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Say 'ciao' to Riviera Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, owned by the American Italian Golf Association
Just minutes from Jack Nicklaus' prestigious Muirfield Village is a semi-private golf course you can play -- Riviera Golf Club. Owned by the American Italian Golf Association, Riviera is mostly flat and void of a residential component. The course gently rolls on parkland interspersed with small creeks and ponds.
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Straight makes good at intriguing Crooked Tree Golf Course in Mason
Crooked Tree Golf Course in Mason might lack championship-caliber yardage, but it plays deceptively long at 6,443 yards with water on 14 holes. Rolling land gives the place a nice personality, as does its quirky but lovable design. With six par 3s and five par 5s, this par-71 layout can be ripe for a low score with good course management.
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Grizzly Course at The Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason is a real bear
Located just northeast of Cincinnati, the Grizzly Course at the Golf Center at Kings Island, designed by Jack Nicklaus and Desmond Muirhead in 1972, has plenty of teeth. The two par 3s on the North nine require water carries and the finishing par 5s on both the North and West nines do, too. Over the years, the course has hosted the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, Senior PGA Tour and Symetra Futures Tour.
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Elks Run Golf Club near Cincinnati is on the rebound
A remote location roughly 25 miles west of Cincinnati is the only thing holding back Elks Run Golf Club. Everybody raves about the variety of the par 3s. Long irons or woods on No. 2 and No. 17 complement dramatic downhill wedge shots at No. 8 and No. 12.
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Aston Oaks Golf Club is a scenic Jack Nicklaus design northwest of Cincinnati, Ohio
Aston Oaks Golf Club, a Jack Nicklaus design northwest of Cincinnati, is known for its natural beauty. The 6,908-yard course sprawls out across 258 acres with tees and greens rising and falling with the land.
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Deer Run Country Club a hilly, target golf test near Cincinnati
Deer Run Country Club in Cincinnati recently signed on a new team to take over management and help revive the club. The move has long-time members excited that their club is experiencing a rebirth. Although the 6,354-yard course sits inside a subdivision, houses never ruin the views of the surrounding trees and hills. And while the yardage might not be there, the challenge is.
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Legendary Run Golf Course lives up to its name in Cincinnati
Legendary Run Golf Course in Cincinnati delivers a great 18-hole round on one of the best public tracks in southwest Ohio. And it throws a little bonus golf in, too. There's a 19th hole, a 163-yard par 3 over a pond that is one of the most scenic shots on the course.
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Beavercreek Golf Club delivers a dynamite muni near Dayton
Beavercreek Golf Club stands among the best municipal golf courses in the Midwest. The city of Beavercreek, a suburb of Dayton, opened the 7,030-yard course in 1996. Architect Brian Huntley used an assist from Fuzzy Zoeller to create a picturesque palette of holes.
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Located just south of Columbus, Cooks Creek Golf Club is among the top public courses in Ohio
Cooks Creek Golf Club is located just 25 minutes south of Columbus, neighbored by Little Walnut Creek and the Scioto River. The course's namesake, John Cook, is an Ohio native who teamed up with Michael Hurzdan and Dana Fry to create a tour-quality course. Since opening in 1993, Cook's Creek has become one of the top public courses in the state. Wetlands come into play frequently throughout and there is also contoured mounding to contend with.
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The Players Club at Foxfire Golf Club near Columbus offers pure golf bliss
Members call the longest, toughest stretch on the Players Club at Foxfire Golf Club "Hell's Half Acre." The three-hole run beginning at no. 14 -- including back-to-back par 5s at holes 14 and 15 -- adds up to 1,525 yards of narrow alleys, foreboding trees, wetland and rolling hills. In other words -- pure golf bliss.
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