Golfweek magazine puts out an annual compilation of five USA golf course lists, which they collectively call Golfweek’s Best. In that list, they cover the Top 200 Modern Courses (built 1960 or after), the Top 200 Classic Courses (built before 1960), the Top 100 Best Courses You Can Play, the Best Courses You Can Play by State, and the Best Private Clubs by State.
Let’s see how Northern Ohio fares in all five lists:
Top 200 Modern Courses USA
Not a strong showing for Northern Ohio courses built after 1960. Only one area course appears in that nationwide list of 200, albeit a solid representative, pictured above:
T133 Sand Ridge (T128) Chardon OH, 1998, Tom Fazio
Top 200 Classic Courses USA
Northern Ohio is better represented by courses built before 1960. Six beauties make this roll, with the first is in 47th position:
47 Inverness Club (47) Toledo OH, 1919, Donald Ross/Andrew Green
T69 Brookside (T70) Canton OH, 1922, Donald Ross
T80 Canterbury (T75) Beachwood OH, 1922, Herbert Strong p
T97 Kirtland (T94) Willoughby OH, 1922, Charles H Alison p
T109 The Country Club (114) Pepper Pike OH, 1930, William S. Flynne/Howard Toomey p
T156 Firestone South (T161) Akron OH, 1929, Bert Way/Robert Trent Jones Sr
Golfweek Top 100 Courses You Can Play USA
Again, just one course from Northern Ohio lays claim to a spot in the category:
64 Firestone South, Akron OH, 1929, Bert Way/Robert Trent Jones Sr
Golfweek Best Courses You Can Play by State – Ohio
Northern Ohio dominates this list, taking eight out of the ten positions!
1. Firestone South, Akron
2. Firestone North, Akron
3. Fowler’s Mill, Chesterland
4. Manakiki, Willoughby
5. Virtues, Nashport
6. Firestone Fazio, Akron
7. Sleepy Hollow, Brecksville
8. Stonelick Hills, Batavia
9. The Quarry, Canton
10. Boulder Creek, Streetsboro
Best Private Courses by State – Ohio
Northern Ohio tops the other regions in the state with six of 15, while Columbus pulls four and Dayton/Cincy five:
1. Muirfield Village, Dublin
2. Camargo Club, Indian Hill
3. The Golf Club, New Albany
4. Inverness Club, Toledo
5. Scioto, Columbus
6. Brookside, Canton
T7. Moraine, Dayton
T7. Canterbury, Beachwood
9. Double Eagle, Galena
10. Kirtland, Willoughby
11. NCR South, Kettering
12. The Country Club, Pepper Pike
13. Sand Ridge, Chardon
14. Pepper Pike Club, Pepper Pike
15. Coldstream, Cincinnati
