CaddieTrail Guide
Ohio is one of America's great golf states — Muirfield Village, Camargo, The Golf Club, Inverness, and Scioto carry championship pedigrees that rival any state in the country. Jack Nicklaus's legacy runs through every tier of Ohio golf.
Ohio is one of America's deepest golf states, anchored by Jack Nicklaus's legacy at every level. Muirfield Village hosts the Memorial Tournament. Camargo is Seth Raynor's masterpiece in Cincinnati. The Golf Club is Pete Dye at his most influential. Inverness and Scioto carry major championship pedigrees that few states can match. Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Dayton each contribute multiple elite private clubs to a trail that demands serious connections to complete.
#1 on trail
Muirfield Village Golf ClubDublin, Ohio
Designed by Jack Nicklaus and Desmond Muirhead in 1974, this private Dublin, Ohio layout has hosted the Memorial Tournament annually since 1976. Precise iron play and firm, contoured greens define the test.
#2 on trail
The Golf Club (New Albany)New Albany, Ohio
Pete Dye's 1967 private masterpiece in New Albany, Ohio — one of his earliest and most influential designs. Rugged terrain, railroad ties, and minimal concessions to comfort define the experience.
#3 on trail
Camargo ClubCincinnati, Ohio
One of Seth Raynor's final designs, Camargo was completed in 1927 after his death and ranks among his finest inland work outside Cincinnati — celebrated for the best set of par-3 template holes he ever built. Private access only.
#4 on trail
Inverness ClubToledo, Ohio
Donald Ross's 1919 Toledo design has hosted six major championships — four U.S. Opens and two PGA Championships — plus two U.S. Senior Opens (2003, 2011). Inverted saucer greens and tight tree-lined corridors define it. Private club.
#5 on trail
Scioto Country ClubColumbus, Ohio
Donald Ross's 1916 Columbus design hosted the 1926 U.S. Open, won by Bobby Jones, and is where Jack Nicklaus learned the game. Since restored to Ross's intent by Andrew Green, it has staged three U.S. Senior Opens (1986, 2016, 2026). Private club.
#6 on trail
Double Eagle ClubGalena, Ohio
Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish's 1991 design north of Columbus, routed across rolling wooded terrain with bold green complexes and demanding shot-shaping. Private club.
Ohio's greatest publicly-playable round runs through five courses across the northeast and central reaches of the state. Firestone in Akron anchors the trail with two of its championship layouts now open through stay-and-play access — the South Course (W.H. Way's 1929 original transformed into Robert Trent Jones Sr.'s 'Monster' for the 1960 PGA Championship and host of three PGAs since) and the North Course (RTJ Sr., 1969). East of Cleveland in Chesterland, Fowler's Mill is one of Pete Dye's earliest designs (1971), now a public-access classic. Manakiki in Willoughby is a Donald Ross 1928 layout woven through Cleveland's Metroparks system, and The Virtues in Nashport — Arthur Hills' 1999 design that ranks among the country's top modern public courses — completes the set. The trail rewards golfers willing to chase tournament pedigree, classic architecture, and modern design across genuinely accessible Ohio fairways.
#1 on trail
Firestone Country Club (South)Akron, Ohio
Robert Trent Jones Sr. redesigned this 1929 layout into a demanding parkland test, famously adding the 625-yard 16th "Monster" hole. Host to numerous PGA Tour events and past World Golf Championships stops.
#2 on trail
Firestone Country Club (North)Akron, Ohio
The quieter half of Firestone, opened a decade after the South and laid out by Robert Trent Jones Sr. along the shores of the Firestone Reservoir. Water threatens on more than half the holes while tree lined doglegs reward position over power. It has carried its own tournament history, hosting the American Golf Classic and the World Series of Golf.
#3 on trail
Fowler's Mill Golf ClubChesterland, Ohio
Public 27-hole facility in Chesterland, Ohio, carved through wooded terrain with creek crossings that demand precision off the tee. Straightforward access, no tee time drama.
#4 on trail
Manakiki Golf CourseWilloughby, Ohio
Designed by Donald Ross in 1928, this public Willoughby layout retains his signature crowned greens and strategic bunkering across rolling Ohio terrain.
#5 on trail
The Virtues Golf ClubNashport, Ohio
Public 18-hole layout in Nashport, Ohio, set across rolling terrain in Licking County. Accessible daily-fee play with a traditional Midwestern parkland character.
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