Cherokee Run GC: #12
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4.4
1447 Reviews (1447)
5 Stars
907
4 Stars
431
3 Stars
76
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
91.1%
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1379 out of 1447 reviews
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4.4
42 Reviews (42)
5 Stars
23
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
3
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2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
88.1%
Recommend this course
37 out of 42 reviews
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4.3
78 Reviews (78)
5 Stars
44
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
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1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
87.2%
Recommend this course
68 out of 78 reviews
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Course Highlights
Fast, true greens and well-maintained fairways consistently impress golfers, making course conditions a clear highlight of every round. Friendly, attentive staff and a solid layout with fun hole designs deliver strong value for the experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7016 yards
Slope 143
Rating 75.1

Nestled amongst the gently rolling hills of Rockdale County, Cherokee Run Golf Club lies within the Georgia International Horse Park. Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay designed the course. Occupied for centuries by the Cherokee Indians, dozens of arrowheads were found in the Georgian red clay as the golf course was being built. The beautiful landscape is covered in granite outcroppings, native wetlands, and dense hardwood forests. The towering trees line the fairways and the steep inclines throughout the course provide fast, undulating greens. Water hazards come into play on six holes at Cherokee Run Golf Club and there are nearly 100 strategically placed bunkers. The course's signature hole is the par-3 third. This challenging hole demands an accurate tee shot in order to safely make it past the sand bunkers that border both sides of the fairway.

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Course Details

Year Built 1995
Fairways Zoysia Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arnold Palmer (1995) Ed Seay (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Shirts with collars & golf shorts/slacks are required. Denim shorts/pants, T-shirts, athletic shorts, swimming trunks/warm-up (sweat) pants are not allowed.

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4.4
1447 Reviews (1447)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 43
Brunch 24
Watching the Game 18
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 72
Undulating Greens 59
Bunkers 55
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 71
Locals 49
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 41
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 66
In the 'Burbs 44
Convenient to the City 25

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Played On
Reviews 41
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Love playing this course. Greens are always perfect. Highly recommend anyone to play here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 12/16/2019

Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Cherokee Run Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 173
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout

One of the premier golf courses in Georgia. Tough layout. Forces you to hit all the shots. Fast greens year round. Love this track

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/13/2019

Hi, thank you for the five-star review! We are thrilled to hear that you had a great time at Cherokee Run Golf Club. We'll see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/09/2019

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

An Arnold Palmer challenger.

Cherokee Run is a course that has lots of rolling hills and will challenge you. If you hit the ball well you can score well but it is very unforgiving for errant shots. It’s a great course and a great value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/18/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Cherokee Run Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 105
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/18/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Cherokee Run Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/22/2019

Thank you for visiting us at Cherokee Run Golf Club, Andre. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/18/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Cherokee Run Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

nice place

One of my favorite courses. The greens were in great shape and the traps were well conditioned and immaculate.

It is rough around the edges, but I like that they spend their money on the greens and course maintenance

The zoysia fairways are always a treat

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/07/2019

Hi, thank you for the four-star review! We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed our course and had a great time out there. Stop by Cherokee Run Golf Club again soon!

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/18/2020

Hi, we are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Cherokee Run Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 105
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/18/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your review to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Cherokee Run Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Used cart

Exceptional Value

Director of Golf Tommy Moon provides a private club feel to a great public access golf club. Exceptional course conditions, especially the bunkers.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/31/2019

Thank you for your review, Tom. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Cherokee Run Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 15
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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Commented on 10/31/2019

Hello, Gerald. Thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon at Cherokee Run Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/31/2019

Thank you for visiting us at Cherokee Run Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Hated this course. Cancelled a tee time two days later.

I hated Cherokee Run and cancelled tee times I had two days later. First of all, two of the cups had significant damage on them. I missed a par putt on #6 because the lip of the cup was sticking up out of the ground. On #16, a buddy missed a putt because of the same issue.

