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East Lake Golf Club is a private golf club 5 miles east of downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1904, it is the oldest golf course in the city. [ 3 ] East Lake was the home course of golfer Bobby Jones and much of its clubhouse serves as a tribute to his accomplishments.
East Lake Golf Club has been the permanent home of the TOUR Championship since 2005. The tournament was first played at East Lake in 1998 and has been held at East Lake 21 times since then. The TOUR Championship is the culminating event of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedEx Cup, with only the top 30 players on the points list qualifying each year.
Many top golf clubs are open to members only, while some are open to the public. See the costs of playing at the best private and public courses in the U.S. What It Costs To Play On America’s 10 ...
Golf designers Gil Hanse and Bill Coore feel the pressure and pride of tackling restorations of classic courses that host U.S. Opens.
East Lake is home to two golf courses. The East Lake Golf Club, the home course of golf legend Bobby Jones, is the site of PGA's annual Tour Championship. It was reconstructed in 1995 by noted golf course architect Rees Jones. The Charlie Yates Golf Course is adjacent to the East Lake Golf Club and is open to the public.
The golf course architectural firm of Cornish and Silva had raised the 11th green in the late 1960s, but now approach shots that manage to avoid the bunkers can roll onto the green.
In 1995, he purchased the historic East Lake Golf Club with the intent that its profits would go back to help the local East Lake community. [2] Cousin's model of community redevelopment is now being implemented in cities all over the country through a program he founded to replicate the East Lake model called Purpose Built Communities .
Schauffele at least extended his astonishing streak at East Lake even with the redesign. He lost a lot of ground on the back nine, but his 70 was the 26th time in 29 rounds that he was under par ...