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3.1
955 Reviews (955)
5 Stars
217
4 Stars
402
3 Stars
155
2 Stars
98
1 Stars
83
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.1
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
2.8
55.6%
Recommend this course
668 out of 955 reviews
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3.1
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.0
Layout
3.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
2.5
StaffFriendliness
4.0
64.0%
Recommend this course
16 out of 25 reviews
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2.8
87 Reviews (87)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
18
1 Stars
20
Conditions
2.6
Value
2.7
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.2
StaffFriendliness
4.0
46.0%
Recommend this course
40 out of 87 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Private
Par 72
Length 6792 yards
Slope 140
Rating 73.0
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Smoke Rise Country Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1998
Greens Mini-Verdi Championship Bermuda
Golf Season Year round. Closed on Mondays.
Architect Gary Baird (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Lockers

Available Sports

Tennis

Reviews

3.1
955 Reviews (955)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 9
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 22
Narrow Fairways 19
Bunkers 11
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 17
Locals 15
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 8
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 15
In the 'Burbs 9
Worth the Drive 9

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 11/07/2023

Hello JJMsnV9hyq771cuE9Blu. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Smoke Rise Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/17/2023

Hello, JJMsnV9hyq771cuE9Blu. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Smoke Rise Country Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Needs to improve

OK, I take it the clubhouse has faced calamity in December and it's being rebuilt. That does not justify the absence of a marshall to check on pace of play (more than 5 hours on a Saturday, just because of ONE group ahead of us), and of a beer cart to keep you hydrated. If you are taking more than 5 hours to play, you'd better have something to drink while you wait.

The course itself - maintenance could improve a lot. Sand bunkers are mostly dirt, and the little sand that remained after most of it was carried away by previous rains (it has not rained in our area for more than a month, so this is old news). Patches of fairway are bare, as well as the tee boxes (some of them).

Positive point: the guy doing the burgers/dogs at the turn - great food and very nice guy!

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/10/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, robmartins. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Smoke Rise Country Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 3
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
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Commented on 09/12/2023

Thank you for reviewing us, Carson0385. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Smoke Rise Country Club, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First timer

Great greens, interesting holes, too many doglegs but fun. First three very narrow but challenging. Staff was 7 stars! Clubhouse under renovation. Will be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/08/2023

Hello, dsyck1. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Smoke Rise Country Club. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/08/2023

Hi, Scottymac42. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Smoke Rise Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is back

Course is great in great shape. Can tell money is being spent. Greens were in excellent shape . Fairways and tee boxes looking good. Not sure what can be done with sand traps. Imagine that’s gonna be a expensive repair.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/08/2023

Thanks so much for the great review, u3845619. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Smoke Rise Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 09/08/2023

Hello, zrichmond3. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Smoke Rise Country Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Much Improved

Having read some of the reviews below, I ventured out to Smoke Rise with muted expectations. I was pleasantly surprised at everything they are doing. Yes, check in is in the cart barn because the clubhouse is still being redone after the water pipes burst last winter. And yes, there are port-a-potties. However, it was easy and fast. You can grab range balls, snacks, and cold drinks too. The range is well marked with flags at various distances and pallet style targets. The practice green and bunker area are virtually brand new.

As for the course itself, they have done a great job taking down trees, repairing carts paths, and resodding bare areas. The tee boxes are in decent condition and improving. The fairways were fairly lush and mowed and looked great. And the greens were the biggest surprise. I have played Woodmont and Bridgemill in the last month. The Smoke Rise greens are better. They are smooth and manicured with very few bare spots. They definitely are not a burnt out pool table. A few areas on the course are still recovering but the $47-57 price point is fair. I found Alex to be super friendly and honest about the course at check in. She was absolutely right. Martin the outside guy was very helpful and worth a good tip. Overall, it ain’t perfect, but the $1 mil plus they’ve had to spend is showing up with obvious improvements. Good for you, Smokey. I definitely recommend it and will be back often.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/28/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave such a detailed review of your experience at Smoke Rise. We are glad to hear that you were pleasantly surprised by the improvements we have made. We appreciate your recommendation and look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

Putting Greens were super condition
Very challenging course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/28/2023

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, groveplace! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Smoke Rise Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Only play if it's free.

Went to the course with friends over the weekend, got a hot deal for a lower green fee, and still feel ripped off.

Tee boxes = moon's surface
Greens = burned out pool table
Fairways = war zone
Driving range = well, there is one, but best of luck warming up with no yardages posted, no chipping green, and no putting green at all. Whack whack, I guess.

Zero update ahead of time that the clubhouse was closed, had to check in in the cart barn. I figured seeing the same update from over a month ago, that this would have been remedied. I was wrong.

Staff was great, but that's the only plus.

Wildly stacked tee times, forcing play to be close to 5 1/2 hours, and when you made the turn, if you wanted something other than chips (come on, a hot dog at the turn is a must!) - you have to drive to another facility, and wait yet again for food to be prepped. Sure, a small annoyance, but this was far from the only problem.

Didn't see a single drinks cart come through.

If you can, avoid it. Pay the extra 20 to go to Heritage nearby for a better experience.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/28/2023

Hello, u314160136850. Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.

We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.

We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Avoid if you can

Tee boxes are a mine field. Germs are fast but don’t roll true. Bunkers need to be rebuilt not just responded. Clubhouse is closed. Have to drive down to the pool for food at the turn. They don’t have anything ready so if you want more than a bag of chips you’ll have to wait. 5 1/2 hour round. We paid 70$ with a hot deal. Everything that can be wrong with a golf course is wrong with this place.

Looks like it might have been pretty nice at one point. Really a shame.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/28/2023

Hi MattDembicki,

We’re sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies.

We value our customers' opinions and would like to make things right and determine how we can provide a solution that makes you smile.

Please contact us directly at the pro shop. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Played On
Reviews 5
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/09/2023

Hello, u000005212932. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Smoke Rise Country Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/04/2023

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Smoke Rise Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0

Worst course in Atlanta

Great layout, but every part of the course was mangled. Dirt tee boxes, zero effort to maintain greens, and fairways were also not maintained. Should be a $25 round, and even then I wouldn’t play it again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 09/08/2023

We apologize for the poor conditions you experienced during your visit to our course. We appreciate your feedback and will use it to improve our maintenance efforts in the future. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/17/2023

Hi, Mark3289882. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Smoke Rise Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
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Commented on 07/26/2023

Hi, u332174586. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Smoke Rise Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course has been left to rot

“Pro Shop” was a folding table in the cart barn. The giant clubhouse that was there was locked up not being used. Bathroom was a port-a-potty in 90 degree heat (just imagine). Back nine was completely closed, had to play front nine twice. Fairways were half there, half not. To top it all off, the greens were just punched on 7/11 and they tried to charge us full price. After my third comment, they cut the price in half. I can respect that the greens need to get cared for, but this should’ve been communicated ahead of time, and the rest of the experience was abysmal at best.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/26/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We sincerely apologize for the inconveniences you experienced during your visit. We appreciate your feedback and will use it to improve our communication and overall experience for our guests.

Played On
Reviews 3
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/12/2023

u691751084, thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Smoke Rise Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Dirt Tee Boxes

The course layout was really nice, but the amount of money they charge is too high for how poorly the course is maintained. Most of the tee boxes were dirt and embarrassing, and lots of big dirt patches throughout the fairways. There are too many other options to choose from and at much for reasonable cost...

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/17/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize if the course maintenance did not meet your expectations. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration to improve our service in the future.

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