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3.0
506 Reviews (506)
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1 Stars
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Conditions
2.7
Value
3.3
Layout
3.0
Friendliness
3.7
Pace
3.3
Amenities
2.9
55.8%
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330 out of 506 reviews
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2.6
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Conditions
2.2
Value
3.1
Layout
2.9
Pace
3.1
Amenities
2.6
StaffFriendliness
3.6
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Conditions
2.6
Value
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Layout
3.0
Pace
3.3
Amenities
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StaffFriendliness
3.6
54.2%
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Course Highlights
This course delivers outstanding value for money, making it one of the most affordable options for regular play in the city. Friendly staff and a welcoming atmosphere make casual rounds with friends consistently enjoyable.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Executive/Links
Par 61
Length 3842 yards
Slope 109
Rating 62.0

Steel Canyon is a fun, but challenging, 18-hole, par-61 executive golf course, centrally located in Sandy Springs. Steel Canyon also offers a lighted practice facility with the new TopTracer range system by TopGolf which allows you to track your distances, play virtual courses, and play games against your friends! Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere and a quick round on our Champion Bermuda Greens without taking all day!

Formerly known as Blue Heron.

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Course Details

Year Built 2002
Greens Bent Grass
Architect Michael Riley (2002)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

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Walking Allowed Yes
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3.0
506 Reviews (506)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 21
Narrow Fairways 18
Thick Rough 15
This course/club is great for:
Locals 25
Beginners 18
Junior Golfers 14
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 16
Convenient to the City 15

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Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

ummm...4 players in 2 carts playing out of 1 bag?!???

This is a course built on an old land fill that can give you some work on your iron game with a variety of par 3's, a few of which have some nice elevation changes.

The main issue I had was that I teed off behind a foursome playing out of 2 carts, only 1 of which had a bag with golf clubs. After 3 holes of this, and not being asked to play through, I called the pro shop from out on the course on hole #4 and told them I was stuck behind 4 players playing out of 2 carts and 1 bag. Pro shop didn't seem like that was any big deal, and said he would "try to come out to see what's gong on." HELLO?! I just told you what's going on - 4 players, 2 carts, 1 bag! What is there to "check out"?

And so, another 3 holes and 45 minutes later, I was still stuck behind 4 players, 2 carts, and 1 golf bag - nobody from the shop came out (even though there were two people working the shop when I checked in). I eventually just drove ahead and played the back 9 in an hour and 15min.

Moral of the story: while we can't do anything about inconsiderate golfers, we can choose not to return to a golf course that has no problem permitting 4 players in 2 carts to play out of 1 bag. I shall not return. Would you?

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Short Course for a great savings

Played here a few times and although not overly challenging with only 2 par 5's it is close to home and for the price is hard to beat.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Holes packed together

I only paid about 15.00 for a round and cart here so I can't complain too much. It was much further than I thought from my house and taking 285 and trying to make a 8:00am tee time should have sent a reg flag in my head. Nonetheless I made the trip. The holes are so close together here which makes for less trouble to get yourself into but also less shade. It was scorching that day and beers quickly turned into H20. Not that the rough was overgrown just thick grass that you could lose your ball easily if you didn't have a ten foot radius you knew where it was. No hole was particularly challenging. Proshop was a mom and pop shop with no bar or restaurant. They tried to fire up the forman to get me a hot dog but was unsuccessful. All in all for the price you can't beat it but no high class by any means. Good beginner course

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great for the money

It's not Augusta, but the twilight rates are awesome. Very short, executive style course. Greens were in surprisingly good shape. Rough will eat you alive.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good shape

My only complaint was if your ball leaves the fairway .it's a goner. The rough needs to be cut a little lower, your average Steel Canyon player is not a pro and will be trickling balls off the fairway.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Challenge

Overall, this a nice little challenging course. It can be played quickly in 3 hours or less, but there are some slow pokes that can turn it into 4 hours. For a short course, it has a very good variation in holes and is fun to play. I like it.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

OK course

Ok course, confusing Tee boxes and hole locations.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Goose

Geese everywhere. Greens are in good shape too. Ruff is tall.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A nice up and down Course

