Barnsley Gardens Resort (The General)

Overview: The General at Barnsley Gardens Resort is a public resort course in the North Georgia foothills. Jim Fazio’s design works through rolling terrain and mature landscape, pairing a strong championship scale with the historic atmosphere of the Barnsley estate.

History: The restored Barnsley property entered public resort operations in 1999 after a late-1990s development phase that included the Jim Fazio-designed course. Golf, historic gardens and hospitality were brought together on the same estate.

Did You Know? The golf course shares its setting with the ruins and gardens associated with Godfrey Barnsley’s nineteenth-century estate. A round here therefore moves through a property whose story began long before the resort.