Quality of Life
Sports
 Baseball – Columbus Catfish
www.columbuscatfish.com
100 4th St.
Columbus, GA 31909
(706) 571-8866
Season: April to September
Professional Hockey – Cottonmouths
 www.cottonmouths.com
400 4th Street
Columbus GA 31902-1886
(706) 571-0086
(706) 571-8866
The Cottonmouths play 35 home games between Oct. and Apr. The Cottonmouths
play at the Columbus Civic Center.
Indoor Football – Columbus Lions
www.columbuslions.net
400 4th St.
Columbus, GA 31901
(706) 681-2801
East Alabama Motor Speedway
Hwy. 80
6 miles west of Phenix City, Alabama
(334) 297-2594
A 3/8 mile, high bank clay, oval track; is home of the annual “National
100,” the oldest short track event in the Deep South held in late
Oct.-early Nov. In addition to stock car action, the Speedway hosts a
variety of other events, including monster truck competitions and
demolition derbies.
The Steeplechase at Callaway Gardens
www.steeplechaseatcallaway.org
(1st Saturday in Nov.)
706-324-6252
The third leg of the million dollar Sport of Kings Challenge international
series, The Steeplechase is held at Callaway Gardens. Proceeds benefit the
arts in the Region, primarily the Springer Opera House, the Columbus
Museum, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, and the Ida Cason Foundation.
Woodruff Farm Road Soccer Complex
Eleven lighted fields
http://www.columbusga.org/parks/park_sites/park_woodruffarm.htm
Columbus Parks and Recreation Department
 Consolidated
Government of Columbus
107 41st Street
Columbus GA 31904
706-653-4505
706-653-4508
www.columbusga.org
Columbus Parks and Recreation maintains 61 parks and 3 golf courses.
Special facilities include the Columbus Civic Center (400 4th Street),
Memorial Stadium (600 4th Street), and South Commons Softball Complex (400
4th Street). Four Super Center completed. “Super Centers” have a full
gym, exercise room, meeting room, arts and crafts space, and a game room.
They are approximately 20,000 square feet. Britt David Park, Chapman
Homes, the Edgewood Senior Center, the Gallops  Senior
Center, and the Shirley Winston Park all have Arts and Crafts Centers that
include pottery facilities. Cooper Creek Park has 30 clay tennis courts.
Carver Park, Cooper Creek Park, Flat Rock Park, Heath Park, the Municipal
Marina Park, Rotary Park, and Watershed No. 14 (Weems Road) have lakes or
access to the River for fishing. They also offer grills and picnic
tables/shelters. Many of these and other parks contain swimming pools,
baseball and football fields, tennis courts, fitness/walking trails,
playgrounds, and open play areas. In addition, there are before and after
school programs, holiday and summer camps programs, field trips, lifeguard
training courses, arts and crafts classes, and social activities for
seniors.
Sports Programs: (706-653-4506 unless otherwise
noted)
Note: There are many private hunting preserves within one hour
distance (deer, dove, turkey, quail, wild hog).
If hunting and fishing are your favorite recreational activities, you will
find the Columbus Region to be an ideal place for your hobby. Within an
hour drive, you will discover numerous picturesque places and private
preserves where you can enjoy fishing and hunting for deer, dove, turkey,
quail, wild hog and other game.
 Callaway
Gardens
Pine Mountain, GA
800-225-5292
Callaway Gardens Gun Club: skeet and trap, shooting schools, sporting
clays & 5-stand
Fishing, fly fishing
Chattahoochee Clays
3945-A Old Seale Highway
Phenix City AL 36869
334-297-1910
ccclays@earthlink.net
Facilities include a covered five-stand, bunker wobble, a 100-ft.
tower, multi-station sporting clays, a fully stocked pro-shop and pavilion
for customer enjoyment.
