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Apple Mountain is fairly open, but it has enough contours and elevation changes to keep it interesting. It is a cross between mountain golf and meadow golf.

Kingwood is a short, mountain style golf course. I played it from the back tees and hit driver 6 times. The course is in great shape, with firm greens that roll well. My favorite hole is #13; a beautiful flat hole along a meandering creek. However, #17 may be one of the worst golf holes ever designed, with almost no landing area for the tee shot and a green that is stuck behind a hill. It looks like they built 17 other holes and realized they had to stick one more somewhere. Other than that, it's fun, well conditioned, and you can get around pretty quick. A little pricey at $61.

The Orchard is a really good golf course in a scenic location in the mountains of north Georgia. It's a good challenge for all golfers, but playable. You can hit driver on most holes. There are several elevation drop shots, but it's not extreme terrain. Our only complaint is we teed off at noon, but the restaurant wasn't open. We were starving by the time we finished!