The Manor Golf & Country Club has a new owner. Fifteen months after the ownership change, residents can still find a familiar Wednesday night schedule at a winery three miles up Hopewell Road.
The two stories offer different timelines this fall. One institution changed hands after nearly two decades under a single operator and is working through its next phase. The other has maintained a weekly routine under the same family. Knowing which is which may help if you're planning an evening or considering membership.
A Twenty-Year Run Under One Flag Ended in 2025
The Manor opened in 2006 as the anchor of one of Milton's gated communities, built around an 18-hole course designed by Tom Watson, one of only sixteen in the world carrying his name and the only one in Georgia. For most of its life, the club operated under what eventually became Invited, the company formerly known as ClubCorp, which ran it as one of its marquee Atlanta-area properties and a recognized Distinguished Club of America.
That run ended on June 11, 2025. Arcis Golf, the second-largest golf club operator in the country, closed on the purchase of The Manor along with two sister Atlanta properties, The Country Club of the South in Johns Creek and White Columns in Milton, buying all three from Invited in a single transaction. Arcis itself describes the sale as closing out nearly two decades of history at The Manor and opening what it calls a new era of ownership focused on the club's courses, facilities, and member experience.
The purchase changed the club's ownership for golfers, tennis players, and Wednesday buffet guests. The course, clubhouse, and tennis program remain in place.
What "Significant Capital" Has Meant at Arcis Golf's Other Clubs
Arcis said at the time of the purchase that it planned to invest significant capital in course enhancements and lifestyle amenities across all three Georgia clubs, without naming a dollar figure specific to any one property. The announcement's language about capital investment can be read alongside examples of Arcis projects elsewhere in its portfolio.
- At The Woodlands Country Club near Houston, acquired in May 2025, Arcis committed to more than $30 million in course and facility upgrades, tied to hosting the PGA Tour Champions Insperity Invitational.
- At Champions Retreat Golf Club near Augusta, Arcis completed the first phase of a multi-million dollar campus renovation, delivering new dining, social, and hospitality spaces including several new venues inside the club's Grille House.
These examples put Arcis's use of "significant" in the context of projects at other clubs.
The Manor's Capital Plans Remain Unspecified
As of this fall, no Manor-specific capital figure or renovation scope had been made public, unlike the plans announced for Woodlands and Champions Retreat. The acquisition announcement covered all three Georgia clubs with the same general language about enhancements and lifestyle amenities, but nothing has surfaced since that puts a number or a timeline on what changes at The Manor itself.
Meanwhile, the clubhouse calendar, wine and tapas nights, and family buffets continue under the new ownership.
A Separate Weekly Rhythm on Hopewell Road
A few miles from the gates, on Hopewell Road, sits Painted Horse Winery and Vineyards, which describes itself as Milton's founding winery and the first farm winery in Fulton County. It opened in 2019 on the Farm at Pamelot, a family horse property that had already been running riding lessons and boarding for a quarter century before anyone planted a vine. It's still owned and operated by that same family.
The weekly rhythm there hasn't shifted in any of the time Arcis has owned The Manor, because the two have nothing to do with each other. Painted Horse runs on its own recurring schedule:
- Wine Flight Wednesdays, paired with live music on the green from 5 to 8 p.m.
- Ladies Night on Thursdays
- Barbecue and Blues on Fridays
Painted Horse's calendar is separate from The Manor's ownership, and the winery remains operated by the same family.
Two Calendars, Two Owners
Laid side by side, the contrast is the whole point.
Anchor | Ownership | Status this fall |
|---|---|---|
The Manor Golf & Country Club | Arcis Golf, since June 2025 | Capital plan not yet public for this property |
Painted Horse Winery & Vineyards | Independent, family-owned since 2019 | Same weekly calendar it has run for years |
Together, the two schedules illustrate how neighborhood routines can remain distinct even as ownership changes.
Planning Around Both This Fall
If you're timing something around the clubhouse this season, whether that's a member event, a tennis lesson schedule, or a wedding inquiry, note that the club's long-term plans for this property have not been detailed publicly.
If you're timing something around Hopewell Road, Painted Horse's Wednesday night routine has continued during the ownership change at The Manor. Its recurring schedule is another part of the neighborhood's weekly rhythm.
The Manor's identity has always been split between what happens inside the gates and what happens just outside them. This fall, that split is more literal than usual: one half is owned by a company still writing its next chapter, and the other has kept the same weekly calendar for years under the same family.
If you're weighing what any of this means for a home search in or around The Manor, from how club membership factors into ownership costs to which builders and floor plans hold value inside the gates, Dawn Camarda Group has spent decades tracking this exact corner of Milton and can talk through it with you directly.
