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
914 Reviews (914)
5 Stars
338
4 Stars
411
3 Stars
101
2 Stars
43
1 Stars
21
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
95.2%
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822 out of 914 reviews
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4.4
23 Reviews (23)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
2
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0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.5
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.8
95.7%
Recommend this course
22 out of 23 reviews
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4.4
52 Reviews (52)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
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3 Stars
5
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0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.8
96.2%
Recommend this course
50 out of 52 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
914 Reviews (914)

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 43
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Beautiful Course

This is a beauty and a joy to play. A little short from white tees but requires thought as to club selection. The greens are fast and true, and the elevation changes special. Price is fantastic value.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Favorite

Personally my favorite place to play. Challenging every time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging course

First of all Karl Gross (the Pro) was very friendly and helpful. He is also very knowledgable about the course and Golf in general. It's great that Georgia understands that you need people with Golf knowledge to operate a decent Golf facility and instructional programs. Any way back to the course, this course offers several exciting holes that require some thought if you want to score well. Hope number one is a good example as the right yardage club from the tee puts you in the best position to attack a challenging green location. I typically don't shoot my best scores at this course because it requires you to execute your shots properly or pay the price but I love the challenge.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bunkers

Good shape except bunkers and and a few fairways greens in good shape a little slow Lots of dampness on course

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Can't wait to return!

Played this course for the first time on my birthday after recommendations from multiple people. It was GREAT!!! Not overcrowded, no houses just peace and quiet...truly a relaxing and enjoyable experience; not to mention the challenge of course itself...

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Short not sweet

Short course really no driver need.fast greens.fade needed on first hole 3wood or long hybrid .rest of course is really short.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great for a golfnow hotdeal at $15 per person

Don't get me wrong, the course was nice. However some of the fairways were cut unevenly and there was a LARGE amount of rolled up grass clippings in the fairways and around some greens. We actually lost two balls in these thick clippings. We saw the balls land and then just couldn't find them. That was pretty frustrating. Other than that, everything was great. We played in about 3.5 hours so that was good.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great staff

I don't think I've ever experienced a friendlier staff than at The Creek. Love those guys!!! They treated us like we were members of and exclusive club. Keep it up!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

A Hidden Gem

If you have not had a chance to play this course yet, put t on your list for very near future plays. It definitely is worth the drive from any metro Atlanta area. The staff is very friendly and the course is so much fun to play. I take my nephews during their summers and the pro-shop folks are so accomodating to young and new players. Even when I show up during the week as a single player, you are most likely to be paired up with nice folks that have so much love for the game.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Greens were awful

GolfNow used to alert you when greens had been aerated. Guess they decided not to do that anymore. The greens were basically un-puttable. I know it's needed, but I'd like to know if they're not healed yet before I drive an hour to play what is normally a good course. Bunkers were not raked some parts of the greens were in really bad shape. This course is usually much better than this. I'll call ahead next time before I waste my time and money.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good exprience

I've played here growing up and it is still enjoyable to clme back. Can't beat the value for the money you pay. Fun course kept in good condition.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Hard labor creek review

I have always heard good things about this course but it is off the beaten path. The driving range is old and in need of repair (leveling). The staff was very friendly and helpful. The front and back nines are different. I enjoyed the back much more due to the amount of sunlight and increased amount of grass on the t-boxes and greens. All and all I would recommend it to friends as long as they were in the area.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great deal for the $$

Nice course, good people, unfortunately they have been inundated with rain and that has affected the condition of the course but still very playable. I look forward to going back. Don't play there after any significant rain.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Fun course

Very fun course to play. Staff was awesome. Played 18 and then went into town to eat at a place the staff recommended. Best wings I've ever had. The returned and played 18 more for $17 replay rate. Lots of elevation changes with tree lined fairways. Tee boxes were in average shape but greens were great. Can't wait to come back and play again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

state park deserves better

Played this course for the first time, course is tight but plaued okay. Negatives: it 3ained the night before hard and course was too wet, but thet opened anyway. Greens were in bad shape, very hard and rolled very fast. We teed off at 250pm. And by time we finished 18 at 610pm, the clubhouse was closed. No signs nothing, just closed up. The only positive was the scenery.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Augusta bound

Chose to play here after we landed in Atlanta and drive to Augusta for a practice round at the Masters. The course was brown and had some places under repair but that did not affect play dramatically. Greens held well ask the putting was fine. There are some bare areas due throughout the course. From what I could find online I felt that we got good value. The layout was overall above par

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Beautiful course

Beautiful rolling hill course with major elevation changes. Fairways and greens were in Google shape. Overall great course and would highly recommend!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Awesome Staff

Best Kept Secret in Georgia!! The course is in great shape, the greens are always nice, plays long if you need it to be, just a great golf course to play.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Wet, but fun

Took my son in laws out before they returned home from the holidays. The course was in as good a condition as you could expect for wet and winter. The staff was friendly and helpful. The course marshall offered friendly advice on shot selection for the wet (puddled) course. The course is fairly challenging with a lot or up and down tee to green holes and some narrow fairways. It was a great value for the money.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Beautiful course, great experience

Nestled in the secluded rolling hills of Hard Labor State Park, The Creek certainly exceeded my expectations this beautiful morning. The only noises that could be heard were those of woodpeckers and other animals foraging. The summer was rough to the greens at The Creek,as it was with most courses, but the greens have certainly made an impressive comeback. They were fast and smooth this particular day. It's a fun course that requires you to make shots. IIt's worth the drive

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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