Ansley Golf Club?

[Brock Peyer]

I hate to even ask, considering that I have lived in Atlanta a third of my life but I happened across Ansley Golf Club this weekend and as my wife said:  "I can't believe that you don't know anything about this course"...well I don't know anything about it other than what I have read on their website.  I realize that Settindown is associated with it and I have played and love Settindown.  It looks pretty intriguing. What else can you tell me?  Pardon my ignorance.  Thanks.

[Mike Hendren]

For others' benefit, link to website:

http://www.ansleygolfclub.org/

I played there over 25 years ago after a bachelor party.  My college roommate's dad was a member and he woke us early after a couple hours' sleep.  I was still faced and felt like I was trying to hit a bowling ball with a spaghetti noodle.  But enough about me.  Here's what I remember:  

Very intimate nine hole course in a lovely mid-town neighborhood.  Two greens on the fourth.  What the website calls a hazard is actually an open concrete v-shaped drainage culvert very much in play on the 1st, 2nd and 8th.  Some amazing caroms out of there.  

I believe it was totally torn up a few years ago for a major sewer project.  The late, great Southern humorist Lewis Grizzard was a regular in the grill room.  

FWIW,

Mike

[BCrosby]

The Ansley in-town nine is not a very interesting course, but it idoes have the virtue of being in-town. Which is not a minor thing these days.

Yes Bogey, Lewis Grizzard held court in the Men's Grill for many years. I don't think he was ever not there when I visited. He usually sat in the card room, facing the bar, so he could catch the eye of the bartender when emergencies arose. And they arose frequently.

Bob

[John_Cullum]

My roommate from law school had a stepfather who was a member there. We used to play it all the time back in the 80's. I remeber very little about the course, except the 2 green hole, and it was pretty flat. They had a very big membership for a 9 hole course, but the course didn't get much play. It was more of a social club with a golf course amenity. Sunday brunch brought out a great collection of southern bells.

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