Smoke Rise Country Club

They are nearing completion of a $5M renovation of the clubhouse that will certainly make it nice. The marshall (aptly named Marshall) definitely cares about the patrons and makes for a good experience, but at the end of the day, it’s a pricey round for a course that really needs some loving. They recently punched the fairways and tee boxes so hopefully it’ll be better in a few months. But for now, it’s not worth $75 a round for the current course condition.

The fairways were recently punched but you didn’t notice it because the grass on the fairways was a little sparse. The greens were bumpy and slow. It took almost 3 hrs to play the front nine. I couldn’t take it and quit after #9.

Great design/layout, but condition could have been improved significantly. I love to go back once they improve thr condition.

Recently, aerated, and many tee boxes and fairways have little grass. Overall course conditions were very poor, definitely not worth $75

Aeration on both fairways and tee boxes.

Plus, with excessive rain, the bunkers are in horrible condition.

The staff should be providing price concessions for play.

So I had written this course off for good due to its consistent bad condition. I played it today with friends and the price tag was $70. So I thought “oh maybe they fixed things”… no, no they didn’t. The course has an awesome design fun but challenging. However it’s not maintained well. 90% of the bunkers were holding 1’+ of water. Lost 3 balls to these bunkers. There is also barely any sand in them and the bottom is concrete so if you don’t want to damage your wedges, you’ll have to play from outside of it. The course drains very very poorly. This course goes back on my “Do Not Play” list. Many very very good courses for that price tag around these parts.

Course was in very poor condition, worst i have played in Atlanta area, No grass just mud on some fairways, lots of soil erosion around the course, some bunkers were mud holes. (It has been mostly dry for 3 weeks).

Practice area really overused, hardly any grass.

Golf Carts were very dirty

Course layout is really funky , lots of fairway slopes. Most holes were blind tee shots with big doglegs. Greens were well laid out and in pretty good condition for late February The lady in the pro shop said they were spending money on the course and the clubhouse had certinaley been refurbished so perhaps the course is going through a transition and could be better next year

Fun, good coursr. Alice and Fred are great to work with.

I was skeptical playing here after reading many negative reviews, but overall this course exceeded my expectations and was a fun round to play.

The course is on the tougher side with many dog legs and lots of uphill and downhill. Greens were inconsistent, but seemed to be in pretty good condition and just need to be dialed in a bit more.

There was not a drink cart so buy your brews at the pro shop when you check in.

The clubhouse is still being renovated and brought into this decade. Hopefully they will soon add a 19th hole for losers to buy their competitors a round of drinks! Plan to eat before or after you play as there were not many options for snacks.

For Some Reason - The Lady Checking In at the Club House Would Not Honor my Golf Now Price - costing me an extra $20 - I would a refund on my Golf Now fees

*I only Played 9 hole, due Slow play-Backed up at 7, 8, and 9.

• I've have played here plenty of times, but This was a Horrible Experience

Good course you have to place your shots. Never a hassle. Both Fred and Alice are professional, courteous and welcoming. Always a good golfing experience.

Challenging course and fun layout. Lots of elevation changes and dog legs. I played in November and the greens were still in very good shape, fairways were good, but tee boxes were a bit rough. Overall a good course and experience.

The club is taking advantage of the time of the year for doing renovations of the pro shop and restaurant so they essentially don't exist at this time. Again, its November so few golfers are being impacted. As far as the course goes, its extremely hilly and the greens are in awful shape. The fairways were okay and cleared of falling leaves so that's a plus. The tee boxes are marked with sticks so it was difficult to find the colors of the ones we were using if they were marked at all. Most of what I've written that might be construed as negative can be attributed to it being Autumn but tee box markings are all on management. It was an overall good experience and I'm satisfied I played there.