Lanier Islands Legacy - lake
The lakeside views of the Lanier Islands Legacy golf course can be distracting.
7000 Lanier Islands Parkway, Buford, Georgia 30518, US
(770) 945-8787
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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

Price Range$$, $, $$$
Property Class★★★
Acres1200
Year Opened1974
Number of Units500+

Amenities

RestaurantsBar, Casual
Room TypesRoom, Suite, Villas/Casitas
TennisYes
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
MarinaYes
Beach AccessYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

Kids ProgramYes
Room ServiceYes
ConciergeYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?Yes
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Lanier Islands

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Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars
733 Reviews (733)
Reviews 13
Recommended
Played
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Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Review 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played

Fun Course - Great Staff

Course was in great shape, layout around the lake was cool but a little gimmicky for a few golf hole, views were fantastic, staff were extremely welcoming, amenities were great, and will certainly be coming back.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 31
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Great golf outing

They do things right at Lanier. From the moment you arrive you are treaty like royalty. Unfortunately the course is too pricey for me to play regularly. It is also a bit too challenging for me at my present golfing ability. Beautiful scenery and will definitely take any visiting family there for a great golfing experience.

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Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 2
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Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 2
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First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 3.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
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Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

5 1/2 hour round

Course was in great condition, fairways and greens were beautiful. Pace of play was awful. The amenities and staff are awesome and they had that on lock. I don’t know what the hold up was but we could not get to our next shot without having to wait for 3-5 minutes. Only time we did not wait was when we were on the green.

First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 1.0
Amenities 5.0
T O P 500
Reviews 89
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Great day on the lake

The weather was great, the course was beautiful and just a great day. Greens are rolling really nice, fairways are plush and tee boxes in great shape. The course is a challenging layout and in great shape. New clubhouse looks amazing Overall just a great day!!!

Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 11
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Nice scenery

Beautiful scenery, nice course. If you are the golfer that always stays in the fairway then you will enjoy. If not, the rough is at least 6 inches deep. Found more than a dozen balls in the rough while trying to find mine, so between that and the free food it was great fun. Slow play was due to following a tournament of construction people. All of the found golf balls were brand new ProV1 so thanks for the donations. The dozen balls and free food paid me back for the round. Worth the 5 hour afternoon.

Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 3.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 5.0
Review 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played
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Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played

Nice course

Great conditions, even after aeration. Holes are challenging; long straight hitters will do well. Lovely scenery. The clubhouse pro shop were clean and appropriate.

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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 25
Recommended
Played

Good but not great course

Played the course and the fairways, tee boxes and greens were well maintained. The only downside were the bunker areas they really needed work. Also, bring plenty of balls due to the first cut being so thick it makes it nearly impossible to locate a ball that is off the fairway.

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Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
Review 1
Recommended
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Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 2.0
Difficulty 5.0
Review 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 5.0
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Review 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Played

Terrible Greens

This club has bermuda grass for their greens, but they decided to have them rolling at about a 3-4 on the stimp meter for a Sunday morning round. You have guests paying a lot of money to play here. What a disgrace. Not to mention they were hosting a GSGA Tournament their later that afternoon. I can't imagine the reviews that GSGA and their participants gave them.

I'm a scratch golfer that can have a good time just about anywhere I go. This was ridiculous. Couldn't even get 10 footers to the whole, let alone make a 5 foot putt. Might as well have been putting on shag carpets.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
2.0
2.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 1.0
Value 1.0
Layout 1.0
Friendliness 3.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Commented on 07/15/2026

Apologies for the slow greens. We were battling Take-All-Root Rot prior to the triple digit temps and to combat that double punch of issues we ralaised our greens heights and fertilized the greens to combat the disease. We were back down to our normal greens heights right after the 4th and greens were back to pre disease conditions mid week. Beside the slow greens the greens were in great condition. Greens are perfect now so please come back and enjoy the course.

Commented on 07/13/2026

Thank you for the feedback. Unfortunately, even with bermudagrass the extreme heat closing in on 100 degrees can cause some stress for the greens. The height of the cut needed raised to protect against disease therefore the greens were much slower than normal on the day you played. This should have been communicated to you before play. We are pleased to report the height has been lowered again and green speeds are back higher. Please reach out to us at 678-318-7861 if you have any additional course conditions questions.

Regards,

Legacy Golf

Reviews 11
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Review 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
Recommended
Played

Beautiful course

This course was beautiful. The staff and service was amazing. The course was challenging but fun.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
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