Creek At Hard Labor State Park: #5
A view of hole #5 from The Creek At Hard Labor State Park.
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4.4
902 Reviews (902)
5 Stars
333
4 Stars
405
3 Stars
100
2 Stars
43
1 Stars
21
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
95.7%
Recommend this course
811 out of 902 reviews
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4.6
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.8
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
Recommend this course
14 out of 14 reviews
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4.4
66 Reviews (66)
5 Stars
35
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.7
95.5%
Recommend this course
63 out of 66 reviews
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Course Highlights
Creek at Hard Labor delivers a well-designed layout with fast, smooth greens and pristine fairways that consistently impress returning golfers. Exceptionally friendly staff and outstanding value make this one of metro Atlanta's top affordable options.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6612 yards
Slope 129
Rating 71.4
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The Creek Golf Course at Hard Labor State Park
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Course Details

Year Built 1968
Greens Champion Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Denis Griffiths

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks

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Reviews

4.4
902 Reviews (902)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 9
19th Hole Scenic Views 6
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 37
Bunkers 24
Narrow Fairways 21
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 34
Advanced Golfers 26
Locals 24
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 37
In the 'Burbs 8

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Reviews 55
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

New Greens

They are no better than old ones.

Recommendation: Place sand boxes on Par-3 tee boxes

to repair devots.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 55
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 104
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
Played On
Reviews 55
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

New Greens.

New Greens are very appealing.

Green fees have increased. I don’t like.

The tee boxes still need improvement.

Suggestion: why not place “sand boxes with a scoop” on each of par-3 tee boxes. (They are in a terrible condition.) Players do not run back to his/ her cart to bring sand to fill the divot he/she has just created. Makes sense?

Think about it!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens improving

First month of redone greens. Still not smooth or consistent. But much better than the temps!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 55
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 55
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

New greens BUT higher green fees!

It takes longer than I used to be you know my age I guess

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Probably worth the drive

The course, itself, is a nice layout with reasonably generous fairways. Although the bermuda rough was cut fairly low it was nevertheless easy to lose a ball if it sank to the bottom and, by its own nature, hard to play out of. Together with the hilliness of the terrain, it makes for a challenging round of golf even for the lower handicappers. If you walk, you'd better be in great physical shape.

In the main the fairways and roughs were in very good shape - no real reason to play "winter rules." Like most public courses, the traps were okay, at best.

They have apparently changed the grass on the greens within the last 6 - 12 months. Give it another growing season and they will be spectacular. They are fairly good as it is now.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 207
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

New greens open

After months of temporary greens, the course now has new greens. Some of the greens had thin spots with a dusting of sand and were a little bumpy in spots. Overall, the new greens were playable but extremely slow. The rest of the course is in good condition, but like most courses this time of year, it has very punishing rough. Good value and worth the long drive to get there.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

New greens

Course has gone through green replacement. We were excited to play the new greens. They still have a little maturing to go - but it was great to be there on the first day of use.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf is always a challenge

The “new” greens were not in great condition. They were super hard and over sanded. The course in general has not been maintained very well. The tee boxes were chewed up. Pace of play was pretty slow due to a push cart group that would not allow cart riders to play through.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
4.0
First Time Playing

No greens

I’ve never played here and when I first got a look the greens looked nice and so did the course but once we started the first hole we realized there were no greens and the greens were just dyed onto the fairway. There was no heads up either.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Temporary greens made for a rough day

The good news is that the greens should be open in a couple of weeks. The bad news is until that’s done, it’s not a great experience.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

TEMPORARY GREENS

The greens were closed in April and are still closed. The course is in terrible shape. The fact that they are still charging as much as they are is disappointing.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 55
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Temporary Greens! No fun

All the greens are temporary. I skip putting because putting on these temporary green would mess up my putting skills. Will wait until Oct. 1st when the regular greens are open with a 100% increase on green fees! Bad!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not impressed

This is the first course I’ve played that I told myself I wouldn’t come back to. The majority of the fairways were so wet it was ridiculous. My waterproof golf shoes were soaked. Terrible landscaping. Water sprinklers randomly going off 6 inches from where we tee off on one hole.

Also I get the greens are being worked on, but even everything around them was not great, ankle deep grass in the majority of the fairways. I’ve played courses almost half the cost in better conditions. I hope whoever goes has a better dryer experience.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Work in progress.

Course is in poor shape right now. All of the greens are being redone. If this condition was communicated before playing and cost adjustments made this would be understandable but this was not done. Just tell me before hand and allow me the option to continue or not.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No Greens at this time

Was not informed, but the greens are being redone, all holes are on temporary greens. Thus would not recommend for the next 2 or 3 months. Very disappointed that I did not know! Wasted my fees

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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