410 golf courses in Georgia, 6,817 holes between them, 330 with published USGA tee ratings.

410

courses

6,817

holes

330

rated

7,722

longest (yds)

154

steepest slope

Every Georgia course

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Every figure here is a published one, gathered from the course and public records — nothing on this page is estimated.

Georgia standouts

Toughest testpublished fact

Echelon Golf Club

slope 154 · from 270 courses

The highest USGA slope rating published for any of the men’s tee sets. Slope measures difficulty for a bogey golfer relative to a scratch golfer — a rated figure, not an opinion. Men’s ratings only: a tee is rated separately for men and for women and the two scales do not compare, so mixing them would rank part of the field on one scale and the rest on another (see peakSlope in course-metrics.ts).

Longestpublished fact

Mclemore Club The Keep

7,722 yds · from 406 courses

The longest published tee set, in yards from the tips.

Georgia by the numbers

Georgia courses ranked on the figures they publish themselves. Each list counts only the courses that publish that figure, so the totals differ. Slope and course rating measure difficulty, not quality — nothing here ranks how good a course is.

Longest

— the top 25 of 406 courses with a published scorecard

#	Course	Longest
1	Mclemore Club The Keep	7,722 yds
2	Atlanta Athletic Club Highlands Course	7,613 yds
3	Echelon Golf Club	7,558 yds
4	Currahee Club	7,513 yds
5	Sanctuary Golf Club	7,500 yds
6	Old Union Golf Course	7,482 yds
7	Goshen Golf Club	7,453 yds
8	Augusta National Golf Club	7,445 yds
9	Reynolds Lake Oconee Great Waters	7,436 yds
10	Atlanta Athletic Club Riverside Course	7,428 yds
11	Peachtree Golf Club	7,414 yds
12	The Ford Field River Club	7,409 yds
13	Ansley Golf Club Settindown Creek Course	7,332 yds
14	Ocean Forest Golf Club	7,321 yds
15	Heron Bay Golf Country Club	7,306 yds
16	The Club at Savannah Harbor	7,288 yds
17	Capital City Club Crabapple	7,283 yds
17	The Georgia Club Chancellors Red Black Course	7,283 yds
19	University of Georgia Golf Course	7,258 yds
20	Kinderlou Forest Golf Club	7,257 yds
21	Governors Towne Club	7,250 yds
22	Hawks Ridge	7,235 yds
23	Frederica Golf Club	7,217 yds
24	Crystal Lake Golf Country Club	7,202 yds
25	Barnsley Resort	7,189 yds

The longest tee set the course publishes, in yards from the tips. Compared against every course that publishes a scorecard — length is a measurement, not a verdict on the golf.

Toughest test

— the top 25 of 270 courses with a USGA slope rating for its men’s tees

#	Course	Toughest test
1	Echelon Golf Club	slope 154
2	Atlanta Athletic Club Highlands Course	slope 152
3	Currahee Club	slope 151
3	Farm Golf Club The	slope 151
5	Ansley Golf Club Settindown Creek Course	slope 150
5	Hawks Ridge	slope 150
7	Ocean Forest Golf Club	slope 149
7	Old Toccoa Farm	slope 149
9	Augusta National Golf Club	slope 148
10	Atlanta Country Club	slope 147
10	Atlanta National Golf Club	slope 147
10	Durham Lakes Country Club	slope 147
13	Creekside at Golf Club of Georgia The	slope 146
13	Eagles Landing Country Club Hill Nine	slope 146
13	St Ives Country Club	slope 146
13	Waterfall Golf Club	slope 146
17	Capital City Club Crabapple	slope 145
17	Champions Retreat Golf Club Nicklaus Bluff Nine	slope 145
17	Coweta Club at Arbor Springs Plantation	slope 145
20	Ashton Hills Golf Club	slope 144
20	Brookstone Golf Country Club	slope 144
20	Crystal Lake Golf Country Club	slope 144
20	Lakeside at Golf Club of Georgia The	slope 144
20	Standard Club The	slope 144
25	Bears Best Atlanta	slope 143

The highest USGA slope rating published for any of the men’s tee sets. Slope rates difficulty for a bogey golfer relative to a scratch golfer — a rated figure issued by the golf association, not an opinion about the course. Men’s ratings only, because a tee is rated separately for men and for women and the two scales do not compare; a course rated only for women is not in the running rather than converted.

Hardest from the tips

— the top 25 of 242 courses with a USGA course rating for its men’s tees

#	Course	Hardest from the tips
1	Echelon Golf Club	rating 77.8
2	Atlanta Athletic Club Highlands Course	rating 77.4
3	Augusta National Golf Club	rating 76.2
4	Currahee Club	rating 76.1
4	Hawks Ridge	rating 76.1
6	Ansley Golf Club Settindown Creek Course	rating 76.0
6	Atlanta Athletic Club Riverside Course	rating 76.0
8	Ocean Forest Golf Club	rating 75.9
8	Peachtree Golf Club	rating 75.9
8	The Ford Field River Club	rating 75.9
11	Capital City Club Crabapple	rating 75.7
11	Reynolds Lake Oconee Great Waters	rating 75.7
13	Atlanta Country Club	rating 75.6
14	Mclemore Club The Keep	rating 75.5
15	Barnsley Resort	rating 75.3
16	Heron Bay Golf Country Club	rating 75.2
16	Sanctuary Golf Club	rating 75.2
18	Cherokee Run Golf Club	rating 75.1
18	Farm Golf Club The	rating 75.1
18	The Landings Club Deer Creek Course	rating 75.1
18	University of Georgia Golf Course	rating 75.1
22	Governors Towne Club	rating 75.0
22	Pinetree Country Club	rating 75.0
24	Durham Lakes Country Club	rating 74.9
24	Lake Arrowhead Yacht Country Club Highlands Course	rating 74.9

The highest USGA course rating published for any of the men’s tee sets — the score a scratch golfer is expected to shoot. Men’s ratings only, for the same reason as slope: the men’s and women’s ratings of one tee are different measurements. It measures difficulty and nothing else; it is not a quality score and never orders these pages by how good a course is.

