Uncle Remus Golf Course

Pretty in pink. One of the Uncle Remus Golf Course ponds provided a perfect Easter backdrop for a family gathering during Saturday’s inaugural Leadership Putnam Easter Egg Hunt. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Pretty in pink. One of the Uncle Remus Golf Course ponds provided a perfect Easter backdrop for a family gathering during Saturday’s inaugural Leadership Putnam Easter Egg Hunt. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Eggs-celent turnout for Leadership Putnam event

Ian Tocher
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Anarchy reigned when about 200 kids were let loose Saturday for the inaugural Leadership Putnam Easter Egg Hunt on the driving range at Eatonton’s Uncle Remus Golf Course (URGC).Despite carefully laid out sections designated for three distinct age groups from toddlers to teenagers, once the little...
L-R: Leadership Putnam 2023-24 members Tiffany Vanstone, Justin Hadden, Ian Tocher, Rindi Daniel, Rachael Bradley, Taylor Addison, Yolanda Rodriguez and A.J. Nugent at the Uncle Remus Golf Course in Eatonton. Not shown: Diane Carter, Lynde Schubert. CONTRIBUTED

L-R: Leadership Putnam 2023-24 members Tiffany Vanstone, Justin Hadden, Ian Tocher, Rindi Daniel, Rachael Bradley, Taylor Addison, Yolanda Rodriguez and A.J. Nugent at the Uncle Remus Golf Course in Eatonton. Not shown: Diane Carter, Lynde Schubert. CONTRIBUTED

LP golf tourney benefits Putnam County

Ian Tocher
Thursday, March 7, 2024
No doubt a cliché, but a good time was had by all.“That’s what I heard several times, that the people who were out here just had a really good time and liked how relaxed and easy-going everything was, and also that it went smooth and was just a fun time,” said Justin Hadden, chairman for the...
Surrounded by benefactors and inaugural members of Pine Knoll Country Club, course founder and builder Bubba Ellis prepares to cut the ribbon and officially open what is now Uncle Remus Golf Course. Back row, l-r: Johnny Harrell, Lex Rainey, Dee Hewitt and Tom Saxton; front row, l-r: Neil Hewitt, Henry Watterson, J.T. Gregory, Archie Swymer, Ellis, Melvin Harrell and Dick Stribling. Then-14-year-old Johnny Harrell provided the photo early this year, URGC Superintendent Michael Benton said. CONTRIBUTED

Surrounded by benefactors and inaugural members of Pine Knoll Country Club, course founder and builder Bubba Ellis prepares to cut the ribbon and officially open what is now Uncle Remus Golf Course. Back row, l-r: Johnny Harrell, Lex Rainey, Dee Hewitt and Tom Saxton; front row, l-r: Neil Hewitt, Henry Watterson, J.T. Gregory, Archie Swymer, Ellis, Melvin Harrell and Dick Stribling. Then-14-year-old Johnny Harrell provided the photo early this year, URGC Superintendent Michael Benton said. CONTRIBUTED

URGC has been on course for 60 years

Ian Tocher
Thursday, November 10, 2022
When Michael Benton casts his gaze across Uncle Remus Golf Course (URGC), he sees more than just fairways, water hazards and greens.
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