Greensboro, Ga. (July, 2007) - The July/August 2007 edition of GOLF FOR WOMEN Magazine announced their annual ranking of the "50 Best Courses For Women." As was the case for the last four years, the Oconee Course at Reynolds Plantation was ranked number five for 2007.
Ever year, GOLF FOR WOMEN Magazine invites a panel of prominent women in the golf industry to nominate their favorite public access courses, taking into account the entire golf experience from the quality of the course to the aesthetics and amenities. Their experts include golf course architects, top amateur players, travel writers, and members of the GOLF DIGEST Ranking Panel.
According to the ranking in 2005, "Of the [other] courses at this resort, The Oconee offers the best assortment of tees for women. Water and trees add to the challenge, but the generous landing areas and green complexes are forgiving for the shorter hitter."
Playability, with multiple tee choices, received the most weight in the ranking. Their panelists also gave extra weighting to the quality of the amenities (locker room and clubhouse facilities, on-course restrooms) and the ability to create one's own golf experience (the option to play nine holes or to walk, or to receive top-notch instruction from a female professional).
The Oconee Course joins the Great Waters Course in recognition for superior play for women. In the June 2000 edition of GOLF DIGEST Magazine, Great Waters was ranked the number one most "Female Friendly Course."
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. Reynolds Plantation 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 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 at Reynolds Plantation 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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