golf operations at Reynolds Plantation. "This selection is really a testament to the whole community – golf operations, our executive staff, our employees and members all contribute to make Reynolds Plantation the top golf community in Georgia."
Reynolds Plantation and its Oconee Course will be on display September 21-23 when they host the PGA Cup, the premier international competition for PGA Professionals.
About Reynolds Plantation
Reynolds Plantation, along with Reynolds Landing and Achasta, is a Linger Longer Community, providing an award-winning lifestyle with world-class amenities. 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 Lake Oconee. Reynolds Plantation features 99 holes of championship golf from designers Bob Cupp, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio, Rees Jones and a members-only course designed by Jim Engh. Reynolds Plantation is also home to The Reynolds Golf Academy, led by GOLF MAGAZINE Top 100 Instructor Charlie King, and the TaylorMade Performance Lab. The community offers members a variety of dining options, swimming pools, pedestrian trails, three full-service marinas and the Lake Club wellness campus and Tennis Center. Golf Digest and Golf for Women chose Reynolds Plantation as the site of the 2007 Signature Home, their first-ever "ultimate home for a golfer," and Southern Living unveiled its Idea House at Reynolds Plantation in the summer of 2007. Reynolds Plantation is also home to the AAA Five Diamond Award-winning Ritz-Carlton Lodge, a 251-room lakefront resort and spa ranked No. 5 in the "Top 100 Golf Resorts"
worldwide by Conde Nast Traveler Magazine. For more information, call 800-800-5250 or visit www.reynoldsplantation.com .
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Karen Moraghan Hunter Public Relations 908/876-5100 kmoraghan@hunter-pr.com www.hunter-pr.com
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