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2.7
429 Reviews (429)
5 Stars
60
4 Stars
142
3 Stars
113
2 Stars
69
1 Stars
45
Conditions
2.4
Value
2.7
Layout
2.8
Friendliness
3.6
Pace
3.2
Amenities
2.7
45.3%
Recommend this course
293 out of 429 reviews
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2.8
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
2.5
Value
2.5
Layout
2.9
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
3.5
33.3%
Recommend this course
4 out of 12 reviews
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2.4
30 Reviews (30)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
2
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4
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
9
Conditions
2.1
Value
2.3
Layout
2.6
Pace
2.9
Amenities
2.5
StaffFriendliness
3.4
36.7%
Recommend this course
11 out of 30 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Executive/Links
Par 61
Length 3842 yards
Slope 109
Rating 62.0

Steel Canyon is a fun, but challenging, 18-hole, par-61 executive golf course, centrally located in Sandy Springs. Steel Canyon also offers a lighted practice facility with the new TopTracer range system by TopGolf which allows you to track your distances, play virtual courses, and play games against your friends! Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere and a quick round on our Champion Bermuda Greens without taking all day!
Formerly known as Blue Heron.

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Course Details

Year Built 2002
Greens Bent Grass
Architect Michael Riley (2002)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Walking Allowed Yes

Reviews

2.7
429 Reviews (429)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 21
Narrow Fairways 18
Thick Rough 15
This course/club is great for:
Locals 25
Beginners 18
Junior Golfers 14
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 16
Convenient to the City 15

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Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worst Course Ever

This might be the worst course I’ve played in my life, but definitely as bad as I’ve seen in the past 30 years. There are power lines everywhere, sewage pipes all along the course, set me tee boxes are so bad they just have mats. The greens were being aerified with enough sand to start your own island. I’m not sure if it’s even worth the effort. Sand traps are all across the board, some no sand, some tons of sand and there isn’t a rake in any. The Marshall is about as unpleasant as you could ask for and never left the first tee, so pace of play is 5 hours for an executive course. If you don’t care about course conditions, have all day to play, like rude people and want a super short course then play here. Otherwise I would avoid at all costs. I’m completely baffled by how anyone could rate this place above a 1.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Course in bad shape

I wasn't told by anyone that the greens were recently aerated, or that 3-4 of the holes were under major renovation. The "marshall" was also not friendly and quite rude. It has been a LONG time time since I played here. I will not go back...

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Shame

I played this course quite a bit back in the Blue Heron days, and i always acknowledged and respected the course for what it was. A budget public course for beginner-intermediate golfers to practice their short games. However after playing it today i probably will never play it again. Tee boxes in shambles, greens have weeds growing rampantly out of them, fairway grass is thin and basically clay in most parts. For what you get, the greens fees should be considerably lower, Chastain Park is only $18 most of the time and the course is in way better condition. Sad to see this happen, maybe i'll check back in a few years and see if anything has changed.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

maintenance day

sand traps not racked after weekend play, greens being sanded as I was playing, grass being cut

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Sandlot

They were dumping and spreading sand on the greens interrupting play. Worse timing ever!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Aerated greens

Freshly aerated greens. Would have been good to be notified about the green conditions.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Summer Saturday Early Afternoon

It was bit hard due to lack of rain and heat, but was well maintained. I would like to see more trash/recycle bins on the course (especially considering they right next to a recycling center). Overall, I had a great round and will be back!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

a fun course to practice your irons

I love playing this course.. why?
because it allows me to practice my game using my irons and helps me with my short game

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing

Terrible - First and Last time

Golf xourse is in poor consition and with a severe shortage of carts, our tee time was delayed ver 60 mins; staff was powerless, uselesa and unapologetic. Not willing to refund. Did bot enjoy our day here, I would not recommend this golf course to anyone

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

I'll never play here again

Not worth the money. You can play a muni in Atlanta for cheaper and in better condition.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Value and Fun Course

I saw some reviews for this course that weren't very flattering, so I feel compelled to share my opinion.

First, let's calibrate and understand that this is an executive course (mostly par 3s and 4s) and it is relatively inexpensive to play. I've seen some people give the course 1 or 2 stars. Anyone who does this has unrealistic expectations and is likely comparing it to a hooty-tooty par 72 course.

This course is fun. It's quirky and takes some getting used to (lots of blind shots), but if you accept it for what it is and appreciate the price tag, you have to give it its props. Yes, the tee boxes suck (so use a tee) ... and yes the golf carts aren't new and don't have gps (so buy a range finder or a golfapp on your phone) ... but the fairways and greens are in good shape, the pace of play (when I played) is quick, and the course is adequately challenging (for a par 3/4 course).

The range has some fancy new ball-tracker system. I didn't have time to try it, but it's pretty cool looking.

All in all, I enjoyed my round and I especially appreciated my $15 Golfnow.com hotdeal price!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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