Fort Benning Rifle & Pistol Club
www.rpcrange.com
Dixie Road
Fort Benning GA 31905
706-689-3371
brpc@knology.net
Civilian memberships available
Greenfield Hunting Preserve
Corner Hwy. 4 East and Hwy. 39 (1-1/2 miles off 431)
P O Box 174
Pittsview AL 36871
334-855-9118 (local call from Columbus)
Quail hunting, sporting clays
Llewellin’s Point Hunting Preserve & Kennels
www.llewellinspoint.com
7729 Hamilton Pleasant Grove Rd.
Pine Mountain GA 31822
800-636-9819
706-663-9819
llewellinspoint@earthlink.net
Quail hunting, sporting clays
 Goat
Rock Lake
Bartlett's Ferry Land Management Office
1516 Bartlett's Ferry Road
Fortson, Georgia 31808
706-317-6041
1-888-GPC-Lake (1-888-472-5253)
www.southerncompany.com/gapower/lakes
(select “W. Central Georgia Lakes”)
Directly below Lake Harding is the secluded 940-acre Goat Rock Lake
with its more than 25 miles of shoreline. Boating and fishing are
accessible from the Sandy Point Recreation Area.
Lake Harding (Bartlett's Ferry)
 Bartlett's
Ferry Land Management Office
1516 Bartlett's Ferry Road
Fortson, Georgia 31808
706-317-6041
1-888-GPC-Lake (1-888-472-5253)
Blanton Creek Park: 706-643-7737
www.southerncompany.com/gapower/lakes
(select “W. Central Georgia Lakes”)
A short drive north of Columbus, Lake Harding spans 5,850 acres and
spreads along a 13-mile section of the portion of the Chattahoochee River
that separates Georgia and Alabama. The lake is impounded by Bartlett's
Ferry Dam. The main Georgia Power recreation area on the Georgia side of
the lake is Blanton Creek Park. Shaded by tall stately pines, the
full-service campground includes picnic areas, pavilions, a boat ramp and
a playground. On the Alabama side of the reservoir are Chattahoochee
Valley Park and Po-Boy Landing, which offers boat launching and day use.
Lake Oliver
Bartlett's Ferry Land Management Office
1516 Bartlett's Ferry Road
Fortson, Georgia 31808
706-322-0228
1-888-GPC-Lake (1-888-472-5253)
www.southerncompany.com/gapower/lakes
(select “W. Central Georgia Lakes”)
Nearby Lake Oliver also offers water sports and has a marina as well.
Located in Columbus, the 2,150-acre lake has 40 miles of shoreline, which
provides a convenient place for area residents to quickly get away from
city life.
Public Courses
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American Legion Golf Course
LaGrange, GA
Architect: Max McKay
Head Pro: Tony McKay
706-884-4379
9 holes course / par 36
Green fees:
Walking - $9 for 9 / $12 for 18;
Riding - $14 for 9 / $19.50 for 18;
Senior Citizens:
Walk - $5
Ride - $9 for 9 / $13.50 for 18
Auburn Links at MillCreek
826 Shell Toomer Parkway
Auburn, AL 36831
Head pro: John Karabasz
Architect: Ward Northrup
334-887-5151
18-holes / par 72
Green fees: $29 weekdays;
$37 (before 1 p.m.) / $29 (after 1 p.m.) weekends
Beaver Lake Golf Course
Gay GA
Head pro: J. C. Patel
706-538-6994
18 holes / par 72 / Semi-private
Green fees: $20; $24 weekend
Brickyard Plantation Golf Course
1619 US 280 E
Americus, GA
Head pro: Doyle Ledbetter
Architect: W. N. Clark
229-874-1234
27-holes / Semi-private
Green fees: $18 Monday-Saturday; $24 Sunday
Bull Creek Golf Course
7333 Lynch Road
Columbus, GA
Head pro: John Milam
Architects: Joe Lee / Ward Northrop
(706) 561-1614
36-holes / Ranked in top 25 in the USA
Green fees: $31 weekdays; $33 weekend
Callaway Gardens Resort
Georgia Highway 18
P.O. Box 2000
Pine Mountain, GA 31822
Head pro: Don Ferrone
800-225-5292
1(800) Callaway
63-holes
Green fees: $70 Mountain View, $55 Lake View, $55 Garden View,
$22 Sky View (9 holes)
Cedar Creek
Buena Vista, GA
912-649-3381
9-holes / par 36 / Semi-private
Green fees: $15; $17 weekend
The Fields Golf Course
LaGrange, GA
Head pro: Butch Wilhelm
Architect: Mike Young
706-845-7425
18-holes / par 72
Green fees: $32 weekdays; $39.50 weekend
Fort Benning Golf Course
Fort Benning, GA
Architect: Lester Lawrence
706-687-1940
36-holes / Semi-private
Green fees: $27 all days
Georgia Veterans Memorial
Cordele, GA
Pro: Lou Carver
Architect: Dennis Griffiths
912-276-2377
18-holes / par 72
Green fees: $28; $33 weekends
Godwin Creek
Columbus, GA
Head Pro: John Godwin
706-324-0583
9-holes / par 30
Green fees: $5; $4 juniors
Grand National Robert Trent Jones Golf Course
3000 Sunbelt Parkway
Opelika, AL 36801
Director of golf: Scott Gomberg
Architect: Robert Trent Jones Sr.
