DURHAM LAKES

On July 3, 2009, why the need for a nickname? posted:

Played in early July and fairways are very firm, greens recently punched, but putted ok.
With firm and fast fairways, this becomes a target golf course from the tee box,
which is unfortunate because the driver is not a finesse club.
 Fairways may appear wide, but given dry conditions they play much tighter.
If you spray your driver the slightest bit, be ready to get penalized.
 Every course seems to have one or two, "what was the designer thinking" holes, and #9 is it at DL.
As a single digit handicap, the course will give you plenty of challenge from the back tees.
Fairly priced and with softer fairways and healed greens, this has the potential to be one of the better tracks in metro Atlanta.


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On June 24, 2009, BDP posted:

Played 6/20/09 and the course is in decent shape.
 The greens had been punched recently but only small holes remained and they didn't affect putting too much.
The main problems were the thin fairways (time to fix this Durham) and hard/slow greens.
Really messed with our foursome to have greens that wouldn't hold shots but still putted fairly slow.
 Service was great as always and the cart girl was out in full force.
 Play wasn't too slow for a Saturday morning, a little under 5 hours.
The bunkers are better than they have ever been here but still a little inconsistent.
Overall, still one of the best values in Atlanta.



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On June 16, 2009, Gatoron posted:

Played Sunday, 6/14, 9:50 tee time. Saw more people on the course at once than I've seen in my dozen or so times at Durham Lakes.
Solid pace of play, as our foursome was done in just over 4 hours.
Cart girl service spotty (once on front, twice on back), and remember to bring your own beer on Sundays.
I've reviewed this course before and lauded the layout, the general lack of crowds, the price, the range, and solid gps in the carts.
These are all solid positives. In the past, I simply lamented the fact that the course is still young, and drought conditions kept the fairways thin.
The greens, while still showing holes from the last aeration, were fairly consistent and rolled truer than one would have expected.
The fairways, despite rain the day before, remain disappointingly thin and hard.
Good shots were often not only not rewarded, but even punished,
 as drives and iron shots from my foursome went into the rough, the water, and the woods.
I am not sure why they are seeming to have such a difficult time growing grass in this year's conditions.
10 miles down the road, Coweta Club is downright lush in comparison.
Convenient from Buckhead. Great layout. Good value. Needs more grass.


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On June 7, 2009, IrishSamurai posted:

Played this Saturday June 6th.
LAYOUT: Great par 3s (distance and traps). Challenging par 4s (very fun to play). Average par 5s (short and pretty easy to post PAR or BIRDIE).
FAIRWAYS: A little thin, but good enough for early summer.
GREENS: Best I have played on a public course in Georgia this year. Roll very true and in excellent condition.
PACE OF PLAY: Brutally slow. Not completely the fault of the course, but they need to do a better job of increasing the speed.
We waited 10 minutes on every single tee box (behind a twosome!) until the 17 hole.
The marshals were non-existent in this regard, and it definitely made for a slow round (5+ hours).
OVERALL: For a weekend rate of $52-55, you won't find a better course 15 minutes outside of Atlanta ..
... especially to the south where golf is an afterthought.
 My crew and I are definitely adding this one to our core rotation. You should too.



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On June 4, 2009, Douglasville posted:

If you are golfer, you will love the layout of this track.
 Played it from the tips and shot 74, any where else it would have been 68 or 69.
This course gives you nothing, you have to earn the birdies and pars by hitting good shots and using sound strategy.
 Greens are in great condition and well undulated.
The fairways have turned green and this course plays firm and fast if it does not rain over night.
Visually this course is just stunning and does a great job of trying to intimidate you with it's beautiful views.
Lots of fairway undulation and mounding but it must be played from point A to point B to point C and so on.
No blind shots if you hit the points that the golf cart GPS shows you.
 It let's you hit the driver but it punishes wide right or wide left shots severely.
 In the trees is a sure punch out if you can find it. Every hole is different and presents it's own set of challenges.
Deep bunkers, water, being on the correct side of the fairway, forced carries, risk reward holes,
hitting your approach to the correct tier on the greens, catching the correct slope to feed the ball to the hole or feed the ball to the center of the fairway.
A total test of all your golfing skill. This is possibly the best public course in and around Atlanta.
No fancy club house, it does not go back to the clubhouse after number nine,
Port- a-potty restrooms, just pure challenging golf. Definitely worth the drive to Fairburn, GA .
 Playing here will prepare your game to face any track.


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On May 27, 2009, Kevin posted:

This is the second time I have played this course and it is in great shape.
They weather was wet the last couple of days so it was a bit soggy, but considering the weather it was fantastic.
It is a very challenging course because of the blind shots and well-placed sand traps, but that is what makes it fun.
 GPS in the cart helps with that. The front nine is LONG and hilly.
The back is shorter, but man, is it pretty. Water in play on almost every hole.
 This is worth the trip. Country club quality for public course price!



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