Reynolds Lake Oconee (Oconee Course)

Course Type: Resort

Design Role: New Design 2001

Co-Designer(s): Greg Muirhead

Client Course Description

Rees Jones, well known for designing some of the world's most celebrated golf courses, added Reynolds Lake Oconee (Oconee Course) to his growing collection of outstanding golf courses in 2002. This dramatic, challenging and playable layout has captured the attention of the golfing industry, hosting highly-visible tournaments like the 2007 PGA Cup and the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl Alma Mater.

Designer Notes

Reynolds Lake Oconee (Oconee Course) is the newest addition to championship golf at Reynolds Plantation. The course was routed to maximize the abundant vegetation and dramatic topography of the site, especially the shoreline of Lake Oconee. A round here culminates on the long par four 18th, which finishes on the water. The course is available for play to members and to the guests of the adjoining Ritz Carlton Hotel.

Tournaments

• PGA of America Cup Matches: 2007

Awards

• Golf Digest: Thirteenth, America's Top 50 Courses for Women 2010
• Golf Digest: Eighth, Best New Upscale Public Courses 2002
• Golf Magazine: Top 100 Courses You Can Play
• Golfweek: America's Best Resort Golf Courses
• Audubon International: Certified Cooperative Sanctuary
• Golf Magazine: Gold Premier Resort
• Golfweek: America's Best State-By-State Courses You Can Play

News

Grade “A” Architecture/Reynolds Lake Oconee

Golf Advisor Round Trip: Reynolds Lake Oconee

The Oconee Course At Reynolds Lake Oconee - Golf's Hippocratic Oath Taken To Its Logical Extreme

Oconee Course To Be Ready For Fall Season at Reynolds Plantation