334-749-9042
3-18 hole courses
Green fees: $37-$57 (changes seasonally)
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Hickory Ridge
Thomaston, GA
Manager: Hollis Bankston
Architect: Roger Rulewich
Head Pro: Todd Straxon
706-648-2955
18-holes / par 71
Green fees: $28.98; $39.68 weekends
Indian Pines
Auburn, AL
Manager: Kevin Pettit
334-821-0880
18-holes
Green fees: $22; $27 weekend
Lake Point State Park
Eufaula, AL
334-687-6677
18 holes / par 72
Green fees: $20 all weekdays except Wednesday ($15); $25 on
weekends;
Lakewood Golf Course
2800 Lakewood Drive
Phenix City, AL
Head pro: Fred Holton
Architect: John LaFoy
334-291-4726
18 holes / par 72
Green fees (cart + green): $28 weekdays; $30 weekend
Oxbow Creek Golf Course
3491 South Lumpkin
Columbus, GA
Manager: Tyler Williams
(706) 689-9977
9-holes / par 35 / (plan to add 9 more holes)
Green fees: $14 for 9/$24 for 18 with daily specials
PebbleBrook
1116 Pebblebrook Dr.
Woodbury, GA 30293
Manager: Tom Najdowski
706-846-3809
9-holes / par 36
Green fees: $11 weekdays; $16 weekends
Pin Oaks
Auburn, AL
Head pro: Jackie Maness
334-821-0893
18-holes / par 72
Green fees: $20; $22 weekend
Raintree Golf Course
Thomaston, GA
Head Pro: Todd Straton
706-647-7358
18-holes / par 72 / Semi-private
Green fees: $28.70; $39.30 weekend
Red Eagle
Eufaula, AL
Architect: Dennis Griffiths
334-687-8003
18-holes / par 72
Green fees: $27 weekdays; $29.15 weekend
Red Oak
Gordy Mill Pond Road
Cusseta, GA
Manager: Ben Miller
706-989-3312
18-holes / par 71
Green fees: $20 weekdays; $26weekend; 4 always play for price of
3
Roosevelt Memorial Golf Course
Warm Springs, GA
Architect: Donald Ross
Manager: Jack James
706-655-5230
9-holes
Green fees: $22; $24 weekend
Wolf Creek
Americus, GA
General Manager: Brad Herrington
Architect: Don Cottle Jr.
229-928-4040
18-holes / par 71 / Semi-private
Green fees: $24; $28 weekend
Woodland Hills Golf Club
592 Day Lake Drive
Midland, GA 31820
Director of golf: Lisa Kroh
706-563-5511
18-holes / par 72 / Semi-private
Green fees: $28; $30 weekend
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Private Courses
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Country Club of Columbus
2606 Cherokee Ave
Columbus, GA 31906
Head pro: Brian Stubbs
Architect: Donald Ross
706-322-6869
18-holes / par 71
Green Island Country Club
6501 Standing Boy Road
Columbus, GA 31904
Director: Richard Korytoski
Architect: George Cobb
Head Pro: Matt Heitmueller
706-324-3706
18-holes / par 71
Maple Ridge Golf Course
4700 Maple Ridge Trail
Columbus, GA 31909
Director of Golf: Mike McCollum
Head Pro: Mike Gill
Architect: Craig Schreiner / Larry Mize
706-569-0966
18-holes / par 72
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