Early morning 5 hour round on the Creek/Stone nines. Course was frosted over at tee time which kept the carts on the paths until 8:30 am. That slowed play as well as a group which included former ML... Continue »

Early morning 5 hour round on the Creek/Stone nines. Course was frosted over at tee time which kept the carts on the paths until 8:30 am. That slowed play as well as a group which included former MLB player David Justice. The tee boxes really show the amount of play thid facility gets (not in a good way). Many of the tee boxes were nearly just sand. The rough is a few inches long which is about right to keep bad shots from straying ob but short enough to hit from when you found yourself in it. The Creek nine still has a couple of holes where the fairway turf just does't fill in completely. Most lies were very good with numerous unfilled divots on a few holes. The fairways have dried up enough to allow for some roll off the tee. The traps are mostly well cared for with adequate sand which was pretty damp still and many needed to be raked. Hitting from the traps was not too penal if you found yourself in one. The greens were rolling very quick with way too many ball marks on several of the greens mostly on the Creek side. They held good shots with a little less break than usual. The staff is always on point and the pro shop is well stocked. Justice wants to be remembered as a Braves player!

Played the Oaks/Creek nines on a nice Saturday afternoon. The early morning frost delay pushed our start time back an hour which pushed our finish into the darkness. I asked why we would be charged ... Continue »

Played the Oaks/Creek nines on a nice Saturday afternoon. The early morning frost delay pushed our start time back an hour which pushed our finish into the darkness. I asked why we would be charged the morning rate when we were not starting until the afternoon. It took a little complaining to have them charge us the afternoon rate. We had scheduled the tee time to be able to finish before darkness. Anyways the course was still CPO which added to the long round but it was obvious it was the right choice. The entire course was all GREEN from tee to green and in between. Most all of the tee boxes were in great shape with good coverage. The rough was not too long but locating your balls in it wasn't real easy. The fairways were all really damp and soggy in places. The lift, clean and place was necessary on almost every hole with no roll and plugged fairway shots. The traps were in need of a raking and many had standing water in them. The greens were in nice condition but many had tons of ball marks that were not repaired. Shots into the greens held well and they were still fairly quick with less break than usual. The course gets so much weekend play and many of those out there are not really good at fixing their marks or raking the traps. I'm sure that the CPO rule will be lifted by the coming weekend which will speed up play. Highly recommended

Played a frosty early am Sunday morning round on the Creek/Stonehouse nines in about four hours. The staff is always the best and the newly seeded driving range looks great. The tee boxes were all t... Continue »

Played a frosty early am Sunday morning round on the Creek/Stonehouse nines in about four hours. The staff is always the best and the newly seeded driving range looks great. The tee boxes were all thin with lots and lots of sandy footing. The rough is much more forgiving now that it has been trimmed down so one can find their balls in it. Still difficult to advance it a far as you might like though. The fairways have very nice coverage on Stonehouse but you might find a thin lie or two on the Creek nine. The traps are all in great condition with plenty of sand but we noticed a couple without any rakes? The greens are in good condition with a few more ball marks than usual but still rolling pretty fair and quick again. This resort gets tons of play every day and I'm always impressed with the over all conditions.

Played the Creek/Oaks nines on 8-5 as the Stone nine is still closed for over seeding. Staff is always great but the driving range was ALSO closed for over seeding! That was a bummer. Then we found... Continue »

Played the Creek/Oaks nines on 8-5 as the Stone nine is still closed for over seeding. Staff is always great but the driving range was ALSO closed for over seeding! That was a bummer. Then we found out that the Oaks was cart path only! So much for a quick round. The carts are still some of the best around and nicely kept. The tee boxes on the Creek were somewhat thin and marred up on the par three holes. The Oaks tee boxes were thick and lush and long. The fairways on the Oaks had great coverage with good lies if you didn't find a divot in need of sand. The Oaks fairways were thick, green and LONG. The length of the turf on the Oak fairways was nearly as long as the rough on the Creek. The rough on the Creek was 3-5 inches long and very penal if and when you found your balls. There were numerous lost balls in the Creek rough as we looked for those from our group. The rough on the Oaks was ridiculously NOT fair for the golfers. It was nearly impossible to locate your ball in the Oaks rough let alone advance it. The traps were all in really good condition and most were raked or had rakes in them. The greens on the Creek always have the most traffic and it shows. Numerous ball marks and foot prints in the afternoon. The greens on the Oaks were in much nicer shape with few ball marks and rolled nicely once you were on deck. The cart path only really slowed down the pace as we finished in 5.25 hours. The Stone nine and driving range once reopened will take some play off of these two nines which will definitely speed things up.

