Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club

I normally reserve four star ratings for the very best courses you can play locally and only the very elite get a five star. Although there are better quality courses around the Atlanta area, this one gets an extra star for the great value for money.

Some may find some of the holes a little quirky as they require an iron or utility club off the tee but I actually enjoy hat sort of thing. The course is also on the short side even from the back tees so that too may put a few players off. Again, this is not a big deal for me.

There are for sure some challenging over-water approach shots to contend with not least the Par 5 on the back nine. This a very odd hole which if I played it again knowing what I know now, I would likely use two mid irons and a long wedge to get home.it sounds odd I know but with the water coming into play twice, that would probably be the right way to go for me.

It maybe isn't worth a huge long drive to get there on a regular basis but I would certainly recommend taking the extra time to play this course at least once.

Love this track. Some challenging shots but can score well. Greens in good shape. Friendly staff. Played solo and finished in under 3 hrs

Course is in excellent condition, Greens are extremely smooth and putt true. Several holes have very challenging, over water shots.

Found this course to be moderately challenging from the tips. Good features and bunkers that can ruin your day. Water in play on many of the holes. Overall, course was in good shape but some of the greens were rough with brown spots on about half of them. Did not have an opportunity to try the food in the clubhouse but the fare looked to be OK for a clubhouse grill. Would have liked to see the refreshment cart more than twice though

Excellent course, pace of play outstanding. Recommend to anyone wanting a course with varying degrees of difficulty.

The greens have recovered from the late summer aeration, but are still not good with many bare and rough areas. The fairways and most tee boxes were in very good condition. Bunker grooming is poor. The rough is longish, but fair (you can find your ball). The black tees are back, giving us older somewhat skilled hackers a reasonable length blue tee option. Overall, Royal Lakes is a bit pricey for the current conditions.

Beautiful challenging course!! Greens were in great shape!!

The 11th hole is one you'll put on your best golf hole list. Greens were just aerated but tees and fairways were excellent.

I have played this course several times. In fact, I played the course on back to back days (Mon and Tues). I really like the layout of the course and the conditions of the course were very good EXCEPT the greens. I have played public, municipal golf course with better kept greens. I have NEVER seen as many unrepaired ball marks on greens as I experienced at Royal Lakes. Not only were the greens terrible with unrepaired ball marks all over the greens, many of the greens had larges patches of dirt where no grass was growing. It will be a while before I return to play the course. Besides having TONS of ball marks, the greens were VERY inconsistent. One green was long and shaggy and had not been mowed in a couple days. The next green would be cut at the proper length and would roll fast. It is very difficult to adjust to the speed of the greens when the greens are not even close to being consistent from green to green.

I would not go back and play until the greens have been redone and renovated.

I have played Royal Lakes many times over the past 10 years. This is a very good and somewhat challenging layout. The course is not in its best condition. While I hope that they do not change the bent grass greens. The greens are stressed. About 3 greens are in poor condition. The Bermuda fairways are good, but not great. Some fairway areas are stressed and have thin grass. The rough is moderately high, but not so high that lost balls are a problem. Several bunkers need repair. Many need some grooming. I recommend Royal Lakes if the price is right (less than $50). In good condition, this should be a $75+ course. The Blue tees are now the back tees. This makes the par 3's brutal if there is any wind. Hole 8 can play 200 plus and hole 14 can require a 225-yard water carry to a smallish green.

fairways were in great shape. greens were terrible, like putting on the cart path.

Went to this course on Sunday, based off of the glowing reviews from several co-workers of mine. However, I was greatly disappointed in the condition of the course. The tee boxes and greens left a TON to be desired. The greens were incredibly slow and had black spots all over them. The tee boxes on some holes felt like I was teeing off from the rough.....

Left there and went to Chicopee Woods later that afternoon. That course was in BEAUTIFUL shape.

I live closer to Royal Lakes and Reunion, but without question, I will drive the extra few miles to Chicopee Woods for a better experience.

The greens were in horrible condition. Sand, dirt, hallmarks, all over the putting services. We were told holes five and six putting greens are in bad condition, but almost every putting green was in bad condition. The fairways and tea boxes are in good shape, very long rough at this time. Difficult to find your ball if you hit it off of the fairway. Have played this course many times in the past, enjoy the play out. Will not be back for a few months, hope their greens heal.

Always fun to play with friendly and helpful staff. Fairways in great shape but greens severely stressed with multiple instances of patches where there is no grass possibly from a fungus. Still playable and normally in great shape.

The greens are soft. Some greens are developing spots with degraded turf. Looks like overwatering. Overall, very good golf experience.

Very disappointed with greens. They are chopped up and have black patches all over them. Funny thing is that #18 has the best green. Go figure the only green you see pulling in is #18.

Everything else is good. Cart girl value. But, at the end of the day it comes down to the course and the condition. It was not worth the money I paid.

the course condition was good until you get to the greens. More than 1/2 the greens have big black spots scattered across them. The layout is fair. Rain from the previous night really softened things up and wet spots were prevelant throughout the course. In the past I would recommend the course but right now, until the greens comeback, its off my rotation.

I really enjoyed the par 3s and the course layout. I plan to this course again.

some holes you will want to hit less than driver so as to feel more comfortable with a full swing. could get into a lot of trouble, hitting thru some of the fairways. the greens are large and not too sloppy and some show black fungus and unfixed ball marks. course is in great shape other than that. we played the back tees so some par threes are on the long side. I love the layout and the challenge of this course.

Course has a full compliment of different type holes. Water, sand, high rough. Many risk reward holes. Greens were soft with lots of ball marks and a bit bumpy.