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4.9
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4.7
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4.9
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4.9
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4.5
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4.2
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 6699 yards
Slope 131
Rating 72.3
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Ashland Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1923
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/31
Architect Willie Park, Jr. (1923)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared shirt required

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

Reviews

4.8
55 Reviews (55)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 12
Bunkers 11
Elevation Changes 7
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 11
Locals 9
A Weekend Splurge 6
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 14

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Great course

It’s a beautiful course to play if u have about 6 hours and don’t have anything else to do.

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Ashland CC

Have not played here in several years and when saw times on Golf Now made an afternoon time mid week. Course in outstanding condition and greens very challenging. This course is a Gem

Conditions Excellent
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Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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A gem in the heart of Ohio

A well maintained course with great views and quality greens.

Several easy holes but a really fun track that creates a key key moments that will make or break the round/day

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Pace Excellent
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Great Track

This is a great course! Their tee times are spaced perfectly thus creating a great pace of play. The course is challenging, but not overly difficult. Fairways are plush, roughs are deep but playable, greens are challenging. It's a bit pricey, but worth it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Love playing the old courses

For my 2nd review I decided to visit a course I know well and at which I am a member, the Ashland Golf Club. Being a member for a couple of years and playing in leagues here, one would expect that I might demonstrate some evidence of competence when it comes to playing golf here, however, the opposite is closer to the truth. The Ashland Golf club is where I go to be humbled.
This is a beautiful course. The original 9 was opened back in the 1920’s and was designed by Willie Park Jr., one of the great early course designers and a two time Open Champion. The original drawings from the architect are framed and hung in the restaurant, and from my examination, the front 9 layout remains very true to these drawings.
Ashland is one of an increasing number of clubs that was established as a private country club and has since converted to allow public play; this allows the general public to play some really beautiful older courses.
I arrived at the course at 2:00pm on a Saturday afternoon, it was cold and overcast so the course was not crowded we paid and walked onto the first tee. Due to Covid 19 restrictions, the driving range and the restaurant are closed (except for carryout), so my review will only deal with the course on this day.
The course is in beautiful condition. The fairways and greens are very well tended and mowed in the patterns that serve no purpose I know of other than to make them look fancy. The fairway margins were better mowed than the fairways at most public courses, I don’t recall seeing a single weed in the fairway’s and it and a recent fertilizer application was in evidence.
Ashland is a tough course. For the most part the fairways are narrow and tree lined. An errant shot left or right will most of the time leave you with no good path to the green other than a punch shot to put you back in the fairway. Consequently as a result of having played here so much, I have gotten pretty good at that shot. There are significant elevation changes, raised tee boxes opening out onto the fairways most of which feature some degree of undulation. It would be fair to describe the course as being part of an urban forest. The number of trees allows for a good separation of each fairway, and the fairway for the next hole is not always evident from the tee box. I like this feature as you focus on each hole one at a time and each hole reveals itself in its turn. I have always liked the routing of the course for this reason, particularly on the front 9. While the course is mostly surrounded by neighborhoods, relatively few of the holes, and mostly just on the back 9, have houses backing up to the course.
