The best courses you can play in Georgia
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 7,668 rounds in Georgia and rate what they played. These are the 25 highest-rated public courses across Georgia, ranked by those community scores.

The Keep
The McLemore
Rising Fawn, GA, USAPublic
- 3.6Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.9Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
The course needs time to grow in. The layout is very goofy . But the views are incredible.
Written by
@Matthys83
- Must play
- Great value
- Caddies

Seaside
Sea Island Resort
St. Simons Island, GA, USAPublicHarry S. Colt & C. H. Alison
- 4.3Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 3.5Value
- 4.4Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
Great resort and tournament course. Can really kick your teeth in if the wind is blowing. Facilities sea island are top notch and are a great treat any time you can get down there to play.
Written by
@dpowers
- Walkable
- Driving range
- By water

Old Toccoa Farm
Mineral Bluff, GA, USAPublic
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.8Value
- 4.8Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
I’m shocked more people don’t talk about this course. Extremely difficult off the tee and into the greens. Course plays through mountains and elevation changes and then also through a meadow down by the river. The bunkering is rugged but really beautiful.
Written by
@RLavernia
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Fast greens

Great Dunes
Jekyll Island Golf Club
Jekyll Island, GA, USAPublic
- 3.8Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 4.7Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 2.3Facilities
This course opened on Nov 1, 2025. Still needs a decent amount of time for grow in, it is no where near a finished product, the greens are in good shape but were dangerously slow. The layout is fantastic, fun and visually appealing.
Written by
@Bigal
- Links
- Must play
- Great value

Kinderlou Forest Golf Club
Valdosta, GA, USAPublicDavis Love III
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 5.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Grass range

Mill/School
Chicopee Woods Golf Club
Gainesville, GA, USAPublicDenis Griffiths
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.5Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
- Driving range
- Views
- Friendly

Plantation
Sea Island Resort
St. Simons Island, GA, USAPublicWalter Travis & Rees Jones
- 4.4Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.6Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
IMO the more fun of the tournament courses. The rework by DL3 to bring the golden age template greens in were very enjoyable. Given 10 rounds at the resort I’m playing 7 here.
Written by
@dpowers
- Locker rooms
- Putting area
- By water

Cateechee Golf Club
Hartwell, GA, USAPublicMike Young
- 5.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 5.0Value
- 5.0Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Hidden gem

The Highlands Course
The McLemore
Rising Fawn, GA, USAPublic
- 3.6Conditions
- 3.1Layout
- 2.4Value
- 4.6Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
I battle with this one a lot. This course could be really good but I don’t think the environment which the course was built is intended to sustain a golf course. Fairways/green were patchy. Restaurant was great though. Can’t recommend the turkey sandwich enough.
Written by
@WarEagle13
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Sky Valley Golf Club
Sky Valley, GA, USAPublicBill Watts
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Hidden gem

The Fields Golf Club
LaGrange, GA, USAPublicMike Young
- 3.6Conditions
- 3.6Layout
- 4.5Value
- 3.2Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
The Fields is a hidden gem an hour south of Atlanta. Family owned and operated with lots of charm and a great layout. On a unique piece of land that’s hard to find in Atlanta area. If they put some money into it, it could be truly excellent.
Written by
@isaac
- Hidden gem
- Great value
- Driving range

Reynolds Plantation at The Landing
Greensboro, GA, USAPublicBob Cupp
- 1.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Friendly

Echelon Golf Club
Alpharetta, GA, USAPublicRees Jones
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.1Value
- 4.2Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
Absolutely beautiful area with some big, wide holes on the front nine surrounded by beautiful homes on the hillsides. The back nine is a totally different course with some MASSIVE elevation changes hitting way down or up the side of a mountain.
Written by
@NoBog3ys
- Hidden gem
- Underrated
- Challenging

Barnsley Inn & Golf
Adairsville, GA, USAPublicJim Fazio
- 4.0Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- NRValue
- 3.0Scenery
- NRFacilities

