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PRESIDENTIAL P A THW A YS               PRESIDENTIAL P A THW A YS
 Golfers will find resort pampering   Canyon State Recreation Area in
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 in this region, both on the links   Lumpkin offer ample opportunities   Private, Semi or Public  Restaurant/Lounge
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 and off. The Presidential Pathways   for hiking, fishing, swimming,   USGA Rating Yardage  Greens Fee Driving Range On-Site Golf Pro  Caddy Service Pro-Shop Showers/Lockers  Lodging
 region is home to the courses at the   boating and picnicking. Views range   Golf Course (Alphabetically)  Par  Slope  Holes  Wi-Fi
 famed Callaway Gardens resort in   from mountaintop vistas of serene    Beaver Lake Golf & Country Club, Gay   Pu  72  6672  18  20  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  N  Y  N/Y  N
 Pine Mountain, a former Golf Digest   valleys, to expansive lakeshores, to
 “Places to Play” Four-Star Winner.  a colorful ravine tagged as Georgia’s    Brickyard Plantation Golf Club & RV Park,    Sp   108  129   70.5   6448   27  $  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  Y
  Another Four-Star course is   Little Grand Canyon.      Americus   Pu   72  126   70.8    6480   36   $  Y  Y  N  N  Y  N  Y  Y
 Georgia Veterans Memorial Golf
  Birders flock to this region
 PRESIDENTIAL PATHWAYS  and Golf Club. The Denis Griffiths-  sites and +260 species of birds    Cabin Creek Golf Club, Griffin   Pr   72  119   70.3   6780   18   $$  Y Y Y  N Y Y  N Y Y  N N N  Y Y Y  N N Y  Y N Y  N N Y  Y Y  PRESIDENTIAL PATHWAYS
 Course in Cordele, part of Georgia
 because our Presidential Pathways
            Bull Creek Golf Course, Columbus
 includes some of the 30 observation
 State Parks’ Lake Blackshear Resort



                                             & 120  & 69.4  & 6420
 on the Southern Rivers Birding
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 designed course rests quietly on
 the shores of the lake, and expertly
 Trail whose trail maps and lists
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 are available at the state’s Visitor
            Callaway Gardens - Lake View, Pine Mountain
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 placed mounds, water hazards, and
 Information Centers.
 plenty of sand bunkers define the
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            Callaway Gardens - Mountain View, Pine Mountain  Pu
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 holes and enhance the challenge.
  Cultural opportunities,
  You’ll find other stellar courses in
 Lake Blackshear Resort & Golf CLub
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 dining can be found in Columbus, as
 well as rollicking fun rafting down
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            Cedars Golf & Country Club, Zebulon
  Beyond the Links
 Relax in West Central Georgia  Columbus, Americus and LaGrange.  museums, shopping and refined    Cedar Creek Golf & Country Club, Buena Vista   Sp   36  120   34.2   3255   9   $ $  Y Y  Y Y  Y Y  N N  Y Y  Y Y  Y
 the longest urban whitewater course
 If your free time in the   in the world, or ziplining across the
 Where Presidents Sported   Country Club of Columbus, Columbus   Pr   72  142   73.5   6957   18  $$  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  Y
 Presidential Pathways region   Chattahoochee River.
 West Central Georgia is known   second home at Warm Springs and   involves more than golf, four state    From Cordele or Plains,
 as the Presidential Pathways   Carter continues to spend time in   parks in the region - F.D. Roosevelt   experience cypress swamps, scenic    The Fields at Rosemont, LaGrange   Pu   72  128   72.1   6644   18   $  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  Y
 region, the home and heritage site   his hometown of Plains, and it’s no   State Park in Pine Mountain,   country farms, and pecan orchards    Green Island Country Club, Columbus   Pr   71  138   71.6   6380   18  $$  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  Y
 of two U.S. presidents – Franklin   wonder. The acres of pristine forest   Florence Marina State Park in   from the comfort of antique rail
 Delano Roosevelt and Jimmy   and fields, miles of trails, and lakes   Omaha, Georgia Veterans State   passenger cars along the 68-mile    Griffin Bell Golf & Conference Center, Americus   Pr   68.9  120   68.9   6096   18   $  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  N
 Carter. Roosevelt established his   brimming with fish are exquisite!  Park in Cordele, and Providence   SAM Shortline route.
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