Chattahoochee Course
Chattahoochee Golf Club
Public: #1956
Public: #1732
Public: #63
About this course
Chattahoochee Golf Club, etched into the rolling landscape of Gainesville, Georgia, quietly upholds a tradition of accessible, community-focused golf. Routed along the shores of Lake Lanier, the course has long held a special place for the generations of golfers that call it home. Designed in the classic parkland style, with mature hardwoods framing generous fairways, Chattahoochee presents a straightforward test. The relatively open layout, favoring a draw, avoids excessive trickery. Though not particularly challenging, the course boasts a few memorable holes and keeps pace with a casual round. While not the site of major championships, Chattahoochee Golf Club stands as an enduring local fixture. It is a space where golf is enjoyed, not scrutinized, and friendships thrive. A Gainesville institution, in more ways than one.
Quick facts
- Location
- Gainesville, GA, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1959
- Holes
- 18
- Designer
- Robert Trent Jones Sr.
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 7,166 yards
- Difficulty
- 75/131
- Course Vaults score
- 6.7
Getting there
The journey to Chattahoochee Golf Club begins at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), roughly ninety minutes south and east through the rolling piedmont landscape of north-central Georgia. The drive traces a gentle ascent from the Atlanta metropolitan sprawl into the quieter foothills surrounding Gainesville, where the terrain softens into pastoral valleys and tree-lined country roads that signal entry into the Lake Lanier region. Private aviation options are available at nearby regional facilities, though the club's location remains deliberately understated—accessible but removed from the highway corridor, nestled among the gentle elevations and native hardwoods that define this corner of the Georgia upcountry. The final miles wind through a landscape of quiet estates and wooded acreage before arriving at Chattahoochee Golf Club, where the architecture and routing emerge organically from the land itself.
FAQ
Common questions about Chattahoochee
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Chattahoochee has a Course Vaults score of 6.7 out of 10 based on 28 logged golfers.
Chattahoochee was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr..
Yes. Chattahoochee is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Chattahoochee is 72.
Chattahoochee plays 7,166 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Chattahoochee is 131.
