19th Annual Linger Longer Invitational on tap for March 15-18
GREENSBORO, Ga. – The 19th annual Linger Longer Invitational (LLI), co-hosted by the University of Georgia, Mercer University, and Kennesaw State University, is scheduled for March 15-18 at The Landing, Reynolds Lake Oconee. Spectators will be able to watch the best and brightest stars in men’s college golf during three rounds of competition.
The Landing was the first golf course built on Lake Oconee and features a variety of holes along the lake, and others that wind through wooded areas and rolling hills. The true challenge lies in its fast greens and the precision required for demanding shots.
The tournament features individual and team competitions in 54-hole stroke play on the Bob Cupp-designed layout. Participating colleges include:
- Augusta University
- Elon University
- Francis Marion University
- Georgia State University
- Jacksonville University
- Kennesaw State University
- Louisiana Tech University
- Mercer University
- Ohio State University
- University of Alabama
- University of Georgia
- University of North Carolina Charlotte
- University of South Alabama
- University of South Carolina
- University of South Florida
- Wofford College
Many Linger Longer Invitational alumni have ascended to the PGA TOUR ranks, including Justin Thomas (Alabama, 2009), Rickie Fowler (Oklahoma State, 2009), Scottie Scheffler (Texas, 2015), and Nick Dunlap (Alabama, 2023). The University of Alabama’s Cory Whitsett was a three-time Linger Longer individual champion (2011-2013).
For additional information on the Linger Longer Invitational or to check scores during the events, visit www.reynoldslakeoconee.com/the-linger-longer-invitational.
About Reynolds Lake Oconee
Located between Atlanta and Augusta and surrounded by more than 350 miles of majestic shoreline on Georgia’s Lake Oconee, the golf resort community of Reynolds Lake Oconee is home to more than 4,000 families, with homes and homesites available for purchase. Among the community’s numerous amenities are seven championship golf courses designed by the game’s most notable architects and The Kingdom at Reynolds Lake Oconee, a world-class instructional and TaylorMade club fitting facility. The world-class Sandy Creek Sporting Grounds, award-winning tennis and pickleball centers, swimming pools, pedestrian trails, wellness campuses, full-service marinas to facilitate watersports, and a multitude of culinary, social and cultural events are available to members and their guests. Visitors may choose private accommodations that include luxury resort condominiums and cottages, or The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee, a 257-room lakefront resort and spa named one of the Best Resorts in Georgia by U.S. News & World Report in 2025. Dining is available at eleven distinctive culinary venues. Reynolds Lake Oconee, established in 1988, is located roughly 90 miles from Atlanta’s Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport. For more information, visit www.reynoldslakeoconee.com.
Real estate and other amenities are owned by Oconee Land Development Company LLC and/or other subsidiaries and affiliates of MetLife, Inc. (collectively, “OLDC”) and by unrelated third parties. OLDC is not involved in the marketing or sale of properties owned by third-parties. This is not intended to be an offer to sell nor a solicitation of offers to buy OLDC-owned real estate in Reynolds Lake Oconee by residents of HI, ID, NY, OR, or any other jurisdiction where prohibited by law. Access and rights to recreational amenities may be subject to fees, membership dues, or other limitations. For OLDC properties, obtain the Property Report required by Federal law and read it before signing anything. No Federal agency has judged the merits or value, if any, of this property. Void where prohibited by law. WARNING: THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF REAL ESTATE HAS NOT INSPECTED, EXAMINED, OR DISQUALIFIED THIS OFFERING. An offering statement has been filed with the Iowa Real Estate Commission and a copy of such statement is available from OLDC upon request. OLDC properties have been registered with the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen in Boston, MA.
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