Course Description:
Challenge yourself on the lush, emerald fairways and bent-grass greens of The General, the Jim Fazio-designed championship golf course at Barnsley Gardens Resort. Ranked #13 in the state of Georgia by Golf Digest, this par 72 is a true test for golfers of any skill level. Opened in 1999, the course blends into the surrounding landscape, providing beautiful vistas of the mountains and the estate.
This par-72 course was designed by veteran course architect, Jim Fazio, and opened in July of 1999. Fazio designed the course to blend into its natural surroundings, following the same principles held by Andrew Jackson Downing, the 19th century landscape architect, who believed that man-made elements should appear as if they fit into the natural order of the landscape. In keeping with Downing’s philosophy, Fazio supervised the moving of only one-quarter of the earth typically sculpted at new courses. From the more than 1,000 acres available, Fazio personally selected the 378 acres that the course occupies.

For the first two holes, golfers might just believe they’re in Scotland instead of northern Georgia, But hold the bagpipes; because once they reach Hole #3 all such thoughts vanish. At “The Alley”, one of Barnsley’s challenging par three’s, golfers enter a hardwood forest. Tall reeds, cattails and thick brush underneath a tree-lined fairway offer a tricky hazard to the green’s right side.

The three other par three’s are even more challenging. Hole #8 has been dubbed “The Descent” and will leave golfers speechless. The tee-shot on this hole descends close to 100 feet to a soft, sculptured green. It provides entrée to the black-eyed susans and other flowering varieties that reside in the protected area behind the green. Hole #14, or “Mountain View”, is one of the most striking, featuring a full-on view of Wolf Cave Mountain and the neighboring peak. An abrupt descent of nearly 100 feet immediately tests a golfer’s nerve and club selection. Two bunkers and Dry Run Creek, which feeds into a pond, collect errant or tentative shots.

Hole #17 closes the course’s amazing collection of par three’s. The illusion from the tee would indicate that the putting surface pitches from front to back, with marshy wetlands beyond awaiting all “fliers”. A deep and flash-faced bunker offers silent vigil in front of the green for anything that dares to be short. A glassy pond at the right front constitutes hazard number three of a daunting trio of entrapments. Altogether, the par three’s range from 120 to 266 yards and require several different clubs from 12 tee boxes.

 

Tee	Par	Yardage	Rating (US)	Slope (US)
Championship/Black	72	7189	74.8	142
Men's/Blue	72	6679	72.7	136
Ladies'/Red	72	5428	72.6	129

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