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
69 Reviews (69)
5 Stars
55
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
1
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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
68 out of 69 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 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great layout.

I love this course. Have to drive an hour one way to play it.
It has been a hard winter on the course. A lot of poanna grass on the course and greens.
Hope the course recovers by Summer.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 49
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Only got to play nine...rain came in..

Not the first time that I have played to course, but first time since they did a lot of cleanup. The vegetation around the lakes had gotten a little thick. Great mix of holes. Some simple scoring holes, some difficult holes with lots of trouble and then you have 9 & 18. Two of the finest finishing holes I have played.

Ask for the grilled onions on your hamburger after a great round of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 53
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Just you and nature.

Greens were nice. The rough was a little too long and the bunkers needed some more sand.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 64
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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 .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

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!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

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...

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

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.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

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.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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