Arrowhead Pointe Golf Course
Elberton, GA, USAPublicBob Walker
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 5.0Value
- 4.8Scenery
- 3.6Facilities
Incredible experience. Loved everything about the course. Greens were fast and I was able to play 18 in three hours. Worth your time if you’re near the area (I drove over 2.5 hours to play there).
Written by
@pickwick
- Driving range
- Must play
- Pristine

Achasta Golf Club
Dahlonega, GA, USAPublicJack Nicklaus
- 3.8Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- NRValue
- 3.3Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
- Scoreable

Golf Club at Sanctuary Cove
Waverly, GA, USAPublicFred Couples & Love Design
- 3.2Conditions
- 3.4Layout
- 3.9Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
Played on a Sunday afternoon and pace was good. Finished in under 3 1/2 hours. Rained in the morning so the course was soft with a little bit of standing water around the edges of the course but overall in good condition.
Written by
@josh
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
- Putting area

Georgia Southern University Golf Course
Statesboro, GA, USAPublicArthur Davis
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.5Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
- Challenging
- Grass range
- Fast greens

University of Georgia Golf Course
Athens, GA, USAPublicRobert Trent Jones Sr.
- 4.2Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.3Value
- 3.4Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
Good deal for students, gets a ton of play so conditions are generally less than optimal. Solid straightforward layout.
Written by
@TjHicks
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Fast greens

Retreat
Sea Island Resort
St. Simons Island, GA, USAPublicDavis Love III
- 4.1Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.1Scenery
- 2.2Facilities
- Walkable
- Pristine
- Scoreable

Frog at Georgian
The Frog at The Georgian
Villa Rica, GA, USAPublicTom Fazio
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Challenging
- Hidden gem

Chestatee Golf Club
Dawsonville, GA, USAPublicDenis Griffiths
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Bar
- Driving range
- Putting area

Cobblestone Golf Course
Acworth, GA, USAPublicKen Dye
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.7Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
Very good value and when the conditions are dialed in a terrific public course. The conditioning and pace of play can be problematic but the layout and greens complexes are excellent .
Written by
@Marshall Hazlehurst
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Restaurant

Crystal Lake Golf and Country Club
Hampton, GA, USAPublicDenis Griffiths
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.3Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.1Facilities
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
- Bar

Legends
Chateau Elan Golf Club
Braselton, GA, USAPublicGene Sarazen & Sam Snead
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Locker rooms
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How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public or guest-friendly courses. State pages include public golf courses across Georgia. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about public course rankings in Georgia.
The top public golf courses in Georgia on Course Vaults are led by The McLemore with a Course Vaults score of 8.6. This page ranks 25 courses, including The McLemore, Sea Island Resort, Old Toccoa Farm.
Course Vaults ranks public golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public or guest-friendly courses. State pages include public golf courses across Georgia. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Georgia list ranks public golf courses across the state that meet Course Vaults eligibility (open, public or guest-friendly courses, and at least 5 explicit ratings).
The McLemore is currently #1 among public courses in Georgia on Course Vaults at 8.6 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:37 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
Cities in Georgia
- Atlanta
- Savannah
- St. Simons Island
- Jekyll Island
- Canton
- Gainesville
- Newnan
- Stone Mountain
- Tucker
- Woodstock
- Augusta
- Blairsville
- Braselton
- Midland
- Pine Mountain
- Rising Fawn
- Smyrna
- Waleska
- Acworth
- Adairsville
- Alpharetta
- Athens
- Bishop
- Brunswick
- Buford
- Calhoun
- Cartersville
- Clarkesville
- Cohutta
- College Park
- Columbus
- Commerce
- Conyers
- Cumming
- Dahlonega
- Dawsonville
- Douglasville
- Duluth
- Elberton
- Ellabell
- Ellijay
- Evans
- Fayetteville
- Flowery Branch
- Greensboro
- Hampton
- Hartwell
- Helen
- Hoschton
- Johns Creek
- Keysville
- Lafayette
- LaGrange
- Lawrenceville
- Lithonia
- Marietta
- Mineral Bluff
- Rome
- Rutledge
- Sandy Springs
- Shellman Bluff
- Sky Valley
- Snellville
- Statesboro
- Statham
- Sugar Hill
- Valdosta
- Villa Rica
- Waverly
- Winder
- Young Harris
