Southland Golf & Country Club

I was extremely impressed with the conditions of the course considering how it was. Some of the sand traps were flooded. Other than that I had a really great time. And hats off to the Course Superintendent for whipping this course back into shape . I will definitely be back!!!!

This course has awful employees that have no sense of urgency for getting groups off the tee on time and not friendly. My group of 4 took 4 hours to play 13 holes. As it turned out they had three groups of twosomes holding everyone up. Where was a ranger? I don’t know. Don’t waste your time coming to this cow pasture.

Oh quick note, they don’t serve alcohol either.

I’ve played Southland maybe 100 times. Greens are as green and full as they’ve ever been. Very soft and receptive. Also very slow though and kind of furry in places.

Fairways are OK. Three or four tee boxes make you choose between hitting out of dirt or hitting out of rough.

The worst thing about this place though is the grumpy pro shop. It doesn’t cost anything to be nice. This dude gave me a lecture because I put my clubs on the “wrong” cart. He also got super defensive and almost mad when I asked for a cart key, I imagine because he thought I wanted to go out early because he grumbled my tee time at me. I was the only person there.

This might be a great place to bring a kid to learn the game, but just tell the little ones to meet you around back.

The course is in excellent condition except for the bunkers! If they put sand in the bunkers it would be a 4+ stars course!

It was a good course layout. But poor upkeep and the pro shop attendant was very unfriendly and started off round on a bad note.

Played here on Friday afternoon at 2 PM. Saw 1 other cart the whole round. Was great. Course was really dry, but everywhere is dry right now. These greens are really, really good for a inexpensive course. Extremely fast when putting downhill.

Holes 12-18 are really good. They should make hole 9 a par 3 and be done with it.

Bring your own beverages.

Fun course with some interesting holes that require challenging shot placement. Greens and fairways are in great condition but the sand traps are awful and the tee boxes are so hard it’s siddicult putting a tee in them. Was able to play a full round in 3 hours on Sunday afternoon which is awesome. The pro shop guys seem a little surly but I haven’t had any problems with them and they were cool when I called to report some stray dogs on the course. A good deal!

I was shocked at the staff and their candor. Not hospitable at all. Never experienced that at this course. There was no water on the course. The greens were in really good condition. It is a good value for the money. And they have made a lot of improvements to the cart paths.

This was like my 4th time playing at Southland and I have to say that the fairways and greens are in great shape, they need to fix the sand traps but other than that the course is in great shape. If you haven’t play there be prepare for a challenging front nine with a lot of blind tee shots and a lot of turns, back nine are a little easier.

This is a fine course offering good variety of holes , an excellent GN value.

Tees and fairways were both good and the greens were exceptional/pristine------there can not be better greens anywhere at any price better that what I saw yesterday, props to the groundskeeper. On the negative side, no attention to the bunkers seems to be paid and really with that the case they should just fill then in with dirt cause it detracts from the overall great condition otherwise. Southland is quite a drive from Marietta but well worth the trip.

Just... not at all what I expected. Most traps in poor condition.. Would not drink from water buckets; spouts looked gross. Snakes on cart path. Some good natural obstacles and the back 9 was more fun than the front. First thing I see when pulling into parking lot... overflowing dumpster. Pace of play was good... cause no one was there. Oddly, the starter had issues with me going out early but eventually relented.

Southland is a reliable option if you are looking for golf at a good value close to Atlanta. The course has a strong, challenging layout, with a few quirky holes thrown in that I wish I could dynamite. While you certainly shouldn’t expect “pristine” conditions, the course is usually in good shape (except the bunkers, but they’re supposed to be penal anyway!).

The day we played, they had just aerated the greens four days prior. We were given a discount on our greens fee, which was much appreciated. I’d expect the greens to be in very good shape in a couple weeks. They usually are.

Be aware the course doesn’t come back to the clubhouse after 9 holes, and there is no halfway house. Bring some energy bars!