Golf in Georgia

The best golf courses in Georgia you can play

20 of the best courses in Georgia that take public tee times, grouped by area and city. Private member clubs are left out.

When to go: Best March-May and September-November; summers are hot and humid, coastal courses stay playable in winter.

Cities
AdairsvilleAthensDahlonegaEatontonElbertonGreensboroHartwellMineral BluffPine MountainRising FawnSavannahSt. Simons IslandSuwaneeVilla RicaWaverlyYoung Harris
Public anyone can book Resort, open to all takes outside play Semi-private some public tee times Resort guests book with a stay estimate price not published
Golden Isles3 courses

St. Simons Island

  • Sea Island - Seaside Course
    Resort guests
    Par 70 · Harry Colt & Charles Alison; Tom Fazio redesign

    A windswept links-style course on the marsh and the sea, and the home of the PGA Tour's RSM Classic.

    inkl.com seaisland.com
    $395-$425Off-season Closed May 1-Oct 18, 2026
  • Sea Island - Plantation Course
    Resort guests
    Par 72 · Walter Travis; Love Golf Design remake (2019)

    A rebuilt classic with live oaks and wide fairways; the gentler partner to Seaside and open year-round.

    inkl.com seaisland.com
    $335Off-season $260 (Jun-Aug, before 3 pm)

Waverly

  • Sanctuary Golf Club
    Semi-private
    Par 72

    A highly rated coastal course between Brunswick and the Florida line.

    golfpass.com golfpass.com
    $75-$125+
Lake Oconee5 courses

Eatonton

  • Reynolds Lake Oconee - Great Waters
    Resort guests
    Par 72 · Jack Nicklaus

    Nicklaus's lakeside layout, with the back nine running along Lake Oconee.

    inkl.com gachamber.com
    $350Off-season $300

Greensboro

  • Reynolds Lake Oconee - The Oconee
    Resort guests
    Par 72 · Rees Jones

    Reynolds' other headline course, next to the Ritz-Carlton with many holes on the lake.

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    $350Off-season $300
  • Harbor Club on Lake Oconee
    Semi-private
    Par 72 · slope {'back': 138, 'middle': 132} · Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish

    The best Lake Oconee course you can book without staying at the Ritz.

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    $105-$299
  • Reynolds Lake Oconee - The Preserve
    Resort guests
    Par 72 · Bob Cupp

    A quieter wooded course with wildflower meadows and fewer houses.

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    $300Off-season $250
  • Reynolds Lake Oconee - The National
    Resort guests
    Par 72 · 27 holes · Tom Fazio

    Three Fazio nines through hardwoods and along the lake.

    inkl.com gachamber.com
    $300Off-season $250
Lookout Mountain1 course

Rising Fawn

  • McLemore - Highlands Course
    Resort guests
    Par 71 · Bill Bergin & Rees Jones

    A mountaintop course whose 18th hole runs along a cliff edge high above the valley.

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    Stay-and-play package
Blue Ridge Mountains1 course

Mineral Bluff

  • Old Toccoa Farm
    Semi-private
    Par 72 · slope {'back': 149, 'middle': None} · Bunker Hill Golf (Dan Proctor & Dave Axland)

    A rugged mountain course along the Toccoa River, open to public play six days a week.

    golfdigest.com golflink.com
    $180 estimate
Atlanta2 courses

Suwanee

  • Bear's Best Atlanta
    Public
    Par 72 · slope {'back': 143, 'middle': 137} · Jack Nicklaus (replicas of his own designs)

    Eighteen copies of Jack Nicklaus's favorite holes from courses he designed around the world.

    inkl.com golflink.com
    $139 estimate

Villa Rica

  • The Frog at the Georgian
    Public
    Par 72 · slope {'back': 140, 'middle': 128} · Tom Fazio

    A Fazio course west of Atlanta with big elevation changes.

    golfdigest.com golflink.com
    $95 estimate
West Georgia1 course

Pine Mountain

  • Callaway Gardens - Mountain View
    Resort, open to all
    Par 72 · slope {'back': 137, 'middle': 134} · Dick Wilson & Joe Lee

    A tree-lined former PGA Tour host course inside the Callaway Gardens resort.

    golfdigest.com exploregeorgia.org
    $80-$100Off-season $50-$65 (Dec-Feb)
Northwest Georgia1 course

Adairsville

  • Barnsley Resort - The Fazio
    Resort, open to all
    Par 72 · slope {'back': 138, 'middle': 134} · Jim Fazio

    A hilly course in the foothills next to an English-style village resort an hour north of Atlanta.

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    Not published
North Georgia Mountains2 courses

Dahlonega

  • Achasta Golf Club
    Semi-private
    Par 72 · Tom Fazio

    A scenic mountain course near Dahlonega's wineries and gold-rush town square.

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    $65-$96

Young Harris

  • Brasstown Valley Resort
    Resort, open to all
    Par 72 · Denis Griffiths

    A mountain-valley resort course that GolfPass reviewers rated Georgia's best public course for 2026.

    golfpass.com golfpass.com
    $39-$100+
Athens1 course

Athens

  • University of Georgia Golf Course
    Public
    Par 72 · Robert Trent Jones Sr.; Davis Love III renovation

    The Bulldogs' home course, a long, hilly test open to the public.

    golfdigest.com golfcourse.uga.edu
    $98-$106
Lake Richard B. Russell1 course

Elberton

  • Richard B. Russell Golf Course at Arrowhead Pointe
    Public
    Par 72

    A state-park course on Lake Russell with lots of lake holes for a low price.

    golfdigest.com golfpass.com
    $32-$60
Savannah1 course

Savannah

  • The Club at Savannah Harbor
    Resort, open to all
    Par 72 · Bob Cupp & Sam Snead

    The Westin resort course on Hutchinson Island, across the river from historic Savannah.

    golfdigest.com golfpass.com
    $104-$160
Lake Hartwell1 course

Hartwell