The Frog Golf Club at The Georgian

Tom Fazio's 1998 Frog Golf Club at The Georgian, built during a prolific Fazio stretch that included the Seaside Course at Sea Island and The National at Reynolds Lake Oconee. The Frog sits 40 miles west of downtown Atlanta off I-20 in Villa Rica, in a rolling tree-thick area that reviewers have compared visually to Augusta National's landscape. The 7,018-yard par-72 layout features bentgrass greens, expansive bunkering, and strategic water routing that earned it Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary status. Like most top Fazios, the test is strategic more than penal, the routing rewards placement off the tee and demands controlled approaches to greens that run fast and slope firmly. #12 Best Public Course in Georgia (Golf Digest) and #13 (Golf.com). Hosts the Georgia Open, CEO Jaguar Tour, and John Smoltz Celebrity Players Tournament. Now under Bobby Jones Links management, a smart metro Atlanta public pick worth the 40-minute drive from downtown.