Laura S. Walker State Park

Great course. Pace was slower than usual. Would definitely recommend this course to any friend or stranger.

Played as a single late in the day...ended up playing the front 9 twice since I got stuck behind a foursome, but had a blast on the front 9 and would love to see what the back looks like! Made the drive from Jax as I had seen this course on GolfNow and was intrigued by it...it's a long drive but the course (at least the front 9!) is a lot of fun, is in good condition, and is quite scenic in some spots. I will definitely go back at some point...after all, I gotta see what the back 9 looks like!!

I have played this course hundreds of times and have played hundreds of rounds at many other courses around the southeast. The Lakes has a good layout with a variety of real doglegs, straight aways, and these "waste areas" which would actually be challenging sand traps given the budget to actually put sand in them. One of these waste areas on the back (15) had a puddle of water in it from rain two days prior that had a diameter of 30 yards and swallowed my ball. Still had to hit off of the cement-like hardpan in the area. The rest of the actual sand traps aren't much better but they aren't the same dark dirt color, rather a lighter shade of dirt. It's always heavy and unraked with a layer of hardpan about 1.5-2 inches under the top layer of mud or drier mud. The front and back are like different courses, with the back having more forgiving holes and large rolling greens while many of the greens on the front are unreasonably undulated. The hole locations are typically cut by an employee who is not a golfer and they are placed on areas of the green that are crippling given the severity of the slopes. Also pins are left in the same location frequently for 5 days at the time. The edges of the holes are not ever crisp and they become very mounded up towards the hole in a volcano-like fashion. This causes all putts to turn off of the highest point, the edge of the hole, which will cause the ball to artificially roll harder to the left or right depending on which side of the volcano the ball is rolling towards. The greens do not roll true and have many areas of weeds. The 8th green is almost entirely weed which I have long been told is called "poa annua." This might be playable, along with the rest of the unaffected greens, if the greens were to be cut short enough. The grass is far too long in order to present a green and "pretty" look, that costs less to water and fuel mowers. This makes them slow and unpredictably grainy. The woods on the sides of some of the holes have recently been bush-hogged, but there are still many areas where sticks and limb-debris are piled just to the sides of the cart paths. If your ball goes in, consider it lost and hit your third off the tee. You won't be climbing through these huge piles. Other than the conditions, which have been declining since 2006-2008, the layout is awesome. The course is beautiful back through the woods and there are no houses anywhere near the course. Some of the holes have really great features and give you many different options for playing. This course would easily be one of the best in the southeast if the greens rolled smooth and true, the sand was renovated, and without bulldozing the problem greens, putting fresh holes in fair positions more frequently (1-2 maybe 3 days.)

I love this course. Have to drive an hour one way to play it.
It has been a hard winter on the course. A lot of poanna grass on the course and greens.
Hope the course recovers by Summer.

Not the first time that I have played to course, but first time since they did a lot of cleanup. The vegetation around the lakes had gotten a little thick. Great mix of holes. Some simple scoring holes, some difficult holes with lots of trouble and then you have 9 & 18. Two of the finest finishing holes I have played.

Ask for the grilled onions on your hamburger after a great round of golf.

Over all the course is good. The one thing I didn't like was that the rough was so tall it was almost impossible to get out of it at times.

Staff are solicitous, the drive in is relaxing. Layout fair but challenging. Esp the 18 th, a fine finishing hole . Good value for the drive.

I love this course. It has no houses around it and it surrounded by the beauties of nature. The course can be very challenging in places. Most of the par 4's and 5's are doglegs. It's worth the ride from Jax! Already did their green over-seeding. They were in excellent shape a little fuzzy in places but rolled smoothly. Pace of play is always fast. I played 36 holes in 6 hrs. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed.

I like to get out to this course every so often despite a 1 hour ride. Never very busy when I go and always maintained. No house and very natural setting.

The course is a lot of fun to play and is in very good shape.

Greens were nice. The rough was a little too long and the bunkers needed some more sand.

Beautiful course and very well maintained. Staff was super friendly. Came from Jacksonville and it was well worth the drive. We will be back.

Love the layout of this course. It's set in an isolated area of great beauty. So peaceful and serene. Some holes offer a challenge with water along the edges of the fairway. The par 3's are fun. Have played here for many years and always look forward to coming back. The course is in wonderful condition.

Havnt played here in a few months. Under new leadership, back to the way it used to be very friendly staff on a well kept state run golf course.

One of the best courses I have played in some time. It was in such good shape it was hard to believe what I paid. Great undulating greens. Fairways were wide and greens were large. Great practice area. Will definately play again.

I've played this course 3 times in the past year or so . It has been in perfect shape every time . The 2 of us that played yesterday came from opposite directions . He was in the other 2 foursomes when I played here in the past . We both said this is our favorite course . No houses on the course . Just so scenic . Nice people too .

The Lakes is a nice layout cut into the Georgia Pines. Adjacent to the Okefenokee Swamp Park. The land rolls and some spots are low. They have recently had a lot of rain, so there is some ponding on the fairways. The greens a well kept and roll true. There is a nice mixture of water hazards and bunkers to make this little golf course a challenge. Well worth the price for not only a beautiful golf course, but also a trip through nature.

Course is a great value. Not too hard for week end golfers, but enough challenge to make you want to come back.

This is a nice course, considering it is a state run public course, have played it twice about a year apart and it is always in good shape, we drive 75 miles one way to play so it is always worth the trip about once a year

Very Friendly Staff.....Course is in good shape. Very quite and secluded. A deer ran across the fairway as I was preparing to hit my approach. Very cool. Most other players seemed to be very cordial. We had a group of five in front of us and only had to wait a couple times. Will definitely go back!!