Lakes GC at Laura Walker State Park
A view over the water from Lakes Golf Course at Laura Walker State Park
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4.7
622 Reviews (622)
5 Stars
345
4 Stars
221
3 Stars
39
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.1
98.2%
Recommend this course
594 out of 622 reviews
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4.8
43 Reviews (43)
5 Stars
38
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.8
97.7%
Recommend this course
42 out of 43 reviews
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4.7
70 Reviews (70)
5 Stars
56
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.8
98.6%
Recommend this course
69 out of 70 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout earns top marks, with a well-balanced mix of accessible and challenging holes kept in excellent condition with fast, smooth greens. Friendly staff, strong value, and a reliable pace of play make this course worth the drive.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6595 yards
Slope 122
Rating 71.9

Situated at the northern edge of the Okefenokee Swamp, the Lakes Golf Course at Laura S. Walker State Park is home to an abundance of native plants and wildlife including alligators, gopher tortoises, and blue herons. True to its name, the course has three large lakes and the layout is routed through numerous varieties of oak trees and palmettos. The course is as challenging as it is scenic with heavily undulating greens, water hazards, and strategically placed bunkers. There is also subtle but tricky, links-style mounding defining each of the fairways and landing areas. The course strikes a nice balance of player-friendly and difficult holes but be prepared for the final holes on both the front and back nine, they are considered the toughest on the golf course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Golf Season Year round
Architect Steve Burns

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range 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

4.7
622 Reviews (622)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 15
Bunkers 14
Water Hazards 12
This course/club is great for:
Locals 15
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 14
Walkers 11
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 12

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Played On
Reviews 49
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course is in sweet shape

Tee boxes are very lush..

Fairways are really nice

Rough has been cut down which helped a lot...thick rough would be a nightmare!!

Bunkers, with rakes are sweet...but, looks like they are letting their waste areas grow back in.

Greens are in sweet shape.

Great time for a South Georgia get-a-way!!

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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in very good condition.

They have done a lot of work on the course. Sand bunkers have been redone and are in excellent condition. Greens are in good shape too! Fairways are also in good shape. It will test your skills and is fun to play. With golfnow you can play for less than $20. Recommend this course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Best Shape in Years

We play this course 2 or 3 times per week! Go play this course as soon as possible! The course

is in great shape!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

What a gem!

Could not have asked for better conditions! The course is in superb condition, especially for a well-used public course. Greens excellent, with moderate speed. Well groomed fairways and bunkers. Just a delight to play and a great scoring course, as well. Definitely will be back to enjoy future rounds.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Book your tee time now

The state park has spent money! Fresh sand in the traps, some new tee boxes, fairways and greens are plush! Great course to play and worth the money!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent place to play

Me and my grandson had an excellent round of golf. Everything was in great shape and the staff was wonderful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love this course

Fairways and tee boxes in great condition. Greens roll true but a little furry and slow. I’m sure it has everything to do with healing from earlier punching. Played previously and they were much faster. Can’t beat this course especially for the money.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad Greens are No Fun !

Greens were the worst I have ever seen for a State owned course . Rate should have been 50% off.

Very disappointing !

Golfnow needs to make courses add updates are disclaimers.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointe

I have played this course of and on since it was opened. This was the worst conditions I've seen with the greens.

I would not recommend playing this course until condition improves. At least their should be a reduction of 50% in rates, and also, should advise players of the condition of greens.

As for pace of play, there was a couple I caught up with, with no one in front of them, on the back nine. Waited on every shot, would not ask me to play through. We were both riding in carts. I was playing as a single.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always a pleasure

Love this course, drive over an hour to get to it ..great, fun layout...beautiful surroundings...very friendly staff...always a great experience and enjoyable round! Greens are a little rough, but hopefully they will improve soon...regardless, I’ll be back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 49
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course is getting there...in a month, should be good

Greens are 25%...lots of dead spots on the green, but grass is growing in.

Bunker work is almost finished...really polishes the look of the course.

The fairways are getting lush...lots of empty divots though.

We filled our sand jugs 3 times.

Dormant rough is really bare from all the cart traffic.

Need to rope off some areas to let the grass grown back in around the greens were carts ave been driving EVERYWHERE!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great State Park course

They are working on the course to improve play with new fairway and green side bunkers. Overall a great course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Cart paths are rough. Places need a good deal of work.

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

Worth every penny, but hot deal was only $10

Kind of got what we paid for today. Have had a lot of rain, mud balls all day, but to be expected. Bunkers were in horrible shape. I understand rain messing them up some but they don’t look like they’ve even been raked since I played there in November. “Sprigs” of some sort of grass on the greens made for plinko like putting. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not upset at the hot deal, but I would have been pretty perturbed had I paid normal rates.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wet but good

The area has received a tremendous amount of rain. Considering that the course was in very good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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