Atlanta Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort

Good variations and design to test your entire game

To begin, I knew that it would cost $15 to enter the park, but I feel this is a ridiculous fee to pay when I was clearly there just to play golf.

First impression - I handed my bag to one of the outside staff members who promptly placed my bag on cart. As I was walking towards the pro shop, I heard a "crash" and one of the other members of the outside staff had ran another cart directly into the back of cart/bag, to which everyone laughed it off...not damage to the equipment, but not what you want to see.

The inside staff could have cared less if I was there and seemed bothered when I told them it was my first time playing and if there was anything I should know about the property/course/range.

For $86, I would expect to get more than 19 golf balls to hit at the range. My playing partner received an expired code, which he found out only once we got to the range. He called the pro shop to tell them, and was put on hold and eventually hung up on. When he called back and spoke to the operator, she too could not get the pro shop on the line. As you may or may not know, the driving range is not close to the pro shop and at this point we were about 10-15 minutes from our tee time.

The starter (Lawrence) literally did not say one word to us and acted as if he would rather be anywhere but on the first hole of Lakemont. I asked him about course conditions, greens conditions, expected pace of play with cart path only and I did not get one response. So far $100 in, this is my experience before I even hit my first tee shot.

Having been formally in the golf industry, as an assistant golf course superintendent, the condition of the greens were not worth what we paid for the round. Being the end of March, I was expecting the bentgrass greens to be nearly immaculate. I was surprised to find how slow, fuzzy and inconsistent they were, not to mention how there was more Poa on many of them than Bentgrass.

All in all, not the experience I was hoping for the cost to play.

I like the Stonemont course. I have played it a number of times and keep coming back. I have yet to play Lakemont, but will at some point.

What I didn't like about this round was no Starter being there at 7:50am for our tee time when we were the first group scheduled to go off. The father and son who were to be paired with were surprised to be paired with another group... on Saturday morning! That said a lot and they let us go first as a twosome as we knew the course and play quickly.

As we approached the first green, the Starter appears and says he can't let us go as a twosome and we have to wait for the father and son to play the first hole and then go on as a foursome. WHAT? You want to slow everyone down because you are late showing up for work?

We said we'd wait on the next tee, did so for about two minutes, and then played on as a twosome. We could see the father and son as we finished 18 and they were three holes behind us. Had it not been Cart Path Only all day, we'd have likely finished even farther ahead.

It's a good place, but the staff seems wound a little too tight for me. They need to use their heads, not their rules to make it a more enjoyable experience for all.

It was a cold windy day when we played. We followed a foursome and did wait occasionally but not long. The course was wet from recent rain so carts on paths only which made for a lot of walking. This is a beautiful course. Vistas are magnificent. Front nine is fairly open and requires choosing shots. The back nine is more difficult. Because of rain many fairways were difficult to walk on and waders would have helped. Perhaps the other course on Stone Mountain would be better.

I work close by and I use weekday afternoons for practice time. The low number of players on weekdays in late afternoon is perfect for practice time.

This course is excellent for the golfer looking for a bit of a challenge. Scoring a par on one of the holes on this course is a real par. There are no 100 or 120 yard par 3’s if you catch my drift. The par 5’s are true par 5’s, and you need two perfect long shots to reach any of them. Lots of par4’s are 400 yard plus, so it is not like most golf courses... where you never use a mid or long iron. If there is a negative at all: I find it sad that one has to pay the park entrance fee, when all one does is playing golf. People playing golf should get the entry fee waved.

Staff was friendly and professional, course played quick with no waiting. There was no water on the entire course, every station was dry. No beverage cart either...disappointing! We wanted to have a beer after the round and the entire clubhouse was closed at 4:30pm...ouch!

Waited to play 3 days after rain and the course was mud. True it is winter conditions but there is poor drainage since it is built on rock. Course layout was not exciting and to add insult to injury you need to pay a $15 dollar entrance fee to Stone Mountain Park. Much better courses around for better value.

This course is absolutely stunning to the eye. I'd give it 5/5 if the greens were in a little better shape.

Enjoyed course even though conditions were wet due to heavy rains the night before. I didn’t appreciate getting charged $15 just to get through the gate to get to the course.

The front 9 has some of the most beautiful scenery with Stone Mountain in the backdrop, water and beautiful views. The back nine however, lacked the views of the front, but that didn't mean a lack of challenges. One par 5 was straight as an arrow 504 yards and had a wind tunnel blowing in my face the entire hole. Took a drive, 2 5 woods, and a 5 iron just to get it to a pitch-able area! But I ended up shooting 3 or 4 over, the greens are in decent condition, definitely seen worse on a golf course, but the rolls are for the most part true and I will definitely be back.

The only negative is having to pay the park fees or have an annual membership just to be able to pay to play the course.

I have played this course now for several years and always enjoy the challenge.

Course in good condition for winter play. Great staff!!!

Happened to catch a break in the winter weather and found a round for one player for $25 on a course that usually charges much more. The course co sit-up. Was in unusually good shape considering we just had sub-freezing temps the entire week before. The greens were nice and the staff was fantastic as usual.

Will definitely be back, maybe see how Lakemont is doing. Both courses should not be missed. The surrounding views of Stone Mountain and the lakes are beautiful.

Wind chill didn’t dissuade us from experiencing Stone Mountain Golf

A nice layout with nice greens, but pace of play is sometimes can be very awful and the $15 park fee just to get inside the park gates on top of your greens fee, make this playing here not really a great value

Worst green I have played all year , and $15 dollars parking , no thanks not woth it . There other courses for less and in better up keep around here (southland) . Definitely no resort by all means .