One of the best golf courses in the south east, definitely a top golf club in Atlanta. The course…read morelayouts are tournament caliber designs that require advanced abilities to get around. This top tier golf and country club has all of the amenities. Tennis, swimming, par three course, elite practice facilities- driving range with two sides. Restaurant and "half way house" players grill provide top dining experience. This club is a high end place and has been a staple country club in the Atlanta area for decades. Top collegiate players and even PGA Tour pros have birthed and based out of this place.

Lovely, long-standing fixture of John's Creek - long-standing as in, pretty much the end of 141…read morewhen it was built! They have a great- huge!- Sunday brunch that friends of mine regularly enjoy and we were invited to a birthday celebration last weekend. Though the eggs were too soft for my taste, the bacon was delightful, the fried chicken tasty, the salad bar fresh and the ice cream bar way better! There's rooms for business meetings and parties in this large suburban club. Members are typically big golfers and while it's not CCC or Sugarloaf, it's solid from what I hear! Definitely a nice spot to go if you're invited for any reason.

If you are looking for an activity to do in Atlanta, tennis should be at the top of the list!…read moreAtlanta loves tennis and you can play year round. USTA does a great job organizing leagues for people of all skill levels to play. You can find a team through their website, through your neighbor (if they have tennis courts) or at a local park at the pro shop. Stay active, stay outside, and challenge yourself to learn a new skill!

From the owner: USTA League is the world's largest recreational tennis league! Approximately 375,000 players…read morecompete nationwide, with over 114,00 adult and senior players coming from the Southern Section alone. USTA Atlanta is proud to host the largest USTA League in the country. Whether you are a beginner or a more advanced player, our leagues have a spot for you. Have fun, make friends, stay healthy and compete in one or more of our USTA League programs.

After being absolutely trounced in a tennis match on New Year's Eve 2012, I made a promise to…read moremyself that 2013 would be my year to become a better player. Then I kind of forgot about my promise. Cut to the beginning of 2014: I was finally ready to realize my dreams as an amazing tennis player....or at least be able to hit a serve into that square on the other side of the net. No one in my circle seemed to have time to wedge in a practice with me so I turned to Craigslist and promptly found a dozen strangers who were interested in the game. I consulted Google and ended up using an old-school (but surprisingly helpful) website (www.tennismaps.com) to locate tennis courts between me and my newly found practice partners who hailed from everywhere from Midtown to Buford. That site landed me at the beautiful Hudlow Tennis Center, improbably located just off of Jimmy Carter Blvd, not too far from where it intersects with Buford Highway. Hudlow Tennis Center is a part of Best Friend Park, a 43-acre public park that also contains a playground, a trail, outdoor basketball courts and 2 outdoor pools, baseball fields, indoor badminton courts and a gym amongst it's sprawling grounds. The tennis courts are located towards the back of the property and seem to almost run into a residential street just behind them. There is an actual staffed tennis center that's open during the week until 9:00pm and on weekends until 6:00pm. The center was already closed for the day when I visited on a late Sunday afternoon so I was unable to go inside and explore. From what I could see, it was a well-kept facility with a lobby area that sold drinks and supplies. There were also full bathrooms (showers included) on the inside of the facility. There are 17 lighted courts on the premises. Courts 1-4, located directly to the right of the Tennis Center, supposedly stay lit until 11:00 or 12:00 each night -- this is really cool considering that most courts close up shop by 9:00pm each night. The other 13 courts are located slightly off to the left of the center, just past one of the trails that winds through the park. My impression of the place was that it was a gorgeous, little-used, well-maintained treasure hidden in an unlikely place. The courts were very clean and well-lit. The benches inside the courts and bleachers outside were in great shape. Parking was ample. I felt completely safe in this beautiful park and was almost surprised when I saw a cop car slowly patroling the area. To further sweeten the deal, we didn't have to pay court rental fees because we came on a weekend after the center had closed (after 6:00pm). Normally, the court fees here are $5/hr for singles play and $14 for 2 hours of doubles play. The only downsides I noted was that there didn't appear to be a practice wall and that I wasn't able to locate an external restroom facility in the vicinity of the courts. After having played at another facility a few days before where I had to park far away and pay $20 for 90 minutes of play on a dusty, dirty clay court, this place was like a little unexpected miracle. I have a feeling that I'm going to be logging many hours of play at Hudlow Tennis Center this year, as I prepare to take on my in-laws again during Christmas 2014! http://www.gwinnettcounty.com/portal/gwinnett/Departments/CommunityServices/ParksandRecreation/AdultAthletics#tennis

This is an excellent country club to live and play. Very clean and well kept. The tennis courts…read moreare excellent and the clubhouse gym is great as well. Wonderful place to host a special event like a birthday celebration. Food is great in the clubhouse and the streets are well maintained and supervised. The houses are beautiful and very comfortable. 5 stars!

