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In 2021, the Georgia Golf & Travel Awards program was conducted throughout the U.S. and Canada. The goal of this annual program is to honor and recognize the ‘best of’ the Georgia Golf Trail. There were 14 categories: Favorite Golf Course, Best Par 3, Best Par 4, Best Par 5, Favorite Restaurant, Best Lodge/Inn/Cottage, Best State Park, Best Attraction in Georgia, Best Georgia Golf Trail Resort, Best Value for Golf Travel in Georgia, Favorite 19th Hole, Best Place To Hold a Meeting, Best Place To Live in a Golf Community, and Favorite City To Visit in Georgia. Five of the category

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winners were repeat winners, one of which was Savannah which won as the Favorite City To Visit in Georgia for the fourth time in as many years. Listed below is a brief description of three of the category winners:

Favorite Golf Course: The Jekyll Island Golf Club has three 18-hole golf courses and a nine-hole layout. In all, that’s 63 holes of golf in one location. The three 18-hole courses are Indian Mound, Oleander, and Pine Lakes. The nine-hole layout is Great Dunes. On Jekyll Island, golfers are truly spoiled for choice. Jekyll Island is also a great place to visit in order to relax while enjoying fresh seafood, long beach walks, poolside siestas, and time off the grid. Best Attraction in Georgia: The Fantasy in Lights Christmas display at the Callaway Resort & Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia is truly something to behold. You have to see it to believe it. The spirit of Christmas is alive and well at the Callaway Resort & Gardens. Favorite City To Visit: Savannah is classy, charming, historical, diverse, and a classic Southern destination. Dining in Savannah is an experience unto itself. It’s worth noting that one of the city’s finest restaurants is Huey’s, which won the Best Restaurant Award, as well.

“We are very excited about the continued growth of our 4th Annual Travel Awards,” said Doug Hollandsworth, Founder, Georgia Golf Trail. “We are reaching thousands of people throughout the United States with our marketing and this year we had more than 15,000 people write in and vote for their favorite golf courses and places to visit along the Georgia Golf Trail. They voted on their favorite golf holes, best places to stay, where they like to eat and so much more.”

Hollandsworth says the key to the success of the Georgia Golf & Travel Awards is having such a strong marketing partner.

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with the State of Georgia to help promote all the things there are to do here in our great State,” added Hollandsworth. “Congratulations to all the winners. We appreciate all that you do for Georgia.”

The 5th Annual Georgia Golf & Travel Awards will begin this June. Check out GeorgiaGolfandTravel.com for details.

For complete details on travel packages to any destination on the Georgia Golf Trail, please call 1-833-877-6988 or go online to www.GeorgiaGolfandTravel.com.

Savannah Ghosts & Cravwstone Tours Favorite Golf Course: Jekyll Island Golf Courses; Jekyll Island, Georgia – 2nd year in a row

Best Par 3: #8 hole @ The Frog Golf Club; Villa Rica, Georgia Best Par 4: #18 hole @ Sky Valley Golf Club & Resort; Sky Valley, Georgia Best Par 5: #5 hole @ Sapelo Hammock Golf Club; Shellman Bluff, Georgia

Favorite Restaurant: Huey’s Restaurant; Savannah, Georgia

Best Lodge/Inn/Cottage: Lake Blackshear Resort; Cordele, Georgia

Best State Park: Fort Yargo; Winder, Georgia Best Attraction in Georgia: Fantasy in Lights Christmas, Callaway Resort & Gardens; Pine Mountain, Georgia Best Georgia Golf Trail Resort: Stone Mountain Golf Club and the Atlanta Evergreen Marriott at Stone Mountain Park; Atlanta, Georgia

Best Value for Golf Travel in Georgia: Georgia State Parks Annual Golf Pass Favorite 19th Hole: Brassies Grill, Brasstown Valley Resort; Young Harris, Georgia – 3rd year in a row Best Place to Hold a Meeting: Chateau Elan Winery and Resort; Braselton, Georga – 2nd year in a row Best Place To Live in Golf Community: Reynolds Lake Oconee; Greensboro, Georgia – 2nd year in a row Favorite City To Visit in Georgia: Savannah, Georgia - 4th year in a row