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On July 23, 2009, Coonhound posted:
I played an early tee time on Sunday, July 19th and was reasonably impressed with the course considering the $35 rate on LMG. We were assigned a Red-White course that day.
It took the staff awhile to get the clubhouse open and everyone checked in first thing in the morning. But the real wait was at the #1 as there was no starter to get everyone off in time. We started 45 min. late and we were the 3rd or 4th group.
The pace was fine otherwise and I found the course to be generally well-maintained.
Tee Boxes: Great shape with minimal divots. Clean with very little debris.
Fairways: Evenly cut and fairly soft. Lots of divots in high traffic area. Folks do need to sand their divots more often, but our cart came with two empty sand containers.
Greens: Overall they were great considering the number of ball marks. They were mowing ahead of us as we played and left some debris on the greens.
Yardage Markers: We did notice some discrepancies between the yardage book and the scorecard. We determined that the yardage book was more accurate. Not many marked sprinklerheads.
Hazards: Good mixture of water and sand on this course. Some of the traps are rather hard clay, however.
I'll play again at this price as I enjoyed the layout and the nice views.
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On July 10, 2009, Gator of Canton, GA (12 handicap) posted:
I played Bradshaw on Thursday, 7/10/09 and paid $30. The greens were healthy looking, but had a ton of divot holes. I assume their play has been heavy to show this much wear. Fairway maintenance and condition was excellent. This course has 27 holes named blue, white and red. The red and white are the original 18 holes. They are fun and interesting. However, the newest blue 9 is flat and very boring. Overall, the course is fun and I recommend you give it a try. Greens fees between $30 - $40 is a good deal for this course.
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On July 6, 2009, dcholakian of Cumming posted:
Very nice course, with good management. Rangers do their job of moving people along, the course is in good condition, and the layout challenging. My only minor complaint was that the last time I played (Sat, July 4) the grounds crew had put the pins on some holes in very difficult positions, including on ridges, so it was a given that you would three putt on these.
But overall, a nice course, with good value.
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On June 25, 2009, gsueagle68 of Acworth (13 handicap) posted:
Played Blue/Red on 6/21. The round went really fast until we caught up with a 5-somone on the back nine and then things came to an abrupt halt. I play here often so I have really no complaints. I find the staff friendly enough and the greens always in good shape (lot of unrepaired pitch marks...come on guys).
The Blue side is my least favorite but I have played it enough that I do fine it easy to score on. My least favorite hole on that side is the par-4 1st and my favorite is the short par-4 second. The par-3 7th is legitimate. 190 yards with only one real miss option that is short.
I would recommend you give Bradshaw a try. The layout isn't perfect, but the greens are good and you will have a good time.
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On June 23, 2009, Lance of Carrollton (24 handicap) posted:
I played Bradshaw Farm for the first time on 6-19-09. I enjoyed the course quite a bit. I played the Blue and Red courses and really enjoyed the Red 9. In respect of the layout, the Blue 9 left a lot to be desired in my opinion. Then again, I love mountain courses. If you're a flat-lander, you'd probably really enjoy the Blue 9. On both courses the fairways and greens were in great shape. I really enjoyed my round, and will play here again when time allows.
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On June 22, 2009, of Canton (12 handicap) posted:
Played on 6/17/09. Teed off at 3pm and got in 27 holes in a little more than 5 hours.
It was a scorcher and cart girl didn't disappoint.
Greens are in outstanding shape, considering the volume of public play. Anytime I can get balls to spin back and grip on chip shots...well, that's all I can ask for and Bradshag, as usual, delivered.
Considering the great LMTT deal, the pace, and the 3 different, challenging 9-hole courses, the only thing I found fault with (besides my own golfing ineptitude) were the bunkers. Apparently, they'd put down a ton of new sand and many of the bunkers could've used a good tractor-raking. If you don't hack like me and can avoid the traps, you'll enjoy the layout and the greens. Truly, it was a Shagalicious day.
Play Bradshaw Farms now. It's in "no-excuses" condition and is one of the better LMTT deals.
