Just got back from my trip to the southeast US,played 9 rounds in 8 days in 3 states, so thought I would share some pictures and thoughts for those interested, won't get into too much detail as most of these courses have been discussed thoroughly before.
We started our trip in Atlanta, the highlight there was definitely East Lake, first time meeting anyone from GCA which was a great experience, the course, clubhouse, caddies and playing partners all made for an amazing day.
After Atlanta we headed to Tobacco Road, played my best round of the trip there, didn't think it was as tough as it looks if you play the right tees and play smart, definitely a course everyone should play at least once.
Pine Needles was next, it was easily the most enjoyable course of the trip for me, could play it over and over again.
The next day was Mid Pines and #2, I spent a lot of time debating if I should spend the money to play #2 but decided to do it as I might not be back for awhile, the greens were a lot of fun, similar to East Lake the overall experience was great, that said I wouldn't pay the full green fee again.
Our next stop was the Ocean course, the caddy said it was a 4 club wind, I didn't believe him until my well hit 8 iron went 100 yards or so.
Would love to take another crack at this one, difficult but a lot of fun at the same time.
We finished our trip at Aiken GC, was looking forward to Aiken after all the great reviews on here, and it didn't disappoint, quality no frills golf at a great price, didn't hurt that we had the course to ourselves on Masters Sunday either.
Achasta (Nicklaus) - about an hour north of Atlanta
Wolf Creek (Mike Young) - Atlanta
East Lake
Mac on 17
Mark on 17
Tobacco Road
Pine Needles
Mid Pines
#2
Ocean Course
Aiken GC
