The Chimneys Golf Course

Was a 55 degree day in Jan, Had rained a lot the day before, cart path only but course in great shape. Good time had by all

I really like this course, and it wouldn't take much for me to love it, but being a municipal course in Winder will probably keep it from greatness. It's the little things that add up, such as no beverage cart and only 2 water coolers on the entire course (not a healthy combination on those hot Summer days). No ball washers at the tee boxes (okay maybe 1 or 2). The clubhouse isn't a clubhouse. You can by a cold beverage, but most of the time the grill (very small with limited offerings - think hot dogs) is closed. Finally, most of the staff are very good, but there are 1 or 2 grumpy old men that have no business being allowed near paying customers.
Okay, enough on the negatives, and now for the positives: great layout, very well maintained, and scenic! Plays great for someone with a medium to high handicap, and is a very good value for the buck.
So, if all you care about is the golf you'll love it. If you are looking for the amenities you probably will find it lacking.

Best course for the money. Fairways and greens always in great shape.

I have played this course many times, the greens today where in outstanding condition. They where faster than before and rolled true, fairways where also in great shape. I would say that you would be hard pressed to find a course around that would be a better value, The Chimneys is a fun course to play and I always have a good time.

First time I played the course and I was very pleased! Fun course and great value! The greens were sandy and bumpy but everything else was in good shape. I will play again for sure!

Took a chance to drive 40 mins to play this course as prior reviews indicated this was good course to try. Was pleasantly surprised even though the weather was heavily overcast, I enjoyed the round. Every hole setup is gorgeous. Fairways and greens were well manicured. Very different from playing your typical 'in town' courses where the fairways are lined with residential homes. Its located in the burbs for sure (and there is not much of a club house) but if you like a picturesque course that is well maintained and away from the city, this is it. Highly recommend playing here!

This was my first time playing this course. It's a a long enough course to have a enjoyable round of golf. It's very well maintained and offers enough challenges for the average golfer. I will certainly return for another round.

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I gave the heads up at the start of the review, because I am sure they will get the greens aerated and sanded and back to playing condition. Right now, it "appears" they have removed weeds from the greens manually, and left huge pock marks throughout all the greens. Visually, they are terrible, and they putt the same. You never know what they will do when they hit all the holes on your putt.

Again, the course will get this fixed, just a matter of time.

That being said, it's a fun layout, and the fairways are perfect, folks are friendly, and although I wouldn't go back tomorrow, I will go and play Chimneys again.

the price of $18 for 18 holes was great. The greens are badly in need of repair. Over all it is a nice course. You can get a beer and hot dog.

Course was in very good condition in spite of recent rains. I like the changes along creek at 5 and 9. Bent greens were bumpy and slow but that is to be expected this time of year.

I showed up for my tee time 20 minutes early to find the main gate closed and padlocked. I guess the rain the night before was too much. Had to drive 30 minutes to find another course and pay more $ than I had planned

The greens were slow and had weird weeds scattered around. Maybe they had a tough time through the hot Georgia summer. Somewhat of a bummer, but I didn't pay $60 so, I didn't expect pristine conditions. The killer was that it took almost 5 hours for me to play a round. Almost halfway through a guy caught up and joined me, then a few holes later another joined us. It seemed solid ahead of us with guys hacking it up. Never saw a ranger.

I went to this course because of its 4-star rating.
Pros: really cool, unique layout on the front 9 . Lots of stone and rock formations, and elaborate tee boxes. A few blind shots, but not too gimmicky.
The back nine was very differently---wide open holes, and some very very short par 4's.
The tee boxes and fairways were good.
HOWEVER, THE GREENS WERE HORRIBLE. Apparently no one who plays this course knows how to fix a ball mark on the green. These bent greens were hairy and very very slow. The most bizarre thing was that every ball mark --- and they were everywhere---had nasty clumps of crabgrass growing out of them. On a Sunday, these greens were hairy, bumpy, and weedy.
Fix the greens and this course is at best a 3 to 3.5 rating, primarily because the back nine is so short and unremarkable.

They are charging way too much right now for the greens to be in the condition they are in. I don't like leaving bad reviews but calling the greens "hairy" was an understatement. Not to mention no one seems to know how to fix a divot and there is crabgrass growing on the greens. Won't be back for some time if at all.

Nice and scenic course. Very pleasant to play. Really enjoyed playing here and would definitely go back.

Great staff, equally good fairways and course conditions.

Mixed emotions about my round here. The selling point for me with the Chimneys is the beautiful layout of the course. It rates very high in that area.
After that, it's downhill. The greens were very slow and had crab grass on everyone of them making putts an adventure. The rough is deep and difficult, but playable. The bunkers were poorly kept with hard sand and big grooves from recent rain and although maintenance people were out, I saw none of them working on the bunkers. I love the course layout, but won't play it again until they do some work on the greens.

This course is a good challenge for the serious golfer playing from the tips. It is kept in good condition but they are battling the weather keeping the greens healthy.

Everything good course.
But, greed is no good condition.

Greens were in bad shape. Very slow for this course. Needed to be cut/pressed badly. Don or Dan (club house guy with glasses) is always rude. The course wasn't in the condition I have come to expect from Chimneys.