Golf Club of South Georgia, Tifton, GA

I thought this was a new course because there was a temporary clubhouse, looked like one was being built. There was no beer and not a good bathroom. The paths were terrible, really broken up.  But on reading the website, the course was built in 1992 so I'm not sure what's going on.  The webpage is old but they do have a facebookpage with more recent info on it. https://www.facebook.com/TheGolfClubOfSouthGeorgia/

From the facebook page, I've gathered that there are new owners. The tee boxes were really nice and there was an island par 3, as well as some other really nice holes. It was $30/person and no one else was there, which is always nice for us. Of ocurse, it was January in Georgia so maybe it was too cold for most people.

The fairways were in good condition and the greens were OK. There are some really good reviews on the facebook page so I'm sure if we're in the area, we'll try it again.


http://www.thegolfclubofsouthgeorgia.com/

Cooks Creek, Asheville, Ohio

We loved this course. We "accidently" found it on our way back from Myrtle Beach. It was late in the year and kind of cold so we pretty much had the course to ourselves. The pro shop was empty but I think that was because of the time of the year. They had nice port-a-potties which were very clean. The course was in nice condition and had a lot of holes we really enjoyed.

http://www.raintreesouthgc.com/

Addendum 10/21/15: I was anxious to go back to this course on our way down to Myrtle Beach this year. However, I discovered it is now Raintree South and the recent reviews are very mixed. The condition of the course has deteriorated (though everyone still praises the layout) and the pro shop/clubhouse is non-exsistent. If I go, I will again amend this review.

River Club, Pawleys Island, SC

River Club is now part of the Founders Collection, a golf management company, that took over this club right before we golfed here. There was a lot of talk about the course being "taken over" but so far everything seemed fine. The course was a little wet in spots because there was a lot of rain and there was some work being done so some machinery around, but seemed in fine condition. There are bathrooms on the course but no cart girl and no driving range.  There are water hazards on several of the holes but nothing really "scary". We'll play this course again.

http://playriverclub.com/

The Legends - Heathland, Myrtle Beach, SC

The Legends Golf & Resort has five golf courses and offers breakfast and lunch with every round of golf. We've golfed at two of the five courses previously. Heathland is the links style golf course and like all of the Legends golf courses was pretty crowded.  The Legends is a popular place for groups coming into the Myrtle Beach area and with good reason.  It's always in good condition and you receive good service from everyone. There's a nice driving range, a full service clubhouse, a beautiful "pub" and great staff. I've never stayed there but the accomodations look very nice. We enjoyed the course very much (even though I'm not fond of links style). It was in great condition, especially for the "end" of season.

http://www.legendsgolf.com/

Coyote Preserve, Fenton, MI

What a pretty course! It really is a nature preserve. Here are the good things:  the course was in good condition, with lots of elevations, woman friendly tee boxes, and fast greens. It's a very scenic, beautiful course. But here are the bad things: there were no bathrooms (just port-a-potties), no cart girl (she called in sick), and it was really crowded - we waited on every hole.  The course is very choppy with lots of hills, bunkers, water and marsh (which is also kind of a good thing - you have to use a lot of strategy) There was no menu at the turn so we just grabbed a hot dog which wasn't very good. It's not a long course (4800 for the women), it's a strategic course. Would I golf here again...maybe, if the price was right!

http://www.coyotepreserve.com/

Elk Ridge, Atlanta (Gaylord), MI

We love this golf course. It is one of the prettiest in Michigan and one of the most undiscovered! We've been there twice now and no one has been there (or very few people). It's kind of in the middle of nowhere but well worth the drive. Course was in beautiful conditon both times we were there. There's a really nice par 3 on the first nine and hole 10 is a cool, elevated par 3 with a pig shaped sand trap.  It is very women friendly 5200 yards but provides a challenge to men at 7000, if they want.  There are bathrooms on the course and there is a turn staffed with very nice people and good food.  There is no cart girl or wasn't both times we were there. We didn't see any elk, although we were told they were there, but we did see many deer.  We plan on making this course an annual trip!

 http://www.elkridgegolf.com/

Angels Crossing Golf Club, Vicksburg, MI

Bought this deal on groupgolfer.com but it expired.  We couldn't get out there because of the weather.  However we were in the area so we were finally able to get there.  We only had to pay an additional $10 each to golf.  Right at the beginning, the pros:  very nice people, beautiful clubhouse and the cons:  no view of the golf course from the clubhouse.  The course itself is a little drive from the clubhouse, the starter was extremely nice and very proud of the course.  It's almost entirely links style with a few trees.  The starter said cart path only, however there were very few paths and most of them were rocky paths.  The fairways were in nice condition as were the greens. Most of the greens were tricky with pin position in almost impossible positions.  There was water on only one hole but lots of wetlands, bunkers and grassy areas. There was no cart person and no bathrooms, just a couple of port-a-potties.  There were quite a few of well dressed women golfers on the course and I can't believe they used port-a-potties. I didn't so I can't speak to their condition.  My husband really enjoyed the course and would gladly golf there again.  I did like the course but am not really crazy about links style and definitely not crazy about port-a-potties! There is a small "house" between holes 1, 9, and 10 but when we were there, she was up at the clubhouse so we drove up there, went to the bathroom, grabbed drinks and ran to hole 10.  The weekday price is $40 which seems very reasonable for this course.  It was pretty crowded but everything moved well.

 http://www.golfangelscrossing.com/