East Lake Golf Club, GA

East Lake Golf Course is a private golf club in Atlanta, Georgia, about 5 miles east of downtown. East Lake Golf Course, which opened in 1904, is Atlanta's oldest golf course. East Lake Golf Club was the home course of golfer Bobby Jones, and much of the clubhouse is dedicated to his achievements.

Is it possible to play golf at East Lake?

East Lake Golf Club is a walking-only facility. Only those with a state-issued handicap certificate are permitted to use golf carts. At East Lake, the tempo of play for groups of four is 4 12 hours.

Who owns the golf course at East Lake?

East Lake had become a decrepit, mainly forgotten golf course by the 1980s, apparently as dismal as the surrounding community. All of that changed in 1993, when East Lake was purchased by a local charitable foundation with the intention of restoring it as a memorial to Bobby Jones and the club's other great amateur golfers.

What is the difficulty level of East Lake Golf Course?

It's not a very challenging course, and there are no blind spots, perplexing oddities, or an unexpected fold in the earth to contend with. The average winning score here since 2004 has been 11.5 under par.