Mountain View at Callaway Gardens Resort

About
Callaway Gardens boasts two different 18-hole golf courses, but it’s much more than just a golfing destination. Situated amid the southernmost foothills of the Appalachians, the resort was created in 1952 as an educational, horticultural, and recreational facility. The mission was to embrace the beauty of the natural environment and preserve the natural resources offered by the wetlands and forests. Playing either golf course you’ll be surrounded by pristine landscapes abundantly filled with native wildlife. The Mountain View Course is the longer and more challenging of the two. While it may not have as much water as the aptly named Lake View, the Mountain View golf course will truly test your shot-making abilities with narrow fairways tightly lined with trees and several tricky doglegs. One hole where you’ll encounter water is the signature par-5 sixth, where both the tee and approach shots are over water.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Blue | 72 | 7057 yards | 73.7 | 137 |
White | 72 | 6630 yards | 71.9 | 134 |
White/Green | 72 | 6132 yards | ||
Green | 72 | 5789 yards | 68.5 | 127 |
Green (W) | 72 | 5789 yards | 74.2 | 132 |
Red (W) | 72 | 4883 yards | 68.8 | 120 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black M: 73.5/141 | 436 | 495 | 395 | 392 | 205 | 428 | 527 | 171 | 417 | 3466 | 458 | 543 | 181 | 363 | 413 | 532 | 209 | 399 | 417 | 3515 | 6981 |
Blue M: 71.8/137 | 396 | 481 | 381 | 378 | 198 | 414 | 511 | 158 | 387 | 3304 | 421 | 524 | 163 | 352 | 398 | 514 | 193 | 387 | 398 | 3350 | 6654 |
White M: 70.4/133 | 369 | 467 | 367 | 364 | 191 | 400 | 495 | 145 | 369 | 3167 | 404 | 505 | 154 | 341 | 383 | 490 | 177 | 375 | 379 | 3208 | 6375 |
Green M: 67.8/126 W: 72.9/128 | 355 | 430 | 271 | 282 | 184 | 315 | 436 | 130 | 306 | 2709 | 387 | 411 | 145 | 330 | 274 | 404 | 173 | 363 | 290 | 2777 | 5486 |
Red M: 65.4/117 W: 68.6/118 | 259 | 377 | 268 | 264 | 162 | 311 | 411 | 106 | 303 | 2461 | 278 | 407 | 119 | 251 | 265 | 398 | 128 | 278 | 286 | 2410 | 4871 |
Handicap | 13 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 8 | |||
Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 11 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 12 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Greens Photo submitted by u314161809457 on 06/21/2024
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Photo submitted by u314161809457 on 06/20/2024
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Green Photo submitted by u314161809457 on 06/19/2024
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Greens Photo submitted by u314161809457 on 06/19/2024
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Bunkers Photo submitted by u314161809457 on 06/19/2024
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Greens Photo submitted by u314161809457 on 06/19/2024
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Photo submitted by u240200538 on 02/23/2023
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Photo submitted by u203039718 on 12/29/2022
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Photo submitted by rlaxo329 on 10/31/2021
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Photo submitted by birdiebabe2 on 09/05/2021
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12th green, Mountain View course Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 03/20/2017
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Fourth hole, Mountain View course Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 03/20/2017
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View from behind 11th green, Mountain View course Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 03/20/2017
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Par-3 third hole, Mountain View course Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 03/20/2017
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The signature par-5, sixth hole, Mountain View course Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 03/20/2017
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View from behind the par-3 7th hole, Mountain View course Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 03/20/2017
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Great hole! Photo submitted by dongolf0123 on 04/21/2014
First Impressions
Course layout is very good. They need a Marshall to keep resort golfers moving . We skipped one hole to get around 2 groups - we finished 5 holes in front of that group - we played the back nine in well under 2 hours after a 2 and a half front nine. Rough is tough , you want to keep it on the fairway - ball is hard to find in the rough- Greens are ok - you need to make sure you are playing the right tees to make this enjoyable.
Mountain View.
They have done a lot of work on the course to have the greens in good shape. The sod is almost all the way in now.
Only 9 holes
Out of the 36 holes that they advertise only 9
Holes were open to play! They don’t even let u know York after u pay, the course was a long jam and decided to leave after playing 3 holes in 75 minutes! No apologies, no marshall or anyone to regulate pace of play. I had an 11 tee time and was stuck behind guys that made the turn on hole number 9 and started off again on hole 1 instead of hole 10
Lakeview at Callaway Gardens
I actually played lave view, they were working on the front 9 of mountain view. Shot my second round in the 80s
Upkeep is going downhill and Front 9 closed no notice until Labor Day
I drove 2 hours each way with my son to play the Mountain View course to find out the front 9 has been closed since Jun and will reopen Labor Day. I typically go to Callaway to play both courses on the same day it make the drive worth wild and the second course is only $35 extra. I failed to look to see the Lakeside is closed on Monday, on me. But to get to the clubhouse and they inform me you are playing the back 9 twice is really sucked after that drive. The closure is not on the Course website either. The upkeep and maintenance is not up to previous years. Awful sod patching on greens, some of them are depressions and not flat with surrounding. Grass growing in the hard packed sand traps. The lake edges are now 3-4 foot high weeds and not cut anymore even in the fairway where you are playing over them. The tee boxes not freshly cut. Spots on the greens of clumps of weeds growing. Water leaks on a bunch of holes also. I have played here once a year most years for 25 years and this was the worst condition even thru past summer droughts.
Rained out
We got rained out. Can I please get a refund. Charles was the person working on Sunday Aug 3rd.
Good layout
It's a nice course. Green is in progress to recover. Fairway is good. Good value for hot deal price.
Callaway is always our favorite
The course was undergoing aeration, naturally the greens and fairways were punched. We had to play the back 9 twice.
The staff was always courteous and nice. Despite all the inconvenience and heat, we enjoyed a leisurely and relaxing round.
Resort layout, rough greens
The greens need some work, but playable. it does appear that they may be improving. Other than that, the course layout is beautiful. I’d play it again for a hot-deal price. I think you’d be satisfied, unless you’re a touring professional.
Not as advertised!
Unfortunately, I booked the hot deals prior to reading reviews and regretted my decision! As others indicated, the course is in rough shape and over priced, even at the discounted rate via hot deals. Tee box wasn’t kept and grass as high as the rough. Bunkers were filled with weeds with compact ‘sand.’ Small greens with dirt patches everywhere! Save your money and go elsewhere. $80 regular weekend green fees is highway robbery. I will not return!
Poor conditions
These two courses have gone way down since the last time I have played them...Thieir signature course the Mountain view their greens were awful...Use to be a PGA tour stop...Not now.....You could not putt on them. The Lake View course was similiar. The fairways were excellent.....But, I would not go back again after my experience.
Save your money
The greens were horrible. The Fairways were maintained decently. They should close one course and really put an effort into the other.
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