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

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3.9
251 Reviews (251)
5 Stars
110
4 Stars
92
3 Stars
31
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.6
Amenities
3.9
80.0%
Recommend this course
223 out of 251 reviews
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4.1
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.6
91.7%
Recommend this course
11 out of 12 reviews
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3.8
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.7
77.8%
Recommend this course
21 out of 27 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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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
251 Reviews (251)

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 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

This is a fun course. There are no surprises. Greens small but excellent. Fairways were perfect. Felt like a big money course.

Conditions Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Small greens but were in perfect condition. Fairways were generous and grass was great.

I loved this course when I played 20 years ago. It is better now. Played during pandemic so everything wasn’t perfect but still enjoyable. I highly recommend this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Course in excellent condition greens need to be shaved closer little slow

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Front and back starts

Played today. Nice course for the price. Greens a little slow. Was not aware they started on both nines. When I made turn after an early start ran into crowds teeing off.

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

Fun course

Course was in good shape. Only issue we had were the slow greens. But overall, it was a very fun round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun time

The course was in very good shape. We had a great time!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great time

Staff was very accommodating to us . Because of Covid 19, proper adjustments were made to course to allow a safe outing. Hats off to the staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

A great day of golfing!

Had a Friday to play golf and chose Lake Blackshear Golf. Although our area has been drenched with torrential rain, the greens, fairways and rough were in great shape. The greens were in awesome shape and rolled true. A very challenging, very scenic and very fun course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Great time.

Course was in great shape for January, even after a lot of rain recently. Staff extremely friendly. Can’t wait to play this course again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very enjoyable

My wife and I played the course to celebrate our 52nd anniversary. Course has a nice layout with adequate water, plenty of sand, nice greens. Sand traps were wet or full of water due to previous day rain. We stayed at a very nice Best Western in Cordele -- but also have stayed at the Lake Blackshear Resort. Both are super -- one of our favorite and economical getaways.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 118
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Great variety of holes and tee blocks for all levels of play

The course was in great shape , greens were fast and bunkers were in good shape .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Afternoon of Gilf

Pace of play was great and course conditions were pretty good.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was OK

The course was in about the best shape I’ve seen in 3-4 years. I will say that most sand traps were terrible.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
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Commented on 09/30/2019

Hello, thank you for taking the time to leave Lake Blackshear a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars due to the conditions of the bunkers, but will work to make improvements we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Awesome Golf Course in Southern Georgia

I have been playing here for the past couple of years and I always look forward when in Cordele to play a few rounds here. It is an excellent and well maintained Golf Course. Some holes can be challenging and some holes can be downright difficult. The pace of play is excellent and I love playing this course. I have both walked and taken a cart. It is much easier with a cart but i do love walking when i get the chance. Give this course a shot when in the area. You will love it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great course

I was in the area on business and found this gem on GolfNow. Course has a great layout. A good mix of tight and fairly open fairways. Greens are really small compared to what I’m used to playing, but I prefer small greens. My only complaint of the course would be that greens were slow and the fairways were hairy, but perhaps weather hadn’t allowed mowing in a day or two. If this course were close to home, I’d play it every week.

Important note: If you’re relying on the “map it” link in the Golfnow confirmation email to get to the course , it does NOT take you to the course, but to a neighborhood that is 9 miles away.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Great golfing trip

My brother, my friend, & myself played the Ga Vet Blackshear course Sun morning. It has been about 10 years since i have played this course. The course was in good shape, the staff was very friendly & informative, & the golfing was very enjoyable. I look forward to playing this course again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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