The Orchard Golf & Country Club
Clarkesville, Habersham County, Georgia · Northeast Georgia Mountains golf market
- Access
- unknown
- Holes
- 18
- Architect(s)
- Dan Maples
- Gated
- Yes
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The Orchard Golf & Country Club anchors a 1,100-acre master-planned, gated, 24-hour-security private country club community established in 1989 and opened for play in 1991, set against the Chattahoochee National Forest at the base of the Appalachians near Clarkesville. It carries real signals of residential integration (a genuine private-club-and-community identity, gated/guarded access, 1,100 acres of planned development) but this session could not resolve the specific membership/access mechanics for homeowners.
Golf & Course
An 18-hole Dan Maples design, 7,018 yards with a slope of 136, featuring five sets of elevated tees, bermuda fairways, and bentgrass greens guarded by white sand bunkers.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Facility type is described as private on multiple directories (PGA.org, golfdigest.com), and the surrounding community is independently described by multiple real-estate sources as gated with 24-hour security, but this session could not confirm whether golf club membership is required, included, or optional for community homeowners.
Living in The Orchard Golf & Country Club
A 1,100-acre master-planned, gated (24-hour security) community built around the club; marketed by at least one third-party retirement-community listing site as a top-rated retirement destination, though this session could not independently confirm a formal age restriction.
Lifestyle & Amenities
Amenities confirmed this session include tennis courts, a newly added pickleball facility, a community swimming pool, a renovated clubhouse, a pro shop, and a cafe.
Location & Surrounding Area
Located in Clarkesville, Habersham County, against the Chattahoochee National Forest at the base of the Appalachians, roughly 84 miles from Atlanta.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm the club's initiation fee and dues schedule directly -- the club's own Rates & Fees and Membership Categories pages exist but could not be read via search snippets this session (WebFetch blocked for this domain).
- Confirm whether golf membership is required, included, or optional for community homeowners.
- Confirm whether a formal age restriction applies, rather than inferring it from third-party retirement-community marketing.
Notable
- 1,100-acre master-planned private country club community, established 1989, opened for play 1991.
- Dan Maples-designed course, 7,018 yards.
- Gated, 24-hour-security community per multiple independent real-estate sources -- newly confirmed this session.
- Recently added pickleball amenities alongside its existing tennis courts, per multiple real-estate community descriptions.
- Marketed on a specialist active-adult real estate site as a top-rated retirement community -- unconfirmed as a formal age restriction.
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US Golf Living provides independent real-estate research and can connect consumers with real-estate professionals. Golf membership, availability, fees and approval are determined independently by the applicable club.