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3.9
856 Reviews (856)
5 Stars
335
4 Stars
353
3 Stars
107
2 Stars
38
1 Stars
23
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
84.1%
Recommend this course
753 out of 856 reviews
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3.6
11 Reviews (11)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.6
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.3
81.8%
Recommend this course
9 out of 11 reviews
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4.1
36 Reviews (36)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
91.7%
Recommend this course
33 out of 36 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6980 yards
Slope 139
Rating 73.6

Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club is situated in the heart of South Hall County. The course sprawls across 150 acres of rolling countryside with natural wetlands comprising 19 of those acres. The golf course has a traditional Scottish links design that also incorporates a few mountain holes. It's a layout that will always keep you guessing. It may not be the most formidable golf course in the area, but it shouldn't be underestimated either. The course strikes a good balance between being forgiving enough for high handicappers and challenging enough for more advanced players. The par 3s are tough and the diverse par 4s come in all shapes and sizes. Royal Lakes Golf & C.C. is a shot maker's layout that requires accuracy and thoughtful strategy. The most memorable hole on the golf course is the par-5 11th, which features an intimidating island green.

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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Fairways Bermuda
Greens Bent
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arthur Davis

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Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes

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3.9
856 Reviews (856)
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Georgia

Beautiful scenery, views and settings! One of Georgia's finest!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/14/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review us 30Plus. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/14/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/14/2020

Hello, Michael8726820. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind. Thank you for playing Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/14/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, scolindavis! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/14/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, lelancette! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/14/2020

Hi andrewmd. We would love to hear more about your positive experience at our course. Please contact us at (770) 535-8800 to share with us your favorite part of your experience with us. Thanks for golfing at Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/14/2020

Hi Dhughes12. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/14/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great day to ride and play golf

Was a great day to golf ! Course in great condition ! Greens were slower then most times. May need mow? Cart lady was wonderful with ice in cups ! Can't wait to go back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/14/2020

Your feedback is important to us, baldeagle218. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Although the greens were slow, the course was in great shape. It’s a really fun layout especially when you get to the 11th hole. We played in the afternoon and had no issues with pace of play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/14/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review us u128847849. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club thanks you!

DG1
Played On
Reviews 106
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Too Crowded

Royal Lakes is well maintained which is an improvement over some recent years. The greens are quite slow which is expected for Bent greens in July. The only significant issue was too many people were packed into morning tee times and the pace of play was an issue.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/14/2020

Hi DG1! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice place

Got a good deal on Golf Now. Was paired with a husband and wife. First time playing and they helped me with the layout. Course conditions were good....greens a bit slow but most likely was because of the rain. Fairways were great and pace of play was perfect. Will bring friends in the future.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/14/2020

NICHOLAS54, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Royal Lakes was in great shape today. This is a fun track. Pin placements were tough though tucked near ridges on the greens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/14/2020

Hi u8968425. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Royal Lakes 7/1/2020

I’ll start by saying you won’t find a better course even for twice the money. Fairways cut 3-tier, greens absolutely perfect. Royal Lakes is one of the best maintained course around - you can’t go wrong playing this challenging, well thought out course - hit em’ long and straight.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/14/2020

Your feedback is important to us, Kooper1950. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Fun course

this is a fun course. It is short and greens are slow but the layout is super. Course is in great condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/14/2020

Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round, u4817922! We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Still a great value

We just played Royal Lakes after all the rain. Greens were a little slow but everything else was fantastic. I love this course. I think I use every stick in the bag out there. Plenty of scoring opportunities mixed with some spots where you really need to manage the hole. We played at 10AM in 4 hours.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 07/14/2020

Hi Purerum. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 60
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

I had fun

Staff and course were great. Check to see if there is a Tournament scheduled, that effect pace of play. Play if you can!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/14/2020

Thank you for your review, spritedogs. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent course and in great shape. Staff very friendly and helpful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 07/14/2020

ymcd95, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf in the rain

Absolutely love this course. Everything about Royal Lakes is top notch.

Greens

Fairways

Rough cut properly

Bunkers in very good condition

Will be going back soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/14/2020

Your feedback is important to us, Kooper1950. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/14/2020

Hi, Jnobled. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club. We look forward to seeing you at the course soon for another 5-star experience!

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