The feature I have heard most commonly mentioned in reference to this course is the prevalence of water on it. There are 2 creeks that snake through the course and they come into play on 13 of the 18 holes. An additional hole has a pond fronting the green, so on 14 holes, water is a hazard, on a couple of holes the creeks come into play more than once. I will not claim to have never lost a ball in a creek here but they don’t cause me as much difficulty as the abundance of trees and my #1 nemesis, the greens, more on them to come.
The creeks can vary in width from only a few yards to a chasm spanning 30 to 40 yards, erosion, particularly evident in heavy spring rains last year, widened many of them considerably, removed some older trees (probably a good thing) and exposed a lot of banks in places that will need to be stabilized to prevent further erosion. Even with all of that, it is not difficult to reach the greens while still retaining a possibility of par if you manage to stay in the fairway off the tee. The course is not terribly long (the 10 par fours average 367 yards, the 4 par fives average 504 yards and the par 3’s range from 156 – 199 yards),and can be played well from the whites by golfers with only average distance off the tee. It’s when you get to the greens that you are really tested.
I played a very good round this day (for me) so far as my tee to green game, by that I mean I reached the green with at least a chance of par on most holes, certainly a single bogie would have been a realistic achievement. The thing to note about the greens at Ashland is that on a lot of them it isn’t important just to be close to the hole, you have to consider where in relation to the hole your ball is. It isn’t enough to be 18 inches from the cup if you are 18 inches above the hole, miss by an inch and you will probably end up 6 feet or further away on the down slope. Approach a hole from the side and if you don’t find the perfect line, your chances of 3 putting are very good. The greens this day were particularly fast and I paid dearly for that. I averaged almost 2.3 putts per hole and four putted more than once. My personal nightmare this day was on #4, only the 8th toughest hole on the course, if the score card is to be believed. Tee to green I agree, it is easy but this was one that I four putted.
I am by no means complaining about the greens, they are what they are and the degree of difficulty is not a result of poor maintenance or poor surface conditions, they are just tough. If you play once a week in season and want to break 80, don’t come here, it isn’t going to happen.
The only things I can really fault this course for are the sand bunkers which badly need to be dug out and have new sand put in. After heavy or sustained rainfall they become impromptu water hazards and the sand is so hard that you can frequently count on bouncing a ball through or out of the traps. Although the course has been removing trees over the last few years, particularly ash trees which have died, there remain too many in places, they are starting to become a hindrance to play, in another 10 years unless a more aggressive removal strategy is adopted, play will be adversely effected. Lastly, some of the tee boxes are also in need of some attention. I had to search around on a few to find a spot where my feet felt like they were on the same level as the ball.
Playing with my son, we finished in just over 4 hours, the course was not crowded so pace of play was as fast or as slow as we wanted to go, I typically avoid busier times, but have never found the pace to be slow. Slower players are generally accommodating about letting faster ones go through.
I highly recommend the Ashland Golf Club to players who are skilled or at least experienced. This is a tough place to come out and have fun if you don’t play frequently or haven’t played in a long while. It can be unforgiving. When I started playing 4 years ago, I wouldn’t play the course although I took my lessons here. I just didn’t feel I was ready and I think that judgement was correct. The cost to play 18 with a cart varies day of the week and time of day, ranging from $30 to $49 on a week day and $35 - $49 on the weekend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Bring you A game on the greens

