Gunter's Landing Golf Club

I have played here many times over the last several years. The greens are borderline unplayable. Some on the front are half dead.

Beautiful golf course. Magnificent design. Very hilly. Almost mountainous in some sections. Extremely strategic design. Not a long hitters course. You must be thoughtful over every shot, particularly on the front side. Only drawback to the course is the extreme graininess of the greens. You must understand the direction of the grain, and guess at the affect upon your put, on each green. This is extremely frustrating, because if you get the grain wrong, you're missing the put every time - sometimes by many feet. To make this course a true first rate course, Bermuda greens should replace the brutal grainy greens that deny a golfer his best chance to score.

Slow play due to the fivesome playing in front of the our group. Had to wait on every hole. Greens appear to have fungus (or have been sprayed with chemical). Bumpy and scraggly in places.

Positives were the course is very scenic and has some unique holes.

Beautiful course and views if Guntersville lake. Lots of elevation change and a fair amount of water to play over.

It was another good trip. It's about 90 minutes from the house but worth the drive.

Great course. One of the best in the State. I drove a little over an hour and it's worth it.

I thought the course was in pretty good condition despite the sogginess from the rain the day before. The elevation changes are drastic, but get old after the first few times. Almost every hole is up or down 30+ feet or more it feels like. Most fairways seem to have a severe slope on the side or down/up hill, which leads to very few relatively even lies. The par 5s aren’t much fun, each one almost forcing 3 shots unless you’re a bomber. The greens were in good condition and were tricky to read, but felt fair and were fun to putt on. Not the kind of course I’d want to play daily, but it’s a good test of golf skill and I’d recommend folks try it as it might suit their eye better than it did mine.

Good ball striking is essential on this course. You must thoughtfully plan out your shot selection on many holes. Be good at math. Understand where to strike the ball on the fairway so you have something comfortable, something confident to hit and hold the green. Holes 4 and 8, in particular, are diabolical. It will take more than one time around this course to get comfortable.

Be aware of the grainy greens. Tough to read. Tough to measure weight of put on (distance control). The tough greens are probably the course's best defense.

If you can break 90 here, you're playing and scoring very well.

Enjoyed the course. Pace of play was slooow, it seemed like I kept coming across single players that lived on the course playing random greens then taking off on their cart. Had a great time, the water comes into play a lot. Several “Island” greens that are almost completely surrounded by water. This course has lots of hills and even with a cart, you will get some steps in. I played in February but I imagine this is a beautiful course in the green months.

I have played at Gunter's Landing so many times through out the years. Recall it was a 9 hole course when it first opened. I find this course extremely challenging to me a 20 hncp golfer. I make sure I bring plenty of golf balls.

Example is the 10th hole par 3 over a ravine. Over club and you are in a down hill sand trap. Hit shot and you wind up in the ravine.

Good course for intermediate and up golfers , had issues with some of the tee boxes being so hard you couldn't get your tee into the ground , the greens were in good shape and pretty consistent over-all 4.5 .

You better bring your “A” game to this course.

Very challenging with a lot of elevation change.