THE BEST PUBLIC-ACCESS AND PRIVATE GOLF COURSES IN GEORGIA, RANKED

Looking to play the best golf courses in Georgia? Welcome to our annual Golfweek’s Best ranking of public-access and private courses.

Following are the rankings for both types of courses, as judged by our nationwide network of raters. The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them on 10 criteria on a points basis of 1 through 10. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings are averaged to produce all our Golfweek’s Best course rankings.

• Best public-access courses in each state
• The best private courses in each state
• The details: How we rank courses

The courses on the first list allow public access in some fashion, be it standard daily green fees, through a resort or by staying at an affiliated hotel. If there’s a will, there’s a tee time – no membership required.

KEY: (m) modern, built in 1960 or after; (c) classic, built before 1960. For courses with a number preceding the (m) or (c), that is where the course ranks on Golfweek’s Best lists for top 200 modern and classic courses in the U.S.

* indicates new or returning to the rankings

Best public-access courses in Georgia

1. Sea Island (Seaside)

St. Simons Island (T71m)

2. Reynolds Lake Oconee (Great Waters)

Greensboro (m)

3. McLemore (Highlands)

Rising Fawn (m)

T4. Kinderlou Forest

Valdosta (m)

T4. Reynolds Lake Oconee (Oconee)

Greensboro (m)

6. Sea Island (Plantation)

St. Simons Island (c)

T7. Harbor Club

Greensboro (m)

T7. Bear’s Best Atlanta

Suwanee (m)

9. Reynolds Lake Oconee (The Preserve)

Greensboro (m)

10. King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort*

St. Simons Island (m)

11. Achasta

Dahlonega (m)

T12. University of Georgia GC

Athens (m)

T12. Reynolds Lake Oconee (National)

Greensboro (m)

14. Cobblestone*

Acworth (m)

15. Barnsley Resort (The Fazio)

Adairsville (m)

Best private courses in Georgia

1. Augusta National

Augusta (3c)

2. Ohoopee Match Club

Cobbtown (5m)

3. Peachtree

Atlanta (19c)

4. Augusta CC

Augusta (T81c)

5. East Lake

Atlanta (94c)

6. Ocean Forest

Sea Island (T100m)

7. Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee

Eatonton (T114m)

8. Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands)

Johns Creek (T129m)

9. Cherokee Town & CC (North)

Dunwoody (T125c)

10. Frederica

St. Simons Island (T154m)

11. Atlanta CC

Marietta (T161m)

12. The Farm

Rocky Face (m)

13. Lookout Mountain Club

Lookout Mountain (T142c)

14. Ford Field & River Club

Richmond Hill (T178m)

15. Cherokee Town (South)*

Dunwoody (m)

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: The best public-access and private golf courses in Georgia, ranked

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