2nd Assistant Superintendent

Green Island Country Club’s golf course opened in 1961, featuring a George Cobb and Joe Lee design with rolling hills sitting just off the Chattahoochee River. Just minutes from downtown Columbus, Green Island lies 500 feet above sea level, combining beauty and challenging elevation changes on many holes. Green Island hosted the Southern Open for twenty years, from 1970 to 1990. Many greats have played in the hills at Green Island; Jack Nicklaus, Larry Mize, Gary Player, and Jerry Pate, to name a few. Green Island’s history is deeply treasured and shapes a considerable portion of the timeless golfing experience. Integrating beauty with a challenge, the Green Island Golf Course is lined with mature pine trees from the tee to the green, Champion ultra dwarf-Bermuda greens, and 419 Bermudagrass tees, fairways, and rough. Featuring an up and down layout, the course is a par 71 that is 6,512 yards from the longest tees, with a slope rating of 136 and a 72.1 USGA rating. Six sets of tees offer play for various skill levels making the course a unique challenge to both novice and seasoned veterans. Combined with a new computerized tee-time system, golf lessons, and a newly re...novated pro shop Green Island offers various high-quality clothing and golf equipment. You’ve found the only place you need to enjoy the peaceful, challenging game all golfers crave.