City: Savannah, GA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Address: 124 Palmetto Dr.
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Address: 2 Resort Dr.
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Address: 612 Wilmington Island Rd.
34. Bacon Park Golf Course
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (912) 354-2625
Description: Bacon Park’s 27-hole layout presents golfers with three 9-hole courses—Cypress, Live Oak, and Magnolia—featuring narrow, tree-lined Bermuda grass fairways and elevated greens. Cypress and Live Oak carry pars of 36, while Magnolia is a 37, and the combined length of any pair of the courses is more than 6,000 yards. Donald Ross designed the original layout, which is in the midst of suburban Savannah; it’s owned by the city and operated by EDR Management Inc. The clubhouse contains a pro shop and full-service snack bar, and a driving range and practice green are available. You can walk the course on weekdays and after 1 p.m. on Sat and Sun. Playing 18 holes runs from $21 weekdays to $23 on weekends.
35. Cypress Course
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Description: The shortest of Bacon Park’s three courses at 3,001 yards, Cypress has water on seven holes, including No. 3, the signature hole. This 185-yard par 3 has a large expanse of water on the approach to the green.
36. Live Oak Course
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Description: The first hole is long and narrow, a 384-yard par 4 with a green that’s well bunkered. The ninth hole is the longest at Bacon Park, a 522-yard par 5 with a fairway that is crossed by a canal past midpoint; there’s plenty more water along the remainder of the fairway and in front of the green. The course runs 3,163 yards.
37. Magnolia Course
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Description: This course starts with a long hole, a 466-yard par 5 whose green has lots of water on the right. Another interesting hole is No. 8, which is crossed near midpoint by a canal that runs down the left-hand side of the latter half of the fairway. The total length of Magnolia is 3,035 yards.
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Address: 1 Al Henderson Dr.
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Address: 232 James B. Blackburn Dr.
40. Mary Calder Golf Club
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (912) 238-7100
Description: Owned by International Paper Company and located on the grounds of the company’s kraft paper-manufacturing plant just east of Garden City, this par-35, nine-hole course exists mainly for the enjoyment of employees but is open to the public. Play 18 holes, and you’ll cover 5,964 yards on a course that’s not difficult but does present some challenges because of its tight, elevated greens. The course, opened in 1937 on the site of Hermitage Plantation, has a pro shop, snack bar, and two putting greens. You can walk the course anytime. Fees for 18 holes are $28 on weekdays and $30 on weekends. You reach Mary Calder from downtown Savannah by driving west on Bay Street, turning north onto West Lathrop Avenue, and entering the manufacturing complex at Blue Gate 1.
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Address: 415 Southbridge Blvd.
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Parks & Recreation
43. Savannah Civic Center
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (912) 651-6550
Description: Believe it or not, you can enjoy this winter sport in Savannah, even at a time when it’s liable to be downright warm. During December and starting on the first day of the month, the arena of the Civic Center is transformed into an ice rink where intrepid Southerners try their luck—and ankles—at skating. The rink fee of $6 (which is prone to change over the interval of a year that separates sessions) entitles you to the use of a pair of skates. Skating times vary, so call ahead for information on when the rink is available.
44. Savannah Striders
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (912) 921-4786
Description: The Striders meet monthly, and many members get together for runs during the week. The club, whose membership numbers about 180, sponsors the Tybee Marathon, Half-Marathon, and 5K in February and the Women’s Wellness Walk/Run 5K in September. Annual dues are $15 for individuals and $20 for families, and membership forms can be picked up at the Habersham Branch YMCA on Habersham Street. The listed telephone number is the Striders’ information line, and calling it will provide you with data on club meetings and upcoming races. Members meet on the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Exchange restaurant at 6710 Waters Ave.
45. Geechee Sailing Club
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (912) 897-5597
Description: The club sponsors two major sailboat races, the St. Patrick’s Day Regatta on the weekend after the holiday and the Oktoberfest Regatta in early October, and organizes about seven extensive cruises for members each year. Members meet at Tubby’s TankHouse restaurant in Thunderbolt on the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. About 70 people actively participate in club functions that include a heavy social agenda. Membership fees are $125 a year.