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Conference 7.286::golf

Title:	Welcome to the Golf Notes Conference!
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Moderator:	FUNYET::ANDERSON

Created:	Tue Feb 15 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2129
Total number of notes:	21499

885.0. "Lake Lanier Islands resort" by RAVEN1::BLAIR (I toad you once, I toad you twice) Fri Mar 09 1990 14:30

    
    Has anyone from the Atlanta are (or whomever) ever played/stayed at 
    the Lake Lanier Islands golf resort near Atlanta?  I hear it's a new
    place with a challenging, water galore, course with nice accommodations.
    The AAA travel guide doesn't have a rating because it's new, but I do
    know that off season rate are still in effect at the moment which are
    $69/person/night and that unlimited golf, range time, and tennis is
    free.  They even throw in breakfast and a dozen golf balls.  We live
    in Greenville, SC, and plan to check it out this weekend.  
    
    -pat

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
885.1	Lake Lanier and Pine Isle	DECSVC::CARBONE		`Fri Mar 09 1990 15:32`	20
	I played there in August right after it opened. It is an excellent layout with water on 13 of 18 holes. Very challenging, shot selection is more important than length. Right next door is Pine Isle, an excellent course that I also played in August. Excellent condition with a nice mix of holes. The LPGA plays the Nestle Invitational there and if you play it from the gold tees it is quite challenging. There is an island green and a couple tough holes along the water. They give you a yardage book with a full page picture of the hole,distances from center,left and right fairway and a brief explanation of how the resident touring pro (John Mahaffey???) would play the hole. I would highly recommend either course. I played Lake Lanier twice and Pine Isle 3 times during my stay there. I think I still have the yardage book from Pine Isle so if you want to see it I can try to dig itup and send it to you. Enjoy....Mike
885.2	Impressions ?	VICKI::PWILLIAMS		`Mon Mar 12 1990 10:19`	3
	Did you go ? What are your impressions of the course and the accommodations ? Don't make us (Yankees) jealous by telling us about the nice warm weather !
885.3	it was killer	RAVEN1::BLAIR	hammerhead	`Mon Mar 12 1990 16:03`	20
	Being an ex-Yankee myself, I wouldn't be so cruel as to tell y'all that the weather was sunny and in the low 80's - sorry, couldn't help it! Anyways, we apparently had the last weekend before regular season rates took effect. Yup, a lot of water, but if you didn't panic there was no problem. I wimped out and shot from the white tees (still a beginner) and only had trouble oon one hole. Here's a typical shot: You're standing in the tee box on a cliff looking over a small inlet with a fairway that runs along the cost line - very spectacular. The water was blue and the coast line was covered with rocks - sorta looked like the Keys or something. Got a dozen free balls with the package and free breakfast in the golf club. The resturant was excellent (try the Chicken ala Georgian). Big pool with jacuzzi, fitness room, etc. There was also a nice beach and boat ramp in case you want to haul your boat. During the regular season there is a couple of water slides, horse back riding, etc (but who cares - when's my tee time!). I was blown away, but this was only my second golf resort (been to Grove Park Inn in Asheville, ND). -pat
885.4	Next Time	VICKI::PWILLIAMS		`Tue Mar 13 1990 10:03`	5
	Sounds real nice. The next time you get the urge to do it up big, try Calloway Gardens. It's a little further down the highway but well worth the trip, especially during the next few weeks when the azaleas are in their glory. As a matter of fact even if you do not golf there it's worth the trip just to go and look around.