Lanier Islands Legacy GC: #12
View of the 12th hole at Lanier Islands Legacy Golf Course
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4.7
672 Reviews (672)
5 Stars
508
4 Stars
120
3 Stars
23
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.3
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.5
92.5%
Recommend this course
627 out of 672 reviews
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4.6
51 Reviews (51)
5 Stars
38
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
96.1%
Recommend this course
49 out of 51 reviews
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4.6
78 Reviews (78)
5 Stars
58
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
93.6%
Recommend this course
73 out of 78 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6580 yards
Slope 141
Rating 72.7

With an excellent location surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains to one side and overlooking Georgia's Great Lake on the other, Lanier Islands Legacy Golf Course provides the perfect setting for a round of golf. The diverse, rolling landscape ranges from dense forest to open meadows to pristine beaches. Water has a strong presence throughout the golf course, coming into play on 12 holes. Many of them play right along the lake's shoreline. At 6,580 yards, the course is not particularly long but it is still a formidable challenge for long hitters since it requires quite a few demanding carries over the water. One of the most memorable holes for this reason is the par-4 12th, which presents an interesting risk-reward opportunity if you dare to cut the corner.

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Course Details

Year Built 2009
Greens MiniVerde Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Billy Fuller (2009)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

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4.7
672 Reviews (672)

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Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
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5.0
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Previously Played

Good Condition for Very Early Spring

The course is in decent shape, but it hasn't greened up yet. I was surprised there were only 3-4 holes that were cart path only. They have good drainage!

I enjoy the biscuits at breakfast. They were running a little late, but brought them out to us on the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
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5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 74
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Day on the Lake

One of the most scenic and beautiful courses in Georgia. Course is in full winter conditions and unfortunately because of rain previously it was cart path only (tough walk as very hilly). This course is extremely challenging but overall an extremely fun course where you use every club. Greens are in great shape and roll fast, bunkers are full of sand, you can see they have laid sod in any areas struggling; this course should be in amazing shape in the coming weeks. Staff was incredible and really appreciate the starter getting my group out in front of an outing, as it saved us lots of time! I will be back for sure

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 128
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Absolutely gorgeous and challenging golf course

Though it might seem a bit expensive to some golfers, the friendliness of the staff, the beauty of the surroundings, and the challenges of the course are alone worth visiting! Add to this, free, food, and drinks, a great driving range with balls at no charge and fantastic carts and equipment!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Friendliness Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The corse is great- the corse staff is amazing

Had a wonderful hookie day with my 6 year old. The corse was wide open, the staff was very kind to my son and the hot dog lunch fueled the fun! Such a great place to check out- can’t wait for warmer weather to enjoy the breeze off the lake!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

I've been wanting to play here for quite some time. I've spent a lot of time on the lake lately but the lake views from the golf still were quite impressive, even with the water level down 8'. Layout presents some really neat tee shots that makes you consider risk/reward. Although more expensive, the included range balls and food is a nice touch. Planning to return on a regular basis next season.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 74
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Lanier setting the high standard for fall golf

Unlike many other courses, Lanier spends time blowing leaves off the course..

Greens were firm and excellent

Brilliant layout - it is demanding

Holes 9 through 15 are outstanding

Rough is perhaps too long as struggled to find balls all day- even with colored balls.

Staff very friendly and on a sunny day - lake sparkled and they are shoring up the course on 13th from the lake..

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Okay At Best

Course is in good shape. Nice greens and the staff is great. Unfortunately that's about all the compliments I can say. The course is relatively short at only 6500 yards so we played it from the back tees. Even then, I only hit the driver twice during the entire round. I get that the course architect was stuck with the routing that was there, but the layout is goofy. A lot of layups off the tee. Crossbunkers in the middle of the fairway to force you to layup. I get that your hitting irons off the tee, but some of the landing areas are ridiculously narrow, even for an iron or hybrid. It's just a bad design. Practice area is small. Hitting off mats on the range and the chipping area is postage stamp small. If you want scenery, it's a good place to go. But if you want to play golf, Atlanta has many better options.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 111
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 74
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

What an amazing layout but brings some problems

One of the most exciting layouts i have played in decades..

Still getting the greens out on the edge of the lake makes some extremely narrow fairways which is bordering on unfair.. Hole number 3 for example.. Still i can not blame them for trying to fit in the amazing holes. Resort course bring some slow play but the views are amazing - greens were hard and excellent. Hard to make a pitch mark..

People rave about the Great Waters course at Reynolds but this was better in many ways

It had 7 signature holes ....

Course provides breakfast and snack included in the cost..

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

2nd best course in ga

Of course the masters is the top but that’s different.

Just go play it and see how great this course is.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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