Stone Mountain GC - Lakemont: #1
View of the 1st green from the Lakemont at Stone Mountain Golf Course
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2.9
787 Reviews (787)
5 Stars
170
4 Stars
264
3 Stars
145
2 Stars
104
1 Stars
104
Conditions
2.4
Value
2.7
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.4
48.5%
Recommend this course
488 out of 787 reviews
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3.6
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.5
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.7
80.0%
Recommend this course
20 out of 25 reviews
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2.9
75 Reviews (75)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
17
Conditions
2.5
Value
2.7
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.2
50.7%
Recommend this course
38 out of 75 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns praise, with the front nine offering stunning panoramic views of Stone Mountain across the lake. Friendly staff add a welcoming touch that enhances the overall experience for visiting golfers.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6444 yards
Slope 134
Rating 71.5

Stone Mountain Golf Club boasts 36 holes of championship golf that are a part of Stone Mountain Park, which is one of the Southeast's most popular attractions. The Lakemont Course winds around the beautiful Stone Mountain Lake through forests of Georgia pines and hardwoods. John LaFoy, a native of the state, designed the golf course. He incorporated his signature mounding and dramatic bunkering, which is enhanced even further by the wildly undulating terrain. The lake is more prominent on the front nine where water comes into play on six holes. The back nine still features water on four holes, but there are more rocky outcroppings, providing different but equally stunning scenery. Stunning mountain views can be enjoyed from every hole and golfers will also be able to glimpse the famous Confederate memorial carving featuring Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, and Stonewall Jackson.

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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect John LaFoy (1989)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

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

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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2.9
787 Reviews (787)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 18
19th Hole Scenic Views 12
Patio Dining 11
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 38
Narrow Fairways 28
Elevation Changes 27
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 40
Advanced Golfers 23
Locals 20
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 33
Near Local Attractions 28
At a Resort 20

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Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Greens....

The course was uncharacteristically muddy and wet. However, the greens were the real issue. They did not roll smooth and had tons of patches of poor quality throughout. It was pretty disappointing.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It is February, but for the price you pay I should not be putting through chunks of sand on the green on half the holes. The rest of the course was great.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Lakemont Course Stone Mountain

Looking for a nice little challenge? Play this course from the blue tees. Wonderful setting next to Stone Mountain. Course itself was in great condition. The greens could definitely need some manicuring, but hey...it is January, and lots of courses are struggling keeping up the greens. Wonderful course, but not for beginners. Handicappers between 1 and 20 will love it. Don't expect to shoot your handicap though :).

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Overrated

Took a trip to the Masters last year, and was excited about playing at Stonemountain.

Lakemont was in average to poor shape. Very small Poa-anna greens. Not worth the time or money. Cherokee Run is a much better course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Should be better than what it is!!!

To be inside Stone Mountain Park and having to pay a $15 parking fee before coming in the gate, really sets the bar too high for this course. The layout itself was not bad at all, but the greens where awful...awful...AWFUL!!! Every bumpey and your putt will not roll smoothly across any of the greens. And the green on the par 3 13th was so bad that they should refund your money!!! I did see many yardage marks anywhere, and the bunkers need a facelift. Plus I got behind this foursome about the 4th hour and they never allowed me to play though, and by the 9th hole had things so backed up that I was right behind them, and another foursome was on the tee box, and another foursome right behind them. As I have already said with what they charge, and a $15 parking fee at the gate this place should be nothing short of awesome but the truth is....it's not, more like a waste of your time and money!! But with the right leadership and care of the greens, and a little course facelift ( some beautiful flowers, dogwoods Something to add color and some eye beauty would go along way to help this course reputation.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 02/17/2017

I had the exact same experience here and just wrote a review about it. Very poor experience and awful green conditions. A shame really.

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Disappointed

Setting is beautiful. Golf course is in bad shape - tee to green. Pace of play - 6 hours. $15 to get into the park to play.

Not a good experience.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun day

The golf course is fun to play. A few quirky holes and the routing requires good directions to follow it but signs are and arrows on cart paths are good. Greens did not look good and had some bare spots but generally rolled true and had good speed. All in all we had a fun day.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Poor green

One of the greens (Par 3 in the back 9) is really poor. It seems to rework on it but the progress is really slow.

Overall good view and course, but green condition is generally poor.

The club house stopped paying for the entrance fee, $15. Without knowing it, you have to pay green fee (however much) + entrance fee ($15).

