jdawg24
01-24-2011, 12:56 PM
We laid out a new 18-hole course this Saturday, and I heard from the owners that construction is already underway with two holes cut yesterday.
The course will be the 2nd course in Georgia that's on private property and will be pay-to-play, $5/day. It will be located at North Georgia Canopy Tours http://www.northgeorgiacanopytours.com/, which is about 1 hour north of downtown Atlanta.
Think zipline tours in Costa Rica -- that's this place, set on ~130 acres in the foothills of North Georgia. Facilities include a zipline tours, clubhouse with vending & restrooms, grilling areas, camping, hiking, geocaching and more.
The DG course will have two sets of concrete teepads, advanced/pro level and rec level. The long pads will play ~7,500' and par 63 (includes one par 5); haven't designed the short pads yet but will be same par and more beginner friendly but still challenging. Awesome variety of terrain in a very hilly piece of property with holes ranging from heavily wooded to wide open to in-between. One hole plays inside a fully enclosed building that used to be a chicken house; the building is 430' long x 40' wide x 20' high and perfectly straight.
Will be open by Spring 2011 with a grand opening event in April/May 2011 timeframe.
This should be a very good course because of facilities and the terrain, but moreso because the owners are not opposed to cutting trees that need to be cut. So it should end up having completely valid flight paths devoid of luck/fairway trees.
The owners are looking for local businesses interested in purchasing hole sponsorships in exchange for advertising placement at the tee area; if anyone on here is interested you can contact them through their website.
The course will be the 2nd course in Georgia that's on private property and will be pay-to-play, $5/day. It will be located at North Georgia Canopy Tours http://www.northgeorgiacanopytours.com/, which is about 1 hour north of downtown Atlanta.
Think zipline tours in Costa Rica -- that's this place, set on ~130 acres in the foothills of North Georgia. Facilities include a zipline tours, clubhouse with vending & restrooms, grilling areas, camping, hiking, geocaching and more.
The DG course will have two sets of concrete teepads, advanced/pro level and rec level. The long pads will play ~7,500' and par 63 (includes one par 5); haven't designed the short pads yet but will be same par and more beginner friendly but still challenging. Awesome variety of terrain in a very hilly piece of property with holes ranging from heavily wooded to wide open to in-between. One hole plays inside a fully enclosed building that used to be a chicken house; the building is 430' long x 40' wide x 20' high and perfectly straight.
Will be open by Spring 2011 with a grand opening event in April/May 2011 timeframe.
This should be a very good course because of facilities and the terrain, but moreso because the owners are not opposed to cutting trees that need to be cut. So it should end up having completely valid flight paths devoid of luck/fairway trees.
The owners are looking for local businesses interested in purchasing hole sponsorships in exchange for advertising placement at the tee area; if anyone on here is interested you can contact them through their website.