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Lake View at Callaway Gardens Resort
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About
Nestled in the southernmost foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Callaway Gardens was created in 1952 to preserve the local environment, from the native wetlands to the abundant forests of mature trees. Golf at Callaway Gardens is a unique experience in that you'll be completely submerged in nature and surrounded by wildlife. The resort’s two golf courses, Lake View and Mountain View, are challenging enough for avid golfers but they are scenic and playable enough to appeal to players of all skill levels. The Lake View Course is the original layout. It offers a slightly more player-friendly round with wider fairways and generous greens. There are more water holes on this golf course, nine total, including five holes that are routed along Mountain Creek Lake. The signature par-3 10th hole features an intimidating island green.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 70 | 6158 yards | 69.1 | 127 |
| Blue (W) | 70 | 6158 yards | 74.6 | 133 |
| White (W) | 70 | 5834 yards | 73.0 | 130 |
| White | 70 | 5834 yards | 68.0 | 125 |
| Green | 70 | 5196 yards | 65.9 | 115 |
| Green (W) | 70 | 5196 yards | 70.1 | 122 |
| Red (W) | 70 | 4473 yards | 66.4 | 115 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 70.3/129 W: 74.4/132 | 338 | 145 | 337 | 345 | 347 | 411 | 346 | 335 | 526 | 3130 | 163 | 384 | 433 | 173 | 420 | 532 | 182 | 376 | 365 | 3028 | 6158 |
| White M: 67.9/123 W: 72.9/129 | 321 | 136 | 322 | 326 | 324 | 395 | 329 | 314 | 510 | 2977 | 163 | 363 | 396 | 151 | 394 | 514 | 167 | 359 | 350 | 2857 | 5834 |
| Green M: 65.8/114 W: 70.0/121 | 298 | 111 | 309 | 300 | 304 | 299 | 312 | 298 | 469 | 2700 | 146 | 337 | 330 | 118 | 304 | 467 | 153 | 329 | 312 | 2496 | 5196 |
| Red M: 63.4/109 W: 66.2/114 | 245 | 95 | 269 | 266 | 278 | 269 | 269 | 251 | 398 | 2340 | 146 | 282 | 297 | 104 | 263 | 379 | 122 | 274 | 266 | 2133 | 4473 |
| Handicap | 15 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 15 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
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Photo submitted by u314162578480 on 11/04/2022
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Photo submitted by manderson831 on 08/28/2022
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Photo submitted by manderson831 on 08/28/2022
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Photo submitted by manderson831 on 08/28/2022
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Photo submitted by manderson831 on 08/28/2022
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+ 6 morePhoto submitted by manderson831 on 08/21/2022
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Photo submitted by manderson831 on 08/21/2022
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Photo submitted by manderson831 on 08/21/2022
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Honor our FLAG Photo submitted by RJBP1952 on 06/16/2021
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The bridge from the 9th green to the 10th tee Photo submitted by David3274256 on 04/01/2021
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The 18th green over the lake Photo submitted by David3274256 on 04/01/2021
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Electric X-mas Tree on hole 15 Photo submitted by GolfUMK on 11/09/2020
Thanksgiving fun
Played my second eighteen hole round at 1:45 and finished just before dusk. 4 hour round on the nose. The lake view course is my favorite of the courses and is very short only a par 70. The highlightes of the round was playing 36 holes and the par 3's were great. The par 4's were short and was a very score able course. I played the blues which were pretty short but it didn't really madder I was mostly going to have fun. The clubhouse and practice facilities were nice. The guy in the clubhouse needs to get praised for is excellent work and helpfulness. I loved both the course here and will be here if back in the pine valley area.
Enjoyable, always
My wife and I always have the most pleasant round at this club. No starters, marshals, or manner-less players. It's all up to universal common sense and courtesy of the players. The Lakeview course was in the periodic maintenance phase, so if you are very serious about the scores, this may not be the best time to play. Nonetheless, we had a wonderful time.
Lake view course
Tee boxes in good shape, fairways very nice, rough was solid, bunkers were in good shape…… the greens not so much. They are working to repair them but they are just not in good shape at the moment. I would play again anytime though because the course is beautiful and the greens are the final piece of the puzzle.
Great layout and amenities
I really enjoy playing at Callaway when I can redeem hot deals through GolfNow. The staff are always friendly and helpful, and the pro shop has many options of food/merchandise. Course upkeep can sometimes leave some to be desired, with bunkers sometimes having the lining exposed and greens sometimes having noticeable imperfections and bumps. With that being said, the chance to play this course at around $30-35 still makes it great value for the price. Will be playing here again.
This course was great for the family.
We had a group of 4 plus 1 junior. The staff was accommodating with our tee time as one player was running a little late. We played Lakeview, and it was challenging to find hole one. They said to follow the blue arrows, but we found ourselves searching for them. It took us a while to get started because of this.
LAKEVIEW @ CALLAWAY GARDENS
The course was in pretty good shape. I got through 10 holes before the storm hit. I was an individual playing and had two groups of 4 ahead of me that would not let me play through. The would finish up and wait for the other group to finish before tee in off on the next hole. I gave play this course numerous times good course to play
Could be better
I Remember playing the Callaway courses in the early 2000's and thought it couldn't get any better. Well dont show up thinking they're in the same shape because theyre not. For whatever reason......probably money.
The Lakeview course is fun, fairlly easy and is in decent shape. On the positive side the fairways and rough were in pretty decent shape. There are some weed issues though. On the negative side the greens are decent/fair at best. They were mowed but there is a poana/weed problem on a majority of them. For whatever reason the tee boxes weren't mowed. This led to high grass so your teed up ball barely hovers above the grass line. Some of the bunkers need more sand and for someone to get in them and kill the numerous weeds that are sprouting up in them.
I really enjoyed my round and i will be back.....just know that it could be better.
Great Golf
You'll find a very friendly staff to assist you with your clubs and in the clubhouse.
The course is in great condition for good scoring opportunities
Don't miss your chance to go low at the Gardens
Has potential but needs a LOT of work
For the money this course was just not cutting it. Grass on the tee boxes was super long, the difference between fairway and rough was minimal, and the greens were in bad shape. There are some cool holes and scenery on the lakeside is nice but in order for this course to get better they will need to seriously invest in course management. Do not see myself playing here again until changes are made.
mountain view
mountain view course was played because the lakeview course had a small tournament.
tees were ok
fairways and rough were perfect.
most greens had some bad spots so we had to move the putt to a better location on the green.
most greens were in execellent shape when moved.
Mountain View getting better
Fairways were excellent. Layout was excellent
Green were better than last time we played it. POA gone but some bare spot were still there . Green rolled better but still very slow. Pace of play was great. 3 1/2. Hours! Whispering pig BQ was great!!
Not what it used to be
The staff is great and the design is great but the lack of upkeep and condition of the course was HORRIBLE! Fairways haven't been cut in days. Tee boxes are rough, but worst of all the greens! Some have serious lack of grass and all have weeds...actual weeds sticking up 3/8 of an inch! One green completely covered in goose crap. Definitely not worth the price. I can't speak for the condition of Mountain view course (it was where most of the golfers were) but Lakeview isn't worth the cabbage.
The course was in pretty good shape.Staff were very friendly, working onn repairing all the green., the lake course was great
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Thank you for your November review. We always love to hear when your guests have a great day and have fun. We hope you are able to visit and play again soon.