For the average person, Georgia is one of the most famous states in golf for one very obvious reason: The Masters.
The Masters is played at Augusta National Golf Club every April, and so for one week a year, the entire country focuses on the tournament.
And while ANGC is one of the very best (and most exclusive) courses in the world, there’s a lot more to golf in Georgia than that.
We’ve now taken 3 golf trips to Georgia, and played close to a dozen courses there – and it’s easily among the best golf states we’ve seen.
The best golf is a little bit skewed to the private side of things, but there are some very good public options as well.
In this post, we’ll look at all of the best courses in Georgia to help you decide where you should play in the state.
The Best Georgia Golf Courses in 2022
These rankings are averages of the Best in State Rankings from Golf Digest, Top 100 Golf, and Golf Magazine. We listed the nearest major city to make planning easier.
To be included there needed to be a minimum of two inclusions in one of the publications listed above. Make sure you read the whole post, as there are some very good courses that didn’t get included by this methodology. I’ll discuss some of them below
- Augusta National Golf Club (Augusta)
- Ohoopee Match Club (Cobbtown)
- Peachtree G.C. (Atlanta)
- East Lake G.C. (Atlanta)
- Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands) (Atlanta)
- Sea Island G.C. (Seaside) (St. Simons Island)
- Ocean Forest G.C. (Sea Island)
- Atlanta C.C. (Atlanta)
- G.C. at Cuscowilla (Eatonton)
- Hawks Ridge G.C. (Atlanta)
- Augusta C.C. (Atlanta)
- Atlanta Athletic Club (Riverside)
- Lookout Mountain G.C (Lookout Mountain)
- Ansley G.C. (Settindown Creek) (Atlanta)
- Capital City Club (Crabapple) (Atlanta)
- The Farm G.C., (Dalton)
- Frederica G.C., (St. Simons Island)
- Great Waters at Reynolds Lake Oconee (Eatonton)
- Champions Retreat G.C. (Bluff/Island), (Augusta)
- The Ford Field & River Club, (Savannah)
- Currahee Club (Toccoa)
- Sea Island G.C. (Plantation), (St. Simons Island)
- Cherokee Town & C.C. (North) (Atlanta)
- G.C. of Georgia (Creekside), (Atlanta)
- Druid Hills G.C. (Atlanta)
- The Creek Club at Reynolds Lake Oconee (Greensboro)
- The McLemore Club, (Rising Fawn)
- The River Club (Atlanta)
*Not included as they didn’t have enough rankings to list: Rivermont, Cobblestone, GC of Georgia (Lakeside), Old Toccoa Farm, Capital City Club (Brookhaven), Landing Club, Harbor Club, Reynolds (Oconee)
HOW OTHER PUBLICATIONS RANKED THE TOP GOLF COURSES IN OREGON
If you’re like us, you do a lot of due diligence when planning trips to figure out what are the “must play” courses at your destination.
Well here’s what some of the other major golf publications think are the best golf courses in Georgia:
Golf Digest Best in State for Georgia
- Augusta National Golf Club (Augusta)
- Ohoopee Match Club (Cobbtown)
- Peachtree G.C. (Atlanta)
- East Lake G.C. (Atlanta)
- Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands) (Atlanta)
- Ocean Forest G.C. (Sea Island)
- Sea Island G.C. (Seaside) (St. Simons Island)
- Atlanta C.C. (Atlanta)
- Frederica G.C., (St. Simons Island)
- Hawks Ridge G.C., (Atlanta)
- Ansley G.C. (Settindown Creek), (Atlanta)
- Champions Retreat G.C. (Bluff/Island) (Augusta)
- Atlanta Athletic Club (Riverside) (Atlanta)
- G.C. at Cuscowilla (Eatonton)
- Augusta C.C. (Augusta)
- Great Waters at Reynolds Lake Oconee (Eatonton)
- The Farm G.C., (Dalton)
