GREENSBORO, Ga. -- Linger Longer Communities is pleased to announce its new course superintendent at The Oconee Course, located at Reynolds Plantation. Blake Garrett will oversee golf course maintenance on the Rees Jones-designed course which will host the PGA Cup, the premier international competition for PGA Professionals, this September. Garrett joins Reynolds Plantation after 11 years in golf course maintenance. Most recently, he served as Golf Course Superintendent at the FarmLinks Golf Course in Sylacauga, Ala.
“We’re delighted to have a person with Blake’s talent join our agronomic team,” says Gary Goss, director of agronomy for Reynolds Plantation and Reynolds Landing. “I am confident that he will continue to provide great golfing conditions as he leads The Oconee.”
Prior to joining Reynolds Plantation, Garrett held various golf course maintenance positions and participated in the prestigious Walt Disney World Horticulture College Program in Orlando, Fla. He graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy and Soils/Turf Grass Management. He is a member of the United States Golf Association and The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
“My goal is to create a memorable golf experience for every member and guest, by delivering superior course conditions and unsurpassed customer service, with quality, pride and passion,” says Garrett.
The Oconee Course is one of five golf courses at Reynolds Plantation, offering 99 holes of award-winning golf. It was named one of the “100 Must Play Courses of Georgia” by GolfStyles Magazine and hosted the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl Alma Mater which will be televised Christmas Day on CBS.
About Reynolds Plantation
Reynolds Plantation, along with Reynolds Landing and Achasta, is a Linger Longer Community, providing an award-winning lifestyle with world-class amenities. Named the “Best of the Best” Golf Community by the Robb Report and the community with the “Best Golf” by GOLF MAGAZINE Living, Reynolds Plantation, located between Atlanta and Augusta, is a 10,000-acre golf and lake community with more than 80 miles of shoreline on Lake Oconee. Reynolds Plantation features 99 holes of championship golf from designers Bob Cupp, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio, Rees Jones and a members-only course designed by Jim Engh. Reynolds Plantation is also home to The Reynolds Golf Academy, led by GOLF MAGAZINE Top 100 Instructor Charlie King, and the TaylorMade Performance Lab. The community offers members a variety of dining options, swimming pools, pedestrian trails, three full-service marinas and the Lake Club wellness campus and Tennis Center. Golf Digest and Golf for Women chose Reynolds Plantation as the site of the 2007 Signature Home, their first-ever “ultimate home for a golfer,” and Southern Living unveiled its Idea House at Reynolds Plantation in the summer of 2007. Reynolds Plantation is also home to the AAA Five Diamond Award-winning Ritz-Carlton Lodge, a 251-room lakefront resort and spa ranked No. 5 in the “Top 100 Golf Resorts” worldwide by Conde Nast Traveler Magazine. For more information, call 800-800-5250 or visit www.reynoldsplantation.com .
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