State Trail
Ohio Top 5 Public
State Trail
Ohio Top 5 Public
Difficulty
Multiple Trips
Access
All Public
Courses
5 courses
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.
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Firestone Country Club (South)
Akron, Ohio
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Firestone Country Club (North)
Akron, Ohio
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Fowler's Mill Golf Club
Chesterland, Ohio · Public
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Manakiki Golf Course
Willoughby, Ohio · Public
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The Virtues Golf Club
Nashport, Ohio · Public
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