A fairway sweeping to a lakeside green on the shores of Lake Oconee.
▦ hero—A fairway sweeping to a lakeside green on the shores of Lake Oconee.
Destinations / Lake Oconee · Georgia

Reynolds Lake Oconee

Nicklaus, Fazio, Rees Jones and Cupp on one Georgia lake.
Courses
Five 18-hole resort courses—90 holes—across Jack Nicklaus (Great Waters), Rees Jones (The Oconee), Tom Fazio (The National) and Bob Cupp (The Preserve and The Landing).
Back-tee lengths run 6,674 to 7,436 yards; resort guests reach all five through Stay-and-Play packages.
Best season
April through October; summer runs warm and busy, while spring and fall bring cooler air and an easier pace.
Getting there
Drive east from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) roughly 75-85 miles via I-20 and US-441—about 80 minutes without traffic.
Reynolds Lake Oconee sits in central Georgia near Greensboro, on the shores of Lake Oconee, one of the state's largest lakes at about 19,000 acres.
From the airport
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) · ~1h 20m drive
Price
$$$$

Reynolds Lake Oconee is a 12,000-acre golf community in Greensboro, Georgia, where resort guests can play five 18-hole championship courses—90 holes in all—laid out along the coves of Lake Oconee. The Ritz-Carlton, Reynolds, Lake Oconee is the front door, pairing lakefront rooms and eight dining venues with access to the golf.

The five courses stretch from Jack Nicklaus's early signature work at Great Waters through designs by Rees Jones, Tom Fazio and Bob Cupp. The rolling, wooded terrain and the lake itself shape each layout differently, and the community keeps building—newer member courses sit alongside the resort five.

The courses
Great Waters
Great Waters
Jack Nicklaus · par 72 · Jack Nicklaus's lakeside signature—the longest of the five, with a back nine tracing the shoreline.
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The Landing
The Landing
Bob Cupp · par 72 · The lake's original course, a 1986 Bob Cupp layout with Scottish-links leanings.
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The National
The National
Tom Fazio · par 72 · Tom Fazio's Ridge-and-Cove eighteen, routed through big elevation and hardwood forest.
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The Oconee
The Oconee
Rees Jones · par 72 · Rees Jones's water-forward design beside the clubhouse, coves and inlets in play throughout.
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The Preserve
The Preserve
Bob Cupp · par 72 · Reynolds' inaugural Bob Cupp course from 1988—rolling and intimate, with a Quick Six add-on.
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Where to stay
The Ritz-Carlton, Reynolds, Lake Oconee
The Ritz-Carlton, Reynolds, Lake Oconee
Five-star lakefront resort · from $450/nt
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Where to eat
Linger Longer Steakhouse
$85 pp
Steakhouse · dinner
Amore del Lago
$60 pp
Italian · dinner
Oconee Cove
$40 pp
Speakeasy lounge · evenings
Gaby's by the Lake
$35 pp
American · lunch
Lobby Lounge
$30 pp
Asian-inspired · evenings
The Sand Bar
$28 pp
Beachside bar · lunch
Splash Shack
$25 pp
Poolside casual · lunch
The Coffee Shop
$15 pp
Coffee · breakfast
Off the course
Lake Oconee recreation—fishing, boating, paddleboarding and beach access on the property.
Ritz-Carlton amenities include a spa, falconry, an aerial adventure course, and indoor and outdoor pools.
Dining spans a steakhouse (Linger Longer), Italian (Amore del Lago), poolside casual (Gaby's by the Lake) and a speakeasy lounge (Oconee Cove).
Best time to go
JanAprJulOctDec
Seasonal venues (Splash Shack, The Sand Bar) run April through mid-October, tracking the warm-weather golf season.
Sample itineraries
Five-Day Resort Rotation
One course a day across Great Waters, The Oconee, The National, The Preserve and The Landing; spa or lake time midday; lakeside dinners most evenings.
Three-Day Lake & Golf
Alternate rounds (Great Waters and The Oconee are the picks) with water sports, falconry and poolside downtime at the Ritz-Carlton.
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