Fairfield Plantation Resort is a 2500-acre community 90 minutes from Atlanta in Villa Rica, Georgia. For stay-and-play guests, there are 50 condominiums and cottage units that can accommodate up to 8 guests. There are three outdoor pools plus a lakefront beach, and a Dockside Marina restaurant and bar for casual dining. In addition to the 18-hole…
The Hilton Atlanta/Marietta Hotel & Conference Center is a 198-room and suite property in the Atlanta suburb north of downtown Atlanta. It overlooks the City Club Marietta Golf Club, an 18-hole golf course that dates back to 1915 and plays as long as 5,721 yards. The Hilton has two restaurants, Hamilton's for fine dining and The Pub for casual…
The Atlanta Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort is located within Stone Mountain Park, which is home to 36-hole Stone Mountain Golf Club. The resort features over 300 rooms and suites as well as multiple casual dining concepts including a pool par and grill. The Stone Mountain Park has two 18-hole championship golf courses minutes from the…
The heart of the PGA Tour season essentially begins and ends in greater Atlanta. Many golfers in northern locales consider The Masters in Augusta, the first major of the year, as the signal to dust off their clubs for the pending summer. The annual TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club concludes the race to the FedExCup every September. Atlanta's public golf scene lives up to its tournament offerings, taking advantage of the scenic rolling countryside surrounding the city. Great golf resorts -- Barnsley Gardens Resort in Adairsville; the Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Lake Oconee in Greensboro; Callaway Gardens Resort in Pine Mountain; the Chateau Elan Winery & Resort in Braselton and the Atlanta Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort in Stone Mountain -- all reside within 85 miles of city limits. Reynolds Plantation on Lake Oconee boasts 117 holes, including two courses by Bob Cupp, Great Waters by Jack Nicklaus, The National by Tom Fazio and The Oconee by Rees Jones. Fazio's The Frog Golf Club in Villa Rica; Bear's Best, a Nicklaus replica course in Suwanee; the 27-hole Georgia Golf Club in Statham, Rees Jones' Echelon Golf Club in Alpharetta and the Cobblestone Golf Course in Acworth headline a strong pool of daily-fee golf courses in the Atlanta area.
A land-swap deal between the city of Atlanta and state of Georgia will give the state control over the Bobby Jones Golf Course, which could result in a new reversible routing.
Atlanta is a great place to play golf. Why? Well, you can play practically year-round, and there are tons of great courses to choose from. But which ones are the best? Veteran golf writer Stan Awtrey offers up 10 of his favorites in the Atlanta area.
Like many big cities, Atlanta is probably known more for its private clubs like Atlanta Athletic Club and East Lake. While public golf close to the city is at a minimum, there are some great public courses outside of town.
Southern hospitality is generally associated with ice cold sweet tea, loafing on a warm Sunday after church in a hammock on a historic plantation home - not speeding through one of America's biggest, and hottest cities.
It's been 50 years since Mystery Valley Golf Club in Lithonia, Georgia opened. It has become an icon for public course golfers in Atlanta and is as challenging today as it was in 1966 when it began.
Designed by Rees Jones, Charlie Yates Golf Course is a nine-hole executive course that serves as the home of The First Tee of East Lake program in Atlanta.
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