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Golf is trying to take a page from the Whole Foods playbook and convince us golfers that "earth-friendly courses" with worse conditions and higher green fees are the noble, righteous play.
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The Golf Club of Georgia in Alpharetta is one of the top-tier clubs in the Atlanta area, which automatically places it among the best courses in Georgia. Its two courses - Lakeside and Creekside - are immaculately conditioned. The membership likes to show them off, as both have hosted the popular Georgia Cup. So which one should you play? Just flip a coin. Heads or tails, you can't go wrong.
You would think a golf course located at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain would be picturesque and, of course, you'd be right. The longtime Georgia tourist attraction has two 18-hole courses, the Lake View and Mountain View. They have a great deal in common as far as scenery, but could not be more different in terms of strategy. Lake View is very short and requires finesse, while Mountain View is long and requires meat for breakfast.
Bear's Best in Suwanee already has a lot going for it. It's a Jack Nicklaus design, of course, a compilation of 18 favorite holes from his more than 200 layouts (all different from the choices at the other Bear's Best course in Las Vegas). And they're careful to let you know that this Bear's Best isn't just a replica course, a copycat course, an inspired-by course or whatever it is critics call such things.
Sitting at the heart of the southeast Georgia barrier island of St. Simons, Sea Palms Golf and Tennis Resort is a fine parkland design among the ever-present backdrop of the surrounding marshland. With its relatively benign 127 slope rating, flat, true greens and tree-lined fairways, Sea Palms is a fun, accommodating golf course. It's a great place for the average duffer looking to post a solid score, Tim McDonald writes.
Of all the marsh golf courses in the Southeast, from Florida north through Myrtle Beach and the Carolinas, the Hampton Club on St. Simons Island, Ga., may be the best, in terms of the views. That's because, at the Hampton Club, the views are from the marsh. Yes, you are literally golfing in the marsh surrounding St. Simons Island, out there with the ospreys, bald eagles, woodpeckers and other marsh critters. It's a unique, unforgettable experience, Tim McDonald writes.
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On a corner of the Georgia coast well-known for its natural beauty and on an Island famed for its golf, is a remarkable course unlike any other - The Hampton Club at Hampton Plantation on St. Simons Island. The Hampton layout brings ancient oaks, lakes, lagoons or tidal marshlands into view or play on virtually every hole. The Hampton Club welcomes non-member play, year 'round.
When tourists think of Georgia, they most likely think of swamps to the south, mountains to the north and Scarlett O'Hara somewhere in between. Many tourists, even golfers, bypass the state's huge coastal area, where duffers can find excellent golf courses and even better views. Hampton Club and Sea Island on St. Simons Island are some of the best golf courses in the area, and there are many more fine rounds within easy distance.
Atlanta has never really been known as a tourist draw but now it's courting visitors like it once courted companies. That's good new for golfers. There are roughly 60 golf courses in and around the city, including some of the state's best plays. The relentless traffic makes them a tad difficult to get to sometimes, but trust us, rounds like Bear's Best Golf Club and TPC Sugarloaf are well worth a bit of bumper-to-bumper frustration.
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