Hard Labor Creek State Park
About Hard Labor Creek State Park
Georgia's Hard Labor Creek State Park is located on Lake Rutlege east of Atlanta off I-20. This state park facility features a range of accommodations from camp sites and RV sites to 20 2-bedroom cottages. Amenities here are highlighted by the 18-hole golf course designed by Denis Griffiths and features a pro shop, full driving range, grill and bar. Additional features of this state park, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, is horseback riding, off-road mountain biking, hiking, beachside swimming and boat rentals.Facts
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Golf courses at Hard Labor Creek State Park
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Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by OPPBr5gkRoNlDl899JGg on 09/21/2025
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Photo submitted by bjacobs16 on 04/28/2025
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Photo submitted by Mserrian31 on 10/31/2024
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Photo submitted by collinrobles1 on 09/22/2022
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Photo submitted by mrseay2 on 07/11/2022
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Number 2 Photo submitted by Drumlime on 04/06/2019
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From the green on #2 looking to #3 Photo submitted by Peter3943030 on 01/11/2017
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#13 par 5 from the Blues Photo submitted by Sean4356667 on 09/11/2016
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Armadillo on the course Photo submitted by Sean4356667 on 09/11/2016
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Photo submitted by efm03c on 06/17/2013
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Number 10 Photo submitted by wendy2584 on 04/23/2013
New Greens.
New Greens are very appealing.
Green fees have increased. I don’t like.
The tee boxes still need improvement.
Suggestion: why not place “sand boxes with a scoop” on each of par-3 tee boxes. (They are in a terrible condition.) Players do not run back to his/ her cart to bring sand to fill the divot he/she has just created. Makes sense?
Think about it!
Greens improving
First month of redone greens. Still not smooth or consistent. But much better than the temps!
New greens BUT higher green fees!
It takes longer than I used to be you know my age I guess
Probably worth the drive
The course, itself, is a nice layout with reasonably generous fairways. Although the bermuda rough was cut fairly low it was nevertheless easy to lose a ball if it sank to the bottom and, by its own nature, hard to play out of. Together with the hilliness of the terrain, it makes for a challenging round of golf even for the lower handicappers. If you walk, you'd better be in great physical shape.
In the main the fairways and roughs were in very good shape - no real reason to play "winter rules." Like most public courses, the traps were okay, at best.
They have apparently changed the grass on the greens within the last 6 - 12 months. Give it another growing season and they will be spectacular. They are fairly good as it is now.
New greens open
After months of temporary greens, the course now has new greens. Some of the greens had thin spots with a dusting of sand and were a little bumpy in spots. Overall, the new greens were playable but extremely slow. The rest of the course is in good condition, but like most courses this time of year, it has very punishing rough. Good value and worth the long drive to get there.
New greens
Course has gone through green replacement. We were excited to play the new greens. They still have a little maturing to go - but it was great to be there on the first day of use.
Golf is always a challenge
The “new” greens were not in great condition. They were super hard and over sanded. The course in general has not been maintained very well. The tee boxes were chewed up. Pace of play was pretty slow due to a push cart group that would not allow cart riders to play through.
No greens
I’ve never played here and when I first got a look the greens looked nice and so did the course but once we started the first hole we realized there were no greens and the greens were just dyed onto the fairway. There was no heads up either.
Temporary greens made for a rough day
The good news is that the greens should be open in a couple of weeks. The bad news is until that’s done, it’s not a great experience.
TEMPORARY GREENS
The greens were closed in April and are still closed. The course is in terrible shape. The fact that they are still charging as much as they are is disappointing.
Temporary Greens! No fun
All the greens are temporary. I skip putting because putting on these temporary green would mess up my putting skills. Will wait until Oct. 1st when the regular greens are open with a 100% increase on green fees! Bad!
Not impressed
This is the first course I’ve played that I told myself I wouldn’t come back to. The majority of the fairways were so wet it was ridiculous. My waterproof golf shoes were soaked. Terrible landscaping. Water sprinklers randomly going off 6 inches from where we tee off on one hole.
Also I get the greens are being worked on, but even everything around them was not great, ankle deep grass in the majority of the fairways. I’ve played courses almost half the cost in better conditions. I hope whoever goes has a better dryer experience.
Work in progress.
Course is in poor shape right now. All of the greens are being redone. If this condition was communicated before playing and cost adjustments made this would be understandable but this was not done. Just tell me before hand and allow me the option to continue or not.
No Greens at this time
Was not informed, but the greens are being redone, all holes are on temporary greens. Thus would not recommend for the next 2 or 3 months. Very disappointed that I did not know! Wasted my fees
Temp greens ok
Reduced rates due to temp greens and limited tee boxes. However, temp greens are in good shape and better than others zi have played. Great price using GN
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Under Repair
Greens were being replaced. Makeshift greens were satisfactory for what they were. Always a pleasant golfing experience.