Suwanee, GA 30024
There is something extraordinary about golf course living, the sweeping green views, sense of openness and peaceful feeling of having beautifully maintained grounds extending beyond your backyard. At 5244 Brendlynn Drive, that coveted lifestyle is paired with exceptional privacy in Edinburgh, one of Suwanee’s premier gated communities and home to Jack Nicklaus-designed Bear’s Best Atlanta.
Nestled among mature trees along the 15th fairway, this elegant residence feels remarkably secluded. The wooded setting creates a natural buffer while the golf course provides beautiful views and an ever-changing backdrop of greenery, a rare combination of golf course living and privacy.
A timeless stone, brick and shake-style exterior welcomes you into a stunning two-story foyer. A fireside office with French doors and custom built-ins offers an elegant workspace, while the spacious dining room is ready for holiday gatherings. The dramatic two-story living room features a soaring wall of windows, fireplace and custom built-ins, filling the space with natural light and views of the surrounding landscape.
A rare and highly desirable feature, the primary suite is located on the main level. This expansive private retreat includes a custom bar, enormous walk-in closet and beautifully remodeled bath with marble vanities, deep soaking tub and oversized walk-in shower.
The heart of the home is the updated kitchen, featuring stainless-steel appliances, quartz countertops, abundant cabinetry and a walk-in pantry. It flows effortlessly into a charming dining area and cozy keeping room with custom built-ins and fireplace, the kind of space where everyone naturally gathers.
Indoor living transitions beautifully outdoors. The keeping room opens to a massive deck, while a covered screened porch overlooking the grounds and 15th fairway offers a peaceful spot for morning coffee or evening dinner. A command center with built-in desk, conveniently located laundry room and three-car garage complete the main level.
Upstairs, three generously sized bedrooms each feature a private en-suite bath and walk-in closet. A versatile loft provides space for a media room, den or potential fifth bedroom.
The terrace level is an entertainer's dream. Tall ceilings and abundant windows create a surprisingly bright atmosphere, while a bar and dining area make entertaining effortless. An oversized recreation room offers plenty of room for billiards, games and media, with additional unfinished storage.
French doors lead to a stone patio and outdoor fireplace surrounded by trees with the golf course beyond, an idyllic place to spend a crisp fall evening.
What distinguishes 5244 Brendlynn Drive isn't simply that it sits on a golf course; it's the way the golf course becomes part of everyday life. From the screened porch and expansive deck to the terrace patio, outdoor spaces embrace the setting while mature trees preserve privacy.
And this isn't just any course. Bear’s Best Atlanta is an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed course inspired by memorable holes from Nicklaus-designed courses around the world. Edinburgh complements the course with swimming, tennis and recreation, creating a lifestyle that extends far beyond home.
For golfers, living along the 15th fairway puts the game you love into the scenery of everyday life. For non-golfers, the appeal is equally compelling: beautiful green space, mature trees, expansive views and remarkable privacy.
Morning coffee on the screened porch. Holiday dinners around the table. Friends gathered by the keeping-room fire. Summer evenings on the deck. Football Saturdays and billiards downstairs. Cool fall nights around the outdoor fireplace with the fairway beyond.
Those are the moments that define 5244 Brendlynn Drive.
Edinburgh in Suwanee: Luxury Living Around Jack Nicklaus’ Bear’s Best
Some neighborhoods are defined by their homes. Others are defined by the lifestyle that surrounds them.
Edinburgh in Suwanee, Georgia, offers both.
Set among the wooded hills near the Chattahoochee River, Edinburgh is a gated luxury community where impressive brick and stone homes, beautifully maintained streets, resort-style amenities and one of metro Atlanta’s most distinctive golf courses come together to create a community that feels more like a destination.
At the center of it all is Bear’s Best Atlanta, an extraordinary 18-hole golf course designed by legendary golfer and course architect Jack Nicklaus. But Edinburgh’s appeal extends well beyond golf. Swimming, tennis, recreation, nearby parks and a strong sense of community make this one of Suwanee’s most recognizable luxury neighborhoods.
A Gated Community Designed Around the Landscape
Edinburgh was established in the early 2000s and encompasses approximately 460 estate homes surrounding Bear’s Best Atlanta. The community extends across more than 600 acres, with the rolling terrain and mature landscape providing a picturesque backdrop for its homes and streets.
The neighborhood is known for substantial custom and semi-custom residences, with traditional architecture predominating throughout the community. Four-sided brick, stone accents, dramatic rooflines, circular drives, three-car garages, finished terrace levels and elaborate outdoor living spaces are common.
One of Edinburgh’s most desirable features is the variety of settings available within the neighborhood. Some homes overlook the golf course, while others are tucked onto wooded lots or quiet cul-de-sacs, creating distinctly different experiences within the same community.
Resort-Style Amenities Without Leaving the Neighborhood
While Bear’s Best may be Edinburgh’s signature attraction, residents don’t have to be golfers to enjoy the community.
Edinburgh was designed around a true swim, tennis and recreation lifestyle. Community amenities include a Junior Olympic-size swimming pool, children’s pool and splash area, waterslide, six tennis courts, tennis pavilion with grandstand seating, basketball courts and a children’s playground. The community also has a clubhouse and pool pavilion.
That combination gives Edinburgh something increasingly difficult to find: the scale and amenities of a country-club community combined with the neighborhood atmosphere of an established residential community.
And then there is the golf course.
Bear’s Best Atlanta: A Jack Nicklaus Course Unlike Almost Any Other
Bear's Best Atlanta is not simply another golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus.
The entire concept is different.
