Georgia Golf Course Reviews
Located between Atlanta and Athens, Bear Creek Golf Club is a course you can't play just once
They take their greens seriously at Bear Creek Golf Club in Monroe, Georgia. The consistent, smooth and speedy putting surfaces are among the things golfers like most about this friendly semi-private club located between Atlanta and Athens. It's a nice and relatively inexpensive place for a round, Stan Awtrey writes; it's a course you'll want to play more than once.
... full article »
Diverse Summit Chase C.C. near Atlanta offers consistently good golf
Located about 20 miles to the northeast of Atlanta, Summit Chase Country Club is comfortable and familiar, with some of the most consistently good golf you'll ever find on a course. Stan Awtrey has more from Snellville, Ga.
... full article »
Griffin Golf Course south of Atlanta is an enjoyable, affordable winner
Griffin Golf Course is a comfortable, quiet place to enjoy a round of golf. Located less than an hour south of Atlanta, the venerable municipal course is part of a vanishing breed of affordable, playable public facilities. Stan Awtrey has more from Griffin, Ga.
... full article »
Diverse Summit Chase C.C. near Atlanta offers consistently good golf
Located about 20 miles to the northeast of Atlanta, Summit Chase Country Club is comfortable and familiar, with some of the most consistently good golf you'll ever find on a course. Stan Awtrey has more from Snellville, Ga.
... full article »Griffin Golf Course south of Atlanta is an enjoyable, affordable winner
Griffin Golf Course is a comfortable, quiet place to enjoy a round of golf. Located less than an hour south of Atlanta, the venerable municipal course is part of a vanishing breed of affordable, playable public facilities. Stan Awtrey has more from Griffin, Ga.
... full article »Good maintenance is the key to stellar golf at Reunion Country Club near Braselton
Most of the people who visit Reunion Country Club come from less than 30 minutes away. The rest of the golfers in the Atlanta area don't know what they're missing. It's certainly on par with the highly acclaimed Chateau Elan golf courses that are a couple of miles away. The Reunion golf course is properly maintained -- the fairways are very good, the traps have good sand and the greens are quality. Stan Awtrey has more from Hoschton, Ga.
... full article »Good gets better: New owners spiff up already great Ashton Hills Golf Club near Atlanta, Georgia
By all means Ashton Hills Golf Club should be on your must-play list, especially if you live on the east side of Atlanta. Conditions are always above average and the course both challenging and fun. The new owners have put more than $1 million into the property, updating the clubhouse, purchasing a new fleet of golf cars, re-doing the bunkers and converting the greens from bentgrass to Bermuda grass. Stan Awtrey has more from Covington, Ga.
... full article »Keep rolling, rolling, rolling at hilly Pointe South Golf Club in Augusta
The view out the back window of the pro shop at Pointe South Golf Club in Augusta gives a visitor the wrong first impression. But once you get out on the course, Pointe South is filled with rolling hills, leaving you with enough uphill and downhill shots to keep things interesting. The course is hardly boring. Plus, it's a course that anyone -- low or high handicap players -- can appreciate.
... full article »Lane Creek Golf Club: Forget bad days with this well conditioned, enjoyable Athens-area course
Lane Creek Golf Club has benefited from a change in ownership that reversed its fortunes. Now the club, located minutes from Athens, is one of the favorites in the area. The public facility is again on track to play 38,000 rounds in 2013. It's now hard to believe that this place ever had a bad image.
... full article »With new management, Eagle's Brooke Country Club is back among the top Atlanta-area tests
Since taking over ownership of Eagle's Brooke Country Club in January 2013, the Schwendinger Group has been busy putting the golf course through a rapid cosmetic makeover. And the firm's work is getting noticed. Eagle's Brooke is rated among the top courses south of Atlanta on GolfNow.com. It appears as if Eagle's Brooke is set to realize its enormous potential.
