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The East Lake Golf Course, Atlanta

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This segment from CBS Sports profiles the East Lake Golf Club and how it has impacted the community around it. Once the home to golf legend Bobby Jones, the surrounding community was struggling with crime and a down economy in the 1990s. All that changed when local developer Tom Cousins purchased the course, renovated it and built community centers nearby.

This segment from CBS Sports profiles the East Lake Golf Club and how it has impacted the community around it. Once the home to golf legend Bobby Jones, the surrounding community was struggling with crime and a down economy in the 1990s. All that changed when local developer Tom Cousins purchased the course, renovated it and built community centers nearby.

It is now a central point of pride in this revitalized community. PGA Professional Jeff Dunovant carries on his family's golfing tradition and has dedicated his life to teaching children the game of golf and how its lessons transfer into everyday life.