
Willow Lake Course
Willow Lake Golf Club

About this course
Willow Lake Golf Club sits in Metter, a small city in Candler County in southeastern Georgia, roughly midway between Savannah and Vidalia. The course was designed by Kennedy Detle, whose work appears primarily across the southeastern United States. The region's characteristic flat to gently rolling terrain and sandy soils typical of Georgia's coastal plain inform the layout, with natural water features and native vegetation shaping the playing corridors. The design likely incorporates the area's existing topography and wetlands, using strategic bunkering and water hazards to define holes and create decision points for players of varying skill levels. Courses in this part of Georgia typically feature Bermuda grass fairways and greens suited to the warm, humid climate, with pine trees and hardwoods framing holes. The routing would take advantage of any elevation changes available in the landscape while working around natural drainage patterns. Willow Lake serves the local golfing community in Metter and surrounding Candler County, providing a recreational amenity in a region where agriculture and small-town life predominate. The course offers a straightforward test of golf suited to regular play, with a character shaped by the natural features of southeastern Georgia's landscape rather than dramatic manufactured elements.
Quick facts
- Location
- Metter, GA, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1969
- Designer
- Kennedy Detle
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,483 yards
- Difficulty
- 70.7/132
Getting there
The journey to Willow Lake Golf Club begins at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, roughly an hour's drive northwest into Georgia's rural coastal plain. The route traces Highway 280 through a landscape of cotton fields, pecan groves, and pine stands, the terrain flattening and opening as you approach Metter - a quiet agricultural town where the pace slows and the horizon stretches wide. This is deep Georgia backroads territory, where golf feels less like destination and more like discovery, and Willow Lake emerges as an unexpected gem tucked into the farmland just beyond town.

FAQ
Common questions about Willow Lake
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Willow Lake was designed by Kennedy Detle.
Yes. Willow Lake is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Willow Lake is 72.
Willow Lake plays 6,483 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Willow Lake is 132.
Willow Lake is a 18-hole course.



