Our Picks for The 10 Best Golf courses in Ohio
1. Camargo Club
Address: 8605 Shawnee Run Rd, Cincinnati, Ohio 45243, Hamilton County
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 134
Course Rating: 72.1
Total par (men’s tees): 70
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,659
Scorecard: Link
Designed by Seth Raynor and Tom Doak the Camargo Club’s Camargo golf course, which opened in 1925. Among other honors, the Camargo Club’s golf course is ranked No. 44 among U.S. golf courses, and 89th in the world. Camargo Club’s course is best known for its routing and the ability to go for one-shotters.
2. Muirfield Village Golf Club
Address: 5750 Memorial Dr, Dublin, Ohio 43017, Franklin County
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 155
Course Rating: 76.8
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 7,392
Scorecard: Link
Founded by Jack Nicklaus, it is named after Muirfield, Scotland where he won the first of his three British Open titles in 1966 to complete the first of his three career grand slams. Two golf courses are located within Muirfield Village: The Country Club at Muirfield and the signature Muirfield Village Golf Club. Muirfield Village Golf Club. hosted several national championships and international team competitions.
3. The Golf Club
Address: 4522 Kitzmiller Rd, New Albany, Ohio 43054, Franklin County
Type of field: Links
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 142
Course Rating: 75.9
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 7,439
Scorecard: Link
The Golf Club is a course, and naturally a golf club too, which opened at New Albany, close to Columbus in Ohio, in 1967. It’s one of Pete Dye’s earliest and most understated creations, and the course feels mature way beyond its years. The Golf Club has never hosted a significant tournament, so very little is widely known about the course.
4. Scioto Country Club
Address: 2196 Riverside Drive, Columbus, Ohio (OH) 43221, USA
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 142
Course Rating: 74.3
Total par (men’s tees): 70
Total yardage (men’s tees): 7,140
Scorecard: Link
Designed by Donald Ross, the golf course opened in 1916 and has hosted five PGA/USGA tournaments. According to The New World Atlas of Golf, “Scioto is the course where Jack Nicklaus developed from a pudgy junior to a world beater. In 2008 Jack Nicklaus and Michael Hurdzan’s award-winning renovation at Scioto was unveiled, which involved rebuilding Dick Wilson’s greens to USGA standard.
5. Inverness Club
Address: 4601 Dorr St, Toledo, OH 43615, USA
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 142
Course Rating: 74.3
Total par (men’s tees): 71
Total yardage (men’s tees): 7,234
Scorecard: Link
Inverness was founded in 1903 and built a nine-hole golf course. The course was extended to 18 holes in 1915 but Donald Ross put Inverness on the map when the club hired him in 1916 to turn Inverness into a full-blown championship course. By 1920 Inverness welcomed professionals into their clubhouse, the first club in the USA to do so.
6. Moraine Country Club
Address: 4075 Southern Blvd., Dayton, Ohio (OH) 45429, USA
Type of field: Links
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 131
Course Rating: 72.6
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,798
Scorecard: Link
Alec “Nipper” Campbell designed the golf course of the Moraine Country Club and it opened for play in 1930. Hosted the 1945 PGA Championship, Moraine received a Dick Wilson (Joe Lee) makeover in 1954.In 2015, Moraine was returned to Nipper’s Scottish roots by Keith Foster. Major renovation was conducted that includes total greens reconstruction, fairway widening/regrassing and the reintroduction of long-lost bunkers.
7. The Country Club
Address: 2825 Lander Road, Pepper Pike, Ohio (AZ) OH 44124, USA
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 130
Course Rating: 73.5
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,797
Scorecard: Link
The Country Club hosted the U.S. Women’s Amateur in 2012 when spectators and competitors appreciated such a fine example of William Flynn’s architectural expertise. The Country Club moved to its present-day site at Pepper Pike, 40 years after its formation in 1889. new course was laid out for the members by William Flynn – a layout that later garnered national recognition by hosting the US Amateur Championships in 1935.
8. Kirtland Country Club
Address: 39438 Kirtland Rd, Willoughby, Ohio 44094, Lake County
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 139
Course Rating: 73.9
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,967
Scorecard: Link
The Kirtland Country Club began as Leo Doro Farms, the estate of Mrs. Henry A. Everett. The Golf Course, designed by internationally known English architect Captain C.H. Allison, opened in 1922 as well. In 2008, the Golf Course restoration was completed.
9. Pepper Pike Club
Address: 2800 Som Center Rd, Pepper Pike, Ohio 44124, Cuyahoga County
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 127
Course Rating: 72.2
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,707
Scorecard: Link
The 18-hole Pepper Pike Club in Pepper Pike, OH is a private golf course that opened in 1924. Designed by Howard C. Toomey and William S. Flynn. The club’s founders were members of Mayfield Country Club (now Mayfield Sand Ridge Club).Pepper Pike recently renovated its clubhouse which completed in 2020. The layout is now as close to the original design intent of architect William Flynn as when the course first debuted.
10. Canterbury Golf Club
Address: 22000 S Woodland Rd, Beachwood, OH 44122, USA
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 138
Course Rating: 73.9
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,942
Scorecard: Link
The club was formerly the home of the DAP Championship, part of the Web.com Tour Finals.
Designed by architect Herbert Strong, development of the course began in 1921. The first nine holes were opened on July 1, 1922. The second nine were completed shortly thereafter.
