Duluth, Georgia · Parkland
4 major championships hosted since 1976
Established
1967
Designer
Robert Trent Jones; Rees Jones (redesign)
Par
70
Championship Yardage
7,600 yds
The Atlanta Athletic Club's Highlands Course in Duluth, Georgia, is a long, water-laced parkland test that succeeded the club's original East Lake home of Bobby Jones. Its closing holes around the lake have produced thrilling major finishes.
The club has hosted a U.S. Open and three PGA Championships, including David Toms's 2001 win sealed by a holed fairway wood, and Keegan Bradley's 2011 playoff victory.
Lowest scoring marks recorded in major championship competition at Atlanta Athletic Club.
Course Record (round)
63
Major rounds
Lowest 72-Hole Total
265 (−15)
David Toms, 2001
First Major Hosted
1976
Total Majors Hosted
4
Every major championship staged at Atlanta Athletic Club, by championship and year.
| Championship | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| PGA Championship | 3 | 1981, 2001, 2011 |
| U.S. Open | 1 | 1976 |
Defining rounds and championship moments in the history of Atlanta Athletic Club.
Jerry Pate hit a famous 5-iron over water to the 72nd green to win the U.S. Open in his rookie year.
Larry Nelson won the PGA Championship for his first major.
David Toms made a hole-in-one with a 5-wood, then laid up and got up-and-down on the 72nd to beat Phil Mickelson with a record 15-under 265.
Keegan Bradley won the PGA in a playoff over Jason Dufner in his first major start.
David Toms posted 15-under-par 265 to win the 2001 PGA Championship.
Bobby Jones was a lifelong member; the club moved from its original East Lake course to the Highlands site near Duluth in the 1960s.
The 1976 U.S. Open and the 1981, 2001 and 2011 PGA Championships.