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Augusta National Golf Club

Augusta, Georgia

Alister MacKenzie (with Bobby Jones)Amen Corner DramaMajor Championship Host

Ocean Forest Golf Club

St. Simons Island, Georgia

Rees Jones with Greg Muirhead (1995)Coastal Dune RoutingU.S. Amateur Host

Peachtree Golf Club

Brookhaven, Georgia

Robert Trent Jones Sr. with Bobby Jones (original)Dramatic Elevation ShiftsU.S. Top 100

East Lake Golf Club

Atlanta, Georgia

Tom Bendelow (1904)Severe Contoured Greens

Ohoopee Match Club

Cobbtown, Georgia

Gil Hanse with Jim WagnerAlternate Routing LayoutU.S. Top 100

Sea Island Seaside Course

St. Simons Island, Georgia

Harry S. Colt & Charles Alison (original)Tidal Inlet StrategyU.S. Top 100

Lookout Mountain Club

Lookout Mountain, Georgia

Seth Raynor (1925)Template Hole Revival

The Keep at McLemore

Rising Fawn, Georgia

Bill Bergin & Rees JonesCliffside Risk Reward

The Golf Club at Cuscowilla

Eatonton, Georgia

Bill Coore & Ben CrenshawRagged Sculptural BunkersUSGA Host

McLemore (The Highlands Course)

Rising Fawn, Georgia

Rees Jones & Bill BerginCliffside Ridge RoutingU.S. Top 100

Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course)

Johns Creek, Georgia

Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1964)Jones Style BunkeringHistoric Major Host

The Fall Line Golf Club (East Course)

Mauk, Georgia

OgilvyFlashed Sandbelt Bunkers

Country Club of Columbus

Columbus, Georgia

Donald Ross (1925 original)Ross Masterpiece RoutingUSGA Host

Sea Island Plantation Course

St. Simons Island, Georgia

Walter Travis (originalTravis Style Coffin Bunkers

Frederica Golf Club

St. Simons Island, Georgia

Tom Fazio (with Sir Michael Bonallack involvement)Handcrafted Elevation Ridges

Augusta Country Club

Augusta, Georgia

Donald Ross (original)Contoured Ross GreensMajor Championship Host

Atlanta Country Club

Marietta, Georgia

Willard C. Byrd (original)Ravine Carries

Reynolds Lake Oconee – Creek Club

Eatonton, Georgia

Jim EnghRolling Bunker Complexes

Old Toccoa Farm

Mineral Bluff, Georgia

Dan Proctor & Dave Axland (Bunker Hill)Mountain Ridge Routing

Reynolds Lake Oconee – Richland

Eatonton, Georgia

Tom FazioDramatic Elevation Changes

Atlanta Athletic Club (Riverside Course)

Johns Creek, Georgia

Robert Trent Jones Sr. (original)Chattahoochee RiverfrontU.S. Amateur Host

Reynolds Lake Oconee – the National

Eatonton, Georgia

Tom FazioDramatic Ridge Routing

Reynolds Lake Oconee - Great Waters

Eatonton, Georgia

Jack NicklausLakefront Risk Reward

Cherokee Town and Country Club

Atlanta, Georgia

Joe Lee (original)Wooded River BluffsMajor Championship Host

Currahee Club

Toccoa, Georgia

Jim FazioMountain Bluff RoutingUSGA Host

Capital City Club, Brookhaven Course

Brookhaven, Georgia

Herbert H. Barker (original)Dramatic Contoured GreensUSGA Host

Reynolds Lake Oconee – the Oconee

Eatonton, Georgia

Rees Jones (major green/treeline rework 2013)Water-Laced Risk Reward

TPC Sugarloaf

Duluth, Georgia

Greg Norman with Tad BurnettSandbelt Bunker Sculpting

Horseshoe Bend Country Club

Roswell, Georgia

Joe Lee (original)Riverfront Risk RewardUSGA Host

The Loop at Augusta Municipal Golf Course

Augusta, Georgia

Tiger Woods / TGR Design (The Loop)Strategic Par Three

Forest Hills Golf Club

Augusta, Georgia

Donald Ross (1926)Pine-Framed DoglegsUSGA Host

Brunswick Country Club

Brunswick, Georgia

Donald Ross (1938Turtleback Greens

Sky Valley Country Club

Sky Valley, Georgia

Bill Watts (original)Mountain Valley RoutingUSGA Host

The Landings Golf & Athletic Club – Oakridge Course

Savannah, Georgia

Arthur Hills (original)Expanded Creative Greens

McLemore Club — Highlands Course

Rising Fawn, Georgia

Bill BerginCliff Edge Greens

The Landings Golf & Athletic Club

Savannah, Georgia

Arnold Palmer & Frank Duane (MarshwoodMarshland Tidal Routing

Bobby Jones Golf Course

Atlanta, Georgia

Bob Cupp (2018 redesign)Reversible Nine Routing

Reynolds Lake Oconee – the Landing

Eatonton, Georgia

Bob Cupp (original 1986)Strategic Wooded DoglegsUSGA Host

Heritage Golf Links

Tucker, Georgia

Mike Young (1996)Central Lake Strategy

Cherokee Run Golf Club

Conyers, Georgia

Arnold Palmer & Ed SeayWoodsy Muscular RoutingUSGA Host

Château Élan Golf Club

Braselton, Georgia

Denis GriffithsRolling Vineyard Fairways

Bent Tree Golf Course

Jasper, Georgia

Joe LeeMountainous Dogleg Routing

Reynolds Lake Oconee – the Preserve

Eatonton, Georgia

Bob CuppRolling Hills Routing

Pinetree Country Club

Kennesaw, Georgia

Chick Adams (original)Towering Pine CorridorsUSGA Host

Valdosta Country Club

Valdosta, Georgia

Joe Lee (1977/1981)Multi Tiered GreensUSGA Host

Nob North Golf Course

Cohutta, Georgia

Gary Player (with Ron Kirby / Randolph P. Russell)Strategic Penal Bunkering

The Chimneys Golf Course

Winder, Georgia

Phillip BallardNative Rockwork Bunkers

Bacon Park Golf Course

Savannah, Georgia

Donald Ross (1926 original)Ross Devilish Greens

Alpharetta Athletic Club

Milton, Georgia

Mike Riley (original)Tree Lined Doglegs