Golf in Athens

Athens is the home of the University of Georgia, the flagship institution of the University System of Georgia and the first state-chartered public university in the United States, chartered in 1785. Athens-Clarke County operates under a consolidated city-county government, with the entire county constituting the city of Athens legally. The university's presence shapes every aspect of the city's economy and culture, and Athens has maintained a national reputation for music — historically producing R.E.M., the B-52s, and Widespread Panic — and for a distinctive college-town cultural scene that extends well beyond the academic calendar. The city's golf courses serve university employees, graduates who chose to remain, and residents of the broader Athens metro area.