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The Atlanta Classic was not played in 1976 because the U.S. Open was at Atlanta Athletic Club. The Atlanta Golf Classic was later named the Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic (1982–1988), BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic (1989–1991), and finally the BellSouth Classic (1992–1996). The Bell South Classic moved to TPC at Sugarloaf in 1997.
A country club is a privately-owned club, [1] often with a membership quota and admittance by invitation or sponsorship, that generally offers both a variety of recreational sports and facilities for dining and entertaining.
Atlanta Athletic Club (AAC), founded in 1898, is a private country club in Johns Creek, Georgia, a suburb 23 miles north of Atlanta.The original home of the club was a 10-story building located on Carnegie Way, and in 1904 a golf course was built on Atlanta's East Lake property.
The club later briefly used the adjacent grounds as a golf course until it sold the land to the city in 1904 to create Piedmont Park. The club admitted its first black member in 1994. [1] The club's facilities include golf, tennis, padel, squash, swimming, exercise facilities, massage, casual and fine dining, and event space for larger gatherings.
The Druid Hills Golf Club is a private country club located in the Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. The course has frequently hosted U.S. Women's Open qualifying tournaments. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
East Lake Golf Club is a private golf club 5 miles east of downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1904, it is the oldest golf course in the city. [ 3 ] East Lake was the home course of golfer Bobby Jones and much of its clubhouse serves as a tribute to his accomplishments.
The first club house was located at 43 Walton Street. [3] In August 1884, the club moved to a new establishment at 114 Peachtree Street. [3] The Club presently operates three facilities for the use of its members, the oldest of which, the downtown Atlanta club building on John Portman Blvd., was dedicated on December 16, 1911.
The facility consists of three 9-hole courses designed by Greg Norman, and is a member of the Tournament Players Club network operated by the PGA Tour. [3] It was the home of the tour's annual AT&T Classic (formerly the BellSouth Classic) from 1997 until it ended in 2008 .