... full article »Soak in the scenery at player-favorite Crystal Falls Golf Club north of Atlanta
Before players strike a shot at Crystal Falls Golf Club they are treated to idyllic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, as they approach the clubhouse and as they contemplate the tee shot on the panoramic first hole. Despite its remote mountain location in Dawsonville, Ga., 65 miles north of Atlanta, players are finding their way to Crystal Falls.
... full article »Oak Mountain Championship Golf Club west of Atlanta remains an undiscovered gem
Opened in 1997, Oak Mountain Championship Golf Club remains something of an undiscovered gem because of its remote location on a mountaintop in Carrollton, an hour west of Atlanta. Ward Northrup built a muscular golf course which measures between 5,187 and 7,056 yards from five sets of tees. With a prime-time rate of $55, it's worth the extra drive time.
... full article »Jekyll Island Golf Club: Georgia's largest public facility offers plenty of options
Jekyll Island Golf Club, the largest public facility in Georgia, features three 18-hole courses and a nine-hole layout. Located between Jacksonville and Savannah, about an hour away from each, Jekyll Island offers great variety for not a lot of money, Stan Awtrey writes.
... full article »- The Georgia Club looks like a 'Dawg' track, but even Georgia Tech fans will love it
- Scenic Cobblestone Golf Course remains one of the best pure public facilities in metro Atlanta
- After shaky start, Heritage Golf Links in Tucker, Georgia, is making a new name for itself
- Steel Canyon Golf Club brings a fun, quick round to golfers on the north side of Atlanta
- Stone Mountain Golf Club near Atlanta: Big differences between two courses
- Collins Hill Golf Club northeast of Atlanta offers 18 entertaining, no-frill holes at a good price
- The long and short of golf at beautiful Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, just south of Atlanta
- Sea Palms Golf and Tennis Resort: A 'fun, nice little resort course' on beautiful St. Simons Island
- Hit it straight and enjoy the scenery at St. Marlo Country Club in Duluth
- Crystal Lake Golf and C.C.: Fabulous layout, good conditions make this southside Atlanta's best
- Cherokee Run Golf Club near Atlanta: High standards return to once-comatose course
- Mystery Valley Golf Club remains a mainstay in the Atlanta golf scene
- Waters calm the spirit at the Oconee course at Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro
- Don't ditch The Landing when you play golf at Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro
- Lost Plantation Golf Club near Savannah offers no pretenses
- National golf course at Reynolds Plantation: Fazio golf all the way
- The Providence Club in Monroe: A fun option for Atlanta and Athens golfers
- Okefenokee Country Club near Waycross: Swamp golf without the swamp
- The Lakes at Laura Walker: A lonesome walk through an excellent golf course
- Lakeview Golf Club in Blackshear a good play for the money, even without the view
- Golf Club at Cuscowilla is a classic example of Coore and Crenshaw's minimalist philosophy
- The Georgia Club's newest nine adds teeth to an already impressive golf layout
- Jennings Mill Country Club ain't Scotland, but it's some fine Georgia golf
- Atlanta area's Golf Club of Georgia: Pick a course, either course
- At Nicklaus' terrific Bear's Best golf course near Atlanta, it's all Jack, all the time
- Chateau Elan Winery and Resort: A touch of France, good wine and excellent golf in the North Georgia foothills
- Play Oak Grove Island Golf Club and be a good Georgia neighbor in Brunswick
- Hampton Club on St. Simons Island: Prettiest marsh golf on the East Coast?
- Donald Ross' fingerprints are all over the Oleander Course at Jekyll Island Golf Club
- Coastal Pines Golf Club an affordable round on the Georgia shore
- Seaside 18 at Sea Island: Great golf with the greats' ghosts
- Attention: Good golf at Fort Gordon near Augusta, Ga.
- Bartram Trail Golf Club near Augusta stays true to its namesake
- Goshen's greens are the best in Augusta, except for you-know-who's
- Mount Vintage offers challenging play in historic surroundings
- Jones Creek Golf Club now softer in Augusta
- The River Golf Club not too hard in South Carolina
- Stone Creek in Valdosta a country club in name only
- The Lakes offer Georgia 'swamp golf'
- Arrowhead Pointe most scenic of Georgia state park courses