👋 Hello 1,967 ATL Golfers,
Apologies for the 1-day delay this month.Thanksgiving festivities took priority and put me slightly behind, but I’m confident this edition is worth the wait!
Speaking of Thanksgiving, I’m so thankful for all of you for supporting this newsletter and ATL Golfs in general. You have created a foundation that has allowed us to pursue bigger and more impactful projects. (more on that below)
Lastly, shoutout to subscribers Carver, Isaac, James, Dakota, Chris, Jared, Kamrin, and Malachi for playing a round with me this month! I know playing with randoms can be hit or miss, but I’m batting 1000% with all of you.
Here’s the newsletter at a glance so you can skip to what’s most important to you:
1. 🔒Members Only
2. ⛳The Round(s) Up: November course reviews
3. 🏌️How to play… Cobblestone Golf Course
4. 🥇December Tournaments: Charity and amateur competitions
5. 🪙The Silver Tees: ATL golf info for the 50+ crowd
6. 🎄The ATL Golfs Christmas Gift Guide!
7. 👕The Drip Drop: November drops from ATL apparel brands
8. 🔦Creator Spotlight: Who’s the Creator of the Month?
9. 🎧Podcast Recap
10.🍻19th Hole - ATL Golf headlines
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Inside scoop exclusive for subscribers 👀
The ATL Golfs Pass is SO CLOSE to launching. This will provide you with a 20% discount at 20 courses around Metro-Atlanta. I only need 8 more courses to join. Goal is to launch the week of the 15th.
The 5k Giveaway details will be released on Thursday! ICYMI: We hit 5,000 followers on Instagram. To celebrate I have over 50(!) prizes to giveaway. It will be the largest giveaway in social media history! Make sure you follow me @atl.golfs so you don’t miss out on how to participate.
We will will soon release how we’re going to fully fund the Therrell High School Golf Team. Working with some local brands first, but will soon open up the fundraising efforts to the Atlanta Golf Community.
The January 1st Newsletter will feature my 2025 End of Year Awards - Best Course, favorite hole, multiple top 10s, and more. Ya’ll are gonna love it!
Save up to $100 on Qi35 This Holiday Season
The holiday season is here and TaylorMade is making it ridiculously easy to score something everyone on your list will actually love. Right now you can save $100 on Qi35 drivers and $50 on Qi35 fairway woods and rescue clubs. This is the kind of gift that pays off round after round.
Last month we reviewed The Manor (Private), Heritage Golf Links, and Mirror Lake - Mountain Course.
Highlights
1) Massive changes at Heritage to help pace of play
2) New range policy at Mirror Lake
3) What does a $40k initiation buy you at The Manor?
Also, a sneak peak at what course reviews are coming at you in December! (Including my favorite golf course in Georgia)
How to play… Cobblestone Golf Course
A hole-by-hole course management breakdown by Ryan Benefield - the owner, artist, and craftsman behind Linksman Goods.
December is a slower month for tournaments, but we still have 5 charity tournaments and 3 amateur competitions!
The Charity tournaments are mostly within the next 7 days so act fast!
Private courses featured include: Olde Atlanta, Laurel Springs, Bartram Trail, Georgia National and River Forest.
Golf Fitness for Seniors
Guest contributor: Jim Penman
After years of trial and error, Jim gives his top 2 fitness tools that senior golfers should use.
Gadgets & Gizmos - Accessories & Art
The ultimate guide for the Atlanta Golfer who thinks they have everything!
NOTE: No apparel in this list. If you want to find a new polo or Q-Zip see the Drip Drop below
We had 15(!) drops last month from Atlanta Golf Brands
I’m so thankful for the sheer variety of golf apparel options we have in Atlanta. So cool.
If you’d like to see a list of ALL of the brands based in Atlanta: CLICK HERE
The November Creator of the Month is…..
Check out our Q&A with the “Creator of the Month” and a featured up and comer worth a follow!
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Pay no interest until 2027 with some of the best hand-picked credit cards this year. They are perfect for anyone looking to pay down their debt, and not add to it!
Click here to see what all of the hype is about.
Last month we released two podcast episodes:
Bobby Jones Magnolia 9 vs Azalea 9 - EMBRACE DEBATE!
Our most fun episode yet and a popular debate amongst Atlanta Golfers. Are you team Magnolia or team Azalea?Heritage Golf Links Course review with Heritage GM, Kevin Woodruff.
An insightful conversation with Kevin on all of the upgrades Heritage have implemented, specifically to fix the previous pace of play issues.
Let us know what topics or ideas you have for the pod. Leave us a voice message here: speakpipe.com/ATLGolfs
Click the button to find direct links to Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
🍻 19th Hole
News from around ATL Golf
City Club Marietta have finally gotten new range mats
Heritage Golf Links has officially closed the Tradition 9 forever
Country Club of Gwinnett finished a massive course renovation project featuring a removal of fairway rocks, new sod, and hole 5 is no longer a temporary par 3
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Appreciate yall!
-Joe