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Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6980 yards | 73.6 | 139 |
| Blue | 72 | 6550 yards | 69.0 | 109 |
| White | 72 | 6210 yards | 68.0 | 108 |
| Gold | 72 | 5810 yards | 67.0 | 107 |
| Silver (W) | 72 | 5340 yards | 65.0 | 105 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5325 yards | 66.0 | 106 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.8/139 | 412 | 496 | 342 | 395 | 218 | 399 | 144 | 417 | 578 | 3401 | 553 | 441 | 466 | 178 | 376 | 337 | 386 | 218 | 420 | 3375 | 6776 |
| Blue M: 71.8/131 | 394 | 476 | 315 | 366 | 182 | 375 | 128 | 383 | 495 | 3114 | 509 | 405 | 466 | 174 | 351 | 311 | 378 | 198 | 390 | 3182 | 6296 |
| MGA M: 71.0/129 | 394 | 476 | 315 | 366 | 135 | 375 | 119 | 383 | 495 | 3058 | 509 | 405 | 466 | 166 | 351 | 311 | 378 | 140 | 390 | 3116 | 6174 |
| White M: 69.8/125 W: 75.9/138 | 377 | 437 | 303 | 361 | 135 | 370 | 119 | 332 | 474 | 2908 | 488 | 383 | 446 | 166 | 332 | 266 | 369 | 140 | 379 | 2969 | 5877 |
| Gold M: 68.8/117 W: 73.9/134 | 375 | 396 | 292 | 334 | 120 | 308 | 103 | 306 | 452 | 2686 | 467 | 370 | 435 | 160 | 327 | 256 | 357 | 126 | 357 | 2855 | 5541 |
| Silver M: 66.9/113 W: 71.8/125 | 353 | 382 | 266 | 307 | 105 | 299 | 99 | 262 | 413 | 2486 | 450 | 339 | 423 | 137 | 290 | 233 | 331 | 125 | 331 | 2659 | 5145 |
| Red M: 63.7/110 W: 68.8/116 | 328 | 368 | 239 | 248 | 72 | 230 | 83 | 226 | 389 | 2183 | 379 | 301 | 405 | 106 | 266 | 211 | 303 | 104 | 302 | 2377 | 4560 |
| Handicap | 11 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 6 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 5 |
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Photo submitted by u000005609108 on 09/30/2023
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Photo submitted by u000001473329 on 08/28/2022
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Photo submitted by sunnywu536 on 09/24/2020
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Photo submitted by fishyracer24 on 08/28/2020
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Photo submitted by baldeagle218 on 07/15/2020
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Photo submitted by kjdaven on 06/04/2020
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Why. this is not helping stop the spread. Photo submitted by Emcdew on 03/29/2020
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Photo submitted by fishyracer24 on 06/27/2019
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Hole 11 Green Photo submitted by baldeagle218 on 05/17/2019
Terrible greens
The greens on this course were the worst I have played on this year ! Fairways and tee boxes were fine but the greens were terrible.
course
what a great course.
enjoyed a lot and par 3 are challenging.
Hi kangclinic,
Thank you for playing with us here at Royal Lakes Country Club. We love to hear that you found the course challenging!
We Hope to see you back soon!
Best Wishes,
Royal Lakes Country Club Management
Hot, hot, hot!
I had a delightful round despite the 90+++ heat. The elevated areas of the course even had a breeze. The staff were helpful and encouraged me to stay hydrated. The other golfers on the course were friendly. I was invited to play through a few foursomes allowing me to finish in under 4 hours. The bentgrass greens are nice, but were a little slow today. Overall, it's worth the drive, especially at this price point.
Hi BobAtl,
We are so glad you had a delightful round and the staff was friendly! We are so glad you thought it was worth the drive.
We hope to see you back soon.
Best Wishes,
Royal Lakes Country Club Management
Always a joy to play Royal Lakes
always very predictable - good course maintenance, friendly staff, fair prices, good good and drink.
Hi Jonathan8927055,
We are happy to hear that you thought the course was maintained well and the staff was friendly! We are always running different specials, makes sure you check our online booking engine.
We hope to see you back soon.
Best Wishes,
Royal Lakes Country Club Management
Great Day
Couldn't have had a better time! Tough but fair, in great shape. Good food, and lots of TV's in the grill. A 10!
So glad to hear that you had a great time Todd. Come see us again soon!
Hidden gem
I live 20 minutes away from this course, and I hadn't played it in three years, so it was nice getting back out there. The greens were phenomenal speaking that they were bent grass and it was 96 degrees. Overall great condition, and fairly neat layout (exception hole 11) would definitely recommend, but try and book through golf now because the course rates posted on their site are a bit pricy
Hi Ca03697,
Thank you for playing with us here at Royal Lakes Country Club. We are so happy to hear you had a great experience. We frequently run specials, so make sure to keep checking back with us.
We hope to see you out on the greens for another round.
Best Wishes,
Royal Lakes Country Club Management
the course and staff were very good!
We were running late and the entire staff was very accommodatin. Played the full course with no delays!
We are so glad you lived the course and staff! We hope to see you back soon
Excellent course and great value
I have found my new favorite course north of Atlanta. Challenging but now stupid hard. Some very unique holes that will be left in your mind long after leaving the course. The island green is beautiful and the course was meticulously maintained. I'll take this course over Chateau or Reunion any day!
