The 18th, a 531-yard par five provides a tantalizing finish, tempting long hitters to go for a green artfully positioned beside a winding creek. Vonhof has big plans for Paulding County, Grand plans. Paulding will never be the same, and maybe Atlanta won't either, the Netherlands-born Vonhof says of his golf resort, The Georgian, currently under development on 1,150 acres. The Frog which opened last November, and a temporary clubhouse and gateway. Trees have been cleared for a second Fazio Course, and bids are being prepared for the grand entrance that will lead directly to the golf course and a 500 room resort-spa, construction of which should begin by year's end.
Designs are underway for prototype golf villas.
Initially he'll build three or four, and if they are well received 50 to 60 more. Finally, he'll work in as many as 450 lots for residential development. Vonhof believes he is creating a new industry for the Atlanta area. Indeed, Chateau Elan northeast of Atlanta is the only existing high-end resort of kindred scale. I was looking for land not more than an hour from the airport in a rural area.