The par 5s on the front, #s 3 and 8 are complete jokes. Forced carries to the green on par 5s make it nearly impossible for the average golfer to go to the green in two. #3 requires one shot for the approach, a high fade, if you want any chance of holding that small, shallow green. Add a forced carry to the mix, you have a very unfair hole.

My friends found #8 to be an insult to the game of golf - you HAVE TO hit a draw off the tee, otherwise you're left with a layup of less than 100 yards OR go for the second landing area with a forced carry of $175+. For an amateur golfer, that's not a fun hole.

I think this would be better off as a private course. I visited Cherokee Run during a golf trip in which none of us had played the course, and we were well off the pace, even as we were playing a 2-man scramble. We constantly felt like we were in the way of the course's regular players, many of whom were not nice to us as we were trying to figure out how to play the course.

That said, it's a beautiful course and the staff was nice. The practice facility was above average. However, I'll never play here again, nor will I recommend it to anyone.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 10/31/2019

Hi, we are sorry to hear that you had a poor experience with us. We appreciate you sharing your feedback and thoughts and hope you will reconsider in the future.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Hated this course so much I cancelled upcoming tee times

I hated Cherokee Run and cancelled tee times I had two days later. First of all, two of the cups had significant damage on them. I missed a par putt on #6 because the lip of the cup was sticking up out of the ground. On #16, a buddy missed a putt because of the same issue.

The par 5s on the front, #s 3 and 8 are complete jokes. Forced carries to the green on par 5s make it nearly impossible for the average golfer to go to the green in two. #3 requires one shot for the approach, a high fade, if you want any chance of holding that small, shallow green. Add a forced carry to the mix, you have a very unfair hole.

My friends found #8 to be an insult to the game of golf - you HAVE TO hit a draw off the tee, otherwise you're left with a layup of less than 100 yards OR go for the second landing area with a forced carry of $175+. For an amateur golfer, that's not a fun hole.

I think this would be better off as a private course. I visited Cherokee Run during a golf trip in which none of us had played the course, and we were well off the pace, even as we were playing a 2-man scramble. We constantly felt like we were in the way of the course's regular players, many of whom were not nice to us as we were trying to figure out how to play the course.

That said, it's a beautiful course and the staff was nice. The practice facility was above average. However, I'll never play here again, nor will I recommend it to anyone.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 10/31/2019

Hi, we are sorry to hear that you had a poor experience with us. We appreciate you sharing your feedback and thoughts and hope you will reconsider in the future.

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

KPTomich

Cherokee Run is worth the drive from Atlanta.

The course offers a diverse mix of holes requiring bombs with wide open fairways and those which necessitate pinpoint precision. I enjoyed the variety and was thankful for the advice sheet which the course handed out before I teed off. Definitely ask for their guidance and be sure to follow their tips, particularly on the greens which were extremely penal if you were above the hole.

All of the staff members were extremely welcoming and friendly. They even let my girlfriend play with only a handful of her clubs, rather than requiring an entire set. Given we’d traveled all the way from Chicago, I appreciated their Southern Hospitality in letting us travel with just one bag of clubs.

My lone recommendation would be to deploy a ranger to improve pace of play. On the day we visited, our front 9 was extremely slow due to a few troublesome groups. Thankfully they stopped after 9. As a result, our experience on the back 9 improved tremendously.

Would certainly return the next time I’m in Atlanta.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/18/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Cherokee Run Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/28/2019

Thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon at Cherokee Run Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/18/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Cherokee Run Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course, Nice people

Played Cherokee Run for the first time. My friends and I loved it. We were greeted by friendly smiles in the Pro Shop and bar/grill.

We will definitely be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/26/2019

Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Cherokee Run Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Challenging Course

Many holes. specially on the front nine, require the golfer to hit targets both for direction and distance. If you spray shots bring extra balls, as the course is tree lined for the most part. Pay attention to the slopes of the fairways as a good shot can quickly find trouble by following the slope.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 09/24/2019

Hi, thank you so much for the five stars! We appreciate your feedback, and look forward to seeing you again soon.

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