Course 2 (Lakewood) record: set in 1950, is 31-33-64,
by PGA Tour Pro Johnny Revolta
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Lakewood
Course # 2
The Lakewood course, designed and built in 1929 by E.B.
Dearie, Jr. is an 18-hole championship course, which
offers a more hilly terrain than that of the St. Andrews
course. Lakewood perfectly blends with the environment and
showcases two scenic finishing holes with approaches over
water. One of the signature holes, the par 5, 17th hole
measures 543 yards and requires golfers of all levels to
consider their choice of course management in dealing with
the water hazard guarding the green. This course demands
carefully planned tee shots when dealing with the long,
difficult par 3's. This is especially true considering the
2nd hole, which measures 216 yards from the tips and it's
green is guarded by two deep bunkers and towering trees.
The Lakewood course measures 6,770 yards from the
championship tees, challenging any avid golfer not only by
it's length, but also by it's tree lined fairways and
strategically placed sand bunkers. Architects Joe Lee and
Rockey Roqemore of Atlanta have made modifications to St.
Andrews over the years to modernize the course to today's
standards, but the integrity of the original design still
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