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...]
State Park Courses in Central, South Georgia Offer Affordable, Quality Golf in Natural Settings
There is quality, affordable daily fee golf available all over in Georgia, much of it in places you wouldn’t necessarily expect to find it. The reason you can play an excellent course in small cities or towns like Cordele, McRae, Waycross and Reidsville is that each of those has a facility that is part of the Georgia State Park Golf Courses family. The State Park courses … [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...]
Stone Mountain – Great Golf, Gorgeous Views
2 Distinct Courses Offer Enjoyable Options By Mike Blum One of the favorite stops for Atlanta golfers and visitors to the area for decades has been Stone Mountain Golf Club, which offers two distinctly different courses for its diverse clientele. Having two thoroughly disparate but complementary layouts gives area daily fee golfers and Evergreen Marriott Resort guests an … [Read more...]
Affiniti Golf adds another Georgia golf course, The Harbor Club
By Jack Crittenden Affiniti Golf Partners recently added The Harbor Club, an 18-hole private club in Greensboro, Ga. The fast-growing operator now has 24.5 18-hole equivalent courses in its portfolio, up from just eight courses only three years ago. The Harbor Club is a 1,000-acre planned, gated community framed by nine miles of lakefront, halfway between Augusta and … [Read more...]
Dogwood fills unique Atlanta niche
By Mike Blum The metro Atlanta area features a sizeable number of private country clubs whose names are well known in golf circles across the country. Clubs that have hosted major championships, pro tour events, national amateur tournaments. You won’t find Dogwood Golf Club on that list, but it doesn’t need to be. The club fulfills a much needed niche for … [Read more...]
Course Reviews
Golf FORE Georgia is your guide to local golf courses in Georgia. We review Georgia courses so that you have all the information you will need to choose for your next golf outing. … [Read more...]
Legacy on Lanier (Public/Resort)
7000 Holiday Road, Lake Lanier Islands; www.lakelanierislands.com STAFF: Brian Conley is the PGA Director of Golf; Ryan Keylon is the Superintendent PAR/YARDAGE: Legacy on Lanier is a par 72 with four sets of tees: Black (6,580 yards); Blue (6,193); White (5,706) and Red (4,852). COURSE RATING/SLOPE: 72.7/141 (Black); 71.0/137 (Blue); 68.8/130 (White); 69.7/128 (Red) ABOUT … [Read more...]