Barnsley Resort

The Barnsley Resort exists as a getaway for those fed up with the urban bustle, attracting visitors primarily from Atlanta and Chattanooga for weekend respite. Accordingly, the golf course continues the theme, offering an even more focused ability to get away, thanks to a route that largely isolates players from other foursomes thanks to its forested surrounds.

Although some of the holes continue across the open land that previously had existed as a farm, Jim Fazio took Barnsley Resort’s golf course off the beaten path, literally, and into the forest, creating a route that runs for more than 7,300 yards through the north Georgia hills. Golfers will spend the majority of their rounds without seeing anyone but the players ahead of them, and perhaps not even those individuals if pace-of-play is brisk.

Understanding that such a challenging route may still call for some additional hydration, Fazio is sure to bring the opening loop back to the clubhouse before sending players back out into the wilderness for another nine. Visitors may be at Barnsley Resort to relax, but that doesn’t mean Fazio won’t challenge them on the golf course.