Stone Mountain Golf Club - Stonemont Course Review

An Atlanta Golf Course Review

Reviewed on 01/23/2026 - Offseason

Stone Mountain Golf Club - Stonemont Course

Semi-Private

$59-$83 + $20 Park Fee

35mins East of Atlanta

Stone Mountain Golf Club has the potential to be an amazing 36-hole, resort style golf experience at the foot of Stone Mountain, and perhaps it was many years ago. Unfortunately, at present day it is perhaps the worst bang for your buck in the area.

It's never a great start to a golf day when just to get into the golf course it costs $20. This is the Stone Mountain park fee that all guests pay to enter, so it's not the course's fault, but it's still a reality. Even if you have the Georgia State Parks Annual Pass, it doesn't apply at Stone Mountain. If you live in the area and will be visiting the park somewhat regularly, the $40/annual pass is obviously the move.

The clubhouse is pretty nice, though outdated. The restaurant is fairly large and has a North Georgia mountains feel to it. Can't speak to the food, but Google Reviews are fairly positive.

The practice area was solid. The putting green on the lake, with Stone Mountain overlooking has to be one of the most scenic putting greens in Atlanta. Unfortunately, that green is probably a quarter mile from the first tee and the rest of the practice area, so if you're wanting to dial in the green speed, make sure you do so before heading to the range/practice area.

The practice area had a chipping green and practice bunker which is always nice. The "green" wasn't in great shape, so it didn't provide good representation of the roll out, but good enough to practice hitting your spot. The practice bunker could use some maintenance because most of the sand was on the slope. I had to rake a bunch of sand down to the bottom just to have a few inches to work with. The range featured brand new mats with the plastic insert that holds tees - definitely my preference vs the plastic tees. I'm sure in the warmer months they have a grass schedule. No complimentary range balls. Small: $8 (25 balls) Med: NA Large: $17 (75 balls)

The layout left a lot to be desired. It's a par 70 with just 2 par 5s, but the yardages are still comparable to what you would expect for a par 72: White: ~6100 Blue: ~6400 yards Black: ~6800. That means the yardage lost from the par 5s are made up in the other holes. We played from the blues and 10/12 Par 4s were 400+ yds, and none of the par 3s were shorter than 170. On the par 3s I hit my 7i three times (boring) and my 5i on the other. The only saving grace for the par 3s is that hole 10 is a beautiful hole next to a pond, and hole 16 is the signature par 3 with Stone Mountain in the backdrop, but again, I used my 7i on both.

I was also disappointed that Stone Mountain was really only in view on 3 or 4 holes. It peaks over the trees on hole 4 on the front, but doesn't really appear again until 17 and 18. With some investment, I have to believe that they could clear out some dead trees and open up the Stone Mountain sight-lines.

Course conditions were poor, especially for the price point. Tee boxes were very inconsistent. The first tee box was great, with stone walls around each tee, but it was downhill from there. Many of the tee boxes had washed out areas, dead grass, and uneven lies. Some of the back tee boxes were unplayable and so the black tees were pushed closer to the blues. A couple were simply shocking.

Fairways were fine overall, but also had some washed out areas.

Bunkers were in very good condition. Nothing special, but plenty of sand and were obviously raked that morning.

The greens... woof. First, hole 1 and 11 feature completely different grass than the rest - some Zoysia hybrid - bizarre. The rest are bent grass. My understanding this was due to halfway (not even) completed green renovation project. I can see why they are wanting to renovate the greens. Some of them had massive dead areas and even the greens that didn't were unhealthy. Weird patches, bumps and holes all over... good luck trying to read which direction the bumps will push your ball. But even the "renovated" hole 1 had dead spots. I'm not a green snob, but I'd be disappointed with the greens if I had paid even half of what it actually costs to play Stonemont.

Pace of play was solid for us, but considering the difficulty and length, I could imagine things getting backed up quickly on a busy weekend.

The most I could see myself paying for Stonemont would be $55 for a primetime Saturday morning, so the fact that after the parking pass you're paying $80 for a weekday and over $100 for a weekend makes this the worst bang for your buck I've experienced in Atlanta.

Crescent Hotels and Resorts recently took over management from Marriott Golf, and they boast golf resorts such as PGA National Resort, so perhaps there's hope of change in the future. But after speaking with folks from the club, there's a lot of skepticism around that happening.

Until $10+ million is pumped into the course, I would stay away from Stone Mountain Golf Club - Stonemont.

I do not recommend Stonemont, and I'm honestly dreading having to pay another $80 to play Lakemont for a review.

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