For most Atlanta area daily fee golfers who remember life before the internet, Mystery Valley was a part of their formative years in the game. The course is one of just a handful of metro Atlanta facilities with a history that pre-dates drivers with metal heads, although that history includes some lengthy stretches when Mystery Valley’s course conditions were something less … [Read more...]
Sugar Creek Golf Course among Atlanta’s Best Bargains
Most golf courses featured in publications and on web sites tend to fall into three categories – prominent resort facilities, upscale daily fee layouts and first class private clubs that host tour events. Atlanta’s Sugar Creek does not fall into any of those three categories, along with a lot of other courses that serve a vital (but largely unnoticed) role in the golf … [Read more...]
Summer Grove Returns to Public Status Newnan Course Among Best in Atlanta Area
There hasn’t been a great deal for daily fee golfers on Atlanta’s south side to celebrate in recent years. Several former semi-private clubs converted to private status after being acquired by the Canngate family of courses and a few others have shut down. However, there is one piece of very good news, especially for those in proximity to Newnan. Summer Grove, which … [Read more...]
Mike Young Revives The Fields Golf Club – His First Design
LaGrange course features enjoyable layout... Few professions have been as negatively impacted by America’s economic downturn as have golf course architects. The number of courses being constructed in the U.S. has dwindled to next to nothing in recent years, and there are on only so many existing facilities in need of renovation. Some American golf course designers have … [Read more...]
BridgeMill Athletic Club a Success Story From Day One
Island green 16th among many attractions... One of the success stories in metro Atlanta’s golf scene over the past 15 years has been BridgeMill Athletic Club, a semi-private facility that has deftly balanced the challenge of serving both its members and daily fee visitors. The course opened in 1998 to positive reviews, and has maintained its status as one of the Atlanta … [Read more...]
New Inn at Sea Island to Offer Golf Access
Affordable option to play 3 great courses... The Sea Island Club has long held the reputation as one of America’s finest resorts, with its three world class golf courses and renowned Learning Center placing it among the country’s best golf destinations. The luxury accommodations afforded at The Cloister, which is located on Sea Island, and the newer Lodge, which adjoins … [Read more...]
Mystery Valley still an Atlanta favorite
The landscape of daily fee golf in metro Atlanta has changed dramatically over the past two decades, but there are still a few courses left whose history extends beyond the arrival of the internet. Mystery Valley Golf Club opened for play in the mid 1960s, when the options for Atlanta’s public course golfers were limited. Almost a half century later, there are far more … [Read more...]
Lake Spivey – A South Atlanta Success Story
Golf on Atlanta’s south side has changed significantly since the golf boom of the 1990s, but the one consistent presence has been that of Lake Spivey. The club opened as a 9-hole course in 1963 and added two more nines at 11-year intervals (1974 and ’85), before reverting to 18 (actually 19) holes in 2007. Lake Spivey has been around longer than any other daily fee … [Read more...]
Featured Course: Crystal Lake Golf Club
Opened in 2006, Crystal Lake Golf and Country Club features 18 holes of golf course situated in a very upscale master-planned golf community. The 7,200-yard layout is considered the best daily fee experience south of Metro Atlanta, offering long grasses, vintage bunker patterns, and clever sightlines similar to many Scottish golf courses. Visit Their Website … [Read more...]