The Tradition Golf Course at StillWaters
Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama · Lake Martin golf market
- Access
- semi private
- Holes
- 18
- Architect(s)
- Kurt Sandness
- Gated
- Yes
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StillWaters is a roughly 2,000-plus acre gated residential community on the Blue Creek arm of Lake Martin in Tallapoosa County, originally developed beginning in 1969 by Cecil Duffee's Dadeville Lumber Co. Its golf course -- originally named 'Traditions,' now marketed as 'The Tradition Golf Course' -- is a 1997 Kurt Sandness design (once Golf Digest-recognized) that plays 6,906 yards and remains open to public daily-fee play alongside a range of membership plans (individual, senior, out-of-towner, and student tiers). The broader community mixes waterfront homes, golf-course homes, cabins, and condominiums across named sections (Harbor Pointe, Sunset Cove, Golf Colony Villas, Poplar Pointe Townhomes, and others), plus a full-service marina, tennis and pickleball facilities, and a swimming pool. StillWaters operates two controlled gate entries -- a 24/7-staffed Main Gate on Highway 49 and a Back Gate on Highway 34 with restricted hours -- and is governed by the StillWaters Residential Association (SWRA), a homeowner-elected board that also maintains architectural review authority over new construction.
Golf & Course
The Tradition Golf Course, designed by Kurt Sandness and opened in 1997 (then named Traditions), plays 6,906 yards and has been Golf Digest-recognized; it remains a public daily-fee facility with green fees reported around $53 for 18 holes, alongside several membership tiers.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Golf access does not require club membership -- daily-fee play is available to the public, with optional membership tiers for individuals, seniors, out-of-towners, and students. Homeownership in StillWaters does not require or automatically include golf membership, but does place a resident inside the community's gated, POA-governed footprint with access to shared amenities like the marina, tennis/pickleball, and pool.
Living in The Tradition Golf Course at StillWaters
StillWaters spans 2,000+ acres with a real mix of housing product (waterfront homes, golf-course homes, cabins, and multiple condo developments), governed by the StillWaters Residential Association, a 7-member homeowner-elected board with an Architectural Review Committee. Different parcels carry different covenant sets due to decades of phased development.
Lifestyle & Amenities
Amenities include a full-service marina with boat launch access, tennis and pickleball courts, a swimming pool, and golf -- a broad lake-resort amenity mix rather than a golf-only club.
Location & Surrounding Area
On the Blue Creek side of Lake Martin in Tallapoosa County, near Dadeville, with two controlled community gate entries on Highway 49 and Highway 34.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Current membership plan pricing (individual/senior/out-of-towner/student tiers).
- Whether any StillWaters sub-sections carry additional golf-linked covenants beyond the base POA.
Notable
- 2,000+ acre gated community with two controlled gate entries and its own marina.
- Course renamed from 'Traditions' to 'The Tradition Golf Course' over time -- same facility, not two courses.
- Originally developed starting in 1969 by Cecil Duffee's Dadeville Lumber Co.
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