Nicklaus and his design team selected 18 memorable holes from Nicklaus-designed courses around the world and brought them together to create one remarkable course in Suwanee.
In essence, a golfer can experience interpretations of some of Jack Nicklaus’ favorite designs from around the world in a single round of golf.
Nicklaus Design describes Bear’s Best Atlanta as a collection of 18 holes selected from Nicklaus designs worldwide. Among the celebrated courses represented are Muirfield Village Golf Club, Castle Pines Golf Club, PGA National’s Championship Course, Sherwood Country Club, Shoal Creek and Gleneagles in Scotland.
Bear’s Best Atlanta opened in 2002 and is a public, daily-fee course, meaning golfers do not have to live in Edinburgh or belong to a traditional private country club to play it. The club’s stated goal is to deliver the experience and conditioning associated with a high-end private club while remaining accessible to the public.
That makes living in Edinburgh particularly interesting: residents can have a nationally recognized Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course woven through their neighborhood without golf necessarily requiring the traditional private-club model.
Eighteen Holes — and Eighteen Different Stories
Part of the fun of Bear’s Best is discovering where each hole originated.
The opening hole, for example, is modeled after the 10th at St. Mellion in England, Jack Nicklaus’ first European course design. The hole drops dramatically from tee to green, setting the stage immediately for the experience to come.
Hole No. 2 is based on a hole from Sherwood Country Club in California.
The sixth is inspired by the 12th at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Ohio, home of the Memorial Tournament. It is a beautiful par 3 played entirely over water to a small, well-protected green.
The seventh draws from Shoal Creek Country Club in Alabama, while No. 11 recreates one of the most intimidating holes from PGA National’s Championship Course in Florida, part of the famed “Bear Trap.” The par 3 requires a shot almost entirely over water.
Hole No. 12 takes golfers across the Atlantic again, recreating the finishing hole from the PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles in Scotland.
And the course saves another memorable Nicklaus design for the finish.
The 18th is inspired by the finishing hole at Castle Pines Golf Club in Colorado. The approach confronts golfers with a remarkable series of fairway bunkers before reaching a green surrounded by still more sand, a dramatic ending to a course built around dramatic golf holes.
Rather than simply creating 18 attractive holes, Nicklaus created an experience that takes golfers on a tour through his architectural career.
A Course With Serious Golf Credentials
Bear’s Best isn’t simply a novelty course built around famous replicas.
The course has received national recognition over the years. Bear’s Best has been ranked among the “Top Ten Courses You Can Play in America” by Golf Magazine, and Golfweek previously recognized it among America’s best new courses, and Golfweek as a Top 10 Georgia course and Top 200 residential course in the United States.
The course features bentgrass greens, significant elevation changes, water, bunkering and a variety of strategic challenges. Bear’s Best also has a practice facility that is one of Atlanta’s leading public golf practice facilities.
It is a course designed to be memorable whether someone is an accomplished golfer or simply enjoys playing recreationally.
More Than a Round of Golf
The Bear’s Best experience extends beyond the 18th green.
The golf clubhouse includes dining and gathering spaces, and Jack’s Grille provides a place for golfers and guests to eat and socialize before or after a round. Bear’s Best also hosts tournaments, corporate outings, charity events and other gatherings.
For Edinburgh homeowners, having that environment within the community contributes to the lifestyle even for those who may never keep score on the course.
There is an energy that comes with living around golf: landscaped fairways, expansive green space and the visual beauty of a course winding between homes.
Life Outside the Gates
Edinburgh also benefits from its Suwanee location.
Nearby Settles Bridge Park encompasses approximately 268 acres and offers both paved and natural-surface trails, a dog park, playground, basketball courts, skate complex, pavilions and additional recreation areas.
Shopping, restaurants and everyday conveniences are also readily accessible from the community, while Suwanee's location provides connections to the broader North Atlanta area.
The community is also associated with the highly regarded North Gwinnett school cluster, an important consideration for many buyers. Because school assignments can change, buyers should always verify current attendance zones directly with Gwinnett County Public Schools for a particular address.
Where Golf and Home Become Part of the Same Lifestyle
Perhaps the best way to understand Edinburgh is that the neighborhood doesn't simply have amenities.
The amenities help define the community.
A morning might begin with a walk through the neighborhood or a tee time at Bear’s Best. Summer afternoons can be spent at the pool, while tennis, recreation and nearby parks provide still more ways to enjoy the outdoors.
And throughout the neighborhood, the golf course creates an unmistakable backdrop.
For golfers, the opportunity is especially unusual. Imagine leaving home and, within minutes, playing holes inspired by Muirfield Village, PGA National, Gleneagles, Sherwood, Shoal Creek and Castle Pines, all without leaving Suwanee.
For non-golfers, the attraction may be completely different: gated surroundings, beautiful homes, mature landscaping, recreational amenities and the feeling of living within a carefully planned resort-style community.
Edinburgh: A Different Kind of Suwanee Luxury
Luxury isn't always about what is found inside a home.
Sometimes it's about what is waiting outside the front door.
That is what makes Edinburgh special.
It combines substantial custom homes and beautiful natural surroundings with swimming, tennis, recreation and one of the most unusual Jack Nicklaus golf experiences in the country.
Bear’s Best gives Edinburgh an identity that few neighborhoods can duplicate. It isn't simply a golf course beside a collection of homes. The course winds through the community, creating views, green space and a sense of place that becomes part of everyday life.
For buyers looking for a gated luxury community in Suwanee where recreation, architecture and lifestyle come together, Edinburgh offers something genuinely distinctive and Bear’s Best is at the heart of it.
