Teeing It Up for the Tigers

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Greg Rushing

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Last Friday, September 23, The Reserve at Lake Keowee was proud to host Clemson University’s largest annual fundraiser for its golf team – the 9^th Annual Tiger Golf Gathering. The Tiger Golf Gathering is a weekend of fun events, beginning with a Pro-Am tournament on our award-winning Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course and ending with a VIP Silent Auction Party on campus, that have helped fund a total renovation of the Clemson’s golf facilities, including a “second to none” practice area.

This year’s event was especially meaningful as the Clemson Golf Team and its supporters celebrated the grand opening of the course’s Larry B. Penley, Jr. Golf House, a 7,700 square feet, three-story “clubhouse” that will become the home for Clemson University’s golf team.

A total of 108 players participated from across the country. Among those in attendance at this year’s Gathering were Clemson golf alumni and 2009 U.S. Open Champion Lucas Glover and PGA TOUR Professional Kyle Stanley.

» See more photos in the Clemson Tiger Golf Gathering gallery.

Golf Digest publishes its 2011 ‘Best in State’ List: The Reserve’s Jack Nicklaus course jumps 14 spots

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Frank Santoro

When you think of great golf in South Carolina, you most likely conjure up an image of the coast. Teeing up with an ocean breeze in your hair. Beach vacations, and so on. However, golfers everywhere – including the Golf Digest ratings team – are beginning to notice that the Upstate region of South Carolina has a lot to offer golfers, as well. Upstate courses present an enticing change of pace that includes challenging topography, cooler temperatures, open water views of mountain lakes like Lake Keowee, and views of the Blue Ridge mountain range.

Ranked as #21 in Golf Digest’s 2011 list of the ‘Best in State,’ the Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course at The Reserve at Lake Keowee is a prime example of great South Carolina golf. A Par 72, laying out at 7,112 yards, Jack Nicklaus takes note of the natural beauty preserved in his Lake Keowee project: “I really co-designed the course with Mother Nature—complementing the gorgeous, natural features already here. It was my job to find the course hidden in the hills along the lake.”

» Experience a video of The Reserve’s Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course here.

Audio: University of South Carolina Head Football Coach Steve Spurrier and Clemson University Men’s Head Golf Coach Larry Penley praise The Reserve at Lake Keowee during recent interviews with The Golf Channel

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Posted on April 26, 2011 by Mike Agee

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A sudden-death playoff decided the PGA Tour’s Heritage event in Hilton Head on Sunday, capping off an exciting week in golf’s spotlight for the state of South Carolina. Earlier in the week, The Golf Channel’s Morning Drive show interviewed many of our state’s most recognizable personalities including University of South Carolina Head Football Coach Steve Spurrier and Clemson University Men’s Head Golf Coach Larry Penley.

“The Reserve at Lake Keowee is still my favorite upstate course.” Coach Steve Spurrier

When asked about his favorite courses in South Carolina, Coach Spurrier replied, “The Reserve at Lake Keowee is still my favorite upstate course.” Hosts Erik Kuselias and Gary Williams asked Coach Penley to name the one place he would take them if they visited the area and he replied, “I’m probably going to take you to The Reserve…awesome, awesome Jack Nicklaus golf course.”

Listen now—Steve Spurrier Golf Channel Interview:

Listen now—Larry Penley Golf Channel Interview:

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Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course at The Reserve

PGA Magazine’s cover story highlights the value of The Reserve’s new multi-generational Legacy Membership

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Posted on April 12, 2011 by Mike Agee

Our new multi-generational Legacy Membership continues to earn national recognition. PGA Magazine, the official publication of the PGA of America, features The Reserve at Lake Keowee in a “best-practices” showcase of leading private clubs and how they are retaining and growing their membership in today’s challenging economy. The April cover story—It’s all about the Value—begins “Families in 2011 are not recreating the way they did in 1961. They want connection, and they spend the limited time they have together combating the forces that pull them apart. They want options for every member of the family, not just dad. And they want value.”

Read the 10-page cover story here.

Experience The Reserve’s multi-generational membership first-hand during your Real Estate Discovery Visit.

Lake Keowee News: Reflections Newsletter, Autumn 2010

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Lauren Harper

News from The Reserve at Lake Keowee

A collection of stories, photos, and upcoming events
that guarantee another exciting season of Life on Lake Keowee!

The Autumn 2010 issue of Reflections is now available online,
download it here.

The Reserve’s Jack Nicklaus Golf Course hosts an action-packed 2010 Men’s Member-Guest Tournament

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Frank Santoro

2010 Champions: Jim Mears and Rick Beasley

Congratulations to our 2010 Champions: Rick Beasley and Jim Mears!

The Reserve at Lake Keowee’s premier golf event, played annually on the Jack Nicklaus Signature Course—Member-Guest is always an exciting weekend, but this year there was also some tough competition! The Beasley/Mears team beat out nine others in the final shootout, with three playoff holes to determine the winners!

In addition to the excitement of the oh-so-close final shootout, several other participants celebrated victories of their own:

Coach Steve Spurrier makes a Hole-in-One at The Reserve!

Coach Steve Spurrier and Rick Veith

Coach Steve Spurrier – competing as a guest of Rick Veith – made a Hole-in-One during the tournament using his five-iron on #12 (165 yards)!

Brad Ricker showed off his short-game skills as the winner of the Putting Contest and team partners Jimmy Wallace and John Lewis took 1^st and 2^nd place respectively in the “Hot Shot” contest.

See all the photos on The Reserve at Lake Keowee Facebook Page.

Reserve at Lake Keowee golfer makes history

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Greg Rushing

Jack Nicklaus Signature Course on Lake Keowee, South Carolina.

Congratulations to active golfer, member of the PGA Hall of Fame, and Reserve resident, Hubie Smith! Hubie has shot or beat his age 600 times. This is an incredible feat for many to accomplish even once, but Hubie has managed to stay on top of his game through the years and may not stop until he reaches 1000 rounds equal to or below his age. Keep on swingin’ Hubie!

Read more about why Hubie and his wife, Pamela, chose to live on Lake Keowee, South Carolina on page 5 in our Reflections Newsletter.