Excellent value for the money, play during a weekday and it moves fast, I actually played 18 in 2 and half hours

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Test, Great Price, Friendly Folks

Having moved from Atlanta about two years ago it had been a while since I have played Steel Canyon / Blue Heron. The new mgmnt and greens keeper have done and great job in making this a great place to play. They have made a lot of improvements that really make a difference in the overall golf experience. The new champion greens are fantastic. It is a course that demands you keep the ball straight...or you'll loose them. The rough is very tough. Very nice folks as well. Great experience...it's good to see the course thriving. Note to beer drinking patrons - shame on you for tossing all your cans in the ravine next to the 11th tee box.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent course for costs

I've played this course many times and it's gone through some mostly positive changes. A few years ago, it was closed because all the greens burned up because of a fungus however, they've really gotten back on track and everything is in fine shape.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

This course was okay

Located on an old dump site, it was okay. In decent conditions, but tough to play for the first time. Holes were not layed out at the tee boxes. Decent for the money spent. Had a good time

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Fantastic course, quick challenging greens, awesome staff. The rough is thick enough to penalize wayward shots but not U. S. Open difficult. I will be back often.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great Executive Course

I live very close to Steel Canyon, so when I'm pressed for time or just don't want to drive to and spend more on a full sized course, I head out to Steel Canyon for a round. For an executive course, it has a great variety of holes and a few that are pretty darn challenging. I played there on 7/22/2013 and the course was in very good shape. The course has greened out very nicely, the greens are in good condition and the few places you can hit in the rough is a nice challenge. Fairways are also in great condition and you almost always draw a good lie. The staff is always friendly and a pleasure to deal with. Pace of play can vary depending on how crowded it is, but I usually end up playing in under 2-2.5 hours with 2 or 3 people. If you're looking for an affordable course to work on your game or just have a good time at, it's hard to go wrong with Steel Canyon.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Friendly for my doughter

Well maintained putting green and rough grasses has been cleaned recently.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

People in clubhouse were great. Course was okay for an executive par 3. I would go back.

Generally the course was in okay shape. The greens were airated in the past week or so which always makes putting difficult. That coupled with the fact they placed a couple of the pins in locations that makes three putting feel like you just rolled in a birdie. Some of the tee-boxes were a little rough including one that a mat was provided. However, the folks in the clubhouse were very friendly and very helpful and there were no hold-ups. I would go back.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good fun close to ATL

Recent storms hit the course pretty hard, doing damage to the driving range and some of the holes on the course. Even with that, the course was in pretty good shape. The greens could use some work, there were a few bumpy ones.

Pretty good pace of play, even with a lot of beginners. Wouldn't hurt to have a staffer ride through the course though, lots of carts pulled up close to greens. I think it was from people who just didn't know what not to do.

Would not recommend paying the white tees though, too many 115-125 yard shots. The back tees seem to offer more variety in distances off the tee.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great beginner course!

Great course for beginners. The greens look great! Amazing and friendly staff.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Featured
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Really nice executive course for the cost.

Booked a tee time around 11pm the night before on Golf Now even though the Steel Canyon website showed no available times. Course was not crowded at all on a beautiful Sunday morning. Course was very well maintained. Lots of sand traps make it a challenging course for the length.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Frustrating experience

I played Steel Canyon a good bit last season. Great when I just wanted to go play on a whim. It has never been in great shape, but for less than $20, it was worth it.

However, the course's condition has only become worse and more frustrating to play. The holes are really narrow so unless your tee shots are in the middle of the fairway every time, be prepared to lose some balls. The grass goes from fairway to deep shag quickly in a lot of areas and finding balls becomes nearly impossible even just a few feet off the hole. No rangers to maintain rate of play. Greens are bouncy and poorly maintained. Lots of dead spots and muddy puddles.

The management also recently decided to start playing R&B music at the practice range which I found very distracting. Staff is friendly on the right day, but I have experienced some attitude as well.

I like to relax when I am golfing, and my 2 recent experiences at Steel Canyon have been frustrating and stressful. I won't be back.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
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