Green Fees | Mon – Thurs | Sat/Sun |
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18 Holes Public | $100 | $125 |
18 Holes S.D. Co Resident | $59 | $89 |
Seniors over 60 (M-Th Only) Incl. Lunch Special on Bev. Cart | $59 | N/A |
Juniors (after 2pm) (15 years and Younger Valid with Paying Adult) | $20 | $20 |
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Date(s): | 9/2/21 - 9/5/21 |
Start time: | 12:00 PM |
End time: | 9:00 PM |
Location: | East Lake Golf Club 2575 Alston Drive, SE Atlanta, GA 30317 |
Course superintendent | Ralph J. Kepple |
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Grass | Bermudagrass, Meyer and Cavalier zoysiagrass, Poa annua (tees); Zoysiagrass (fairways); Bermudagrass (greens, rough) |
Tournament Stimpmeter | 12+ ft |
Sand bunkers | 72 |
Water hazards | 3 |
Tournament information | |
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Dates | August 19 – September 5, 2021 |
Location | Liberty National Golf Club Caves Valley Golf Club East Lake Golf Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics |
60 – Zach Johnson (2007) East Lake Golf Club is a private golf club located approximately 5 miles east of downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1904, East Lake is the oldest golf course in the city of Atlanta. East Lake was the home course of golfer Bobby Jones and much of its clubhouse serves as a tribute to his accomplishments.
Golfer Bobby Jones is said to have played his first and last games of golf at East Lake. Jones won golf's Grand Slam in 1930, claiming the U.S. Amateur, U.S. Open, British Amateur and British Open titles in the same year. Jones's father, "Colonel" Robert P. Jones, served as the president of East Lake from 1937–42 and as a director for 38 years.
Established in 1904, East Lake is the oldest golf course in the city of Atlanta. East Lake was the home course of golfer Bobby Jones and much of its clubhouse serves as a tribute to his accomplishments. Since 2004, East Lake has been the permanent home of The Tour Championship, the culminating event of the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedEx Cup.
East Lake was the home course of golfer Bobby Jones and much of its clubhouse serves as a tribute to his accomplishments. Since 2004, East Lake has been the permanent home of The Tour Championship, the culminating event of the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedEx Cup.
Early years. Old postcard of the course at East Lake. The Atlanta Athletic Club (AAC) was formed in 1898 and due to its popularity it gained 700 members in only four years. The director of the club's athletic program was John Heisman, the famous football coach for whom the Heisman Trophy is named.
A tragic fire destroyed the original clubhouse at East Lake in 1925. Following the fire, famed architect Philip Shutze, who is known for constructing the famous Swan House in Buckhead, was hired by the club to build East Lake's present day two-story Tudor style clubhouse. Stewart Maiden golfing at East Lake.
In 1970, the East Lake Meadows public housing project was built on the site of the No. 2 golf course and became a center for poverty, drugs and violence. Middle-income homeowners fled the surrounding neighborhood, replaced by low-income renters.
Drew Dunn , head golf professional at East Lake Golf Club, breaks down the best way to play the par-5, 18th hole at the host course of the TOUR Championship.
Over the years, the golf course has hosted many golf tournaments including the 1950 U.S. Women's Amateur, 1963 Ryder Cup, and 2001 U.S. Men's Amateur. It is now the permanent home of the TOUR Championship, the culminating event of the FedExCup Playoffs.
East Lake is Atlanta's oldest golf course. It's plopped down in a sketchy, developing neighborhood, of which the East Lake Foundation is trying to redevelop and revitalize. If you don't play golf, and you get invited to play here.
East Lake is the home course of Bobby Jones. He grew up playing here. The clubhouse is like a golf museum and a tribute to Jones.
1. It was originally part of Atlanta Athletic Club. The Atlanta Athletic Club (AAC) was formed in 1898. The club was dedicated to several sporting endeavors, but it initially had no golf course.
As the area around East Lake began to decay, the original course and clubhouse were saved by a group of 25 members who purchased them and began operation as the newly-formed East Lake Country Club in 1968.
The Atlanta Athletic Club (AAC) was formed in 1898 . The club was dedicated to several sporting endeavors, but it initially had no golf course. John Heisman, the Georgia Tech football coach for whom the famed Heisman Trophy was later named, directed the club’s athletic program of swimming, tennis, basketball and track.
The club was dedicated to several sporting endeavors, but it initially had no golf course. John Heisman, the Georgia Tech football coach for whom the famed Heisman Trophy was later named, directed the club’s athletic program of swimming, tennis, basketball and track.
East Lake is the oldest golf course in Atlanta. The course was completely reworked by Donald Ross nine years later. That layout survives as the basic design today. The Atlanta Athletic Club sold the course in the 1960s to relocate to its new home in Duluth (where it held the 2011 PGA Championship and 1976 U.S. Open).
Hal Sutton was the first player to win a TOUR Championship at East Lake when he took out Vijay Singh in a playoff. Woods was 20th that year in his first TOUR start at the course. Two years later, Woods was a complete phenomenon. He already had nine wins in the 2000 season when he came to East Lake.
As Bobby Jones' childhood golfing partner, she was dubbed "The First Lady of East Lake" and "The Empress of Golf" to match Mr. Jones' "Emperor" nickname . She won her first title at East Lake at the age of 12. In 1916, three days before her 19th birthday, she won the first of her three U.S. Women's Amateur Championships.
The Charlie Yates Golf Course is located just minutes from downtown Atlanta, Midtown, and Decatur. Located in the award-winning East Lake community, the Charlie Yates Golf Course features a wonderfully conditioned 9-Hole Golf Course designed by famed architect Rees Jones.
Atlanta, GA (May 4, 2021) – East Lake Golf Club is excited to announce upcoming renovations to the Charlie Yates Golf Course and practice facility located in the historic East Lake community. East Lake Golf Club is also excited to announce that it has selected prominent Atlanta-based club management company, Bobby Jones Links (BJL), to…