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Wedged between the no-income-tax states of Florida and Tennessee, Georgia has loosened up its approach to taxation for seniors in recent years. Today, $65,000 of income (including from pensions and IRAs) is exempt from Georgia state income tax. Even without such a generous allowance, the Peach State would still be a magnet for retirees seeking a golf-oriented life. Whatever your geographic preference, two of the largest golf communities in the east -- Reynolds Plantation on Lake Oconee and The Landings near Savannah -- offer a total of 12 terrific golf courses and dozens of on-site activities for a mostly retiree populations. Whether you choose the ample coast of Georgia, including the golf rich areas of Sea Island, Brunswick and St. Marys, or the upstate mountain areas around Big Canoe and Lake Hartwell, you won't run out of options for your golf retirement.
The wrap-up on Callaway Gardens
Just 30 golf cottages are being built near the 18th fairway at Callaway's Mountain View course. The rains came down heavily starting at 7 a.m. Tuesday and did not relent until 11. The fairways, tee...
Callaway Gardens could make you pine for Georgia
On a difficult Mountain View course at Callaway Gardens, no hole is tougher than the par 5 15th, with the threat of water on all three shots to the green. The lake intrudes on the fairway 150 yards...
Kiss and score: Banked fairways at Royal Lakes are key to good round
The 5th at Royal Lakes is called "Roc's Monsters" but "Great Spectacle" seems more apt, given the eyeglass shaped traps at the front. Unless you are very wild right or left, you have to work hard to...
Golf Course Review: Not-so-classic Ross still worth a stop
Savannah, GA's Wilmington Island Club has come a long way, and yet perhaps it has a guilty conscious about its past. What else could explain that its scorecard makes no mention of its legendary...
Georgia on my mind; should be on yours too
The state of Georgia doesn’t get its due when it comes to golf. When was the last time your golfing buddies talked about a long weekend or week of golf in Georgia? No, Myrtle Beach, Pinehurst,...
Georgia Peach: Coastal course, community appeal to pioneers
Golf Course Review: Cooper's Point When a course layout engenders praise and complaint in about equal measure, count on it to provide an interesting four hours. During our round at Sapelo Hammock, in...
Ford Built: High-end community, fine Dye course where Sherman marched
Golf Community Review: Ford Plantation At the end of his infamous Civil War march, William Tecumseh Sherman’s troops laid waste to the Silk Hope, Cherry Hill and Richmond Plantations, which later...