Widest tee spread

— the top 25 of 396 courses with two or more tee sets of different lengths

#	Course	Widest tee spread
1	Jekyll Island Golf Club Pine Lakes Course	4,914 yds between tees
2	Doublegate Country Club	4,846 yds between tees
3	Piedmont Driving Club	4,813 yds between tees
4	Currahee Club	4,433 yds between tees
5	Bartram Trail Golf Club	4,388 yds between tees
6	Towne Lake Hills Golf Club	3,796 yds between tees
7	Forest Heights Country Club	3,728 yds between tees
8	Calhoun Elks Lodge Golf Club	3,693 yds between tees
9	Seminole Choctaw at Indian Hills Country Club	3,607 yds between tees
10	West Lake Country Club	3,585 yds between tees
11	Choctaw Cherokee at Indian Hills Country Club	3,573 yds between tees
12	Cherokee Seminole at Indian Hills Country Club	3,342 yds between tees
13	The Landings Club Palmetto Course	3,298 yds between tees
14	The Landings Club Deer Creek Course	3,286 yds between tees
15	The Landings Club Marshwood Course	3,276 yds between tees
16	The Landings Club Magnolia Course	3,266 yds between tees
17	Country Club of Roswell	3,254 yds between tees
18	The Landings Club Terrapin Point Course	3,211 yds between tees
19	Sky Valley Country Club	3,150 yds between tees
20	The Landings Club Oakridge Course	3,062 yds between tees
21	Reynolds Lake Oconee Great Waters	2,951 yds between tees
22	Old Union Golf Course	2,929 yds between tees
23	University of Georgia Golf Course	2,904 yds between tees
24	Mclemore Club The Keep	2,879 yds between tees
25	Atlanta Athletic Club Highlands Course	2,775 yds between tees

Yards between the longest and shortest published tee sets — how far the course moves to fit a different player. Courses publishing a single tee set are not in the running, because one set is an unmeasured spread rather than a narrow one.

Oldest

— the top 25 of 303 courses with an opening year

#	Course	Oldest
1	Augusta Country Club	opened 1899
2	East Lake Golf Club	opened 1904
3	Druid Hills Golf Club	opened 1912
4	Idle Hour Golf Country Club	opened 1919
4	Newnan Country Club	opened 1919
6	Dublin Country Club	opened 1921
7	Fort Moore Golf Course Marshall Nine	opened 1923
8	Lookout Mountain Golf Club	opened 1925
9	Bacon Park Golf Course	opened 1926
9	Forest Hills Golf Club	opened 1926
9	Jekyll Island Golf Club Great Dunes Course	opened 1926
9	Roosevelt Memorial Golf Course	opened 1926
9	The Savannah Golf Club	opened 1926
14	City Club Marietta	opened 1927
15	College Park Municipal Golf Course	opened 1928
15	Nonami Plantation Golf Course	opened 1928
15	Plantation at Sea Island Golf Club	opened 1928
18	John A White Golf Course	opened 1929
18	Seaside at Sea Island Golf Club	opened 1929
20	Reynolds Golf Course	opened 1930
21	Griffin City Golf Course	opened 1932
22	Augusta National Golf Club	opened 1933
22	Quitman Country Club	opened 1933
24	Ocilla Country Club	opened 1935
24	Raintree Golf Club	opened 1935

The year the course opened, as published. Ranked oldest first. An opening year is not a design credit and not a renovation date — a course that opened in 1921 and was rebuilt in 1998 still opened in 1921.

Highest above sea level

— the top 25 of 410 courses with a coordinate we could sample

#	Course	Highest above sea level
1	Sky Valley Country Club	3,109 ft
2	Waterfall Golf Club	2,330 ft
3	The Fall Line West Course	2,328 ft
4	Mclemore Club Highlands Course	2,181 ft
5	Mclemore Club The Keep	2,127 ft
6	Brasstown Valley Resort	2,010 ft
7	Butternut Creek Golf Course	1,929 ft
8	Rabun County Golf Club	1,906 ft
9	Old Union Golf Course	1,804 ft
10	Lookout Mountain Golf Club	1,704 ft
11	Kingwood Golf Club Resort	1,688 ft
12	Bent Tree Country Club	1,598 ft
13	Orchard Golf Country Club	1,590 ft
14	White Path Golf Club	1,580 ft
15	Valhalla Golf Club	1,577 ft
16	Old Toccoa Farm	1,525 ft
17	Apple Mountain Resort	1,507 ft
18	Cherokee Choctaw at Big Canoe Golf Club	1,443 ft
18	Choctaw Creek at Big Canoe Golf Club	1,443 ft
18	Country Land Golf Course	1,443 ft
18	Creek Cherokee at Big Canoe Golf Club	1,443 ft
22	Mossy Creek Golf Club	1,436 ft
23	Crystal Falls Golf Club	1,319 ft
24	Lion Golf Club	1,250 ft
25	Hampton Golf Village	1,245 ft

Height above sea level at the course’s own published coordinate, sampled from the USGS 3DEP elevation model. THIS IS A FIGURE WE DERIVED, not one the course publishes — anybody can re-query the same public dataset at the same coordinate and get the same number, but no scorecard states it. Because every course carries a coordinate, this is the only board here whose field is nearly the whole database rather than the courses that publish a particular figure. Elevation changes how far a ball carries; it says nothing about whether a course is good.