Lakes Golf Course at Laura Walker State Park
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6595 yards | 71.9 | 122 |
| White | 72 | 6015 yards | 68.4 | 112 |
| Gold | 72 | 5536 yards | 66.3 | 106 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4734 yards | 66.6 | 106 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 72.1/127 | 376 | 407 | 155 | 572 | 402 | 194 | 319 | 476 | 462 | 3363 | 428 | 493 | 301 | 551 | 191 | 393 | 328 | 179 | 427 | 3291 | 6654 |
| White M: 69.1/123 W: 74.6/134 | 334 | 384 | 135 | 507 | 387 | 181 | 293 | 440 | 428 | 3089 | 396 | 449 | 275 | 499 | 169 | 361 | 289 | 165 | 382 | 2985 | 6074 |
| Gold M: 66.6/116 W: 72.1/130 | 290 | 363 | 122 | 489 | 333 | 150 | 276 | 411 | 364 | 2798 | 352 | 415 | 257 | 467 | 154 | 319 | 275 | 151 | 364 | 2754 | 5552 |
| Red M: 63.0/103 W: 68.0/112 | 251 | 305 | 104 | 450 | 284 | 133 | 216 | 360 | 320 | 2423 | 300 | 343 | 221 | 407 | 121 | 282 | 225 | 130 | 309 | 2338 | 4761 |
| Handicap | 9 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
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Photo submitted by sorenj on 07/25/2017
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Photo submitted by sorenj on 07/25/2017
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Good course
Over all the course is good. The one thing I didn't like was that the rough was so tall it was almost impossible to get out of it at times.
Great value
Staff are solicitous, the drive in is relaxing. Layout fair but challenging. Esp the 18 th, a fine finishing hole . Good value for the drive.
This is a really sweet course.
I love this course. It has no houses around it and it surrounded by the beauties of nature. The course can be very challenging in places. Most of the par 4's and 5's are doglegs. It's worth the ride from Jax! Already did their green over-seeding. They were in excellent shape a little fuzzy in places but rolled smoothly. Pace of play is always fast. I played 36 holes in 6 hrs. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed.
Peaceful setting.
I like to get out to this course every so often despite a 1 hour ride. Never very busy when I go and always maintained. No house and very natural setting.
The course is in great shape overall, however the greens needed cut and were very slow.
The course is a lot of fun to play and is in very good shape.
Just you and nature.
Greens were nice. The rough was a little too long and the bunkers needed some more sand.
Great layout.
Beautiful course and very well maintained. Staff was super friendly. Came from Jacksonville and it was well worth the drive. We will be back.
Wonderful links styled course.
Love the layout of this course. It's set in an isolated area of great beauty. So peaceful and serene. Some holes offer a challenge with water along the edges of the fairway. The par 3's are fun. Have played here for many years and always look forward to coming back. The course is in wonderful condition.
excellent state golf course
Havnt played here in a few months. Under new leadership, back to the way it used to be very friendly staff on a well kept state run golf course.
Absoulute perfect condition
One of the best courses I have played in some time. It was in such good shape it was hard to believe what I paid. Great undulating greens. Fairways were wide and greens were large. Great practice area. Will definately play again.
Park course . Very scenic .
I've played this course 3 times in the past year or so . It has been in perfect shape every time . The 2 of us that played yesterday came from opposite directions . He was in the other 2 foursomes when I played here in the past . We both said this is our favorite course . No houses on the course . Just so scenic . Nice people too .
The Lakes at Laura S. Walker is a beautiful course.
The Lakes is a nice layout cut into the Georgia Pines. Adjacent to the Okefenokee Swamp Park. The land rolls and some spots are low. They have recently had a lot of rain, so there is some ponding on the fairways. The greens a well kept and roll true. There is a nice mixture of water hazards and bunkers to make this little golf course a challenge. Well worth the price for not only a beautiful golf course, but also a trip through nature.
You must play this course.
Course is a great value. Not too hard for week end golfers, but enough challenge to make you want to come back.
Nice course
This is a nice course, considering it is a state run public course, have played it twice about a year apart and it is always in good shape, we drive 75 miles one way to play so it is always worth the trip about once a year
Great Course
Very Friendly Staff.....Course is in good shape. Very quite and secluded. A deer ran across the fairway as I was preparing to hit my approach. Very cool. Most other players seemed to be very cordial. We had a group of five in front of us and only had to wait a couple times. Will definitely go back!!
Beautifully designed course, with enough challenge and user friendliness combined to make it really ejoyable to play.
The course was being core-aerated the day we played and this was not mentioned when we made our tee-time reservations through your service. If it had been, we would have selected another day to play. Because of this, we had to play the front 9 twice. Disappointing, to say the least.
This is a lovely course: great design, really interesting and challenging greens w/lots of break and undulations while being large and easy to reach in regulation. The surroundings are magical, an environmental wonder. The staff and patrons were very friendly and went out of their way to be helpful.
We'll definitely return in a bit to play again when the Bermuda grass has grown back in after our tough Spring...
Course has a great layout for the average golfer
From check in to the end of the back nine was a total delight. Everyone we dealt with were friendly an offered every help to make our outing successful. Course was in great shape and offered a challenging task. Greens are very good and hard to read at the same time.
Nice course that care be walked.
This course layout is great for walking, the holes are nicely separated but the distance from green to next tee is excellent. Tree lined requiring good shot placement but short enough to not be overwhelming. Greens are well maintained , hard and fast.
IMMACULATE CONDITIONS
This course is in pristine condition. Greens are challenging and fast. The course is always in excellent condition.
beautiful course
wet summer helped the course. been playing it once or twice a year for the last 6 years, best shape i seen it in. the course is Green and soft, boom away, balls stop dead on the greens. Greens in great shape
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