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Lakemont - Great Views, Poor Greens

Good - The view, service, check in, bag boy, new carts, smooth cart path, visible markers, ground maintenance..

Bad - No drink cart service , 4-5 greens are diseased and in disrepair. Other greens are near perfect.

Such a shame to have so many greens in disrepair. One of them was so bad, maybe 14 or 15 .. was fully sanded. Some of the remaining greens were picture perfect. Super lush, smooth and rolls true. I hope they fix the diseased greens soon.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Played On
Reviews 106
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Needs Some Work - Slow Play

The course conditioning is borderline. The main problem is the greens. The bent greens were aerated 2 or 3 weeks ago and are in generally poor condition due to shaggy turf, spongy ground, pins that have not been reset in days, and bare patches. The 13th green is basically unplayable. Most of the bunkers have been maintained, but were not raked or groomed on this day. Fairway conditioning is generally good. Many trees have been recently (last year) cleared. These areas need to be cleaned up and groomed so that play from these areas is at least fair.

Play on the front nine was at a 5 plus hour pace. Lakemont can be a 4-star golf course, but needs better maintenance and attention to the golfing experience.

I like Lakemont, but cannot recommend this golf course in its current condition.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Course is improving everyday

Lakemont course is getting better everyday.

Brand new golf carts, fairways are lush, and the staff is friendly.

The greens were aerated, perhaps 4 weeks ago and its slowly coming back. Its still furry and bumpy some, but the sand is all gone and in about 1-5, it should be spectacular. There is still one or 2 holes where the green is diseased, but in time, and cool weather, those should also recover.

The course has trimmed a lot of the treeline and that helps dry out the course. This was much needed and they've also done a good job to clean/clear the undergrowth. It's helpful because this is a narrow track and you can find your balls easily if you do miss into the trees. Did I mention this is a narrow course..

Overall, a fantastic deal for a Hot Deal. Will definitely be back. Conditions should be fantastic in 1-2 weeks.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

papa

The course was in great shape. Greens were seeded.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout 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

Good Course

This course is a good one to play. A couple of greens need new growth but most are in great shape .

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Terrible Greens

I should have asked for my money back. The greens were in terrible shape. Marriot should be shame of themselves for the condition of this course. The greens for most part was painted dirt. On a couple of the holes there were holes where the pin position had been moved. A total disgrace!!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/26/2016

suppose to play tournament on saturday i was stoked but now don't even want to show up after reading all these negative comments about course conditions. Totally Unacceptable.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Golfing the Rock

Overall was good course. The greens were in awful condition, but the rest of the course made up for it. Great layout. We played from the blues. It was nice because it forces you to use some clubs you may not always pull out. I'll go back, but I would only play for discount rates. They need to lower the rates, or fix the greens. The additional $15 to get into the park already increases what you pay.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Poor rating because of poor greens condition

Have played the Lakemont course a number of times in prior years and have in general enjoyed the layout and conditions. However, the present condition of all of the greens is near horrible - patchy, weedy, uneven and in many cases no grass appears to growing in certain areas of the greens. Most of the rest of the course is in good condition although the tee boxes could use a little care as well. Have come to expect better from SM-Lakemont based on past play though very disappointed with this round and value for course condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 97
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Should be better

We were disappointed that the greens were in such bad shape, I would not pay full price for this course right now. $10 as a Hot Deal is fair price for the course condition. It has very nice scenery but bad patches on the greens. The fairways were in good condition. Keep it as a Hot Deal and pay no more than $10. When you go to Stone Mountain you expect better.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Layout & course conditions

The front nine layout was really neat with the geographic layout. Back nine was rather ordinary but we enjoy the golf. Tees were awful - nee tending. Green were very poor - many need to be closed down and regrassed or rebuilt. What a shame. Very poor compared to the Stone Mountain course which was in great condition. Course layout here was superior to SM. One hold was close for repair when most need to be repaired. We still enjoyed our golf here.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

STONE MOUNTAIN

The course is beautiful

The scenery breathe taking

The opening hole sets the tone for a great round of challenges a must play for all level golfers

The one downside is the $15 parking fee to enter the state park consolation $40 annual parking pass which can easily pay for it self

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

Course was fun. If this is your first time, you might get turned around a bit changing over to the back nine. There are two courses that share the same general area. Follow the lines and you'll be ok. Got a great deal on GolfNow, and I play either course whenever I can. Last time I played, I had the course to myself so I was able to work primarily on my approach shots.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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