Barnsley Gardens Resort

CHALLENGE YOURSELF on the lush, emerald fairways and bent-grass greens of The General, our Jim Fazio-designed championship golf course. Ranked #5 in the state by Golf Week ( public and resort courses, 2007), this par 72 layout plays to 7,350 yards from the back tees, and is a true test for golfers of any skill level. The course blends into the surrounding landscape, providing beautiful vistas of the mountains and the estate. If you’re going to take on The General, take plenty of ammunition. And there’s no better place to stock up than our Golf Shop. The Golf Shop is fully equipped with the finest clubs, accessories, and apparel, and is also home to our golf professionals, who are always there to help guests make the most of their game.

“The General” With its serene vistas, flawless greens & arguably the best collections of par 3’s in all of golf, “The General”, is one of the most desirable & highly sought after courses to play in the Southeast. Opened in 1999, “The General” has been ranked in the top 20 in the state by Golf Digest for three years running.

This par-72 course was designed by veteran course architect, Jim Fazio, and opened in July of 1999. Fazio designed the course to blend into its natural surroundings, following the same principles held by Andrew Jackson Downing, the 19th century landscape architect, who believed that man-made elements should appear as if they fit into the natural order of the landscape. In keeping with Downing’s philosophy, Fazio supervised the moving of only one-quarter of the earth typically sculpted at new courses. From the more than 1,000 acres available, Fazio personally selected the 378 acres that the course occupies.