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On June 18, 2009, NicholasJ of Atlanta (12 handicap) posted:
Bradshaw Farms is one of our better courses, but you can always count o it being slow for some reason. Atlanta has a lot of great courses, and Bradshaw ranks in the middle according to the Forelinksters website: Best golf courses in Atlanta at Forelinksters
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On June 12, 2009, sreleets posted:
This is an interesting review for me. I have enjoyed most of my experiences at bradshaw Farms, and you can usually find good deals to golf for a relatively inexpensive price. The last time out there, I was very unhappy with the individuals working there (mostly the rangers). Talk about not making a golfer feel welcome, well one ranger yelled at my friend for chipping around the putting green. He could have reminded him nicely. After all, if you walk from the driving to the putting green you can't see the "no chipping" signs. To top that off, on 3rd or 4th hole, we were putting, and two golfers yelled from about 175 yards away, "Hurry up" while my friend was golfing. The really bad part about that was that there were two rangers sitting 100 yards from those other golfers talking away. They never said anything to those guys. I think most rangers would talk to them about golf etiquette and maybe even ask them to leave. No, not there, these guys were probably two regulars that the rangers were buddies with. It's sad really.
So what it boils down to is that the course at BF is pretty nice and 27 holes gives a golfer some variety (although I have never been able to play the white course). The biggest problem is the "men" they call rangers who don't do their job. Maybe enough bad reviews will help motivate them to get some rangers who want to make sure you have a good experience.
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On June 10, 2009, Erich of Marietta posted:
The red and white course is fun. Not too impressed with the "new" nine, the blue. Staff is just somewhat friendly. It's an OK course when you are forced to play the blue but it is a good course when you get to play the red/white.
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On June 8, 2009, Buck of Atlanta (18 handicap) posted:
It's taken me a while to get to posting this, but I don't want to forget. My buddy and I played Bradshaw on Thursday May 21. From moment one, it was extremely slow due to a foursome that was two groups in front of us. We did not even see a course ranger until we reached 12th tee, at which point we were the group immediately behind the foursome. At this point, I waved him down. The conversation went something like this.
Me - "Pardon me sir, but the group in front of us is extremely slow."
Bradshaw Ranger - "Are they ever. They're terrible."
Me - "Right sir. We've been waiting all day, do you think we can play through them?"
Bradshaw Ranger - "Uhhh, I don't know. Why don't you ask them."
Me - "All due respect sir, but I thought that was your job."
Bradshaw Ranger - "Well I'd prefer that you do it."
WTF!!!! What in the hell are they paying this guy to do?? Apparently his job description is to drive around and burn gas! We finally got through on the 14th tee. At this point, there five other groups stuck behind them on two holes. Apparently Bradshaw has no concern about monitoring or controlling the pace of play at their course. As such, if getting a round in in less then five hours is a concern of yours, I would not recommend this course. That being said, it can be a fun track, and the greens were rolling the best I've ever seen there.
In the end though, I'm still pissed!
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On June 7, 2009, mitch of Atlanta (10 handicap) posted:
Unbelievably slow play. How can a course with 3 nine-holes let you play 6 holes in 2 hours. Why 6 holes only. We walked off the course. When the marshall said "Wow. Its really playing Slow!!", we knew we were in trouble.
It was a shame, the course layout was nice, but the course seemed beat. I never fixed so many ball marks on the greens.
They seem to cater to their members. You are a 2nd class citizen.
Played course Sunday morning. The course was in very good condition and provided many challenging holes. The greens were strange to me. They played fast and the breaks were reading poor on the white nine.
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On June 2, 2009, Pete of Cumming, Georgia posted:
My group played on 6/1 and found the course a real challenge. Being it was my first time to play the course,I found it to be a really nice layout, plenty bunkers, tough to get out of, very challenging what with the amount of hazards around. The only negative is the navigation from hole to hole. The routes could be marked better. As for the clubhouse and grill, it has everything you could want and a great value.
I was on Thursday afternoon w/ a LMTT $36 rate so the price was excellent. Played red to white and waited quite a bit on slow groups ahead but still made it off in 4hours & 45 minutes, not really that slow. I think you would agree we have all seen courses that play much slower than that.
The course was greened up nicely and well manicured. The primary rough is very fair giving you plenty of extra space on already fair landing areas. Watch out for the tall grass guarding some fairways and greens. It looks thin enough to get out but you are unlikely to find it much less get a shot out.
I found the greens much slower than expected but true to line and break. Plenty of slopes and tricky pin placements to post a few 3 putts if you don't come in near the pin.
Don't expect too much soft stuff in bunkers. No deep lies but get ready to pick it out if you spend much time at the beach.
Nice course. I will be back soon.
