Est. 1912 · A.W. Tillinghast (original design, per the club)
Why we love this place
We love Idle Hour Club for its wonderful sense of place. Playing a course laid out on an old trotting-horse farm, with traces of the racetrack still winding through the holes, is a genuine treat. Add a century of tradition and a top-notch learning center, and it's easy to see why Macon golfers treasure it.
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About Idle Hour Club
Idle Hour Club was founded in 1912 in Macon, Georgia, on land that had been R.H. Plant's stock farm, famous for a one-mile dirt track where trotting horses were raised. The club takes its name from that farm, and remnants of the old racetrack are still visible along several holes, including the sixth, ninth, and eleventh. The club credits its golf course to golden-age architect A.W. Tillinghast. Over more than a century, Idle Hour has become one of Middle Georgia's oldest and most prestigious private clubs, offering golf alongside tennis, aquatics, fitness, and dining. The course has hosted eight Georgia State Amateur Championships, dating back to 1923 and most recently in 2014, when Robert Mize of Columbus won at five under par. The club's Blum Golf Learning Center has repeatedly earned national clubfitting honors.
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