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4.6
1127 Reviews (1127)
5 Stars
576
4 Stars
454
3 Stars
74
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.9
97.4%
Recommend this course
1073 out of 1127 reviews
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4.8
17 Reviews (17)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
3
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Conditions
4.8
Value
4.8
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
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17 out of 17 reviews
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4.7
40 Reviews (40)
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.6
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.9
97.5%
Recommend this course
39 out of 40 reviews
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Course Highlights
The Chimney delivers consistently impressive conditions with plush fairways, well-manicured rough, and excellent greens that keep golfers returning. Exceptionally welcoming staff and a thoughtfully designed layout away from surrounding development make every round memorable.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6500 yards
Slope 127
Rating 71.4

The Chimneys Golf Course features 18 holes of exceptional golf. Our signature feature is the abundance of native rock found on-site, intricately hand-laid throughout the course to accent our greens, fairways, and pedestal tees. With strict attention to detail and no homes in sight, the course plays as a par 72, just shy of 6500 yards over five sets of tees to accommodate golfers of all abilities. Combined with southern, hometown charm, The Chimneys is an experience unlike any public course in north Georgia.

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Course Details

Year Built 2002
Fairways Bermuda
Architect Phillip Ballard (2002)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy No
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks

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Reviews

4.6
1127 Reviews (1127)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Amazing Food 7
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 56
Elevation Changes 54
Forced Carries 43
This course/club is great for:
Locals 60
Seniors 42
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 38
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 57
In the 'Burbs 31
Convenient to the City 19

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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Chimneys 2.0 is a winner

This course has always been a favorite of mine. The new greens are fantastic. I will definitely be coming back here again and again this spring and summer.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

10/10

Course is always in great shape. I can’t wait for summer and it to green up! It is going to look awesome.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

The course was in great shape. I enjoy playing this course every time I come out here. The staff is friendly and the pace of play is generally good. I would recommend this course to anyone who hadn’t played it

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 87
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The new greens are good

They put in new greens last year and they are holding up well.. pretty firm

I heard the super does not want to have divots filled because sometimes they are overfilled. Hurts the cutters but there is no grass cutting now and any excess sand will be gone with rain soon.

Fairways are pretty tight for lies but it is a course for people who are a bit wild. I almost got hit on 18 green from an approach to 13th which was 70 yards away

Thanks to the people who let us through and realized they were playing slow

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 87
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pretty good for Feb - only one compliant

Course was surprisingly damp to me

Greens were excellent and very quick

Amazing for early season

The course has many easy holes and about 6 quite hard holes.

I asked some greens staff why they had no dirt for the carts to fill divots

No explanation but with the course damp we digging up the course with little ability to repair the damage.. We want to take care of the course but really unacceptable to not have the carts fully prepared and have places to replenish around the course

Crystal lakes last week had excellent sand to replace divots. ... Thought it was just common sense

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Dk choi

I love this golf course

Very good condition fairway and greens

I will recommend. My friend

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Love this course.

Wish it was a bit closer, but worth the drive for me.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Difficult first time.

Was able to play as one of my Golf Now Free rounds. Can never beat free! Greens were excellent, would like to go back in the summer. Had a tough round as was stressed the whole time. Started with my GPS not working hence was difficult to find. Then having a 12pm tee time did not help. Hope to return in the summer as it was really wet and sloppy.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 33
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Slow Play

In all the rounds that I have played I have been very satisfied with the pace of play. Out of 45 rounds this year there has been about 6 times there was a very slow pace of play. There is a starting Marshall however there is not one cruising the course to keep the pace moving. That is the only complaint I have about this course. All and all it is worth my 45 min drive from Atlanta.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course, but a Psycho Was Out Sunday Afternoon

As we were putting on the 4th green, some angry, crazy guy (ACG) and lady pull up to the tee box and proceed to scream that we were playing too slow and needed to let people play through. This isn’t even the group that’s been behind us, he’s just jumped ahead to be belligerent. We politely told him that we were keeping up with the group in front of us and that everyone is backed up.

Fast forward to the 15th hole. We just teed off and are driving to our balls when ACG reappears screaming his head off again. We aren’t sure what he’s saying, so we stop and turn around to look. Dude is already teeing up his ball and getting ready to hit when we are maybe 100 yards away. At no point did he ask to play through, just straight into his rage induced nonsense. Not wanting to further anger someone who likely has a barbed wire tattoo on his bicep and multiple alimony payments, we tell him to go ahead and play through.

Funny enough, he proceeds to hit his drive 200 yards left into the woods. He then re-tees and smashed another into the woods. Great job bud, you really showed us.

Think he knows that taking mulligans slows down pace of play?

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Chimneys

Good course. Switched the nines since the last time I played. Very enjoyable

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

Good course

Fairway and greens cre in good condition.

Especially the fast greens are good!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course but horribly slow pace of place

We were one and a half hours in on the 4th hole and I called the pro shop for help because we had 3 groups on the 4th hole. No help came from the pro shop. Finally on the 15th hole I told the group ahead of us they could let us through. We were a twosome and they were a threesome. There were two holes open in front of them and they reluctantly agreed. For a Sunday afternoon there could be a Marshall to keep the pace of play moving.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Course

After time off for green replacement the greens have come in and roll true. Excellent job replacing them. Over the past several years the course has become one of the nicest course for the money.

One recommendation I have and mentioned to the staff, add divot repair sand bottles to the carts and divot pins to the par 3 holes. The fairways are still in great shape but folks with golf sense would sand their divots.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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