This is a fabulous venue for an outdoor wedding. My daughter had her wedding here in October and…read moreit was lovely. Before the wedding my daughter worked out all of the details with Amelia, the TPC event coordinator.. About four or five months before the wedding; the bride, groom, and both mothers met for a tasting so that we could choose the menu for the day. We were given a few appetizers, and a few entrées to sample family style. Everything was very good, and we narrowed it down to 3 main dinner options. One of the things we really liked about this venue is that they have a bridal suite upstairs where the bridal party and both mothers could get ready. It was a nice space with lots of room for hair, makeup, and changing. There was a small patio overlooking the parking where we could watch as guests arrived. There was a parlor downstairs with a pool table and flatscreen TVs where the groom, groomsmen, and dads could hang out and relax before the ceremony. The clubhouse itself is full of southern charm with its majestic white columned exterior and red tile roof. The back view is just as attractive as the front with its well manicured lawn that over looks a lake and several fancy estate homes. There is also a wide patio that overlooks the back lawn which was perfect for our cocktail reception and then later became a cigar bar. Inside is very spacious. There is a foyer with a spiral staircase where we displayed photographs and served champagne while the guests were starting to arrive. We had about 150 guests and there was plenty of room for tables, 2 bars, and a spacious dance floor in the ballroom. TPC Sugarloaf really lends itself to weddings because of its size and its beauty; inside and out. There are so many great spots for wedding photos. It is a great option if you are looking for an elegant setting and Amelia and her staff are ready to assist with every detail.

ITA is a fabulous new addition to the Atlanta tennis (and pickleball) scene. Actually, to be…read morecompletely fair, this center is a Pickleball club with tennis as kind of the side gig... to quote Seinfeld: "not that there's anything wrong with that." The facility is beautifully designed and the courts are as top-notch as you might think, with the funky and ominous (read: abandoned) Presidential Hotel as part of the scenery. Couple of critiques here are as follows: the parking allocation is not nearly enough for the amount of visitors here on a daily/nightly basis. I'm hoping the owners will consider expanding that at a later date. also, the court lights are too low and, during night play, the ball gets lost if goes above them. kind of a big miss to make the light poles as short as they are, but I suppose that could be improved in the future as well. Overall, though, having access to covered courts is a luxury we're not really used to in the city. and it's great! Looking forward to future improvements to an already great facility.

Great location here in DeKalb county - a great gathering place for pickleball…read more New facility with food and meeting space options. This facility is not to be missed. Continued Success !!!

I've been here twice now to play tennis, as a guest and part of usta league matches. The hard…read morecourt surfaces are fair to good, with some courts having large cracks in the surface. Also, many of the courts are partially shaded by the tall trees surrounding the courts. There is a public restroom available. There are some seating available for visitors around two of the courts. Overall, a pleasant facility, situatd within a residential community, and I am happy to play here.and

This remodeling of the "Racquet Club" has been going on since the dawn of time! Honestly, if this…read morewas China they would have had half a dozen skyscrapers erected by now... When is this crap going to be wrapped up? I really don't give two shits about this club except they have really crossed the line today by blocking the entrance to my neighborhood with their damn construction trucks (for the millionth time may I add...) If this company, Life time fitness, thinks that anyone in this neighborhood is going to rush to pay their ridiculous membership fees then they are out of their minds. I really feel empathy for the neighbors who have had to put up with this ridiculous construction for the last two years. GET IT TOGETHER NUMBSKULLS!!!

I was not expecting much but I was so pleasantly surprised that I decided to join on the spot. No,…read moreit is not the Ritz, but the people have been great, the courts are well maintained, and it has been wonderful having an inside option with the winter weather. Now instead of eating McDonalds at lunch, I take a tennis clinic to improve my game & health. Not bad. Thanks, Melanie Oudin.

Love this neighborhood and it's pool! Family friendly, lots of get togethers, cook outs, etc.read more