I’ve lived in the upstate of South Carolina my entire life (71 years) and have heard of Lake Russell but never visited there. I was invited to play the Arrowhead Course this week and was blown away. The staff and the facilities are absolutely incredible. Friendly staff made the experience perfect. The course is as good as I’ve ever played and it is a State Park open to the public. I will definitely go back and my wife and I are planning an extended stay at one of their cottage rentals. 4 hours on the course around the lake and I saw one kayak and heard one boat engine, but never saw the boat. Come for a visit, you can thank me later.

Update: Returned in late August to walk 18 and the course continues to impress! Lush fairways, thick lose your ball rough, and greens that hold. Pace of play was slow today without a ranger, but everything else was perfect! FYI course length for walking is ~7 miles. Phenomenal golf course in the middle of nowhere! Even in a severe drought, the course was green and well attended. Fairways are lined with trees making every tee shot echo, wide fairways are generous and sloping, most greens are protected by traps with white sand. Back nine crosses the lake several times creating challenging tee shots for golfers, while amazing you with great views. Ground crew is doing a great job trying to keep up with the falling leaves, but be prepared to lose a few balls if you miss the fairway. A well equipped pro shop and grill make will make your visit a delightful day. I walked 18 traveling 6.5 miles over gently sloping hills. They have gps enabled carts if you prefer to ride. I’ll return to this course with my friends and family and might even consider staying in a cottage to allow for multiple rounds of play.

What an awesome Golf Course. Perfect setting and condition of the course was good. You cannot beat the value of this course. One of my favorites if not my favorite in the Hartwell, GA area. If I were to say something negative it would be the greens were a little slow but the setting and condition of the course made me quickly get over it.

The most beautiful golf course I've been to. The view is definitely worth the 1.5 hour drive.

This is one of the best run courses I have had the privilege of playing! The staff is extremely helpful, the pro on staff is a great guy and an awesome coach. The beauty of this place is hard to describe and really needs to be seen!