Too early of an am round on the Creek/Stonehouse in 3.5 hours. The single paired with us disappeared into the darkness on the first hole. We had the first time at 6am, which is too early unless you ... Continue »

Too early of an am round on the Creek/Stonehouse in 3.5 hours. The single paired with us disappeared into the darkness on the first hole. We had the first time at 6am, which is too early unless you can see in the dark. The staff is great and the carts are starting to show some abuse. The tee boxes on the Creek nine were mostly dry/thin/beat to death with broken tees everywhere. Many were so dry it was dangerous to place a tee into them. The Stone nine had very nice coverage on the tee boxes with not much liter. The rough for both nines was not very thick or long. You could hit a ball from it fairly easily. The fairways on the Creek were noticeably thin and patchy. Many sections were damp but the turf was not cooperating with the attempts to encourage growth. The Stone nine had excellent fairways with great turf and good lies. Most of the bunkers had enough sand but some lacked rakes and others that had rakes were in need of maintenance. The greens were all in nice shape with many more unrepaired ball marks on the Creek nine. The speed was still slower than usual but quicker than my last round here. There is quite a noticeable difference in the conditions between the Stone/Oaks nines and the Creek nine. It seems the Creek gets quite a bit more play and definitely sits a little lower on the property than the other two. They have raised their club membership rates again but it is still a fair deal if you enjoy the facility.

Saturday afternoon Oaks/Creek five hour round on a hot day. Staff is great and practice facilities adequate. We thought it wouldn't be too busy but there were a few groups of young kids in five and ... Continue »

Saturday afternoon Oaks/Creek five hour round on a hot day. Staff is great and practice facilities adequate. We thought it wouldn't be too busy but there were a few groups of young kids in five and six playing some sort of tournament. The tee boxes were all level but dry, thin and littered with broken tees. The rough is still around but thinner and shorter than in previous rounds. The Creek fairways have dried and are thin on a couple holes with cpo but I don't believe that will help much. The traps all have plenty of good sand and rakes but too many flakes do not know how to use them. The greens were all slow and most were peppered with ball marks. Many of the marks were fresh and I was hoping that they weren't from the kids in the tournament. The heat has taken its toll on sections of the course but none any place where your balls should be! Still recommended

I played Creek/StoneHouse. The course is in great shape. Greens are medium to fast, Fairways are in good shape as well. There are some long par 4s, which is great for the long hitters. Great food ... Continue »

I played Creek/StoneHouse. The course is in great shape. Greens are medium to fast, Fairways are in good shape as well. There are some long par 4s, which is great for the long hitters. Great food and drink at the 19th. Play early to beat the heat, but actually has not been half bad this summer.

Sunday morning 4.5 hour round on the Oaks/Creek nines. The warmer weather is starting to show in parts of the course. The tee boxes are all in good shape but a few wear a little worn out with play a... Continue »

Sunday morning 4.5 hour round on the Oaks/Creek nines. The warmer weather is starting to show in parts of the course. The tee boxes are all in good shape but a few wear a little worn out with play and littered with broken tees. The rough is not very thick and noticeably shorter than in my previous round with some sections on a few holes starting to brown out. The traps all have plenty of sand but the few I played from had small rocks in them which was something that I have not seen before. Most of the traps had actually been raked but some had not. The fairways are still in really nice condition with no browning anywhere and good lies. Most of the greens were quite a bit slower than ever before? Not sure what the reason was but made for many three putts in our group. Several of the greens had ball marks in need of repair. Probably the same people that leave their broken tees behind and fail to rake the traps! The warmer days have also reduced the number of golfers playing which makes finding a parking spot a lot easier.

Played the Creek/Stonehouse combo on 7/16. Overall, conditions were mediocre. Probably a little overpriced at $100 for a weekend morning round with a cart, or maybe I just have unreasonably high expec... Continue »

Played the Creek/Stonehouse combo on 7/16. Overall, conditions were mediocre. Probably a little overpriced at $100 for a weekend morning round with a cart, or maybe I just have unreasonably high expectations. Everything was fine and playable, just wasn't perfect. Divot damage on some tee boxes and fairways, grass not consistent throughout (some bare spots, etc), and greens were rather slow. The carts were really nice though, and did have GPS, so that was a plus (I suppose that justifies the slightly high price).

As a result, the course itself was nothing to write home about, as the layout was pretty basic...except for Stone House. That nine was a world of difference from the Creek (and the Oaks, from what I've read). Stone House is quite challenging, with lots of hills, elevation change, blind shots, and doglegs. I don't know the slope or course rating offhand, but I would imagine Stone House is significantly harder than the other two nines.