Golfers all over the world are intimately familiar with The Masters and the beauty of Augusta National Golf Club, but Georgia is also home to some of the finest golf resorts and public courses you will find anywhere in the USA.
From Savannah and St. Simons Island along the Atlantic coast, to the Blue Ridge Mountains in the north, Georgia’s geography, natural beauty, and climate combine to create the perfect golfer’s paradise.
For an unforgettable golf get-away, Reynolds Lake Oconee (located about midway between Atlanta and Augusta), offers 99 incredible holes with designs by Jack Nicklaus (Great Waters), Tom Fazio (The National), Rees Jones (Oconee) and Bob Cupp (The Landing and Preserve).
If you are looking for the perfect combination of golf and beach, Sea Island has everything you can ask for. Davis Love III, along with brother Mark, have renovated and restored classic original designs by Colt & Alison, Walter Travis and Robert Trent Jones, Sr. to create two fantastic courses (Plantation and Retreat), and Tom Fazo added icing to the cake with his wonderful Seaside 18-hole layout (home to the PGA Tour RSM Classic held each year in November).
Top Georgia public venues also include a Donald Ross design (No. 4–Forest Hills), the University of Georgia Golf Course (No. 3, an RTJ original with Davis Love renovations) as well as Echelon (No. 5) and McLemore (No. 6)—two terrific Rees Jones layouts.
And when it comes time to start planning your next golf road trip, take a good look at the 23 great tracks along the Georgia Golf Trail.
The GolfDay Rating is based on a variety of criteria, including the stature of the architect(s) who did the original design(s), updates that have been done on the course(s), USGA Course and Slope Ratings, the quality and diversity of practice facilities, general course conditioning and current reviews.
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1. Reynolds Lake Oconee/Greensboro
Ritz-Carlton/Georgia Golf Trail
- Holes: 99 (4 Eighteen Hole Courses (Great Waters/Oconee/Landing/Preserve) and Twenty-seven Hole Course-National)
- Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Tom Fazio/Rees Jones/Bob Cupp/Fuzzy Zoeller/Hubert Green
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
Great Waters: 75.7/143
Oconee: 75.2/141
Landing: 74.5/138
Preserve: 72.2/133
National:
Bluff 37.0/143
Cove 37.4/143
Ridge 37.2/143
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Ranges with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and TaylorMade Kingdom of Golf Academy.
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- GolfDay Rating: 100
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2. Sea Island Resort/Sea Island
Georgia Golf Trail
- Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses: Plantation/Seaside/Retreat)
- Course Architects: Walter Travis/H. S. Colt/C. H. Alison/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Dick Wilson/Joe Lee/Rocky Roquemore/Tom Fazio/Davis Love III/Mark Love/Rees Jones
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
Plantation: 74.0/129
Seaside: 73.8/138
Retreat: 73.9/133
- Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers and Performance Center with Club Fitting.
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- Golf Academy
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- GolfDay Resort Rating: 98.7
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3. University of Georgia Golf Course/Athens
University of Georgia
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./John LaFoy/Davis Love III
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.4/141
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
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- Men’s Golf
- Women’s Golf
- GolfDay Rating: 98.7
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4. Forest Hills Golf Club/Augusta
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Donald Ross/Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay/Harrison Minchew
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.6/141
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunker, Putting and Chipping Green.
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- GolfDay Rating: 96.5
- Location
5. Echelon Golf Club/Alpharetta
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Rees Jones/Steve Weisser
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.2/149
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers (2). Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
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- GolfDay Resort Rating: 95.8
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6. McLemore/Rising Fawn
Scenic Land Company
- Holes: 24 (Eighteen Hole Regulation Course and Six Hole Par 3)
- Course Architects: Rees Jones/Bill Bergin
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.0/140
- Practice Facilities: Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens.
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- Photos
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- GolfDay Rating: 94.5
- Location
7. Crosswinds Golf Club/Savannah
- Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Regulation Course and Nine Hole Par 3)
- Course Architects: John LaFoy/Mike Kistler/Rusty Simmons
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.0/135
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Green with Bunker
- Course Description
- Golf Academy
- Junior Golf
- GolfDay Rating: 94.4
- Location
8. Cherokee Run Golf Club/Conyers
City of Conyers
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay/Harrison Minchew
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.5/144
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
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- Photos
- Junior Golf
- GolfDay Rating: 93.8
- Location
9. Sky Valley Country Club/Sky Valley
Georgia Golf Trail
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: William Watts/Bill Bergin
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.2/139
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens.
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- Junior Golf
- Accommodations
- GolfDay Rating: 93.1
- Location
10. Kinderlou Forest Golf Club/Valdosta
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Davis Love III/Paul Cowley
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.9/138
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunker, Putting and Chipping Green.
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- GolfDay Rating: 93.1
- Location
11. Arrowhead Pointe Golf Course/Elberton
Richard B. Russell State Park/Georgia Golf Trail
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Robert Walker
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.0/134
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green with Bunker.
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- GolfDay Rating: 92.8
- Location
12. Woodmont Golf & Country Club/Canton
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.9/139
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Putting Green.
- Course Description
- Junior Golf
- GolfDay Rating: 92.5
- Location
13. Achasta Golf Course/Dahlonega
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.2/141
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
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- GolfDay Rating: 92.4
- Location
14. Chattahoochee Golf Club/Gainesville
City of Gainesville
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Denis Griffiths/Kevin Hargrave/Bill Bergin
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.0/131
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
- Course Description
- GolfDay Rating: 92.3
- Location
15. Harbor Club/Greensboro
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Tom Weiskopf/Jay Morrish
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.2/138
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
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- GolfDay Rating: 92.8
- Location
16. The Club at Osprey Cove/St. Marys
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Mark McCumber/Michael Beebe
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 72.7/134
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker. Range Balls included with Greens Fee.
- Course Description
- GolfDay Rating: 92.2
- Location
17. Old Toccoa Farm/Mineral Bluff
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Dan Proctor/Dave Axland
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.8/149
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
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- Photos/Video Tour
- GolfDay Rating: 92.2
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18. Brasstown Valley Resort & Spa/Young Harris
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Dennis Griffiths
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.3/137
- Practice Facilities: Driving Range with Targets (Grass Monday-Thursday/Mats Friday-Sunday) and Putting Green.
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- GolfDay Resort Rating: 91.9
- Location
19. King & Prince Golf Course/St. Simons Island
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Robert Walker
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.0/134
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Green with Bunker.
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- Accommodations
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- GolfDay Resort Rating: 91.7
- Location
20. Ashton Hills Golf Club/Covington
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Desmond Muirhead/Mike Young
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.1/140
- Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
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- Junior Golf
- GolfDay Rating: 91.4
- Location