Review Ashland Golf Club
1333 Center Street
Ashland, OH 44805
419-289-3767
Ashlandgolfclubohio.com
For my 2nd review I decided to visit a course I know well and at which I am a member, the Ashland Golf Club. Being a member for a couple of years and playing in leagues here, one would expect that I might demonstrate some evidence of competence when it comes to playing golf here, however, the opposite is closer to the truth. The Ashland Golf club is where I go to be humbled.
This is a beautiful course. The original 9 was opened back in the 1920’s and was designed by Willie Park Jr., one of the great early course designers and a two time Open Champion. The original drawings from the architect are framed and hung in the restaurant, and from my examination, the front 9 layout remains very true to these drawings.
Ashland is one of an increasing number of clubs that was established as a private country club and has since converted to allow public play; this allows the general public to play some really beautiful older courses.
I arrived at the course at 2:00pm on a Saturday afternoon, it was cold and overcast so the course was not crowded we paid and walked onto the first tee. Due to Covid 19 restrictions, the driving range and the restaurant are closed (except for carryout), so my review will only deal with the course on this day.
The course is in beautiful condition. The fairways and greens are very well tended and mowed in the patterns that serve no purpose I know of other than to make them look fancy. The fairway margins were better mowed than the fairways at most public courses, I don’t recall seeing a single weed in the fairway’s and it and a recent fertilizer application was in evidence.
Ashland is a tough course. For the most part the fairways are narrow and tree lined. An errant shot left or right will most of the time leave you with no good path to the green other than a punch shot to put you back in the fairway. Consequently as a result of having played here so much, I have gotten pretty good at that shot. There are significant elevation changes, raised tee boxes opening out onto the fairways most of which feature some degree of undulation. It would be fair to describe the course as being part of an urban forest. The number of trees allows for a good separation of each fairway, and the fairway for the next hole is not always evident from the tee box. I like this feature as you focus on each hole one at a time and each hole reveals itself in its turn. I have always liked the routing of the course for this reason, particularly on the front 9. While the course is mostly surrounded by neighborhoods, relatively few of the holes, and mostly just on the back 9, have houses backing up to the course.
The feature I have heard most commonly mentioned in reference to this course is the prevalence of water on it. There are 2 creeks that snake through the course and they come into play on 13 of the 18 holes. An additional hole has a pond fronting the green, so on 14 holes, water is a hazard, on a couple of holes the creeks come into play more than once. I will not claim to have never lost a ball in a creek here but they don’t cause me as much difficulty as the abundance of trees and my #1 nemesis, the greens, more on them to come.
The creeks can vary in width from only a few yards to a chasm spanning 30 to 40 yards, erosion, particularly evident in heavy spring rains last year, widened many of them considerably, removed some older trees (probably a good thing) and exposed a lot of banks in places that will need to be stabilized to prevent further erosion. Even with all of that, it is not difficult to reach the greens while still retaining a possibility of par if you manage to stay in the fairway off the tee. The course is not terribly long (the 10 par fours average 367 yards, the 4 par fives average 504 yards and the par 3’s range from 156 – 199 yards),and can be played well from the whites by golfers with only average distance off the tee. It’s when you get to the greens that you are really tested.
I played a very good round this day (for me) so far as my tee to green game, by that I mean I reached the green with at least a chance of par on most holes, certainly a single bogie would have been a realistic achievement. The thing to note about the greens at Ashland is that on a lot of them it isn’t important just to be close to the hole, you have to consider where in relation to the hole your ball is. It isn’t enough to be 18 inches from the cup if you are 18 inches above the hole, miss by an inch and you will probably end up 6 feet or further away on the down slope. Approach a hole from the side and if you don’t find the perfect line, your chances of 3 putting are very good. The greens this day were particularly fast and I paid dearly for that. I averaged almost 2.3 putts per hole and four putted more than once. My personal nightmare this day was on #4, only the 8th toughest hole on the course, if the score card is to be believed. Tee to green I agree, it is easy but this was one that I four putted.
I am by no means complaining about the greens, they are what they are and the degree of difficulty is not a result of poor maintenance or poor surface conditions, they are just tough. If you play once a week in season and want to break 80, don’t come here, it isn’t going to happen.
The only things I can really fault this course for are the sand bunkers which badly need to be dug out and have new sand put in. After heavy or sustained rainfall they become impromptu water hazards and the sand is so hard that you can frequently count on bouncing a ball through or out of the traps. Although the course has been removing trees over the last few years, particularly ash trees which have died, there remain too many in places, they are starting to become a hindrance to play, in another 10 years unless a more aggressive removal strategy is adopted, play will be adversely effected. Lastly, some of the tee boxes are also in need of some attention. I had to search around on a few to find a spot where my feet felt like they were on the same level as the ball.
Playing with my son, we finished in just over 4 hours, the course was not crowded so pace of play was as fast or as slow as we wanted to go, I typically avoid busier times, but have never found the pace to be slow. Slower players are generally accommodating about letting faster ones go through.
I highly recommend the Ashland Golf Club to players who are skilled or at least experienced. This is a tough place to come out and have fun if you don’t play frequently or haven’t played in a long while. It can be unforgiving. When I started playing 4 years ago, I wouldn’t play the course although I took my lessons here. I just didn’t feel I was ready and I think that judgement was correct. The cost to play 18 with a cart varies day of the week and time of day, ranging from $30 to $49 on a week day and $35 - $49 on the weekend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Course conditions

