Very few golf courses in
the world are truly the
personification of beauty
and serenity, while also
being powerfully pleasing
to play. The one golf course
that fits that description is
located in one of America’s
most peaceful settings, Great Waters Golf Club at ReynoldsPlantation, which sits just an
hour’s drive east of Atlanta.
Designed by Jack Nicklaus, it
opened for play in 1992, and
is one of six golf courses at
Reynolds Lake Oconee.
Great Waters was the host
venue for the inaugural
Big Break
Invitational
in
2014. It has also hosted the
Andersen Consulting World
Championship (Dell Match
Play Championship) from
1995-1997. While Great
Waters is a spectacular course
to see on television, it’s even
more remarkable to see and
play in person. The same can
be said about another nearby
Georgia golf course that we
see on television each April
-- Augusta National.
To put Great Waters in the
same paragraph as Augusta
National is not a stretch.
While Augusta National has
loblolly pines, dogwoods,
azaleas, and Rae’s Creek,
Great Waters has similar
flora and its own stunning
and penal water hazard,
Lake Oconee. Just like Rae’s
Creek at Augusta National,
Lake Oconee doesn’t really
begin to make its presence
known until the back nine.
The opening nine at Great
Waters is terrific, wandering
over rolling terrain and
through a pine forest. It is,
however just an appetizer for
what awaits the golfer on the
second nine.
The back nine at Great
Waters is jaw dropping and
mouth-watering in its own
special way, like an awesome
entrée followed by the most
irresistible dessert that you
can imagine.
While the front nine is attention
grabbing and a true delight to
play, the back nine takes the
golf experience to another
level. Lake Oconee provides
GREATWATERS
ONE OF GOLF’S NATIONAL TREASURES
By:
Mike May
NWO Golf Links