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
728 Reviews (728)
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First Time Playing
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Friendliness 5.0
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
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First Time Playing
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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 week
Recommended
Played

The corse is great- the corse staff is amazing

Had a wonderful hookie day with my 6 year old. The corse was wide open, the staff was very kind to my son and the hot dog lunch fueled the fun! Such a great place to check out- can’t wait for warmer weather to enjoy the breeze off the lake!

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Previously Played
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Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
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Skill Intermediate
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Recommended
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4.0
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Conditions 3.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 33
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

I've been wanting to play here for quite some time. I've spent a lot of time on the lake lately but the lake views from the golf still were quite impressive, even with the water level down 8'. Layout presents some really neat tee shots that makes you consider risk/reward. Although more expensive, the included range balls and food is a nice touch. Planning to return on a regular basis next season.

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First Time Playing
Used cart
5.0
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Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
T O P 500
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Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Lanier setting the high standard for fall golf

Unlike many other courses, Lanier spends time blowing leaves off the course..

Greens were firm and excellent

Brilliant layout - it is demanding

Holes 9 through 15 are outstanding

Rough is perhaps too long as struggled to find balls all day- even with colored balls.

Staff very friendly and on a sunny day - lake sparkled and they are shoring up the course on 13th from the lake..

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Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
5.0
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Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Played
First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 2.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 1.0
Amenities 2.0
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Plays Once a week
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First Time Playing
Used cart
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Conditions 3.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 3.0
Difficulty 5.0
Review 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Played

Okay At Best

Course is in good shape. Nice greens and the staff is great. Unfortunately that's about all the compliments I can say. The course is relatively short at only 6500 yards so we played it from the back tees. Even then, I only hit the driver twice during the entire round. I get that the course architect was stuck with the routing that was there, but the layout is goofy. A lot of layups off the tee. Crossbunkers in the middle of the fairway to force you to layup. I get that your hitting irons off the tee, but some of the landing areas are ridiculously narrow, even for an iron or hybrid. It's just a bad design. Practice area is small. Hitting off mats on the range and the chipping area is postage stamp small. If you want scenery, it's a good place to go. But if you want to play golf, Atlanta has many better options.

First Time Playing
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Conditions 5.0
Value 2.0
Layout 2.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 2.0
Amenities 2.0
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Recommended
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
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Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 3.0
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Recommended
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Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
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Amenities 5.0
T O P 500
Reviews 87
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

What an amazing layout but brings some problems

One of the most exciting layouts i have played in decades..

Still getting the greens out on the edge of the lake makes some extremely narrow fairways which is bordering on unfair.. Hole number 3 for example.. Still i can not blame them for trying to fit in the amazing holes. Resort course bring some slow play but the views are amazing - greens were hard and excellent. Hard to make a pitch mark..

People rave about the Great Waters course at Reynolds but this was better in many ways

It had 7 signature holes ....

Course provides breakfast and snack included in the cost..

Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
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Conditions 3.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
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Verified Purchaser
5.0
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Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Review 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

2nd best course in ga

Of course the masters is the top but that’s different.

Just go play it and see how great this course is.

First Time Playing
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Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 27
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
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First Time Playing
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Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
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 4.0
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Great course at a Hot Deal rate. Slow.

It was my first time playing there and although it had been on my list for some time, I could only justify paying if I found a deal, which I did. I think very few courses (if any in Georgia) are worth $140, so when I got Lanier Islands at $100, I pulled the trigger.

The value for the money is great as they provided breakfast, lunch (sandwiches and hot dogs), water and soda included in the price.

The pace of play on Labor Day, however, was horrible. There were some people ahead of us taking forever to play, and then behind us a group of drunk guys that thought they belonged in the Tour. So we were being pushed by the people behind, and waiting a LOT for the people ahead. A marshal came once, but did not resolve the issue.

The stated round time is 4h 15 min. We took about 5h 30min which is atrocious, especially in 95 degree weather.

First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 1.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Beautiful Course

Not anywhere close to my best game but still had a very enjoyable round. Course is challenging but getable as long as you are not out of position and I was way out of position almost all day but very thankful that was not the case for the par 3’s. This course is very picturesque with a track that flows along the the various shores of the lake. The course was in fantastic shape and absolutely love playing here.

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Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
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