Best public courses you can play
1Firestone Country Club9.22Windmill Lakes Golf Club8.43Walden Ponds Golf Club8.34The Quarry Golf Club8.15Ashland Golf Club86National Golf Links87Eagle Creek7.98Elms Country Club7.89Cambridge Country Club7.710Tannenhauf Golf Club7.711Little Bear Golf Club7.712The Pines Golf Club7.713Three Sticks Golf Club7.614Willow Bend Country Club7.515Great Trail Golf Course7.516Mill Creek Golf Club7.517Alliance Country Club7.518Mount Vernon Country Club7.419Pleasant Hill Golf Course7.420The Golf Club at Little Turtle7.321Pumpkin Vine Golf Course7.322Meadow Links & Golf Academy7.123Clearview Golf Course7.124Northwood Golf Course725Erie Shores Golf Course726Stonewater Golf Club6.927Moose Landing Country Club6.828Gleneagles Golf Club6.829Bay View Retirees Golf Course6.830Chippewa Golf Club6.831Little Apple Golf Course6.832Bluffton Golf Club6.833Reserve Run Golf Course6.834Hamilton Elks Golf Club6.735Lincoln Hills Golf Club6.736Heatherwoode Golf Club6.637Cumberland Trail Golf Club6.638Willard Golf Club6.639Heather Downs Country Club6.640The Golf Club at Yankee Trace6.641Sand Ridge Golf Club6.642Pebble Creek6.543Crown Hill Golf Club6.544Sycamore Springs6.545The Golf Club at Stonelick Hills6.546Fremont Country Club6.547Napoleon Municipal Golf Course6.548Mercer County Elks Golf Club6.549Pine Lakes Golf Club6.550Woodland Golf Course6.551Arrowhead Golf Club6.552Wilson Road Golf Course6.553Apple Valley Golf Club6.554Dogwood Hills Golf Course6.555Hickory Woods Golf Course6.456Raccoon Hill Golf Club6.457Big Met Golf Course6.458Columbia Hills Golf and Swim Club6.459Cherokee Hills Golf Course6.460Turkeyfoot Lake Golf Links6.4
Top private clubs
Members-only — ranked for completeness; you can't book these.
1Muirfield Village Golf Club9.72Camargo Club9.33Inverness Club9.14Scioto Country Club8.85Brookside Country Club8.36Canterbury Golf Club8.37Moraine Country Club8.38Double Eagle Golf Club8.39Coldstream Country Club8.210Mayfield Sand Ridge Club8.211Kirtland Country Club8.212The Virtues Golf Club8.213Champions Golf Course8.214NCR Country Club8.215Sylvania Golf Club7.916Heritage Golf Club7.817Wooster Country Club7.818Sycamore Creek County Club7.719Westfield Country Club7.620Medallion Golf Club7.621Barrington Golf Club7.522Wedgewood Golf & Country Club7.523Portage Country Club7.524Tippecanoe Country Club7.425Shawnee Country Club7.426Pepper Pike Club7.427Heritage Club7.328Maketewah Country Club7.329The Lake Club7.330Dayton Country Club7.231Westwood Country Club7.132Youngstown Country Club7.133Scioto Reserve Country Club7.134New Albany Country Club6.935Sylvania Country Club6.836The Country Club at Muirfield Village6.837Wetherington Golf & Country Club6.838Country Club of the North6.839Belmont Country Club6.840Western Hills Country Club6.841Elyria Country Club6.842Zanesville Country Club6.843Brookside Golf & Country Club6.844The Lakes Golf & Country Club6.745Pinnacle Golf Club6.646Chagrin Valley Country Club6.647Valley View Golf Course6.648O’Bannon Creek Golf Club6.549Four Bridges Country Club6.550St. Bernard Golf Club6.551Lakewood Country Club6.552Plum Brook Country Club6.553Rattlesnake Ridge Golf Club6.554Congress Lake Golf Club6.455Meadowbrook at Clayton6.456Fairlawn Country Club6.457Ivy Hills Country Club6.358Ohio State University Golf Course6.359Wildwood Golf Club6.360Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club6.3
How we rank: ordered by the NearGolf quality score (0–10), anchored on published "best of" lists where a course appears on one and a 6-axis rubric elsewhere. Ranked within the state. See region & national rankings →