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Winding Hollow in New Albany: Former private golf course opens its doors to the masses

Winding Hollow in New Albany, Ohio is an enjoyable Arthur Hills design that feels mature beyond its years with the atmosphere of a classic club. It can be very tight in spots, especially on the front side, so longer hitters shouldn't plan on hitting their driver 14 times. That said, it's a very leisurely course to play and offers different looks, from tight doglegs through trees to more open, water-heavy holes.
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Traditional Irish links golf awaits somewhere between Dublin and Dublin

The Golf Club of Dublin aims to treat golfers to a slice of Ireland. But unlike many cheesy replica facilities that fail by excess, Dublin is effective. You aren't going to think you're in the Old World anytime soon, especially on a sunny, Midwestern day. But you may not think you're in Ohio, either. This Hurdzan-Fry design is a welcome addition to the Columbus area, which is developing into a bit of an unlikely golf destination.
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Playing at Jack's Place is treasure to last a lifetime

There are plenty of good courses out there by accomplished designers. But there's something very different about playing a Jack Nicklaus course in his hometown, the place where Jack hosts his own event, The Memorial, which runs from June 2-6. When you play Muirfield Village Golf Club, you get the feeling Jack is watching your every move. "In places, it has an Augusta feel," writes Dave Berner.

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Jack Nicklaus Museum a thrill of a lifetime

Over 24,000 square feet of space at The Ohio State University is put to good use, housing trophies, photographs and 2,000 pieces of memorabilia collected from Jack's career spanning four decades and including 20 major championships and 100 worldwide professional victories. People get the full picture of Jack Nicklaus, not just as a golfer but a family man and businessman and golf course designer.
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Open Champion Ben Curtis learned the game at family-owned Mill Creek Golf Club

Mill Creek Golf Club in Ostrander is a throw-back to the era of the family-owned course. These were typically pleasant places where family members milled about, greeted you, joked with you and generally made you feel welcome. Large corporations can build monster golf courses that earn national attention, but you can't just buy an atmosphere where players feel like guests invited to someone's home for the day.
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With good golf, food and stores, Columbus has attractions for all

It might be hard to believe driving around Columbus, but the capitol of the Buckeye State is actually the 15th-largest city in the U.S. What might be harder to believe is that Columbus is on its way to becoming an honest-to-God golf destination, and not just for highly rated courses like Longaberger Golf Club, The Golf Club at Dublin, and Cumberland Trail Golf Course. The city has a surprisingly rich golf history, as well as an increasingly varied potpourri of recreational and gastronomic alternatives.
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Designer Michael Hurdzan Plants the Seeds of Success

The offices of Hurdzan/Fry Golf Course Design occupy only part of the 5,000 square-foot building in which they are housed. The rest of the space contains one of the most extensive golf-related collections in the world (the collection of wood shafted clubs alone numbers close to 5,000). This isn't just a place where golf courses are designed; this is a place where golf is lived and breathed. It is a place where people not only honor the history and traditions of the game, but also believe that the game itself offers something back to the people who play it, and even the people who don't.
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Ohio golf in 2003 offers chance to make old memories new again

A year of Buckeye State golf highlights at GolfOhio.com brings back many forgettable shots, plenty of unbelievable lies (didn't we say at the first hole we were playing Greenies and Sandies?) and an assortment of unreasonable putts.
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Columbus rises up when it comes to golf

Columbus, the capital of the Buckeye State, houses one of the best collections of daily fee golf courses in the country. Need proof? The defense submits exhibit "A" the Longaberger Golf Club and Raymond Memorial
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Champions Golf Course: Just Remember These Two Things

Before playing Champions Golf Course, you have to memorize this mantra: Fairways and greens, my friend, fairways and greens. Say it in your sleep the night before your round. Say it while driving to the golf course. Write it in tiny letters on your ball so it's the last thing you see before you swing.
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