Atlanta Golf

Public Courses around the Atlanta Area


From a one-day golf outing to a week-long golf vacation, you can plan an outstanding trip. To view a selection of golf courses for the Atlanta Region, click Atlanta Metro Golf Courses.

However, there are also some really nice courses in adjacent tourism regions that are within about 60 minutes driving – depending on where you are in the Atlanta Metro area. Click on the links below to view these nearby golf courses:
Historic Heartlands Golf Courses
Historic High Country Golf Courses
Northeast Georgia Mountains Golf Courses



Within the sweeping panorama of the north Georgia foothills, just 40 minutes north of Atlanta but a world away from the bustling city is Château Élan Winery & Resort. Chateau Elan has two outstanding and highly-rated championship golf courses, The Chateau Course and The Woodlands. Both Golf Digest and Zagat give outstanding reviews for both of these golf courses.


The Woodlands Golf Course at Chateau Elan

Carved out of heavily wooded and rolling terrain and set alongside the meandering Apalachee River in Dacula (just northeast of Atlanta), Trophy Club of Apalachee presents an impressive and challenging par 71 layout designed by former PGA Tour player Steve Melnyk.


Trophy Club at Apalachee

In the Atlanta Metro area you need to consider playing Bear's Best. Located in the upscale gated community of Edinburgh, Bear’s Best is a high-end daily fee course focused on corporate entertaining, golf outings and providing the experience of an luxurious private club at a public facility. Jack Nicklaus selected 18 holes from his more than 200 course designs worldwide and put them into one extraordinary round of golf at Bear's Best Atlanta.


Bear's Best Atlanta

A truly great test of golf awaits you at St. Marlo Country Club in the north Atlanta Metro area. This is an absolutely beautiful course designed by the renowned Denis Griffiths and is rated as one of the top public fee courses in Atlanta.


St. Marlo Country Club