
Healy Point Course
Healy Point Country Club

About this course
Healy Point Country Club sits in Macon, Georgia, where it serves the local golfing community in the state's central region. The course was designed by Gary Player, the South African champion and architect whose design work spans multiple continents. Player's American portfolio includes courses that typically emphasize strategic bunkering, thoughtful green complexes, and playability across different skill levels, characteristics that reflect his competitive philosophy of rewarding smart course management. The Macon area features rolling terrain common to Georgia's piedmont region, with mature hardwoods and pines framing fairways. Courses in this part of the state often incorporate natural elevation changes and wooded corridors that define playing corridors and create a sense of seclusion between holes. The climate allows for year-round golf on warm-season grasses, with bermudagrass typically used for fairways and greens. As a country club facility, Healy Point serves both golf and social functions for its membership. The club provides the traditional amenities associated with private clubs in mid-sized Southern cities, including dining facilities and family programming. Macon's golf community includes several private and public courses that cater to the region's recreational players and competitive amateurs, with Healy Point occupying its place within this local landscape as a Gary Player design offering members a home course shaped by one of golf's most accomplished international figures.
Quick facts
- Location
- Macon, GA, USA
- Access
- Private
- Year built
- 1974
- Designer
- Gary Player
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,702 yards
- Difficulty
- 72.9/139
Getting there
The journey to Healy Point Country Club begins at Middle Georgia Regional Airport in Macon itself, though most travelers route through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, roughly ninety minutes north via I-75. The drive south from Atlanta traces the gentle descent from Piedmont to Coastal Plain, where red clay softens into sandy loam and the landscape opens into stands of pine and pecan groves. Healy Point sits tucked along the eastern banks of the Ocmulgee River on Macon's northern edge, accessible via quiet residential roads that peel away from the commercial corridor - a serene, wooded enclave that feels worlds removed from the interstate hum just minutes behind.

FAQ
Common questions about Healy Point
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Healy Point was designed by Gary Player.
Healy Point is listed as private on Course Vaults; guest access is typically restricted.
Par at Healy Point is 72.
Healy Point plays 6,702 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Healy Point is 139.
Healy Point is a 18-hole course.



