The Atlanta Athletic Club, (AAC), founded in 1898, is a world-renowned athletic club in Atlanta, Georgia. The original home of the club was a 10-story building located on Carnegie Way, and in 1904 a golf course was built on Atlanta's East Lake property. In 1967 the AAC sold both properties and moved to an expansive site in Duluth, Georgia. The vacated East Lake site became East Lake Golf Club and was refurbished during the 1990's, and is now the home of THE TOUR Championship PGA golf tournament. Flag Seal Nickname: The Horizon City, Hotlanta, The Big Peach, A-Town, The ATL Location Location in Fulton and DeKalb counties in the state of Georgia Government Country State Counties United States Georgia Fulton County, Georgia DeKalb County, Georgia Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Geographical characteristics Area    - City 132. ... A picture from the annual Duluth Fall Festival Duluth is a city located in Gwinnett County, Georgia and a suburb of Atlanta located in the Metro Atlanta area. ... THE TOUR Championship (the capitalisation is official) is the final event of golfs PGA Tour season. ...

The AAC has hosted the 1976 U.S. Open, and the 1981 and 2001 PGA Championships on its Highlands Course and the 1990 U.S. Women's Open on its Riverside Course. The Club is scheduled to host its third PGA Championship in 2011. It also hosted the first two Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournaments in 1933 and 1934. The United States Open Championship is an annual mens golf tournament staged by the United States Golf Association each June. ... // The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament, conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA TOUR. The PGA Championship is one of the four Major Championships in mens golf, and it is the golf seasons final major, being played in August. ... The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ...

The AAC offers two 18-hole golf courses, a health center, indoor and outdoor tennis, a par-3 course, olympic-sized pool, as well as fine dining.

Famous members of the AAC include golfers Bobby Jones (golfer), Charles R. Yates, and Alexa Stirling. Bobby Jones won the Grand Slam in 1930. ...

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1206x808, 710 KB) Summary 2001 PGA Championship Practice Round - #15 Highlands - Monday, August 13, 2001 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Atlanta Athletic Club ...