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The original course and clubhouse were saved by a group of 25 members, led by Atlanta businessman Paul Grigsby, who purchased them and created East Lake Country Club in 1968. In 1970, the East Lake Meadows public housing project was built on the site of the No. 2 golf course and became a center for poverty, drugs and violence. Middle-income ...
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.
This is a list of golf courses for the design of which American golf course architect A. W. Tillinghast was at least in part responsible. OD denotes courses for which Tillinghast is the original designer
In 1995 Cousins purchased East Lake Golf Club and restored it to its former glory. He also helped to establish East Lake as the permanent home of the TOUR Championship which is the season ending tournament for the PGA TOUR. [14] Profits from East Lake Golf Club go to the East Lake Foundation which in turn goes to help the East Lake Community.
ATLANTA (AP) — The Tour Championship returns to East Lake for the 24th time. Xander Schauffele is not alone in feeling as though he is on a brand new course. East Lake went through an extensive renovation by architect Andrew Green, who most notably refurbished Oak Hill for the PGA Championship last year, and the changes are stark.
Green used 1949 aerials of East Lake in restoring the course that dates to 1904. Every tee, fairway, green and bunker was rebuilt. The bunkers around the 18th green are deep.
Atlanta Athletic Club (AAC), founded in 1898, is a private country club in Johns Creek, Georgia, a suburb 23 miles north of Atlanta.The original home of the club was a 10-story building located on Carnegie Way, and in 1904 a golf course was built on Atlanta's East Lake property.
Georgia: East Lake Golf Club - Rating: 5/5 (89 reviews) - Address: 2575 Alston Drive SE, Atlanta, Georgia. Hawaii: Manele Golf Course - Rating: 5/5 (233 reviews)