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Crystal Lake Golf & Country Club
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Crystal Lake Golf & Country Club sprawls across a scenic landscape of native wetlands, an abundance of hardwood trees, and a generous smattering of meandering creeks and sparkling lakes. The beautiful terrain sets it apart from other golf courses in the Atlanta area. The course is known for the numerous grass-walled bunkers filled with pristine white sand that are strategically placed throughout. The player-friendly greens are wide and approachable, but there is the occasional multi-tier to watch out for. The generous nature of the greens also allows for a variety of pin placements. The natural features of the landscape at Crystal Lake Golf & Country Club not only provide beautiful scenery but they also make for a more interesting game since they require you to get creative with your shot-making, especially when trying to figure out how to handle some of the tricky carries.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7202 yards | 74.3 | 144 |
| Gold | 72 | 6790 yards | 72.7 | 140 |
| Blue | 72 | 6443 yards | 71.1 | 136 |
| White | 72 | 5943 yards | 68.7 | 130 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4808 yards | 68.1 | 115 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.2/142 | 540 | 154 | 430 | 472 | 243 | 514 | 406 | 539 | 369 | 3667 | 424 | 412 | 538 | 343 | 437 | 240 | 442 | 154 | 545 | 3535 | 7202 |
| Gold M: 72.6/139 | 508 | 148 | 407 | 452 | 220 | 490 | 381 | 513 | 358 | 3477 | 395 | 385 | 521 | 330 | 417 | 192 | 414 | 135 | 524 | 3313 | 6790 |
| Blue M: 71.0/135 | 487 | 147 | 383 | 426 | 197 | 467 | 355 | 488 | 336 | 3286 | 374 | 377 | 511 | 309 | 402 | 150 | 395 | 125 | 514 | 3157 | 6443 |
| White M: 68.5/127 W: 74.9/136 | 478 | 134 | 350 | 386 | 187 | 400 | 311 | 416 | 309 | 2971 | 364 | 358 | 488 | 279 | 374 | 132 | 384 | 104 | 489 | 2972 | 5943 |
| Green M: 63.6/115 W: 68.6/118 | 416 | 125 | 306 | 295 | 176 | 395 | 280 | 327 | 270 | 2590 | 306 | 270 | 414 | 240 | 274 | 130 | 267 | 99 | 424 | 2424 | 5014 |
| Red W: 68.5/118 | 406 | 112 | 294 | 285 | 166 | 389 | 272 | 313 | 264 | 2501 | 294 | 257 | 402 | 227 | 264 | 117 | 256 | 81 | 409 | 2307 | 4808 |
| Handicap | 9 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 10 | |||
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 4 |
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Always ready for golf !! Photo submitted by moorem815 on 07/22/2018
Layout is nice
Course is in great condition. Have fun with your friends
Stewart, thanks for the 5-stars and great feedback! We look forward to seeing you at Crystal Lake Golf & Country Club again soon. #CrystalLakeGC
Great layout
Had a great time playing the course with beautiful weather. This course lets you bomb away on some holes which I love.
Stewart, thanks for the 5-star review and great feedback! We're glad to hear you enjoyed your recent round with us at Crystal Lake Golf & Country Club. Come back soon! #CrystalLakeGC
Willie, thanks for the 4-stars! We're glad to see you enjoyed your recent round at Crystal Lake Golf & Country Club. Come back soon! #CrystalLakeGC
Cold, Rainy and Windy..... But Fun as always
Winter has arrived in Atlanta! Cold and windy with sprinkles every now and then made for the toughest of conditions. The course was maintained well and played as well as could be expected with all of the rain we have had lately. Nice layout with some tough holes and some straight forward ones as well. Will be back on another Hot Deal when it warms up a little!
bridge
bridges need repair, hazardous now for golfers to cross.
Nice Layout
I haven't played here in a while, the course is in nice shape. Other than the fact that people should fix there divots, I think the staff has done a good job maintaining the course, the staff is also very friendly.
Save your money
Great course to spend the entire Saturday on a 5+ hour round. Slow play abounds and the marshals don't seem to mind at all. The layout is ridiculous with no turn at the clubhouse. Once you begin you never see the clubhouse again until you finish #18. The greens are littered with pitch marks - why expect more from the same players hitting multiple balls from the tee box and fairways. On a positive note I did see two water jugs on the course....Needless to say I wont be driving over an hour to play here again.
Only one issue
Golfnow said GPS included. It was not. I left mine home. Oh, well.
Great Value!
Great course for the money! Greens are a little gone, due to the hot weather and the bent grass, but very good course. I always go after it first if available!
Not Worth the Money Right Now...
I've played Crystal Lake about 50x and it truly is Jekyll & Hyde. Couple weeks ago the greens were mediocre. This past Saturday 8/11 the greens were not even playable. There are dead spots ALL OVER the greens not to mention the players on this course DO NOT fix their ball marks. I fixed several fresh ball marks near my own ball mark and it was clear the ball marks were from Saturday 8/11, the groups ahead of ours. We paid $46.00 to play that Saturday and it's worth around $1 per hole right now, the price of the cart fee. The course has to warn players the greens are unplayable BEFORE sending us out. My group likes to gamble and due to the conditions of ALL the greens we couldn't have a proper game.
My recommendation is do not play this course and force the ownership to do something about the greens. Crystal Lake is one of the best lay outs in the entire state of Georgia and they need to install Bermuda greens tomorrow. The Bent grass that far South dies every single year. If the course installed Bermuda greens they could take the rate up to $60-$65 a round EASY and players would pay it. I've never reviewed a course on GolfNow but honestly my entire group felt ripped off paying $46 for a golf course that is not really a golf course, just golf carts, a range, tee boxes, fairways and rough, not one of the greens was remotely playable!!! A golf course without putting greens is NOT A GOLF COURSE! Please feel free to reach out to me if the course wants to make good on the experience we had.
Hot Outside
Pace of play was good. Course was damp in some places due to rain but it had drained well.
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The course is in very good shape except the bent grass greens are stressing a little but that is normal for this time of year. They still putt true just a tad slow.
The course is in great shape right now. Would play itfor sure.
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Thanks for the great feedback and 5-stars! Join us at Crystal Lake Golf & Country Club again soon. #CrystalLakeGC