RiverPines Golf Course

Certainly one of the best public courses in the Atlanta area, RiverPines Golf Course has a terrific championship layout rated along the banks of the Chattahoochee River with terrific views and splendid holes. Located near Alpharetta, the par 70 course plays 6,602 yards from the back set of tees. Opened in 1992, it was designed by prolific golf course architect Denis Griffiths. The golf course has lush, Bermuda fairways and bentgrass greens. The golf course, which has four other sets of tees, starting at just 4,291 yards, has tree-lined fairways, streams, ponds, bright white sand bunkers and rolling topography. The course has just two par-5 holes -- the eighth and the 17th -- but there are some par 4s that feel like par 5s. The no. 1 handicap hole is the 447-yard fourth, where golfers must navigate a lake off the tee, then keep it in between the trees to find the green on the approach shot. RiverPines also has a nice collection of par 3s, with all of them playing 174 yards or longer. In addition to the championship layout, there's also a par-3 course for guests to enjoy. The 951-yard links-style layout boasts tricky, undulating greens, and is a great workout for your short game. Practice facilities at RiverPines are also top notch, with a full driving range and target greens, chipping green, practice bunker, and 10,000-square foot putting green. Individual instruction and group clinics are also offered. RiverPines also has a well-stocked golf shop.