Destination Guide

Destination: Macon

Macon has a well earned reputation for barbecue and blues, as well as a strong assortment of golf opportunities.

The city, located almost in the heart of Georgia, is about an hour south of Atlanta and within an easy drive of all areas of the state. Its centralized location and the presence of the Ocmulgee River running through town, helped make Macon a spoke for the region's transportation. The military has always had a strong presence here, with nearby Warner Robins the site of an air base.

Among the musicians who claim (or have claimed) Macon as their home are Otis Redding, Little Richard, Mike Mills and Bill Berry of R.E.M., Jason Aldean and the Allman Brothers Band. (When Cher was married to Gregg Allman she could often be found shopping at the Piggly Wiggly grocery store.) The Georgia Music Hall of Fame is located in Macon, which is also the site of the adjacent Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.

If you have any markers that can be called in, aim for a round at the private Brickyard at Riverside, a Mark McCumber-designed course that has hosted the Georgia Mid-Amateur Championship, many USGA and Georgia qualifiers, as well as an annual college tournament. You'll be hard pressed to find a more engaging host than owner Alfred Sams Jr.

There are some fine public options in the area, too. Bowden Golf Course in Macon is a shortish municipal that is fun for players of all skill levels. In nearby Perry, the daily-fee Houston Lake C.C. is a challenging layout that has hosted numerous qualifiers. Also worthy of the short list in Southern Hills G.C. in Hawkinsville, a Mike Young design that features elevation changes that are uncommon for the flat middle Georgia landscape.

Macon is suitable for golf activities nearly all year, although the average temperatures make any outdoor activity more difficult to enjoy in the summer, when it isn't unusual to have a series of 100-degree days.

And since you've got to eat, why not choose one of Macon's famous BBQ joints. Fincher's celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2010 and has sent meals into space on NASA flights. Fresh Air Barbecue and Satterfield's are others that draw locals and tourists.

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Courses

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Little Ocmulgee At Wallace Adams Course
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McRae $10
Lake Jonesco Golf Course
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Gray $10
The Landings Golf Club
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Warner Robins $21
Griffin Bell Golf & Conference Center
Tee Times
Americus $12
Bowden Golf Course Macon $16
Forsyth Golf Club
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Forsyth $10
Little Fishing Creek Golf Course
Tee Times
Milledgeville $12
McKenzie Memorial Golf Course Montezuma $20
Dodge County Golf Club Eastman $18
Brickyard At Riverside Golf Club Macon $71.75
Riverview Park Golf Course Dublin $13
Red/Blue at Woods Golf Course, The Cochran $20
Holiday Hills Golf Course Ivey $16
Dublin Country Club Dublin $40
The Club at Lake Sinclair
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Milledgeville $11
Green Acres Golf & Recreation Dexter $8
Morgan Dairy Golf Club Griffin $22
Barrington Hall Golf Club
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Macon $12
International City Golf Club Warner Robins $25
Pine Oaks Golf Club Robins AFB $15 - $28
Cherokee Pines Golf and Fitness Club
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Perry $12
Houston Lake Country Club Perry $40
Houston Springs Resort Perry $14
Pine Needles Country Club Fort Valley $9 - $16
Uchee Trail Country Club Cochran $20
Healy Point Country Club Macon $45
Reynold's Golf Course Reynolds $15
Southern Hills Golf Club
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Hawkinsville $18
Red/White at The Woods Golf Course Cochran $20
Deer Trail Country Club Barnesville $17
Oakview Golf & Country Club Macon $35
Blue/White at Woods Golf Course, The Cochran $20
Raintree Golf Club Thomaston $22.47
Idle Hour Golf & Country Club Macon $75
Club at River Forest Forsyth $45
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