Country Club of the South

Overview: Country Club of the South is an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus design in Johns Creek, Georgia. The private par-72 course now measures 6,982 yards according to the club’s current course information. Its landscape is a defining part of the architecture: rolling ground is threaded with lakes and streams, while pines, hardwoods and exposed granite give the layout a distinct North Georgia character. Nicklaus used the natural features to create a course that changes its demands from hole to hole. Some shots are shaped by water or a creek crossing, others by the position of granite and tree lines around the fairway, and the greens often reward an approach played from the correct side. The result is a course that combines a polished suburban setting with a rugged geological identity.

History: The course opened in 1987 and was designed by Jack Nicklaus. Its early history was strengthened by the Champions Tour Nationwide Championship, which was held here from 1991 through 1994. That tournament period placed the course in a national professional context soon after opening and helped establish the club as one of the notable golf properties in the Atlanta area. The layout’s central design idea has remained stable: use the rolling site, waterways and granite outcroppings as strategic elements rather than treating them as background decoration.

Did You Know? The club’s own description calls out granite outcroppings as one of the course’s signature features. They are an unusually visible reminder that this is Georgia Piedmont golf, where the underlying rock can influence the shape and character of a fairway as much as the trees and water do.