Sry & phos by Jason Bruno Ranked as #1 Course You Can Play in Georgia - Cuscowilla is a Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw design just 70 miles souast of Atlanta in Eann. Although it's a private residential club, Cuscowilla has it's own Golf Resort accommodate group stay and play packages. At 6847 s from tips, Coore & Crenshaw did what y do best... y masterfully crafted anor visually stunning and challenging layout. Set within 700 acres of rolling 1/7
meadows and wering Georgia Pines, routing gives player a bit of everything - long & short holes, elevation changes, views of Lake Oconee and what has become a Coore/Crenshaw staple, dramatic bunkers with rn off edges. When we arrived during Tour Championship week in Atlanta, course had just reopened after undergoing an entire greens conversion from Bentgrass Ultradwarf Champion Bermuda. Serious summer heat has forced move for many clubs in Georgia/Carolina area switch ( new ultra-dwarf Bermuda varieties are a more practical choice that enables se clubs keep playing conditions more consistent throughout year). 2/7
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