I will be going to Columbus sunday and looking for place to play around 11:30-noon.

The Players club at Foxfire. Great course!

The Golf Club of Dublin. Unique layout.

Go Bucks!

there are a couple

longaberger is best. but most expensive public course

check out northstar. its john cooks new design, but its brand new and def rough around the edges. the course isn't done, there is still construction, greens are new, but man. its fun. challenging layout. but like i said its brand new, so they need to work it out a little.

but if u wanna go down south to pickerington. cooks creek is his other design. i love that course
fun, well taken care of. and beautiful

but yah. players club at foxfire is fun.

darby creek is good.

if u can get onto scarlet... droooool.....

avoid, golf club of dublin, overrated.

but if u cant find a teetime at those top locations. pm me, and i'll give u some more decent ones. but those are probably the best.

i hear new albany gc is nice too.

but for me. foxfire, cooks creek, darby creek, longaberger are my top 4. longaberger is 99 per tee time.
but they have gps carts.

but if u want challenging. foxfire, and cooks creek without a doubt.

i'm checking out phoenix this weekend, they're supposed to be good as well.

u like gc of dublin?

i found that they don't have the best quality greens, and its way overpriced for the level of difficulty and play. i dunno. i liked it, just not at that price..

dunno. mebe im not big on turf and grass links, but although the area is nice, there are way better courses to be found in ohio.

darby creek, cooks creek utilize their enviorment really well which i appreciate...

players club at foxfire is much harder than cook's creek. CC is super fun to play though.

Between Fox Fire and Darby Creek which is best to play. I don't get to play much so a super tight course might just kill me.

I am staying in Dublin Sunday night, so I was leaning to Darby Creek, but Fox Fire looks nice.

Thanks for the replys and keep them coming.

Fox Fire is tighter then Darby. From Dublin, Cooks Creek is about a 1/2 hour ride. Cooks has a great layout and is pretty wide open.

The Player's Club at Foxfire is a very challenging course...nothing special though. If it's windy, you are going to have a long freakin day. It's also a long drive from Dublin.

Darby Creek is one of my favorites....the greens are always lightning fast and there are a lot of risk reward holes.

yah. i love darby creek. if you're already in dublin, darby creek is close, and it's fun layout. i haven't been out there yet this season though, so i can't tell you about course conditions.

cooks creek is a bit further than 30 minutes from dublin. i'm up in bethel, and it takes a good 45+ out there.

Columbus has many amazing private courses (Muirfield, Scioto, TGC, Scarlet, Tartan? etc.)...and many good public courses (most of which have already been mentioned). But there is really only one GREAT public course here. My advice: if you're coming from far away, take the hour drive out to Longaberger and drop the 100 bucks. You'll be VERY VERY pleased.

Longaberger is probably the best public course in Ohio. An Arthur Hills design, with typically small diagonal greens with a lot of drop offs and deep bunkers surrounding. Pretty target-oriented. Played there a few weeks ago and it was in marvelous shape. The staff are very very friendly, the food is good, the experience is probably worth twice what they charge. Another course to consider near Dublin is Kinsale (trying to go private), another Arthur Hills design. It can be brutal in the wind, but the turf and greens are in great shape year round. There's also a Hills-designed muni in Reynoldsburg called "Turnberry"...nothing to write home about, but a cheaper alternative.

I play The Golf Club of Dublin in the spring and fall (when the rates are more reasonable), and split time in the summer between Cook's Creek and Champions.

Cook's Creek and The Golf Club of Dublin are both Hurdzan/Frye designs, both generally have wide fairways and big greens. The greens are in mediocre shape on both courses, but the turf conditions are pretty good. For the critics above, both courses offer challenging strategy if you play from the right set of tees. Many holes have water in play and feature bunkers that dictate a variety of tee shots. While the course itself is great, I have two problems with The Golf Club of Dublin: so many lakes on a "links course"?...and the houses all around the course.

Champions is a RTJ Sr. design, used to be a private course in a bad neighborhood, now it's a muni in a bad neighborhood. Bent grass, tight and tree-lined. More penal in nature, slightly less interesting than the others, but the turf and greens are usually in great shape, and it is a pretty challenging layout.

I haven't played Darby Creek in almost a decade, but I was never very impressed.

If you had of posted this a few days ago i would have helped you ger on OSU Scarlet. My dad is a member of the Alumni association and can get you out their with enough of a warning. Sorry
On that note Fox Fire is a great course and quite a test. You should really try to get out there.

Although maybe not pristine condition, CHAMPIONS, IMO, is a must play.Small greens, older RTJ Sr. design, at one time it wasa private course. The price is right as well.

Cooks Creek is TOUGH, no joke. I played there on a very windy day and the course killed my group!

Darby Creek is a fun and not vey expensive course either!

Guys thanks for all your input, I am playing at Darby Creek tomorrow. I have non-golfing family that lives in Dublin, so I will have to try the other courses that you mentioned on future trips. They house is down the street from Muirfield, now how do I get on there?

BENT TREE is also nice. Although it is about 15 miles north of Columbus.

Guys, I just got back from my training class in Columbus and wanted to give you a update on Darby Creek.

I thought the layout was nice and really enjoyed the back nine that had more holes in the woods. Overall I was suprised in the shape of the course. The fairways were kinda brown and not very dense(full). Most of the tee boxes had lots of brown dead grass. The greens were very fast, but would hold shots. Overall I enjoyed playing there I was expecting the fairways to more green and fuller.

Next time I will try Fox Fire.

Thanks for all your input.

On the north side of town there is Blackhawk, tree lined and fun to play and Bent Tree. I grew up working at Bent Tree when it was in really great shape. From what I hear it isn't like it used to be but still in nice shape.

I know that they had some of the best course conditions in the early 90's to late 90's until American Golf came in and capped the budget there.

I would recommend you take a look at Cumberland Trail or Clover Valley next time. Both are somewhat similar to Darby Creek, but still a lot of fun. Cumberland's greens are pretty slick this time of year. Cook's Creek is great if it has not rained recently. If it has rained stay away as it is in a flood plain and can get pretty mucky; especially if it gets hot. Enjoy!!