INNISBROOK RESORT and it’s Fabulous Foursome-REYNOLDS LAKE OCONEE for when you have Georgia on your mind. Two great destinations for golf and more. So stay clicked in all week and learn more about these properties. Combined more than 180 holes of golf. With some of the best golf courses in their respective states. #GreatGolf.
THE GOG BLOG by RORY SPEARS, Director of Content and Creation for Golfers on Golf. Follow Rory on Twitter @GogBlogGuy or connect on LinkedIn or Facebook. On the Great Waters golf course at Reynolds Lake-Oconee in Greensboro GA.
THE WINTER TRIP-PART 2
Travel Time-after the PGA Show.
Once the PGA Show was over, it was time to visit the great golf properties of the Southeast. Before heading north and back home.
So this part of the trip started at the famed Sarasota Country Club Palm Aire, where Lake-In-The-Hills architect Mike Benkusky has just wrapped up a renovation of Dick Wilson’s Champions Course.
Our Len Ziehm who just posted a column today at LenZiehmongolf.com on the Florida Swing of the PGA Tour, lives on Palm Aire. Len and I played the course and I’ll have more in about 2 weeks on Benkusky’s work there.
But from there I spent time at the Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor Florida, home of next weeks Valspar Championship on the PGA Tour. So I’ll have a look at Innisbrook’s “Famous Foursome” of golf courses. Copperhead +3. Our next post here at Golfers on Golf.
Len Ziehm and I made our way to the World Woods property, which is now becoming Cabot Citrus Farms in Brooksville Florida. I have written stories already posted on the changes there, if you missed them feel free to double-back and read them. Because it’s pretty exciting what’s going to happen there in the next 20 months.
JEMSEK GOLF SOUTH-just south of Atlanta is the Jemsek families southern golf course called Summer Grove in Newnan Georgia. It’s a good track. But was recovering from some extremely heavy rain storms (15 inches in 48 hours before Christmas). But if your in the area, it’s worth playing. More on Summer Grove this weekend.
The Mistwood Golf Dome on Rt. 53 in Bolingbrook. Open daily. Home to McWethy’s Sports Bar, Toptracer, golf lessons and club fittings. Mistwoodgolfdome.com or call (630)-739-7600.
SO DO YOU have Georgia on your mind. Because the Masters is 30 days out.
REYNOLDS LAKE OCONEE is the Peachtree States top golf destination. I spent three days there, and both the villas and golf are among the best anywhere.
The Jack Nicklaus redesign of the Great Waters Course is really good. Plus the Oconee course by Rees Jones might be one his best designs ever.
I expect to have two days of reports on this major golf and residential communities by Wednesday and Thursday.
PINEHURST THE CRADLE OF AMERICAN GOLF, sits on the tee for the end of the week. Because the famed Carolina Hotel is under a major renovation, I’ll look at that. Before wrapping it up at the Southern Pines Country Club, now reopened from the Kyle Franz renovation. Southern Pines is part of the Ross Resorts along with Mid-Pines and Pine Needles golf courses. Three Donald Ross golf course, all really good and must plays.
So as Covid-19 restrictions lift, it’s time to travel. So if your asking where to go, no worries. I’ll take you there. RS