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Georgia Golf Trail
The Georgia Golf Trail Honors Top In-State Destinations
Savannah Riverfront
In 2022, the 5th Annual Georgia Golf &
Travel Awards program was conducted throughout the U.S. and Canada. The goal of this annual program is to honor and recognize the ‘best of’ The Georgia Golf Trail. There were 14 categories: Favorite Golf Course, Best Par 3, Best Par 4, Best Par 5, Best Resort, Favorite Restaurant, Best Lodge/Inn/Cottage, Best State Park, Best Attraction, Best Value for Golf Travel, Favorite 19th Hole, Best Place to Hold a Meeting, Best Place to Live in a Golf Community, and Favorite City to Visit. Three of the category winners were repeat winners, one of which was Savannah, which won as the Favorite City To Visit, for the fifth time in as many years. This year’s promotion started in August and voting concluded in November. The winners of the 14 categories along The Georgia Golf Trail are listed below:
Favorite Golf Course: Arrowhead Pointe Golf Course in Elberton, Georgia
Favorite Par 3: #10 Lake View Golf Course at the Callaway Resort & Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia
Favorite Par 4:
Favorite Par 5:
#18 Stonemont Course, Stone Mountain Golf Club in Stone Mountain, Georgia
Best Attraction:
Stone Mountain Park in Stone Mountain, Georgia
Best Resort:
The Club at Savannah Harbor in Savannah, Georgia
Best Value for Golf Travel:
Jekyll Island Golf Club in Jekyll Island, Georgia
Best Lodge, Inn or Cottage: Unicoi State Park Lodge in Helen, Georgia
Favorite Restaurant: The Wharf - Jekyll Island Club Resort in Jekyll Island, Georgia
Best State Park:
Hard Labor Creek State Park in Rutledge, Georgia
Favorite 19th Hole:
Brassies Grill at the Brasstown Valley Resort & Spa in Young Harris, Georgia (for the 4th year in a row)
Favorite City to Visit: Savannah, Georgia (for the 5th year in a row)
Best Place to Hold a Meeting: Callaway Resort & Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia
The Wharf Crab Cakes
Best Place to Live in a Golf Community: Reynolds Lake Oconee in Greensboro, Georgia (for the 3rd year in a row)
Listed below is a brief description of three of the category winners:
Favorite Golf Course: The Jekyll Island Golf Club has three 18-hole golf courses and a nine-hole layout. In all, that’s 63 holes of golf in one location. The three 18-hole courses are Indian Mound, Oleander, and Pine Lakes. The nine-hole layout is Great Dunes. On Jekyll Island, golfers are truly spoiled for choice. Jekyll Island is also a great place to visit in order to relax while enjoying fresh seafood, long beach walks, poolside siestas, and time off the grid
Best Attraction: The Stone Mountain State Park, located east of Atlanta, is truly something to behold. Nestled in 3,200 acres of natural beauty, Stone Mountain Park features family-friendly attractions, outdoor recreational activities and a variety of on-site lodging options so you can stay where you play.
Favorite City to Visit: Savannah is classy, charming, historical, diverse, and a true Southern destination. Dining in Savannah is an experience unto itself. It’s worth noting that one of the city’s finest restaurants is Huey’s, which won the Best Restaurant Award along The Georgia Golf Trail in 2021.
Stone Mountain Lakemont Course The Wharf on Jekyll Island, GA
“We are very excited about the continued growth of our 5th Annual Travel Awards,” said Doug Hollandsworth, Founder, The Georgia Golf Trail. “We are reaching thousands of people throughout the United States with our marketing and this year we had thousands of people write in and vote for their favorite golf courses and places to visit along The Georgia Golf Trail.” Hollandsworth says the key to the success of the Georgia Golf & Travel Awards is having such a strong marketing partner, the State of Georgia. “We are very proud to be working with the State of Georgia to help promote all the things there are to do here in Georgia,” added Hollandsworth. “Congratulations to all the winners. We appreciate all that you do for Georgia.” The 6th Annual Georgia Golf & Travel Awards will begin in June 2023. Check out GeorgiaGolfandTravel.com for details.
Callaway Gardens 10th Green
