Willow Run Golf Course
Willow Run Golf Club is about a half-hour drive northeast of Columbus. The club boasts one of the most affordable rounds you’ll find in the area. Opened in 1964, the course was designed by Jack Kidwell, an Ohio native that contributed numerous designs to his home state. The layout is a bit like playing two golf courses in one with a front nine that is target-oriented and a more open, links-style back nine.
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Clover Valley Golf Club
The 18-hole Clover Valley Golf Club in Johnstown, OH is a public golf course that opened in 2001. Clover Valley Golf Club measures 7149 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 129 and a 74 USGA rating. The course features 4 sets of tees for different skill levels.
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Wyandot Golf & Dining
The 18-hole Wyandot Golf & Dining (previously known as Wyandot Golf Course) in Centerburg, OH is a semi-private golf course that opened in 1978. Designed by Norris Salyers, Wyandot Golf & Dining measures 5610 yards from the longest tees.
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Marysville Golf Club
The 18-hole Marysville Golf Club in Marysville, OH is a public golf course that opened in 1932. Marysville Golf Club measures 6403 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 121 and a 70.
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Eagle Sticks Golf Club
EagleSticks Golf Club sprawls across gently rolling farmland in Zanesville. Dr. Michael Hurdzan designed the course, fully utilizing all the features of the scenic and diverse terrain. At a seemingly mild 6,500 yards, the course places heavier emphasis on accuracy over power. The raised tees, rolling fairways and undulating greens feature more than 100 feet of elevation change.
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Delaware Golf Club
Delaware Golf Club originally opened in 1922 as a nine-hole course. Donald Ross designed the original nine holes and another nine was later added under the direction of course architect Dr. Michael Hurdzan and PGA Tour player Fuzzy Zoeller. The back nine is the original Ross design and being so distinct from the front nine, it's like getting to play two courses in one.
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Bent Tree Golf Club
Bent Tree Golf Club in Sunbury boasts a reputation as one of the best championship courses in the greater Columbus area. Although it's not a terribly long course at 6,642 yards from the back tees, it offers plenty of other challenges to make up for any lack in length. If you're not careful, you'll end up in one of the layout's many bunkers.
...more»Destination: Columbus
The capital city is home to the Buckeyes of Ohio State University and its Jack Nicklaus Museum stuffed with memorabilia from his PGA Tour career to his life as a course designer. Columbus ranks among the best places in the country for shopping, biking, sports and commuting. It's a hodgepodge of Americana, from German Village, a 233-acre neighborhood on the National Historic Register, to Longaberger Homestead, an offshoot of the largest manufacturer of baskets in the U.S. Yes, the headquarters building really is a huge basket. If your family is in tow, spend some time at COSI, the Center of Science and Industry or the zoo, which often is mentioned as one of the nation's best. The North Market is a hub of independent shops and restaurants that puts the city's ethnic diversity on display.
Many top-flight golf courses ring Columbus, from Jack Nicklaus' Muirfield Village Golf Club, a private club that hosts the annual Memorial PGA tournament, to an array of public courses created by the prolific and creative design firm of Hurdzan-Fry. The city's golf offerings include Cumberland Trail Golf Course, StoneWater, Little Mountain and Cooks Creek. Play one of Dr. Michael Hurdzan's earlier works at Mohican Hills. If you're a purist, check out Pine Lakes Golf Club, which opened in 1926.
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