Lake Oconee GA News | Big Break Invitational at Reynolds

Reynolds Plantation Great Waters Golf Course

Published on July 24, 2014

Something special is happening at one of the best golf resorts near Atlanta and everyone is invited. The first-ever Big Break Invitational, a four-day tournament featuring previous stars from Golf Channel's exciting golf reality show, is coming to Reynolds Plantation September 30-October 3, 2014 and will air live on Golf Channel. Footage will include stunning views of one of the best places to retire on a lake, 19,000 acre Lake Oconee. Golf tournaments at Reynolds Plantation are nothing new to the community but what is new, the partnership with Golf Channel and expanding the Big Break franchise to a live tournament format. The folks at Reynolds Plantation are excited to share the southern charm.

Beginning Tuesday Sept 30, past Big Break contestants like PGA TOUR winner Tommy Gainey (winner of Big Break VII: Reunion in 2007) will grace the Great Waters greens for the four-day tournament that includes 40 contenders competing over 72 holes. The tournament’s format includes Stableford Scoring, Match Play and Stroke Play, a $300,000 purse with $100,000 going to the winner.

Golf tournaments at Reynolds Plantation are simply part of the community’s history, playing host to such prestigious events like the PGA Cup and Professional National Championship, as well as the annual Linger Longer Collegiate Invitational. The lake community features six masterfully designed courses by the five greats: Tom Fazio, Jack Nicklaus, Rees Jones, Jim Engh and Bob Cupp; all embrace the natural setting as Audubon Cooperative Sanctuaries that showcase the beauty of life on the lake and the Lake Oconee golf courses.

The Landing is the original course at Reynolds. Designed by Bob Cupp in 1986 and ranked as the #2 course in Georgia features winding turns and rolling hills that will appease to all levels of golf. Two years later Bob Cupp then designed The Plantation; a par- 72 that was later redesigned in 2005 and voted as one of “America’s Best Golf Courses” by the Zagat survey in 2007. The next course, designed by Jack Nicklaus in 1992, Great Waters is a scenic experience since the last 8 holes are set right alongside the water and home to Big Break Invitational 2014. In 1997, The National designed by Tom Fazio features some of his best “Fazio flare,” resting within a densely forested area showcasing small peak a boo views of the lake. Rees Jones stepped on the scene in 2002 with his risk/reward layout of the Lake Oconee course. And lastly, Creek Club is a member’s only course and the newest addition. Designed by Jim Engh in 2007, the course flows in and out of mild and dramatic terrain, each hole an unexpected challenging adventure.

Golf tournaments at Reynolds Plantation are only some of the selling points of Lake Oconee. Take a peek at all the amenities property owners enjoy at one of the best places to retire on a lake:

REYNOLDS PLANTATION AMENITIES

24 Hour Manned Gated Entrance
Six 18 Hole Championship Lake Oconee Golf Courses
Reynolds Golf Academy and The Kingdom at Reynolds Plantation
Five Golf Clubhouses
Six Resort-style Swimming Pools
16 Tennis Courts with Stadium Seating
38,000 Square Foot Fitness Center
Four Full Service Marinas with Boat Ramps
Ritz-Carlton Lodge
Lake Oconee Village - retail shopping complex

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