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 Private, Semi or Public  Driving Range On-Site Golf Pro  Caddy Service  Showers/Lockers Restaurant/Lounge  creatively woven into the gently   Kayak or canoe down the Flint River
 Equipment Rental
                                                                                    or hunt quail on a South Georgia
                                                            rolling contours of the countryside.
 Golf Course (Alphabetically)  Par  Slope  USGA Rating Yardage  Holes  Greens Fee  Pro-Shop  Clubhouse  Wi-Fi  Lodging  The large greens offer subtle breaks   plantation resort. Throughout the
                                                            and lush green fairways are lined
                                                                                    Plantation Trace area, you’ll find 22
  Ocean Forest Golf Club, Sea Island   Pr   72  144   75.2   7140   18  $$$$$  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  Y  by long Bahia rough. Traps provide   quail plantations, five open to the
                                                            additional definition. Architect   public. Most offer horseback riding,
  Osprey Cove Golf & Country Club, St. Marys   Pr   72  132   72.9   6791   18  $  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  Y  Willard Byrd has designed a golf   skeet shooting, fishing, and hiking.
                                                            experience that rewards players
  Pine Forest Country Club, Jesup   Sp   72  122   71.5   6496   18   $  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  Y  Put the boat in at George T.
                                                            with interesting challenges and   Bagby State Park on Lake Walter
 $
  Sapelo Hammock Golf Club, Townsend   Sp   72  136   73.5   6887   18   $$  Y Y  Y Y  Y Y  N N  Y Y  Y Y  Y Y  Y Y       memorable views.  F. George in Fort Gaines or at
                                                               Experience the future of golf at
 GEORGIA COAST   Savannah Quarters Country Club, Savannah   Pr   72  133   73.7   7016   18   $$$$  Y Y  Y Y  Y Y  N Y  Y Y  Y Y  Y Y  Y Y  Y  Meadow Links at George T Bagby State Park  Baldwin Agricultural College in   for gopher tortoises, “buzzards,” and   PLANTATION TRACE
                                                                                    Seminole State Park on Lake
                                                            Forest Lakes Golf Club at Abraham
 6481
 18
 70.5
 Pr
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  The Savannah Golf Club, Savannah
                                                                                    Seminole in Donalsonville. Look
                                                            Tifton, a nine-hole public course that
 $
                                                                                    an abundance of other wildlife at
                                                            is maintained by an elite group of
                                                                                    Reed Bingham State Park near Adel;
 72  136
 7058
 Pr
 18
 74.7
  Sea Island Golf Club - Plantation, St. Simons Island
                                                            turfgrass students who use the golf
                                                                                    hike through the serene cypress
                                                            facility as a learning lab. The par 72
 Pr
  Sea Island Golf Club - Seaside, St. Simons Island
                                                                                    375-acre lake.
                                                            gold tees over 18 holes, and features
 6500
 $
 18
 70.9
  Sea Palms Resort, St. Simons Island   Pu   72  141   73.8   7055   18   $$$$$  Y Y  Y Y  Y Y  Y N  Y Y  Y Y  Y Y  Y Y  Y Y  A Birdie is not always a quail  course plays 6,970 yards from the   swamp, or boat, ski, or fish on the
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                                                                                      Explore Albany’s Flint River-
                                                            Tifdwarf Bermudagrass greens and
               Hunting plantations make room for golf                               Quarium and its 175,000- gallon,
  Sea Palms Resort - West, St. Simons Island   Pu   34  122   69.0   6477   9   $  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Tifway Bermudagrass fairways.
             The Plantation Trace travel region    Enjoy championship golf at   The challenging yet beautiful layout   22-foot deep, open-air Blue Hole
  Southbridge Golf Club, Savannah   Pr   72  134   73.8   6990   18   $-$$  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  Y  in southwest Georgia is known for    Meadow Links at George T. Bagby   encompasses many different aspects   that showcases the Flint River
           quail hunting, but there are plenty of   State Park and Lodge, noted by Golf   of the surrounding environment.  ecosystem, home to plants, reptiles,
  Sterling Links, Richmond Hill   Pu   72  126      6600   18   $  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  N  places to play a round of golf, too.   Digest on its opening as America’s      and fish. Or get a close look at
           The golf courses in this region    sixth best new affordable public    Beyond the Links  flamingos, zebras, cheetahs, African
  Trident Lakes Golf Club, Kings Bay   Pu   72  125   70.9   6575   18   $  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  Y
           embrace the Bobby Jones philosophy    course. Players who appreciate a   Outdoor activities have always   black rhinos and other exotic
  Wilmington Island Club, Savannah   Pr   71  137   73.5   6715   18   $-$$  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  Y     of building golf courses around the   links-style layout will be challenged   been important in Georgia’s   animal exhibits at the nearby Parks
           existing features of the land.  at Meadow Links, a course   Plantation Trace Travel Region.   at Chehaw.
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