Toccoa, Georgia
Currahee Club is a premium, private golf experience that pairs serious shot value with stunning mountain-lake views. While it doesn’t host major championships, its routing, elevation changes, and relentless test make it a regional must-play for golfers ready for a demanding round. The course rewards thoughtful decision-making and offers scenery you’ll remember long after the last putt drops.
The flyover camera at the 17th tee captures some of Georgia’s best mountain-lake vistas — take a minute before hitting to soak in the view.
Currahee Club is pure mountain golf written large, with Jim Fazio routing the course along bluff lines, valleys, and elevated ridges above Lake Hartwell. Expect punishing elevation swings, strong par-4s and par-3s, demanding approach angles, and a constant emphasis on finding the right level for your shot and miss. The design punishes short-siding and poor angle control, while rewarding position play and thoughtful risk/reward choices. Even the par 5s are strategic tests, and the standout 17th par 3 combines jaw-dropping scenery with a heroic carry across a mountain chasm.
Jim Fazio leveraged every foot of Currahee’s mountain land, ensuring the routing both challenges strong ball-strikers and frames unforgettable views on every side of the course.
The opening hole is an uphill, three-shot par-5 that introduces players to the scale and topography of Currahee. The tee shot is framed by long views and the approach climbs steadily to an elevated green. This starter makes you weigh bold play against the risk of being out of position from the get-go.
Prioritize a well-placed tee shot and don’t be greedy; the wise play is to lay up to your favorite wedge distance for a controlled third.
Miss left and you’ll face awkward bunkers and sidehill lies; going long on the approach leads to a brutal recovery.
Expect premium private-club conditions with strong greens, firm fairways, and careful maintenance throughout.
Generally brisk for groups familiar with mountain golf, but can slow on tough approach stretches and around greens.
Upscale, residential, and serious golf-centric atmosphere — more destination private club than casual resort.
Standard private-club attire: collared shirts, slacks or golf shorts, soft spikes, no denim.
Work on uphill and downhill lies at the range to handle Currahee’s elevation swings.
Study the flyover or yardage book to know where short-siding is fatal.
Given the severe terrain, bring a supportive pair of shoes and peak-performance socks — even riding, you’ll walk slopes.
Currahee Club opens, designed by Jim Fazio
Course enters bank control during recession
Arendale Holdings acquires and reinvests in club
Official club relaunch after renovations and community revitalization
Named No. 1 Golf Club in Georgia by NGCOA
Hosts McCoy Wright Currahee Collegiate Invitational
Hosts Anderson/Erskine Currahee Invitational
After opening in 2003, Currahee Club survived recession-era challenges before relaunching in 2012, thanks to a new commitment from ownership and community. That comeback energized both play and membership — and the course’s standing in Georgia’s golf scene soared.
Currahee has played host to some of the strongest college fields in the Southeast, with its dramatic test giving D-I and D-II players a taste of championship-style mountain golf. The annual Currahee Collegiate Invitational has become a highlight for both competitors and spectators alike.
The par-3 17th isn’t just the course’s postcard — it’s an all-or-nothing shot over dramatic elevation that spooks even top players. Locals and reviewers agree: survive this tee shot and you’ve conquered one of Georgia’s most beautiful, intimidating holes.
The course has over 200 feet of elevation change from its highest to lowest point.
Currahee means 'stands alone' in Cherokee — fitting for the club’s isolated bluff setting.
The 17th hole draws repeated praise as one of the most beautiful par-3s in all of Georgia.
The club’s name and land played a role in local WWII training lore — the Band of Brothers trained at Camp Toccoa just nearby.
A convenient and fun public-access round minutes from Currahee, with friendly conditions and value.
Pair Currahee with this accessible mountain-resort course in Clayton for a classic ‘mountain golf weekend’.
Stay in Toccoa or on Lake Hartwell for the shortest drives to both Currahee Club and The Links at Lake Toccoa, with easy access to area dining and mountain scenery.
Courses with the most similar DNA profile — matched by deviation shape across all eight playing characteristics.
Why it matches: What links these two? Makes the landscape part of the experience — a familiar feeling, expressed in Pebble Beach Golf Links's own setting.
Why it matches: If Currahee Club is your kind of course, The Stone Canyon Club is worth a look because it makes the landscape part of the experience.
Why it matches: The Highland Course at Primland is a natural next stop after Currahee Club: it shares a memorable sense of place.
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