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On May 12, 2009, Jason of Atlanta (6 handicap) posted:
I played on May 10 and the course was empty. Went out by myself from red to white and played it in 3 hours. Course was a little soggy and the greens need a little work. Overall though a nice layout. I will play there again.
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On April 29, 2009, Seasider of Smyrna (11 handicap) posted:
Played Friday Red and Blue nines @ 2:30. We paid $35 as a rival website voucher we had for $40 wasnt in the system - so a great 5 star start by BFGC on service. The course was busy and slow for the red nine but it got better in the back. Done in 4:30 The red layout is part of the original 2 nines - has a great first hole that can make or break your karma on the day. a mix of long adn short undulating holes. Not a course you can score well on if you dont know it. The Blue 9 is the newer more open flatter and therefore easier side. Its got a couple of mediocre holes (#4 comes to mind) but overall its ok. The greens werent as fast as they looked on this day but in decent shape. Fairways were ok - need to grow in some more but its April so they will. Bunkers looked ok - didnt go in one. Blue held a bit more wet patches from recent rains but we were 90 degree.
The club house is as it should be with a grill room to count up, pay up and enjoy a cold one with your golf pals.
Its American Golf ran so I know it can be hit and miss with some things like pace of play cos they do like to cram them in - but Friday was a good day all round (except for my score.)
I'll be back...
Go see for yourself..
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On April 27, 2009, portergolf of marietta, ga (12 handicap) posted:
This was a fun course to play. I am not sure what 9's we played I believe it was white and blue. There round seemed to play a little slow near the end but the day was beautiful so I didn't care too much. One thing I did not like was the cart path only rule, not sure if this is the norm is if it was to protect the course but it did not seem very wet for cart path only. ( Perhaps that is why it was a little slow) The greens rolled good which was nice, nice layout and overall it was a goo experience. I would play here again, plus I had a rate from LMTT $39 which is hard to beat anywhere around Atlanta.
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On April 14, 2009, Mike of Mableton (11 handicap) posted:
Played Sat 4/11 and greens were extremely slow and sandy. Still had not recovered from being punched in early March. Nice layout but very disappointed in greens.
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A Message posted on April 6, 2009 by 'Acworthgolfer' was removed by a course representative for the following reason: Excessive ranting
On March 27, 2009, John of Athens posted:
Nice layout, large undulating greens. A little difficult to navigate the first time from hole to next hole.
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On March 24, 2009, wboyce of Atlanta (12 handicap) posted:
Played 36 holes @ Bradshaw today and had a blast. The White nine has recently been sanded down so I would give those some time to heal before playing those again. But the Blue and Red nines had some good greens rolling true. This was my first time playing Bradshaw but I really like the course layout, nothing too long but still challenging. There is a cool par 3 on the Red nine where you play over a pond and a fountain. Only payed $32 so I suggest anyone get out and take advantage of the good rates before the summer spike hits. Only complaint would be that some of the fairways were pretty thin but whatever.
OK, thanks to the super out at Bradshaw for literally "throwing sand" in the face of my last review- went out to play yesterday and both the white and red courses were punched and heavily sanded!! Also, pretty frustrating to watch the starter send off 4 twosomes in a row prior to our threesome going off.......
The fairways are very bare and scruffy, I'd lay off Bradshaw for two weeks- Hopefully the rain this week will breathe some life into the fairways and help the greens grow in.......
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On March 8, 2009, Damon of Atlanta (15 handicap) posted:
2 of the 3 9 hole sections are always good to putt, they only punch and sand 1 section at a time- service is questionable, but a fun and challenging layout that is a great value..........
great value coure that allows you to choose two different sets of nine holes every time you play 18 there! great layout and wonderful location! awesome play!
I played on Feb 14, Red and White courses. i had played 27 holes, Blue, White and Red, last Nov or Dec. In fact, it did not give me quite good impression last year, i guess it was because that day was very cold... and my playing was very terrible... But i really enjoyed this course last Sat, as the weather was a bit wet but nice enough play. I believe they have very good water drain,,,as it had some showers over night.
RED was very nicely maintained as it has interesting up/down hills, and some bunkers..
WHITE was wonderful too. Even though it does not have up/down hills, it has enough creek/water and bunkers to balance the difficulty.
Greens are rolling fast and true, even though it's not very challenging.(i did 2-3 putts anyway...)
I played an early tee time on Sunday, July 19th and was reasonably impressed with the course considering the $35 rate on LMG. We were assigned a Red-White course that day.
