Sugar Hill GC
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3.8
1571 Reviews (1571)
5 Stars
375
4 Stars
700
3 Stars
300
2 Stars
110
1 Stars
86
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.1
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.5
83.2%
Recommend this course
1259 out of 1571 reviews
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3.7
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.8
77.4%
Recommend this course
24 out of 31 reviews
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3.9
105 Reviews (105)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
57
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.0
82.9%
Recommend this course
87 out of 105 reviews
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Course Highlights
This public course delivers exceptional value with a challenging, intelligent layout featuring significant elevation changes and strategically demanding tee shots. Friendly staff and consistently solid course conditions make it a top choice for golfers across all skill levels.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 6522 yards
Slope 140
Rating 71.6

Nestled in the foothills of the north Georgia mountains, Sugar Hill Golf Club tumbles across elevation changes that range from subtle to dramatic. The course is artfully laid across the rolling hills, weaving through stands of mature trees, to provide it with the maximum level of challenge and the best views. The natural contours played a role in determining the placement of the bunkers around the greens and fairways as well as shaping the sharp doglegs. As if the golf course didn't already have enough challenges, there are also deep grass canyons and water hazards to contend with. The par-4 fifth and the par-3 12th are memorable water holes, both featuring large lakes that lurk in front of the greens. Sugar Hill G.C. is known as one of the toughest golf courses in the area.

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Course Details

Year Built 1992
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Championship Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Willard Byrd (1992) Nai Chung Chang

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes, at the starters discretion

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.8
1571 Reviews (1571)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 24
Patio Dining 15
19th Hole Scenic Views 11
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 62
Bunkers 40
Water Hazards 36
This course/club is great for:
Locals 53
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 26
Advanced Golfers 22
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 40
Worth the Drive 21
Convenient to the City 19

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Reviews 128
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Disappointed today

Sugarhill is one of my favorite courses that I ever play, but today I was disappointed… I got there a bit early as I usually do… Being ex military, I always arrive early for everything… Also, I understand the policy of using Golf now at most courses, and I’m willing to wait until the proper time… However, after checking in And being told again about the policy, I was loaded up and ready to go and nobody was teeing off for more than 30 minutes... I was told that I could pay an additional $10 to go off at that time… I refused… I am a regular customer at Sugar Hill and should have been allowed to start regardless of the rules with Golf now… I did not argue, but I am very disappointed by this treatment.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Awesome! We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Sugar Hill Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Bad pace of play

This was my second time playing at Sugar Hill....Played in a 4some and a 2....The course is tough but won’t scare a beginner. The greens were in good condition but not great....You have to stay straight on this course because the grass outside of the fairway is high and your ball will be close to impossible to find....Now the bad part...It's like a free for all when it comes to course management. Both times I've played here it's been jammed up REALLY bad!! We were all bunched up and on top of each other. No Marshall to be found but honestly it's more the way they send people out. It's like show and go!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Awesome! We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Sugar Hill Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Close to good...slow pace of play make it average

This is nice course with a nice layout. Lots of elevation changes. Not too long or short. Greens could use some love. I really want to like this course allot...but the slow pace is an absolute killer. Every time out it gets ridiculously bogged down at some point and you are waiting at the tee box...often times with the group behind you waiting to tee off as well. I would recommend to a friend with a caveat. Go early or be prepared for a slow round.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/24/2020

Great! Thank you for visiting us at Sugar Hill Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens

It would have been nice to be told the greens were recently plugged and sanded to no end. It was impossible to put. There was so much sand on the greens it was like playing shuffle board not golf.. why would they plug and sand in middle June?? makes no sense..

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The Goat Track Returns

I have a friend that refers to Sugar Hill as a goat track largely because many fairways have steep or deep elevation changes as their border. Yesterday, the greens were not in poor shape. They were not in awful shape. They were in horrendous shape and according to the attendant in the pro shop, have been in said condition for the last three weeks. Scroll down to the next few reviews if you you think I am overreacting. There was no aeration notice on Golfnow and we were not advised of the condition of the greens until after our money had been collected. I am going to call Golfnow and advise them of the conditions and see what they say about why there is no alert. For the time being, you would have more fun going to the dentist for a root canal.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Thank you for your review! We apologize that you didn't enjoy our course and that you weren't notified of our recent aeration. We strive to provide a great overall golf experience for all our guests. We will most certainly use your review to help us improve moving forward. We appreciate your feedback and hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Walked
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Interesting Layout...Greens just aerated

The course itself is interesting. You really need a course layout book or a golf app to see where to hit it on some shots. Fairways were in pretty good condition. Rough seems a bit haphazard. Greens had just been vertically cut and punched so they were terrible. Give it 3 weeks and it will be fun to play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting us!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not worth the money

Greens had been aerated but no notice was posted, even on golf now. The greens were AWFUL, on top of that they were cutting what tiny amount of grass that wasn't drowned by sand on the greens in the middle of the day, holding up play.

