Atlanta Country Club

Willard Byrd originally designed Atlanta Country Club in 1965 and Bob Cupp and Jack Nicklaus later made modifications to the layout. Majestic pines and aged oaks line each and every fairway and more than half the holes on the course feature dangerous water hazards. Bent grass greens and Bermuda fairways help to make the whole experience not only challenging but also rather well groomed.

Everyone knows, or ought to know, about the closing hole at Atlanta. The 18th receives the accolades and quite rightly so as it’s perhaps the finest closing hole in the USA and certainly on par with Pebble Beach’s finale. The Atlanta par five closer is a natural amphitheatre which turns hard left from the tee where a pair of lakes wait in hopeful anticipation to welcome your tee shot. Measuring a little more than 500 yards, it’s not a long hole by today’s measurements but it’s a supremely strategic hole, especially if the pin is cut in a wicked Sunday position. Host to the inaugural Players Championship in 1974, Atlanta Country Club may not be the longest course, but it's steeped in history, is tight, demanding and a supremely strategic test of golf.