- Capital City Club (Crabapple) (Atlanta)
- Lookout Mountain G.C. (Lookout Mountain)
- The McLemore Club, Rising Fawn
- Cherokee Town & C.C. (North), Atlanta
- Currahee Club, (Toccoa)
- The Ford Field & River Club (Savannah)
- G.C. of Georgia (Lakeside), Alpharetta
- Sea Island G.C. (Plantation) (St. Simons Island)
- G.C. of Georgia (Creekside) (Atlanta)
- Druid Hills G.C., Atlanta
- The River Club, Suwanee
- Capital City Club (Brookhaven), Atlanta
- The Creek Club at Reynolds Lake Oconee, Greensboro
“Top 100 Golf Courses” Website (Georgia)
- Augusta National Golf Club (Augusta)
- Peachtree G.C. (Atlanta)
- Ohoopee Match Club (Cobbtown)
- East Lake G.C. (Atlanta)
- G.C. at Cuscowilla (Eatonton)
- Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands) (Atlanta)
- Sea Island G.C. (Seaside) (St. Simons Island)
- Atlanta C.C. (Atlanta)
- Lookout Mountain G.C. (Lookout Mountain)
- Ocean Forest G.C. (Sea Island)
- Augusta C.C. (Augusta)
- The Farm G.C., (Dalton)
- Hawks Ridge G.C., (Atlanta)
- Atlanta Athletic Club (Riverside) (Atlanta)
- Great Waters at Reynolds Lake Oconee (Eatonton)
- Ansley G.C. (Settindown Creek), (Atlanta)
- The Ford Field & River Club (Savannah)
- Capital City Club (Crabapple) (Atlanta)
- Sea Island G.C. (Plantation) (St. Simons Island)
- Champions Retreat G.C. (Bluff/Island) (Augusta)
- Currahee Club, (Toccoa)
- Rivermont CC (Atlanta)
- Cobblestone Golf Course (Atlanta)
- Frederica G.C., (St. Simons Island)
- Old Toccoa Farm (Toccoa)
- G.C. of Georgia (Creekside) (Atlanta)
- Landings Club (Savannah)
- Reynolds Lake Oconee – Oconee (Eatonton)
- Cherokee Town & C.C. (North), Atlanta
- Harbor Club (Greensboro)
Golf Magazine – Best in Georgia
- Augusta National Golf Club (Augusta)
- Ohoopee Match Club (Cobbtown)
- Peachtree G.C. (Atlanta)
- East Lake G.C. (Atlanta)
- Capital City Club (Crabapple) (Atlanta)
- Ocean Forest G.C. (Sea Island)
- Sea Island G.C. (Seaside) (St. Simons Island)
- Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands) (Atlanta)
- G.C. at Cuscowilla (Eatonton)
- Augusta C.C. (Augusta)
- Lookout Mountain G.C. (Lookout Mountain)
- Atlanta Athletic Club (Riverside) (Atlanta)
- Frederica G.C., (St. Simons Island)
- The Farm G.C., (Dalton)
- The Ford Field & River Club (Savannah)
Does Georgia Have any Top 100 Golf Courses?
There’s obviously one very big top 100 golf course in Georgia, that let’s be honest, none of us will probably ever play.
But what you might not know is that there are a few other top 100s in the state as well.
Golf Digest Top 100 America (Georgia Courses)
- #2 – Augusta National Golf Club
- #30 – Peachtree Golf Club
*Ohoopee Match Club is not yet included in Golf Digest’s list
Golf Digest Top 100 Public (Georgia Courses)
- #78 – Great Waters at Reynolds Lake Oconee
- #99 – The Mclemore Club
Golf Magazine Top 100 Public (Georgia Courses)
- #88 – Great Waters at Reynolds Lake Oconee
Golf Magazine Top 100 America (Georgia Courses)
- #6 – Augusta National Golf Club
- #32 – Ohoopee Match Club
- #37 – Peachtree Golf Club
Golf Magazine Top 100 World (Georgia Courses)
- #9 – Augusta National Golf Club
- #73 – Ohoopee Match Club
- #90 – Peachtree Golf Club
Breaking Eighty Top 100 (Georgia Courses)
- #18 – Peachtree Golf Club
- #32 – Atlanta Country Club
- #61 – Creek Club at Reynolds Lake Oconee
- #77 – Hawks Ridge Golf Club
- #83 – Great Waters at Reynolds Lake Oconee
- #84 – Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands)
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