I'll be spending the extra $10 and playing a better quality course from now on.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Thank you for your review! We apologize that you didn't enjoy our course and that you weren't notified of our recent aeration. We strive to provide a great overall golf experience for all our guests. We will most certainly use your review to help us improve moving forward. We appreciate your feedback and hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 264
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Top 25 Contributor
Georgia Advisor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens are in Terrible Condition

Greens had been aerated and heavily sanded which we weren't told about until we arrived and had already paid. We went to the putting green and saw what it looked like and just walked away because it was totally covered in sand and had deep lines and grooves all over the practice putting green.

The course has really gone downhill since the last time I played which was a couple years ago. They apparently have stopped maintaining the course or are struggling to do so based on the conditions today. More than two weeks after initially aerating, the greens are STILL terrible. Those are the worst greens I have played on in over 5 years. The greens were de-thatched and aeriated over two weeks ago. The Greens looked like they had been de-thatched with a tractor and plow. The only things missing were furrows with corn growing in the furrows. There were deep lines, bumps and TONS of sand on every single green. And to make matters worse, the greens have not been cut in quite some time as every single green had very long grass. I have played courses which had nicer and more manicured fairways than the greens at Sugar Hill Golf Course. Normally after being aerated, a course is playable after a week. However, when speaking with the other people in my group (they play the course every week) they said the greens have been horrible for two to three weeks. Whoever is running the course should definitely not be running a course because the course is in terrible condition versus what it was last time I played.

I can see having very bad greens in February and March when you are getting ready for the up-coming golf season, but this is the middle of June and the greens are TERRIBLE. Why would you purposely destroy your greens right in the middle of summer.

It is too bad the course has gone downhill so much because the course has stunning views as well as a very fun layout with lots of elevation changes. It will definitely be a long time before I return to play the course again as long as the conditions are what they were today.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Thank you for your review! We apologize that you didn't enjoy our course and that you weren't notified of our recent aeration. We strive to provide a great overall golf experience for all our guests. We will most certainly use your review to help us improve moving forward. We appreciate your feedback and hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Terrible Staff - Would never go back

The course isn't bad but all of the staff members were extremely rude. Greens had been aerated and sanded as well, which we weren't told until we arrived and had already paid.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Thank you for your review! We apologize that our staff didn't leave a great impression on you and that you weren't notified of our recent aeration. We strive to provide a great overall golf experience for all our guests. We will most certainly use your review to help us improve moving forward. We appreciate your feedback and hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

I have no idea how this place has 4 stars

The sand bunkers are either gravel or filled with water. It hasn't rained in a week. There were tadpools in the sand bunkers.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/24/2020

Thank you for your review! We apologize that our course conditions didn't meet your expectations. We are working on improving our course everyday, but we appreciate your feedback. Thank you again and we hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course in poor shape and Pro was a jerk.

They've really gone down hill. They apparently have stopped maintaining the course or are struggling to do so. More than a week after aerating, the greens are all still bumpy and full of sand. Normally this is playable at other courses after a week. The practice facilities are horrible. Mats only on a very short driving range. The chipping green was poorly kept. The putting green has 1, maybe 2 holes. The Pro that has chosen to show up after several months of not being seen is a jerk. He gave my party grief for bringing diabetic friendly supplies (fruit and zero sugar drinks) after we've had difficulty finding anything suitable at the course repeatedly. I used to play 2-4 times a month here. I'll gladly take my business elsewhere and suggest you do too.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Thank you for your review! We apologize that our staff didn't leave a great impression on you and that our course conditions didn't meet your expectations. We strive to provide a great overall golf experience for all our guests. We will most certainly use your review to help us improve moving forward. We appreciate your feedback and hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Awesome! We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Sugar Hill Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

A joke

This course might be the biggest embarrassment to the game of golf. First off why would you destroy your greens right in the middle of summer. If I was the superintendent id close the course until further notice.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Thank you for your review! We apologize that our course conditions didn't meet your expectations. We strive to provide a great overall golf experience for all our guests. We will most certainly use your review to help us improve moving forward. We appreciate your feedback and hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very good course.

Very good course but heavy sandy and aerated greens made it difficult to putt. The course overall is in very good shape from the tees to the fairways. Will be back in 3-4 weeks after the greens come in.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Awesome! We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Sugar Hill Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice day of golf

The course has stunning views. Greens were under repair so just used the 2 putt rule.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Fantastic! Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Sugar Hill Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Very good course!

Very good course. Greens were heavily sanded and

aerated. Will be back in about 3-4weeks to play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Great! Thank you for visiting us at Sugar Hill Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 128
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Probably my favorite golf course

Sugar Hill is beautiful and very challenging… The staff is always friendly and they love my service dog. Playing there is always like coming home and I love it!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Excellent! Thank you for your kind words. We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Sugar Hill Golf Club.

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