St. Marlo Country Club

Good course. This was the first time I played here, and I shot a 74.

The greens were a little slow, but they rolled true.

The fairways were in great shape.

There was no reason for the course to have been path-only; in fact the paths are in horrible condition, and beat up the carts and your lower back!

The 8th and 9th holes are weird and terribly designed holes, although I did birdie #9.

The course is pretty.

One big gripe I have is that I was playing as a single player, and I was told by the starter and by the guy in the pro shop that I was forbidden from playing through the group in front of me.

This was my first time playing at St. Marlo. I am a member of a private County Club, given the facilities and conditions, I am surprised it is semi-private. The club house and pro shop are nicely appointed but a bit aged. Course conditions were very good when I played (90 degrees in July). The only 2 issues I had were the conditions of the greens and cart paths. Greens were very slow and not well taken care of. I assume that is due to the amount of play it gets. Cart paths are in need of repair. It was CPO the day I played and let me tell you... IT IS ROUGH! They have marked the paths with red and yellow paint denoting where you need to slow down. Cart paths who cares... right? Seriously, it's a real issue when it is CPO.

Upon arriving, golf shop staff were a little short and not very welcoming, almost as if it was a bother we were there. We then discovered it was cart path only from very minimal rain the night before. We shook it off and proceeded to pay and continue onto the driving range only to get to the range and see we were hitting off carpet. We thought it was strange being that the grassy part of the range seemed almost untouched or torn up from excessive use. We started our round with two other gentleman and realized on the first hole it was going to be a long, miserable round with it being cart path only. The course terrain is not set up for an easy walk to and from balls unless you hit the ball right next to cart path. The groups in front of us struggled and caused delays at each of our tee boxes throughout the round. 5 1/2 hours to be exact!!. It was not because of anyone being bad golfers, all in our group were average golfers with good fairway shots and approaches. It just took forever because of the cart path only which no one in the group could understand why. The course was not wet, it was actually quite dry.

As we progressed in the round and got on the various greens, we all were shocked at how bad they were from neglect of golfers not repairing ball marks. The balls upon putting them bounced like a basketball and darted left our right. You never felt like you could get a true putt.

Overall, the layout was great and challenging, the course, except for greens, were kept great. We just felt it was a little overpriced. Would love to play it again when it's not cart path only and once the greens are better repaired.

This course is in great shape. It’s certainly challenging with lots of terrain changes. Worth the trip there to play.

It was wet from rain the day prior, but I have to say they’ve done a great job keeping the grass lush and green. A few t boxes could use some TLC, but the weather lately has been very challenging. The new cart with GPS are a big plus.

I had seen St Marlo on Golfnow for years, but didn’t know if it was worth the drive from Acworth. I have to say the course is in better condition than white columns, echelon, and some other high dollar courses. The layout is a work of art. The stonework all over the course sets it apart from an average course that overcharges.

My first time playing it I didn’t find it incredibly difficult yet still challenging. You have to strategize and hit shots. I’m glad I decided to play here and get away from the same ole beaten up tracks.

Tee boxes-A, Fairways-A, Staff-A+, Greens B+, Bunkers-B-.

Grades below A are only because players don’t think they need to take a trap or fix a ball mark. Must be maintenance’s job. No it isn’t, take care of this gem and make it enjoyable for more people besides yourself!

Beautiful course in excellent condition. Pace of play was awesome as we completed our round in just over 4 hiurs.

Staff allowed me to play ahead of my tee time, all staff extremely nice, course is in great shape despite drought, Course is built among expensive subdivision with beautiful large houses. Well designed layout. There are no ball washers on the course. Carts have GPS. , I played for $24 on Tee Off. Great day.

Beautiful course and landscaping. Greens overwatered and kept long to keep them healthy in the heat. Bunkers like powder. Tee boxes have Bermuda that's popping. Pricey but worth it for the area. Some of the tourist courses are just as expensive with conditions that are lacking.

Tee boxes are in rough shape. Beautiful homes and a decent layout. Friendly check-in staff as well as starter. You would expect nicer conditions for the price point and location. Greens were slow and spongey. Won’t be back for a while.