Lanier Islands

About Lanier Islands
Georgia's Lanier Islands is a 1,200-acre resort community on a string of islands on Lake Lanier an hour's drive from Atlanta. It has several lodging options, starting with a Margaritaville at Lanier Islands and The Legacy Lodge at Lanier Islands. There are also condo, villa and RV park options. The 18-hole golf course, Lanier Islands Golf Club, is a past selection of the US Golfers' Choice Top 50. Amenities at Lanier Islands beyond golf include a waterpark and beach area, marina, spa as well as multiple dining and bar concepts ranging from indoors to outdoors and beachfront.Facts
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Photo submitted by Tripleplay24 on 09/30/2025
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Photo submitted by Tripleplay24 on 09/30/2025
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Hole #12 Photo submitted by u314160530516 on 12/11/2024
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7/2/24 - 183 yards #10 - ACE Photo submitted by EMEiuOcse7sPvhUbdj7I on 08/04/2024
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Even he could t hit a 2 iron. Photo submitted by z9yqwusjSeoSZb8MwbBC on 10/14/2019
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Hole #4 Approach Photo submitted by Emoweeh on 09/04/2018
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Hole #12 Photo submitted by Emoweeh on 09/04/2018
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Hole #12 Green Photo submitted by Emoweeh on 09/04/2018
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Wow Photo submitted by Marjorie67 on 07/26/2018
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The lake Photo submitted by Marjorie67 on 07/26/2018
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Look! Deer Photo submitted by Marjorie67 on 07/26/2018
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Spectacular !!! Photo submitted by rickwilliams9 on 07/08/2018
Awesome!
Five stars. This is probably the nicest course I’ve ever played. It doesn’t get much better than this outside of a private club. Really good food is free. Great practice area. Nice staff. Everything you want.
Great Course!!!
Great course, terrible staff interaction
Beautiful course, challenging just as we expected, but right at the start upon arriving to check in, the person we paid the fees was very rude, we asked a question and got a very rude response. He made sure to not even allow us to ask a follow up question. We felt terrible after dealing with him (forgive me for not having his name, but he was on shift yesterday at 9:30 am when we arrived 9/24).
The cart girl was awesome, very friendly. The guy that took our bags, also very nice and friendly. We mentioned the poor experience we had with the front desk person to other staff and the response was "Oh yeah, he is very moody, we never know what we will get with him" which is not what we expected given the amount of money we spent to paly a round (2 of us $354). The course itself is challenging, but great views so worth it. The pace of play is kind of slow, I think they could manage that a bit better but we would visit again as long as we did not have to deal with the very rude staff member.
Poor management
Booked a tee time for 2 and the staff had 3 groups of 4 in front of us and a group of 4 behind us. There was no staff to monitor the pace of play and both groups in front of us was hitting 2-3 balls each per tee box and multiple drops in the middle of the course. We teed off at 1:50 and by 5:30 had only managed to get to hole 11 we left after playing only 11holes and when we went inside and told the 2 kids that were inside they said there was nothing they could do and the staff left early. Spent over $350,00 to play 11 holes and no apologies or comps after driving nearly 2 hours and $350,00… Very disappointed and will reach out to Mr Williams the owner and let him know what is going on so hopefully he can get better staff… Don’t waste your money here!!!

Thank you for the feedback. Our target pace of play is 4:30 on a busy weekend. We understand that as a twosome 4:30 can feel very slow. Unfortunately, we really do. It have control over how many foursomes would book a tee time in front of you. Pace of play is actively monitored using the GPS system and messages are sent to guests to encourage ready golf. The groups ahead of you finished in 4:50 and the groups behind finished in close to 4:30. In these situations, where we have a twosome on a busy day, we would be glad to issue rain checks for 9 holes.
Please email gclarkson@lanierislands.com if you wish to receive 9 hole rain checks. Thank you.

Concentration shots
You don’t need driver on every hole. I found myself hitting 3 wood, 5 wood, and Irons of the mix tees.(wht/blu)A tough but fun course to play. The water holes and lake views were phenomenal. If it’s your 1st time like me, play with someone who has knowledge of the course. Fairways in great shape and the greens were slow due to air raiding with in a few weeks. But great course.
Super friendly staff!
Great day at the lake. The course was hard but beautiful. Staff was so accommodating!!!
Great Course but Greens need work.
Course layout was great, facilities are great staff is great, Greens are very firm very difficult to hold. Overall a great place to play golf.
Amazing Course
Very challenging and amazing course in great shape. The views are phenomenal throughout the entire round. Fairways are narrow in many holes and test your placement for sure. There are some blind shots so make sure you take a peek ahead.
Great Course, Greater Challenge
This course is in pristine condition. The layout is very challenging and I am not the best golfer by any means but the views and conditions make it very enjoyable. I was lucky enough to play here on a hot deal and it was worth it.
The staff is very friendly as well and the overall experience was great. Range balls, drinks and some light snacks were all included which was awesome. Definitely hope I can play here again one day.
Condition of Greens
This is a very nice course that charges a healthy green fee to play. I think that players should be notified when making a tee time that the greens have been recently aerated, and are very unpredictable. Also, there are several cart path only holes on this course for no apparent reason. Again, for the rates they charge, you should be able to take the cart on all of the fairways, unless there is a significant repair area that has to be cared for. I'm okay with paying a premium, but that premium should cater to the player, not the greenskeepers.

Thank you for your feedback. The greens were aerated almost 3 weeks ago and our golf maintenance staff have been working diligently on playing conditions. We have had a significant amount of rain and unusual weather so far in August.
As for cart path only holes, compaction (multiple golf carts driving on small fairways) is the reason, not necessarily recent rainfall.
Please reach out to us at 678-318-7861 if you have some questions, we'll be glad to talk to you.
Legacy Golf
Legacy Golf
Punched greens still recovering and slow pace, but still a good time
The greens were aerated a couple of weeks ago and are only 50-60% healed. Biggest complaint was pace of play: we played as a twosome, and were stuck behind 2 separate foursomes. The leading foursome had the course wide open ahead of them but were playing at a snails pace. I understand it’s a resort course but it completely killed round tempo to be sitting for 5 minutes between shots.
Thank you for the feedback. We are certainly sorry that you had a very poor experience with staff at the course. Typically, this is an area where we receive high ratings. We hope that you will visit us again for a better experience.
Regards,