We are so glad we are your new favorite course! We can not wait to have you back! Remember, we offer the best rates online.
Beautiful Course
First time playing this course, wonderful experience and looking forward to playing it get soon.
Thank you for the great review! We are go glad you played with us for the first time and were extremely impressed! Can't wait to have you back.
Royal Lakes
My home course was being core aerated and top dressed and I looked for a course that I was familiar with that had a good morning rate. Hadn't played this course in fifteen years, but so glad I did. In fact I played on Monday and Tuesday along with my golf buds. Course is in excellent shape and the bent grass greens were awesome, but not quite as fast as the mini Verdi I was accustomed to. Great track with straight forward holes (no tricks). I highly recommend this course!
Thank you for the great review! We love that you gave us a chance and love it. We hope to see you back soon
Course Closed After Brief Storm
Drove up an hour from Atlanta to play. After storm rolled in, the horn sounded, and the starter told us we should seek cover and wait the storm out. After 20 minutes the skies cleared and we resumed playing on a fairly dry and quite playable course. On the 9th hole a different employee told us that the course was closed, and yelled at us for continuing to play because the course had been closed for an hour and the horn had sounded. When we questioned him, he stated that he did not want us to mess up "his course." However, the skies had cleared, the course was fine, and it appeared that the staff just wanted to go home for the day. If you don't want to deal with a rude staff and risk having your outing be ruined at the first instance of poor weather, don't play here.
We are very sorry for your experience at our course. We would never want our golfers to feel the way you did. Please email me directly for a promo code, to make up for this experience. beckyteetimes@yahoo.com
I was there that day waiting until about 530PM. Your experience was not what we received. We got rain checks, explanations and radar views of incoming weather. We made the choice to leave.
Great course
Course was in great shape and putting on this greens where the ball actually rolls and not bounced was by far great for a bust in confidence in my putting ability. I will definitely be returning to this course.
Thank you for the great review! We are glad your ball rolled on the greens. We are so glad you liked the course and will be back. We will here to welcome you
Very nice course
Great course. Well maintained. No complaints at all. Certainly has its challenges and at some holes you start thinking "somebody's playing a mean joke". (11).
People are okay, kind of snobby... Likely they employ mostly residents of the community. This course is not for the uncontrolled player as the homes are sometimes close and some fairways are a bit narrow. Great layout... Especially the greens. I'll be back
We are so glad you like the course and found it well maintained. We can not wait to see you back!
Ball placement very important to get the flat lies
Enjoyed it the experience on a challenging course.
We are very glad you enjoyed your round with us. We hope to see you back soon! Remember, we offer the best rates online.
fun round of golf, and....
a great layout. Course in ok condition. Quite challenging.
We are glad you found our course fun and challenging! We hope you back soon.
One of the best tracks in Georgia
Great course, great views, great services. Best layout in Ga. Not swanky but play is as challenging as St Marlo, Bears Best and even Reynolds. Put this course on your bucket list.
Thank you for the great review! We are so glad you love our course and you can check us off your bucket list! We hope to see you back soon
no extra
the course was in good shape and the greens were great. The problem with Royal Lakes is that they don't allow coolers, but they never have a beverage cart on the course. I played mid morning and by the time we finished it was 80 degrees and we hadn't seen a beverage cart. This happens all the time and it is bad when you are suppose to be part Country Club. If you play you better bootleg a cooler if you want something to drink.
Thank you for the review. We are sorry that you did not see a beverage cart but thank you for letting us know. We will take this into consideration! Hope to see you back soon
awesome course with great price
I always have a great time at royal lakes country club.
We are so glad to hear that! We hope to see you back very soon
Knowledge & Greens
Very friendly staff and The course is in great shape.
You have to play the course again so you know where to place ball because course is tight. #9 look very long but if you hit a good tee shot next to the water you will be inside 150. If you don't par #3 you are going to have a tough day. The greens are fast & tough so bring your good putter. We will be back
Thank you for the great review! We know other golfers will really take these tips into consideration! We cant wait to see you back
windy days at royal lakes
I have played here many times in the past. I have always loved it. My son and I played the front nine
on a very windy day and that made it very hard to play
The back nine is much harder than the front and it will keep you on your toes. The greens are in great shape.
I would say that it is for any golfer to try.
Thank you for the review! We are very glad that you and your son had a great time with us. We hope to see you soon!
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Hi u000003432210,
Thank you for the review and playing with us. We are very sorry that you did not find the greens in great shape. With the summer heat we are trying everything to keep the course in great shape.
We hope you will give us another chance when it is not so hot.
Best Wishes,
Royal Lakes Country Club Management
The grass on these greens are bent grass. During the summer the bent grass stresses and ball marks do not heal as quickly as the other seasons. By your comment, you have either played your rounds of golf on Bermuda grass greens or courses that have a substantial budget. In the later case, I would bet the rate you paid would not be the same as GOLFNOW at this course. However, to "label" the greens are the worst is not fair to the course. I played this course July 25 in the heat of the day. From my experience, with the exception of, brown, healing ball marks on the greens and two isolated small areas, the green were good, not terrible.