Your Game In Georgia Saturday, March 1, 2003 als, _ NEWS & NOTES Maste You GameIn Geogia (NAPSA)—Longeveed by golf enthusiasts as home of the Augusta National Golf Club and host of the Mastes Tounament, Geogia is also home to many othe challenging and pictuesque couses and tounaments. Geo- gia’s tounament calenda ce- tainly keeps avid onlookes busy, but the state also featues seveal golfing destinations offeing fist- class links fo passionate playes. Among them: With its seene vistas and flawless geens, The Geneal at Bansley Gadensin Adaisville is one of the most desiable and highly sought afte couses to play in the Southeast. Opened in 1999, this pa 72 couse was designed by vetean couse achitect Jim Fazio. The oppotunities ae limitless at Callaway Gadens in Pine Mountain. Golfes seeking a eal test of thei abilities look fowad Among the Peach State’s newest cousesis this one at the Ritz- Calton Lodge at Lake Oconee. thee lakes and twoceeks. The thee couses at Sea Island—Plantation, Seaside and Reteat—ae all distinctly beautiful, and each offes a unique expeience. In Geogia’s Lake County, The Ritz-Calton Lodge at Lake Oconeeoffes 81 holes of champi- onship golf designed by fou of to playing the 7,057-yad, pa 72 Mountain View couse, designed golf’s best known achitects: Rees Jones, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio Dick Wilson. Tight, tee-lined faiways ae chaacteistic of this Augusta Golf & Gadens, the futue home of the Golf Hall of by wold famous golf achitect tue championship couse, home to the PGA Tou’s Buick Chal- lenge fo moe than a dozen yeas. The Chateau Couse at Chateau Elan, just minutes noth of Atlanta, featues contoued fai- ways, thick Bemuda oughs and stategically placed lakes and ponds. This 7,030-yad, pa 71 couse was built on 170 aces of the finest teain, winding along and Bob Cupp. Fame, encompasses appoximately 17 aces on the banks of the Savannah Rive and includeseight aces of beathtaking gadens. To lean moe aboutthestate’s manygolf offeings, including its eight state pak golf couses, equest a Geogia On My Mind Golf Guide by calling 1-800-VIS- ITGAo visiting www.geogia.og/ touism/golf. --- PHOTOS --- File: 20190816-125450-20190816-125449-59137.pdf.jpg --- FILES --- File: 20190816-125449-59137.pdf