Come to Jennings Mill this weekend

Situated in what used to be Poss's Lakeview once upon a time lies the most prestigious golf community in Oconee and Clarke counties in Jennings Mill. This weekend they are hosting the first professional golf tournament ever in the area. The only thing I can remember even coming close was the Kenny Rogers All-Star Sports Celebrity weekend back in 1986 in Colbert. That was the first event I covered for the Banner-Herald on a freelance basis, and I remain a freelance journalist with them to this day. I think Ed Tant has a longer relationship with them, but I appreciate the ink and the chance to write. I put a whole bunch of photos online at spotted of the Jr. Clinic Tuesday at the Nationwide event. Former UGA golfers taught a couple dozen kids how to grip a driver and what not. The Oconee County Sheriff's Department is at one end making sure you don't turn into Meriweather Drive unless you are media. So go park at the old Wal-Mart and take the buses or golf carts around Jennings Mill. They have done a bang-up job getting the tournament off the ropes. And the event will be coming back three more years with the possibility of three more after that.

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