Garrisons Lake Golf Club sits in Smyrrna, a small town in central Delaware's Kent County, roughly equidistant between Wilmington and the Delaware beaches. The course was designed by Ed Ault and Brian Ault, a father-son team known for their work across the Mid-Atlantic region. The Aults have built numerous courses in Delaware, Maryland, and neighboring states, typically creating layouts that work within the region's relatively flat to gently rolling terrain and incorporate water features as strategic elements. The course takes its name from an on-site lake that figures into the routing and provides both visual definition and hazard considerations on several holes. Delaware's coastal plain topography means the land here lacks dramatic elevation change, so design interest comes from hole corridors, green complexes, bunkering, and the management of water hazards. The Aults generally favor accessible, playable designs that accommodate a range of skill levels while still presenting strategic choices for better players. Garrisons Lake serves the local Smyrrna community and the broader Dover area, offering a regulation eighteen-hole layout in a region where golf facilities cater primarily to residents and summer travelers heading to and from the Atlantic coast. The course reflects the straightforward, functional character common to many daily-fee and semi-private facilities in Delaware's interior, where the emphasis is on conditioning, pace of play, and value rather than championship pedigree or national recognition.

Garrisons Lake Golf Club sits in Smyrrna, a small town in central Delaware's Kent County, roughly equidistant between Wilmington and the Delaware beaches. The course was designed by Ed Ault and Brian Ault, a father-son team known for their work across the Mid-Atlantic region. The Aults have built numerous courses in Delaware, Maryland, and neighboring states, typically creating layouts that work within the region's relatively flat to gently rolling terrain and incorporate water features as strategic elements. The course takes its name from an on-site lake that figures into the routing and provides both visual definition and hazard considerations on several holes. Delaware's coastal plain topography means the land here lacks dramatic elevation change, so design interest comes from hole corridors, green complexes, bunkering, and the management of water hazards. The Aults generally favor accessible, playable designs that accommodate a range of skill levels while still presenting strategic choices for better players. Garrisons Lake serves the local Smyrrna community and the broader Dover area, offering a regulation eighteen-hole layout in a region where golf facilities cater primarily to residents and summer travelers heading to and from the Atlantic coast. The course reflects the straightforward, functional character common to many daily-fee and semi-private facilities in Delaware's interior, where the emphasis is on conditioning, pace of play, and value rather than championship pedigree or national recognition.