Greensboro, Ga. (November 1, 2007) - Linger Longer Communities is pleased to announce that the new members-only Creek Club at Reynolds Plantation has been named one of Golf Inc. Magazine's top five developments of the year in the private club category.
Golf Inc.'s "Development of the Year" award honors the best new golf developments of the previous year across the United States. Eligible courses were built between January 1, 2006 and March 30, 2007. Judging was based on how well the developer achieved the vision for the project, including the course routing aesthetics.
The Creek Club, which opened for play on June 1, 2007, was designed by 2003 Golf Digest Architect of the Year, Jim Engh, and was developed by Linger Longer Development Company. It is Reynolds Plantation's fifth (and first members-only) golf course. The Creek Club features Engh's signature rolling bunkers, Zoysia grass fairways and tributaries of Richland Creek, whose waters come into play on 14 holes. Distinctive bunkering complements the terrain and impacts shot values to ensure a tough but fair challenge on this 7,079-yard, par-72 course.
"The visual aspects of the golf course and the use of this unique piece of property are remarkable," says Bob Mauragas, vice president of golf operations at Reynolds Plantation. "We are honored to be chosen as one of Golf Inc.'s Developments of the Year."
The other top five private clubs are Vellano in Chino Hills, Calif., Dismal River Club in Mullen, Neb., Whispering Oak at Verandah in Fort Myers, Fla., and The Clubs of Cordillera Ranch in Boerne, Texas. All winners will be featured in the November 2007 issue of Golf Inc. Magazine. Winners will also be recognized at an awards gala in Miami in April.
About Reynolds Plantation
Reynolds Plantation is a Linger Longer Community providing an award-winning lifestyle with world-class amenities. Named the "Best of the Best" Golf Community by Robb Report and the community with the "Best Golf" by GOLF MAGAZINE Living, Reynolds Plantation, located between Atlanta and Augusta, is a golf and lake community with more than 80 miles of shoreline on Lake Oconee. The community features 99 holes of championship golf from designers Bob Cupp, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio, Rees Jones and Jim Engh, who designed the community's first members-only course. Reynolds Plantation is also home to The Reynolds Golf Academy, as well as the TaylorMade Performance Lab and The Kingdom at Reynolds Plantation. The community offers members a variety of dining options, swimming pools, pedestrian trails, three full-service marinas and The Lake Club Wellness Campus and award-winning 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 there 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 Condé Nast Traveler Magazine. Linger Longer Communities is also the developer of Reynolds Landing and Achasta. For more information, call 800-800-5250 or visit http://www.reynoldsplantation.com/.
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