Stonebridge Golf Club is a 240-acre
golf
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complex in
Rome, Georgia
Rome is the largest city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, it is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia metropolitan area, Rome, Georgia, metropolitan statist ...
, at the foothills of the
Appalachian Mountains
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. The course was designed by
Arthur L. Davis and built in the early 1990s by the City of Rome.
The golf course is an 18-hole, par 72 course with 6,832 yards of fairway consisting of
Bermuda grass
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and Champion Bermuda greens. The club features a clubhouse that holds a pro shop and the Stonebridge Grill. The club also includes a driving range, chipping green, and practice bunker.
Stonebridge has a resident PGA Golf Professional, Adam Lyons, and offers private and group classes to all ages and skill levels.
Awards
Stonebridge Golf Club has received awards since opening in 1994 for its challenging championship course with a 73 rating and 128 slope.
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Golf Digest
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named Stonebridge "One of Georgia's Top Twenty Golf Courses" in 1997.
* Golf Digest included Stonebridge as " One of America's Top 75 Best Most Affordable Courses" in 1996.
* Georgia Golf News listed Stonebridge as "Georgia's Best Public Golf Course" in 2002.
Annual Tournaments
Stonebridge hosts annual events and tournaments. During the spring Stonebridge is the location where all
Floyd County schools hold their matches and tournaments.
* The Georgia Public Links
* The Georgia Senior Women's Championships
References
Golfromegeorgia.org
Stonebridge Golf Clubatlanta.golfnation.org
thegolfcourses.net
External links
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Buildings and structures in Rome, Georgia
Golf clubs and courses in Georgia (U.S. state)
Tourist attractions in Floyd County, Georgia