Overall the course is in great shape. Except, they need to water more around the greens. A miss 3-4 yards off the green turns into a miss that is 20-30 yards left, right, or back due to no water, and simply just not taking the time to soften up hard pans. Course would be way more enjoyable to play if the rough around the greens were actually watered.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
First Time Playing

Bad First Impression

Got off to a bad start before round began using Tee Time Golf Pass, friend and I were overcharged. I specifically asked the guy at the counter how much he stated $20. Book states $18. Playing partners came in behind me we're charged $18. May or may not have been a Black/White thing. Personality was lacking. Things got worse on the tee box in how we were treated by the starter like we did not belong. Struggled a little on second hole and exchanged a few words with obnoxious group behind us. We did play the round in a little under four hours. I personally would not recommend this course to friends based on treatment from staff and country club " mentality". As far as the course it is a very nice course. Great fairways and greens. It's a course were knowledge of layout would help. You better hit it straight otherwise you will be n for a long day. If you are more than a 14 handicap, I recommend the senior tees.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Hidden gem.

Ashland Golf Club is a great test of golf for a course that isn't extra-long. The conditioning is excellent and the greens are fast most times of the year. For me, a test of a great track is that after you play it the first time, you remember every hole. In other words, this course has tons of character -- different kinds of challenges, elevation changes, and perhaps most notably, a creek that winds throughout the course impacting twelve of the holes (7 on the front side, 5 on the back), As if that's not enough water, a different creek separates the 13th and 14th par fours, and the par five 15th has it's own pond fronting the green. Only #1, #8, and #17 are waterless. Be forewarned about the difficulty of three of the front side's par four holes; the 1st, 4th, and 7th all have greens that slope dramatically from front to back. Avoid being above the cup, especially with a front pin. Yet the greatest obstacle at AGC are the trees. If you don't have a reliable punch shot, left-to-right and right-to-left, you may be in for a long day and high score if you don't keep it down the middle. AGC is a special course, and in a day when many courses are suffering reduction in play, this gem seems to be gaining notoriety as more people learn about -- and experience -- it for themselves. Add to the course a super-friendly staff and a modest but ideal new clubhouse with an awesome view from its featured patio perched atop the course, and Ashland Golf Club is one you'll want to return to many times over.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 01/04/2017

Thanks for taking the time to give us a review Mr. Berman! It's always a pleasure having you in our facility. We greatly appreciate your kind words and feedback! :)

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout

Bring your A game here, tough fast greens with slope!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/04/2017

We are glad you enjoyed the course! We strive to give players of all ages a challenge with our championship course! Hope to see you again in the spring :)

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Perfection!

The course was in great shape! We love to try new courses and this one was an absolute gem! It was an hour drive to get to the course but it was very worthwhile. We highly recommend this place.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
97c12af1-30c7-535b-8faa-f597b18b94b6
Commented on 09/27/2016

Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We greatly appreciate it!! It was a pleasure to have you at AGC. We hope to see you
at the course in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging course

Course was in excellent condition. A creek meanders throughout the course making it a challenge.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
97c12af1-30c7-535b-8faa-f597b18b94b6
Commented on 09/27/2016

Thank you so much for taking time to write a review. We're glad to hear that you enjoyed your recent round of golf at AGC. We hope to see you in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 4
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not pleased

The course was way to dry. They have had rain but still very dry. All other courses around are in good condition. The greens are like concrete. U land a ball on and they go right off. I play alot of golf and thats the worst I've seen that course. Not pleased.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/26/2016

What kind of ball you playing ?
Maybe you need something that spins. Playing a rock ball won't cut it at Ashland.

97c12af1-30c7-535b-8faa-f597b18b94b6
Commented on 09/27/2016

Thank you for the feedback. I'm sorry to hear we didn't meet your expectations. Please call me directly when the drought/ heat is over and I'll comp you a round of golf.
Dennis North
Head Golf Professional

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Challenging course

Very nice course that will challenge any level of golfer. Lots of creeks that will make you pay for errant shots. Friendly staff, nice club house, & very well maintained.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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