The center course of Reynolds Plantation, Reynolds National Golf Club is one great course to spend a week of golf vacation in. Also known as “The National”, this is Tom Fazio’s third masterpiece for Reynolds Plantation. The course is sandy, with 115 bunkers. According to Assistant Professional Ryan Frisch, the key ingredient for this course is shot-making. The golf balls do not hit the front and roll onto the green; they embed into the side of the hill and stay within inches of where they landed. To fully enjoy every game, golfers must able to control their forces on each strike.

As expected from a Fazio creation, the bunkers are not just oval, but consist of tentacles in every direction. This style is worthy of being considered as a product of modern art. Reynolds National Golf Club features breathtaking views and extraordinary elevations. The 27 holes skirt the shores of Lake Oconee. In 2006 and 2007, the intense forests of hardwoods, flowering wild dogwoods, and pleasant-looking pines helped the club garner many prestigious awards that include “America’s Best Resort Courses” by GolfWeek Magazine and “100 Must Play Courses of Georgia” by Golfstyles Magazine. This is the reason why The National is a place worth spending a golf vacation or two in.

“It’s no surprise that The National turned out as well as it did because the Reynolds folks have the patience and commitment to do things right,” Fazio said. The recognitions and awards that Reynolds National Golf Club has received only make up a small part of the reasons why guests should have a golf trip to this place. And it takes an actual trip to be convinced.

Most golf clubs find it hard to achieve playability with the low marker’s interest round and round throughout the years. Cuscowilla Golf Clubis a rare modern example of achieving this balance. Across the lake from the well-known Reynolds Plantation, this place has won different types of recognition from almost all of the major golf publications since its opening in 1997. Every golf trip to this club offers picturesque scenes as well as challenging rounds of golf.

From each of the club’s tee, there is a choice to be made – either to play safe or take a more aggressive angle to the hole. Bunkered heavily down the left and backed by deep native grasses, the challenge of Cuscowilla Golf Club begins at the 6^th hole because it requires precision off the tee. The 9^th hole is monstrously long while the 10^th hole is a wonderful example of well-designed cape hole with the tee perpendicular to fairway. The remaining holes vary differently from one another that also require wise decision on how they will be played. The varying difficulties and styles of every hole is what golf enthusiasts look for in a golf trip. This club sure grants the kind of game that is desired by avid golfers.

Featuring 6,847 yards of golf from the longest tees, Cuscowilla Golf Club is an 18-hole, par-70 golf course that has a rating of 72. 2 and has a slope rating of 132 on Bermuda grass. Designed by Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore, every golf vacation spent at this place certainly gives what golfers want – either a golf round that’s as easy as a, b, c; or a game that requires a player’s full game face on.

What’s best in Jekyll Island Golf-Pine Lakes Course is the absence of any homes or development that gives a unique golf vacation experience for today’s golfers. The course brings about the best of nature – both in the game and in its surroundings. Just like the Indian Mound course, this course is also on the open side off the tee and water is not a big factor on either with the exception of a handful of holes.

 Jekyll Island Golf-Pine Lakes Course is an 18-hole course that features 6,802 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. It has a course rating of 71.9 and a slope rating of 130 on Bermuda grass. It has several holes with overhanging trees that require precision to avoid them off the tee and create the apparently generous landing areas less inviting. This course’s name is not a thoroughly apt one. The tree lines are not a big concern while playing and the water is even less factor. A golf trip to Pine Lakes Course creates a fun yet demanding golf mood that brings unforgettable experience to the golfers.

Both the Jekyll Island Golf-Pine Lakes Course and Indian Mound Course share several attributes because of their side-by-side setting. But the Pine Lakes Course is a little more modern in terms of bunkering. This course was renovated in 2002 creating a premier course of the Island. And since then, it has been making unforgettable memories out of every golf trip spent in this course.