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