Greensboro, Ga. (June 3, 2025) – Richland, the newest private course at Reynolds Lake Oconee, has received an Honorable Mention in the 2025 Development of the Year competition and will be featured in the May/June 2025 issue of Golf Inc. Magazine.
Each year Golf Inc. recognizes the top international daily fee, resort and private golf courses that opened during the previous 12 months. The 18-hole Richland layout was created by acclaimed course architect Tom Fazio by combining nine holes from his existing National course with nine all-new holes.
Nine brand new holes—6 through 14—traverse the peninsula of this community and tumble down to the side of the lake. The resulting layout provides plenty of challenge with fescue-lined fairways, numerous bunkers, and dramatic elevation changes.
The judges commended the course for its “nice routing and interesting vision and cited the building architecture as “attractive and well-conceived.”
Reynolds Lake Oconee now boasts two Fazio designs (Richland and The National) along with courses from Jack Nicklaus (Great Waters), Rees Jones (The Oconee), Jim Engh (Creek Club), and two by Bob Cupp (The Preserve and The Landing).
The new Richland—which is the second fully private golf course accessible only to Reynolds Lake Oconee Platinum members—meanders through the 500-acre Richland Pointe community, which opened four years ago. Its centerpiece is Richland Pointe Village, which features a globally inspired restaurant, a state-of-the-art wellness center with TechnoGym equipment, Reynolds’ member-exclusive spa, and lakefront pool facilities.
The golf course’s location, which on some holes is adjacent to real estate, created additional buying opportunities for property owners and future buyers.
“Richland adds a seventh distinct playing experience for Reynolds Lake Oconee members, highlighting the talents of Tom Fazio’s design and the topography of the site,” said Rabun Neal, President, Reynolds Lake Oconee. “It’s tough to imagine a finer collection of golf courses in any community in the country.”
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About Reynolds Lake Oconee
Located between Atlanta and Augusta and surrounded by more than 350 miles of majestic shoreline on Georgia’s Lake Oconee, the golf resort community of Reynolds Lake Oconee is home to more than 4,000 families, with homes and homesites available for purchase. Among the community’s numerous amenities are seven championship golf courses designed by the game’s most notable architects and The Kingdom at Reynolds Lake Oconee, a world-class instructional and TaylorMade club fitting facility. The world-class Sandy Creek Sporting Grounds, award-winning tennis and pickleball centers, swimming pools, pedestrian trails, wellness campuses, full-service marinas to facilitate watersports, and a multitude of culinary, social and cultural events are available to members and their guests. Visitors may choose private accommodations that include luxury resort condominiums and cottages, or The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee, a 257-room lakefront resort and spa named one of the Best Resorts in Georgia by U.S. News & World Report in 2025. Dining is available at eleven distinctive culinary venues. Reynolds Lake Oconee, established in 1988, is located roughly 90 miles from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. For more information, visit www.reynoldslakeoconee.com.
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