GREENSBORO, Ga. – Reynolds Lake Oconee has been named among the top 50 U.S. golf destinations for women by Golf Digest on its 2024 list. Along with one of the most diverse collections of elite golf courses in the United States—seven as of this fall—Reynolds Lake Oconee offers varied lodging and dining options, a stunning lakefront location, and a wide choice of other … [Read more...]
Myrtle Beach’s Exceptional Man-O-War Golf Course Continues to Shine
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) – Man-O-War Golf Course – the celebrated Dan Maples design in the golf-rich Myrtle Beach area – continues its reign of more than 25 years as one of the ultimate “must plays” in the Southeast U.S. Playing 6,967 yards from the back tees, the classic par-72 layout is a true “golfer’s paradise” built around a serene 100-acre lake with the unique trait of … [Read more...]
New Greens Restore City Club Marietta’s Status as Metro Atlanta Favorite
Since it was extensively renovated and reborn as a daily fee course in the early 1990s, City Club Marietta has been one of the most popular and enjoyable public courses in metro Atlanta. But the course’s reputation began taking a hit several years ago, as the condition of its once highly-regarded bent grass putting surfaces began to deteriorate. For the last three or so … [Read more...]
Quality Layout Enhances Summer Grove’s Daily Fee Appeal
Summer Grove head golf professional Wyatt Detmer has seen the ebb and flow of golf on Atlanta’s south side at varying stages, and is currently getting a different view of the state of golf in his area. Detmer was the original head pro at Orchard Hills, a daily fee course in Newnan that opened in the early 1990s and enjoyed a successful run before the course was sold for … [Read more...]
Cherokee Run Among Best Daily Fee Courses in Metro Atlanta
No matter where you live in metro Atlanta, there is almost certainly an outstanding daily fee golf course within a reasonable proximity. For those living east of Atlanta in or near Rockdale, Newton and Walton counties and the eastern and southern portions of DeKalb and Gwinnett, Cherokee Run in Conyers is the best daily fee facility in an area where there are not as many … [Read more...]
Two Decades Later, Chestatee Still Among Metro Atlanta’s Best Courses
Chestatee Golf Club joined the thriving metro Atlanta golf market in 1999 at the close of a prosperous decade for the golf industry in the state. The next decade included the events of Sept. 11, 2001 and the economic downturn of 2008-09, and like other courses throughout Georgia and the rest of the country, Chestatee suffered through some relatively lean times. The club … [Read more...]
Dogwood Retains its Popularity as Semi-Private Facility
At Dogwood Golf Club in southwest Cobb County, change sometimes occurs at a leisurely pace. Dogwood opened for play in 1967 with nine holes and added a second nine several years later. The original Penncross bent grass greens lasted more than 45 years before finally being replaced in 2014, with the club going to mini-verde Bermuda, a more climate appropriate surface that … [Read more...]
Woodmont Ranks Among Atlanta’s Best Semi-Private Facilities with Quality Layout, Conditioning
Alphabetically, Woodmont Golf Club is near the bottom of the list of the state's courses. From a quality standpoint, however, it ranks right at the top among Georgia's daily fee layouts, and can make a strong case that it is the No. 1 course among an outstanding group of semi-private facilities in the metro Atlanta area. Woodmont opened in the Fall of 1999, and was the … [Read more...]
RiverPines Remains Among Atlanta’s Best and Busiest Daily Fee Facilities
For almost three decades, RiverPines Golf has enjoyed the reputation as one of the best and most popular daily fee facilities in the metro Atlanta area. Located in the midst of some of the state’s top private courses in the suburbs of north Fulton County, RiverPines enjoys an ideal setting. But unlike in real estate, there is more to RiverPines’ success than its … [Read more...]