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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4.5
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Handicap 0-4
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Plays A few times a week
2.0
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Hot weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 7
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course

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

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Best all-around course

Staff was extremely friendly and helpful, new pro shop and clubhouse are beautiful with great concessions. The course was in great shape and scenery is gorgeous. Challenging, hilly course surrounded by water. I now want to move there

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Updated clubhouse but goodbye amenities

Arrived at 8:50 for a 10am tee time. No breakfast left even though there were only about 8 cars in the parking lot. When we were at the turn at noon, there were no hot dogs and only plain turkey/cheese sandwich halves on white wrapped in plastic wrap. There was 1 piece of jalapeño pizza, no other toppings?, left in the pizza shelf.

No more water’s in the cooler or other drinks. Waters are only on the carts now. No more ice cream cooler.

The updates to the facilities are nice but it seems they are now cutting the budget back on the amenities even with the highest greens fees in the Atlanta metro area.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 06/11/2026

Thank you for your feedback. The clubhouse kitchen and bar are still under construction therefore the complimentary food and beverage items are limited at this time. We are sorry that your experience on that regard was not up to the standard expected.

We are working quickly to finish construction and bring back a wider variety of complimentary food and beverage for guests.

We would add that no specific complimentary items can be guaranteed at any time due to varying consumption levels at different times of day and day of the week.

Regards,

Legacy Golf

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worth a few extra dollars

Truly is a result course always an excellent shape, but it can be very pricey. Look for hot deals.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Find somewhere else to play

I’ve played a lot of courses and a scratch golfer. This course was insanely pricey for the conditions. Seems like they’ve spent more money into their night golf course and their new pro shop than the actual course. Fairways and greens were awful and the tee boxes were worse. Paid $175 per person for what? No range and awful course conditions. Should coat $50 and I’d highly recommend playing anywhere else. Not worth the money at all

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course, but too tough for amateur golfers

This is a beautiful course and greens are very fast, also some pin placements are almost impossible to make pars because they are in the middle of steep hills and I made a triple when I had a 10 feet birdie putt, but ended up putting 5 times because I couldn't stop the ball when I missed the put by 1 inch, and the ball kept rolling down 15 feet. But if you like tough course, this is the one for you.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 62
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Amazing Day

Course is great, staff is great, the scenes..all 10/10. Only downside is remodeling but once it’s complete I’m sure it’ll be better.

Witnessed everything you can think of today... even someone flipping a golf cart almost into the lake. So the whole day was amazing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lanier

Fantastic course. Kept it difficult but if you play smart you really can enjoy the difficulties it sends your way from going over the water to having to hit out of tiered bunkers. Bunker sand was absolutely perfect being nice and fluffy and fairways were extremely pure.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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