Ohio (North & Central)
Quite a few of Ohio's golf courses that have made our list are private golf clubs with impeccable amenities. The best public golf courses here include the Avalon Lakes course, a lovely tree-lined layout with challenging holes, the top-rated Virtues Golf Club, and the championship layout at Sleepy Hollow Golf Course. To make the most of your golfing trip, and to help in your planning, you can look up the location of the best courses in Ohio on our customised maps.
Visitors welcome
Cleveland / Akron
Pete Dye
Visitors welcome
Cleveland / Akron
Stanley Thompson
Visitors welcome
Cleveland / Akron
Joe Salemi
Private club
Cleveland / Akron
Herbert Strong (1922); modifications by Bruce Hepner (2016).
Private club
Cleveland / Akron
Current layout designed by William S. Flynn (1928).
Private club
Columbus (OH)
Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish
Stay&Play possible
Cleveland / Akron
South course: original design by Bert Way (1929); redesign by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1960).
North course: Robert Trent Jones Sr (1969).
Fazio course: Tom Fazio (2001; 2021).
Visitors welcome
Cleveland / Akron
Pete Dye & brother Roy Dye designed the original Lake and River nines.
Private club
Columbus (OH)
Pete Dye
Visitors welcome
Columbus (OH)
Original design by Donald Ross (1929), later revised by Jack Kidwell.
Private club
Toledo (OH)
Original design dates from 1903. Course remodelled by Donald Ross (1919); modifications by George & Tom Fazio (1979), Arthur Hills (1999) and Andrew Green (2018).
Private club
Cleveland / Akron
Charles "Hugh" Alison, long-time design associate of Harry Colt.
Visitors welcome
Cleveland / Akron
Hurdzan/Fry Design (Dr Michael J. Hurdzan & Dana Fry).
Visitors welcome
Cleveland / Akron
Donald Ross
Visitors welcome
Toledo (OH)
Arthur Hills
Private club
Columbus (OH)
A Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course designed by Jack Nicklaus, with input from Desmond Muirhead and Pete Dye.
Private club
Columbus
Original design by Dr Alister MacKenzie (1939); renovated by Jack Nicklaus (2005).
Visitors welcome
Cleveland / Akron
Brian Huntley
(Closed in 2020)
Columbus (OH)
Arthur Hills & Steve Forrest
Private club
Columbus (OH)
Original design by Donald Ross (1916); updated by Dick Wilson (early 1960s) and renovation by Jack Nicklaus & Dr Michael J. Hurdzan (2008).
Visitors welcome
Cleveland / Akron
Stanley Thompson
Visitors welcome
Columbus (OH)
Arthur Hills
Visitors welcome
Cleveland / Akron
Edmund B. "Ed" Ault
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7).
After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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