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1 AUGUSTA GOLF COURSES SGH Golf has a great relationship with a number of the courses in the Augusta area. SGH Golf can arrange secure tee times for your group during your trip to the Masters. Augusta Country Club The 18-hole "Augusta" course at the Augusta Country Club facility in Augusta, Georgia features 6,771 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 73.5 and it has a slope rating of 134 on Bermuda grass. Mt. Vintage This course is 12 miles north of Augusta National Golf Club, home of the famous Masters Golf Tournament. The 18-hole course offers five sets of tees, and regardless of which tee you choose, every single hole is a wonderland of golf risk and reward.

2 The River Club The River Golf Club course combines a fantastic layout with a spectacular setting to create a golfers paradise. The River Golf Club offers a unique setting which includes large bent grass greens, numerous lakes, wetlands and dramatic bunkers. Jones Creek Golf Club Built in 1986 and designed by Rees Jones, this long, hilly, 18 hole, Semi-Private course features many trees, doglegs and bunkers. Golfers face narrow fairways that feature Bermuda turf and putting greens. Other amenities at the golf course include a practice range, swimming pool, tennis courts, and food and beverage facilities.

3 West Lake Voted #1 private golf course in the Augusta area from & and #2 in 2007! Water comes into the play on 7 of the 18 holes. The course plays 6857 yards (140 slope, 73.4 rating) from the blue championship tees, 6401 yards (137 slope, 72 rating) from the members tees, 5912 yards (130 slope, 69.6 rating) from the senior tees and 5289 (128 slope, 72.3 rating) from the forward tees. Palmetto Golf Course This short, 18 hole, private course was built in 1892 and was designed by Allister MacKenzie. Other amenities at the golf course include a practice range, swimming pool, tennis courts, and food and beverage facilities.

4 Champions Retreat Golf Club Champions Retreat Golf Club is a 27-hole golf club located in the golf capital of the world - Augusta, Georgia. This championship golf course brings together for the first time three of the greatest names in the game - Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Gary Player. These Championship Courses combined with world class facilities provide members and their guests a truly unique experience not easily found in the Augusta area.

5 COLUMBIA GOLF COURSES SGH Golf has a great relationship with a number of the courses in the Columbia area. SGH Golf can arrange secure tee times for your group during your trip to the Masters. Columbia Country Club Our three courses, Ridgewood, Tall Pines, and Lakeside, provide challenges for all levels of golfers. Tournaments can be set up for a fun yet still challenging event playing at 6,000 yards or for the tough and long player at over 7,200 yards. Our courses provide a challenging mixture of long, wide, and tree lined fairways, deep treacherous rough, well-placed bunkers, and undulating fast greens. Hit it long, hit it straight and you will score well. Cobblestone Park The wonderful 27 hole golf course, was once known as the University Club and now as Cobblestone Park Golf Club. Voted one of the best golf course in the Midlands, Cobblestone Park features the best design in Columbia. Panoramic views, rolling hills, beautiful oaks and pines take it over the top. As longtime Columbia area golfers know, this is the best golf experience in the area.

6 Windermere The most unique aspect of this course, and most others designed by Pete Dye, is Pete s design philosophy, which dictates designing, in each 18, as many unique or memorable holes as possible. Windermere has 13 truly memorable holes; most good golf courses have 2-5 such holes and no two holes of the Windermere course are remotely alike. This creates 18 totally different golfing experiences in one golf course. Woodcreek Members Club World renowned golf course designer Tom Fazio has skillfully molded the unique Midlands environment and topography into a scenic, challenging course that reveals more of its subtleties each time you play. Winding through hardwoods, wetlands, hills and valleys, Woodcreek is a natural beauty.

7 LAKE OCONEE GOLF COURSES SGH Golf has a great relationship with a number of the courses in the Lake Oconee area. SGH Golf can arrange secure tee times for your group during your trip to the Masters. Great Waters Great Waters, the 18-hole Jack Nicklaus-signature design, winds through densely wooded evergreen corridors only to open up to nine holes featuring the blue waters of Lake Oconee as the rough. Named as one of the best courses in Georgia, second only to Augusta National, Great Waters proves to be one of the most aesthetically inspiring golf courses in the continental United States. National Tom Fazio's masterpiece, the 27-hole Reynolds National Course, plays long and narrow through the towering pines and flowering dogwoods that are native to middle Georgia. The National Course gives players little room for error. Fazio uses the natural beauty of the land in conjunction with his expert eye for a challenging layout to create a true work of art.

8 The Oconee Rees Jones, well known for designing some of the world's most celebrated golf courses, added The Oconee course at Reynolds Plantation to his growing collection of outstanding golf courses in This dramatic, challenging and playable layout has captured the attention of the golfing industry, hosting highly-visible tournaments. The Landing The original golf course built at Lake Oconee, The Landing made its landmark debut in 1986, setting the stage for what has become a premier golf destination. The par-72 course, which plays to a maximum of 7,048 yards, was designed by award-winning architect Bob Cupp, who directed a major renovation that was unveiled in spring 2013.

9 Creek Club Reserved for Creek Club club member play, the newest course at Reynolds Plantation captures the natural essence of the undulating terrain unique to the Lake Oconee region. Golf course architect Jim Engh utilized the innate detail of the property, which lends itself to spectacular viewing corridors from endless angles. Plantation Course The 6,698-yard, par-72 Plantation Course at Reynolds Plantation was designed originally by noted architect Bob Cupp, along with U.S. Open Champions Fuzzy Zoeller and Hubert Green. In 2005 Cupp returned to modernize and upgrade the structure of the golf course.

10 KIAWAH ISLAND GOLF COURSES SGH Golf has a great relationship with a number of the courses in the Kiawah Island area. SGH Golf can arrange secure tee times for your group during your trip to the Masters. Ocean Course The Ocean Course just ranked 25th in Golf Digest's 100 Greatest U.S. Golf Courses List and 4th on Best Public Course List The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort hosted the 2007 Senior PGA and the 2012 PGA Championships. Turtle Point Rated 48th on Golf Digest's 100 Greatest Public Golf Course List. Turtle Point is a low-profile golf course that delivers a high caliber golfing experience. Players from the Carolina Amateur, the Carolina PGA, the South Carolina Amateur and the 1990 PGA Cup Matches will all agree that the Turtle Point Golf Course is a true test for strategy and accuracy.

11 Osprey Point Generally, courses of the caliber of Osprey Point are in private club settings with restricted memberships and high membership fees. In fact, its architect, Tom Fazio, originally developed it as a members only type course. However, since Osprey Point is now part of Kiawah Island Golf Resort, anyone can enjoy this beautiful Lowcountry gem. Oak Point More than any other course on the resort, Oak Point has gone through dramatic changes over last couple of years, greatly enhancing both the quality of golf and the overall guest experience. Oak Point is a shotmaker s course. Strategy and a thinking approach to the golf course will be rewarded over pure power.. Throw in the beautiful vistas and it is easy to understand why Oak Point recently received a near-perfect 4½ stars from the readers of Golf Digest magazine in their biennial Best Places to Play poll where it was rated one of the best values in South Carolina.

12 Cougar Point Cougar Point Golf Course was recently rated the "Golf Course of The Year", by the South Carolina Golf Course Owners Association. One of the most dramatic vistas on the island is the middle of Cougar Point s front nine, along the Kiawah River, making this course a very memorable one. Originally named Marsh Point, Cougar Point was redesigned by Gary Player in 1996 and plays 6,875 yards.

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