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4.5
661 Reviews (661)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
9
1 Stars
15
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
92.5%
Recommend this course
617 out of 661 reviews
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4.6
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
96.4%
Recommend this course
27 out of 28 reviews
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4.5
89 Reviews (89)
5 Stars
58
4 Stars
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3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
92.1%
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82 out of 89 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7558 yards
Slope 154
Rating 77.8
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Echelon Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 2006
Fairways Tifsport Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season November - March
Architect Rees Jones (2006) Steve Weisser (2006)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis

Accolades

Reviews

4.5
661 Reviews (661)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 9
Forced Carries 7
Plays Long 6
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 6

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Played On
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Should of been better.

Great layout and challenging course. Greens are in very good shape. Way too many fairways experiencing circular disease. Obvious. Not enough money to afford grounds keepers /labor as Bunkers were not raked out. Also tee areas were in below average shape. Very friendly and welcoming staff and new clubhouse is nice. Simply needs more major upkeep to make me a repeat customer

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 06/25/2018:
Hello, we're sorry course conditions were not up to par. We appreciate your feedback and we are working on making improvements. We're glad you enjoyed our challenging course layout. Thank you for playing Echelon Golf Club.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging course in good condition

Echelon is a challenging course and is in good condition. The practice range is excellent and the course itself is fine. The only issues are: 1) The sand traps and bunkers had not been raked for a while. If your course features a lot of sand, you need to make sure the traps/bunkers are in good playable condition. 2) The yardage markers were hard to find. Need to be easier to locate to maintain the pace of play.
I like the course and will play it again, but when paying $75 - $85 a round on a weekday you expect a bit more.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

great course

15 or better handicap only... several carries over 200 yards... incredible natural surroundings, huge property. GREAT GOLF COURSE !

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course, will be beautiful when it greens up!

I looked at a ton of different courses in the Atlanta area as I was driving back from Augusta, and I saw Echelon on most of the "10 Best Courses in Atlanta" and I was staying north of town a bit in Duluth, so it worked! Even though I was teeing off in twilight around 4:10pm, and I arrived around 3:30pm, there were still staff out front working the carts and helping with golf bags, so this was very nice to see and a great first impression! Checking in was smooth and painless and the gentleman behind the counter was full of great guidance and directions around the course, which was very nice to see! The course does have a HUGE practice range, but all of the targets are well below grade, and there are no signs for distance or anything like that as the teeing areas surround the range, so it might be tough to manage anyways, but it was a strange but huge practice area! The course was starting to green up, but there was still a significant amount of brown / dormant grass - but I imagine the course will be amazingly beautiful when it greens up! As many people mentioned in their reviews, it is hilly - VERY HILLY - so you cannot walk this course. The course has 5 different tee boxes so there is something for everyone here - but it's a challenge no matter what. The only thing that I would love to see is REAL bathrooms on the course of this caliber. Porta-potties behind some lattice fences is not enough for this type of course! I would love to see this improvement, but I definitely would recommend the course at $75, and probably up to maybe $125!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lots of Elevation

Lots of Elevation changes and blind tee shots make Echelon a tough but fun track. Pro shop and restaurant staff were super friendly and food was good. Great value for the money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

interesting golf course

It was an interesting course with elevation differences that I experienced for the first time since coming to Georgia.
It rained a few days ago, so the course conditions weren't great, but I think it's a golf course worth revisiting.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love Echelon

Beautiful course, friendly staff, excellent pace of play

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Never had so many shots roll backwards

Early season golf is not indicative
We had a lot of rain last week and it was cart path only which is always a slog but necessary.
Solid layout and a lot of elevation changes on the back nine.. Playing uphill holes is never fun
Best holes are 8 - brutal 11th and 13th..
Course has many extreme edges as its defense
An example on uphill 14th.. drive rolled back 40 yards after landing on fairway and blind 3rd rolled back 30 yards off false front of the green twice.. so had 100 yards of backward yardage on one hole
Landed on right edge of 18th green and not only spun off the green but down the hill 30 yards into the hazard.
Guess when the rough grows will not happen but still says do not be short now

Nice practice range but first timers behind us as well thought it was too hard.. Many forced carries for the ladies

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course with fabulous layout! Greens were very good. This is a Tough but fair course with the different elevations. Long course with favorable open fairways. Will be playing again soon!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/04/2024

Hello, Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course and layout with amazing views

Visiting family from out of state, and this is the best course I’ve played in Georgia so far. Beautiful track with amazing views provided by the drastic elevation changes. Perfect routing that includes a great variety of holes. Course conditions were good considering the amount of rain they had leading up to the day I played. Greens were pure but not very fast because they probably didn’t get a chance to cut them with all the rain. I hope I’m able to come back and play here again during prime season.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/04/2024

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, mholmberg51. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Echelon Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/05/2024

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u114830878. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Echelon Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Greenskeeper deserves a raise

For mid-December this course is in mint condition. Greens roll as pure as they did in the summer, maybe even better with less traffic.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 01/04/2024

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u314162673708. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Echelon Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 12/11/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, akhorana. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Echelon Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Very challenging for Senior golfers

The front nine is challenging, but usually fair. The back nine is incredibly difficult due to the major terrain changes on every hole. Many blind shots to greens that are - in several cases - long, uphill slogs. There are no hole layouts available for viewing on the course and not on the carts either. We played mid-November and the course was in decent shape...greens were very fast; fairways were great; rough was too deep for reasonable recovery efforts, particularly when our golf shots ended up on the many steep sidehill lies encountered on every hole. In short, it is a very difficult course for good golfers who know their way around the course, but it is nearly impossible for first-time or occasional players with 15 handicaps. The layout works well with the terrain, and it is, all-in-all, a beautiful golf course, but too much of a challenge for good, Senior golfers.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/20/2023

Thank you for sharing your detailed review of our golf course. We apologize if the difficulty level of the back nine made your experience less enjoyable. We appreciate your feedback and thank you for choosing to play at our course.

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