Northeast Featured Courses

The Quarry in Canton and Shale Creek in Medina continue to earn top honors. From Best Burger with a View to being named a Best New Course in 2008 by Golfweek magazine, The Quarry Golf Club is making a name for itself as a premier golf destination in northeast Ohio.

Not even two-years-old, The Quarry has already captured many other prestigious golf awards including:

•   Ohio Top 10, Best Courses You Can Play, 2008, 2009, Golfweek magazine
•   Best Ohio Golf Course, 2008, Golfl ink.com
•   Ranked #2 above Little Mountain, Firestone, Canterbury, Longaberger, etc.
•   Ohio’s 100 Must Play Courses, 2007, 2008, Golf Styles Ohio magazine
•   Top Five Golf Course, Akron-Canton and Cleveland HOTLIST, WJW FOX 8

Comprised of three separate nines (Highlands, Lakes and Rivers), the 27-hole Blue Heron Golf Club was rated as one of “America’s Best New Golf Courses” by Golf Digest in 2006.

Opened in May 2005, Blue Heron quickly set a new standard for daily-fee golf in Ohio. The golf club is located between Cleveland and Akron in Medina and features a distinctive topography including elevation change, ravines, natural lakes and streams, and routing through native Ohio forest. The layout proves as visually stunning as it is challenging.

In addition to the on-course qualities, Blue Heron features GPS equipped golf carts, a spacious 29,000-square-foot clubhouse and the wonderful River Styx Grille. 

One of the main directives Cleveland Metroparks operates under is the mission to enhance people’s lives by providing safe, high-quality outdoor recreation. Not only is golf an exceptional outdoor opportunity, but it’s environmentally friendly as well. Thus the partnership between Cleveland Metroparks, and the game of golf is a natural fit.

The organization operates seven courses located conveniently throughout Cuyahoga county that vary from sporting par-3 facilities like Shawnee Hills and Mastick Woods, to championship-level layouts such as Manakiki and Sleepy Hollow, which challenge even the most accomplished golfers.

Rising Ohio golf course architect Brian Huntley has had a hand in each of the three golf courses that make up Granite Golf Properties; the Quarry Golf Club, Shale Creek Golf Club and the private Medina Country Club. All three courses are located in northeast Ohio, within an hour’s drive of each other.

All three offer golfers a world-class experience on and off the course. But it’s the uniqueness and the distinguishing qualities of each individual course that give this triumvirate of layouts such a broad appeal.

Spanning 197 acres of countryside and surrounded by lush rolling hills, stately trees and acres of protected wetlands, Oak Shadows Golf Club is one of Northeast Ohio’s hidden gems and easily the best track in the New Philadelphia area.

Located south of Canton, the area’s premier 18-hole championship public golf course is challenging, yet playable if attacked from the proper tee boxes. This par 72 course features four tee areas, ranging in length from 5,208 yards to 7,015 yards. Hackers beware, this course has some teeth. Oak Shadows has an impressive course rating of 73 with a slope of 132.

Built on 300 acres of rolling farmland more than 80 years ago, the Tam O’Shanter golf club features 36-holes of championship golf on two courses, the Dales and the Hills, a premier practice facility featuring a complete driving range with 30 grass tees, a full-service restaurant, pro shop and lounge.

The Dales Course, which was built in 1928 and recently celebrated its 80th anniversary, is slightly longer than the Hills Course. It was built on somewhat flat terrain and is the more tree-lined of the two layouts. However, mounds in the generally wide fairways can cause uneven lies. It was designed by Harold Macomber, who was a disciple of the legendary Donald Ross.

Ideally located in the heart of Northeast Ohio, The Legends at Massillon is just a short drive from the areas of Cleveland, Akron and Youngstown. Currently rated four stars by Golf Digest, The Legends was recognized as the 4th best public golf course in Ohio by Great Lakes Golf magazine in their first annual reader’s choice awards.

Owned and operated by the city of Massillon, The Legends opened for play in 1995 and was one of the first all Bent grass public golf courses in Northeast Ohio. Originally just 18 holes, nine new holes have been added since the course was originally built.

The peaceful and serene Sanctuary Golf Club is one of Stark County’s premier courses and it has become the “home course” for many golfers in North Canton, greater Stark County and surrounding areas.

Visually appealing, challenging and affordable, the Sanctuary is a “back to nature” golf experience that makes you feel right at home.

The Sanctuary Golf Club opened its new course for play in July 2002. The course was designed by well-known Ohio golf architect Brian Huntley, who has built a number of outstanding layouts throughout the Buckeye State.

The sleepy northeastern Ohio village of Bolivar is home to less than 1,000 residents, and a beautiful old-style golf course nestled in the scenic countryside of Tuscarawas County just off Interstate 77.

A short drive from Canton, Wilkshire Golf Club is a popular gathering point for avid Ohio golfers. The classic course with tree-lined fairways, forgiving greens and lush landscaping is challenging enough for a single-digit handicapper, but benign enough for beginners from the forward tees.