Georgia Veterans Memorial Golf Course at Lake Blackshear Resort & Golf Club

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3.9
249 Reviews (249)
5 Stars
109
4 Stars
91
3 Stars
31
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.0
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.6
Amenities
3.9
78.9%
Recommend this course
221 out of 249 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.2
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.7
92.3%
Recommend this course
12 out of 13 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.6
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.8
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.6
71.4%
Recommend this course
20 out of 28 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Par 72
Length 6869 yards
Slope 128
Rating 72.8
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Lake Blackshear Resort and Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Fairways Tif 419 Grass
Greens Dwarf Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Denis Griffiths (1990)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Courses for Pace of Play in the U.S. (2024 #9) (2022 #17)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Friendliest Courses in the U.S. (2022 #21)
  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Georgia (2022 #16)
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Reviews

3.9
249 Reviews (249)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 10
Narrow Fairways 8
Thick Rough 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 12
A Weekend Splurge 10
Advanced Golfers 9
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 12
Worth the Drive 9

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Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Needs fresh sand in bunkers

At $60 per 18 holes you would expect the bunker the have sand in them. Most bunkers are currently nothing but red clay.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great course if you’re out there.

The course is out of the way and rough signage to find it. The map will take you to the resort hotel - but the course is a separate location.

Course is great, staff is solid, range could use some love. But outside that - recommend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Eightsome

Everything was fine until our 3 some caught up to 8 guys playing in front of us. After about 2 holes we reached a par 3 and they let us play through. This was on a Friday morning. The course was nice and the staff did tell us that there was a fivesome that we may run into but I guess that 3 others joined them somewhere on the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Amazing greens

Last year at this time were spotty. Now they are green and plush.

However they are reducing size of greens. Short term okay but they really need to cut them original size.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course for a reasonable price

If you are a "pro" then you may not consider this a nice course but for the average weekend golfer it sets up really good. It's just the right amount of difficult but still not overwhelmingly tough. When we arrived we were told the course was very busy and expect the pace of play to be slow but that didn't prove out to be correct. We didn't have to wait to tee off on any of the 18 holes and even though there were others playing we were never right up on anyone and no one was right up on us. We had a great afternoon here.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens were awesome

Have played this course dozens of times and this is the best condition the greeens have ever been in (for this time of the year), Kudos to the maintenance staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Fairway?

Fairways were more like rough. Cool views but you’re in the middle of nowhere, hard to find the course. I liked the privacy though. Would only play this again if the fairways were better

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

October 2025 finds this course to be in the best shape ever! Congrats to Jody and all the staff.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/14/2025

were the greens okay?

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course close to campground

Third time playing here. Great course at a reasonable price, and close to our campground in the state park.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Decent

Course is in decent shape. Fairways are hard to distinguish from the rough on a lot of holes they just kinda run together. Driving range is in desperate need of attention, all weeds and in very rough shape. Greens were puttable but very slow and had lots of debris. Got a hot deal for $20 so it was worth the money. Would have been highly disappointed if I paid the normal rate.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lake Blackshear worth the trip!

Enjoyed the course. Greens have come back well since the first of the year. Pace was very fast, fun time!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awful greens

Don't waste your time or money. The greens ruined everything good about this course. Green maintenance has got to improve.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Terrible beyond belief....

The greens are gone! Fungus had eaten them up . None playable conditions on the greens. Fairways are ok along with the tee boxes. Played memorial weekend , Saturday afternoon. Place was basically deserted due to the conditions. Get the greens up and going and it would be an ok course. Such a shame and no mention of the conditions of the greens at the clubhouse. Wouldn't let me upload the green images.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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