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

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4.1
255 Reviews (255)
5 Stars
111
4 Stars
95
3 Stars
31
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.9
86.7%
Recommend this course
227 out of 255 reviews
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4.2
15 Reviews (15)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
15 out of 15 reviews
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4.1
23 Reviews (23)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.7
91.3%
Recommend this course
21 out of 23 reviews
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Course Highlights
Recent visitors consistently praise the greens as being in the best shape ever, with the maintenance staff earning special recognition for their work. Friendly staff, a fast pace of play, and affordable pricing make this quiet Georgia state park course worth the trip.

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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

4.1
255 Reviews (255)

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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Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best value around

Have enjoyed all the Ga. State coarses but this was the best golf experience so far. The price was great and we had the place to ourselves early in the A.M. Can't wait to play it again in summer.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Haven't spent any money since started the course

It's amaIng to me that the state if Georgia will open such a great track and just let it go to seed. I don't mind natural as long as it is is just not laziness or no money. Bunkers are horrible and big piles of sand but nine in the bunkers. And the range isn't open so you can't even hit balls. C'mon man. For those if us who live in the area it is just a travesty. What a tragic waste if what was a pretty good design.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Camping

This is a great course to play and if you like to stay and play it has excellent facilities. Great camping and lodging .

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Awesome course

Played here for the first time and was impressed by the design and layout of the course... nothing too tricky it was a fairly easy course from the blues but was in great shape for this time of year

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 0-4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Value

Part of state park system. Very good use of terrain, creeks & trees. Lots of false front green complexes. Could use better yardage markers. Overall a very good layout.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Play Ga Vets/Lake Blackshear if you have a chance

Staff very friendly...allowed me to go off the back since there was a cramble on the front.....smooth sailing all day. Course in wonderful shape.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course, well maintained

Went up from Florida for a 3 day get away with 3 other guys. Had a wonderful time and would highly recommend to anyone to come and play the course and stay if you can. The course is challenging, but fair. The conditions were very good. Greens were very consistant and in great shape. Only problem was the person putting.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Featured
First Time Playing

Great place to play.

Course was in great condition. Bermuda greens rolled great. Fairways were super. Layout is challenging from tips and moderate from blues. The place is not busy during the weekdays. We had it virtually to ourselves on a Monday July 8, 2013. Loved the place.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very challenging, great view in southern Georgia.

This course was very nice, there are two greens that need attention along with several bunkers. However for the price i will play everyday.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

GREENS IN BAD SHAPE

Greens in bad shape. Had to wait on carts that was in cart barn. Allowed 5 people to play together. Snack bar was very expensive. Bathrooms on course nasty.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

1 st time here

We enjoyed this course very much for a lot of reasons but largely for the great greens. The difficulty was not real high from the white tees but we noticed that the blue tees often made it MUCH harder. All in all it is a fun course to play and well kept.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Good course layout

Course has a good layout, and condition was OK for the time of year. However, there were no bunker rakes at all. Surrounding the greens were knotty weeds, making it difficult, at times, to putt from the fringes.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 88
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor

This has always been a nice course, I hope they keep it maintained!

Noticed that it is no longer run by the State. It has gone done hill a little in my opinion but still a good value on hot deals! or golf now rates. If they keep the course conditions maintain it is a nice challenging course and a longer course for both Men and Ladies.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Course in good shape for winter

Cart tires were wore out and we had a flat. Need to be more attentive to this maintenance issue. Course in good shape for winter.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
4.0

great layout

State pk course with great layout. Greens didn't look good but rolled fast and true. Unfortunately chging out all bunkers so couldn't play out of. Always friendly helpful staff.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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