{"id":5717,"date":"2024-05-26T13:44:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T17:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/?p=5717"},"modified":"2025-06-26T09:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T13:04:18","slug":"top-20-public-courses-georgia-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/top-20-public-courses-georgia-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 20 Public Courses-Georgia 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sea Island Resort: Home of the RSM Classic<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Golfers all over the world are intimately familiar with The Masters<\/mark><\/a> and the beauty of Augusta National Golf Club<\/mark><\/a>, but Georgia is also home to some of the finest golf resorts and public courses you will find anywhere in the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Savannah and St. Simons Island along the Atlantic coast, to the Blue Ridge Mountains in the north, Georgia\u2019s geography, natural beauty, and climate combine to create the perfect golfer\u2019s paradise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For an unforgettable golf get-away, Reynolds Lake Oconee<\/mark><\/a> (located about midway between Atlanta and Augusta), offers 99 incredible holes with designs by Jack Nicklaus<\/mark><\/a> (Great Waters), Tom Fazio (The National), Rees Jones (Oconee) and Bob Cupp (The Landing and Preserve).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are looking for the perfect combination of golf and beach, Sea Island<\/mark><\/a> has everything you can ask for. Davis Love III<\/mark><\/a>, 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<\/mark><\/a> held each year in November). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top Georgia public venues also include a Donald Ross<\/mark><\/a> 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)\u2014two terrific Rees Jones<\/mark><\/a> layouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/mark><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GolfDay Rating<\/mark><\/a> 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<\/mark><\/a> Course and Slope Ratings, the quality and diversity of practice facilities, general course conditioning and current reviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Select Top 20 Georgia Public Courses<\/mark><\/a> for a map view of locations (click a flag for course name and details). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking for the best courses near you or where you plan to be\u2014click the GolfDay Search Engine<\/mark><\/a> for everything you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reynolds Lake Oconee<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1. <\/strong>Reynolds Lake Oconee<\/mark><\/strong><\/a>\/Greensboro<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

     Ritz-Carlton\/Georgia Golf Trail <\/mark>  <\/mark> <\/p>\n\n\n\n