GolfPass releases ranking of the best public golf courses in Ohio

Ohio has a new No. 1 public golf course.

GolfPass has released its list of the 25 best public golf courses in the state, with Chippewa Golf Club in Doylestown taking the top spot this year.

“We try and do our best here and put our best foot forward and give our customers what they expect,” owner Brad Stewart said about the recognition. “We appreciate it every time we are ranked like that. It shows we have good employees trying to do their best.”

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Chippewa also had been ranked as the No. 28 best public course in the U.S.

The 18-hole course, designed by James Harrison and Ferdinand “Fred” Garbin in 1962, sits along state Route 21 in rural Wayne County between Akron and Massillon. It’s known for a tough three-hole stretch called the “Bermuda Triangle.”

Earlier this year, Chippewa announced plans to open overnight lodging called the Barndominium.

Ashland Golf Club in Ashland was ranked by GolfPass as the top public course in Ohio last year. It didn’t make the top 25 this year.

GolfPass based the rankings on nearly 4,400 reviews of Ohio golf courses last year, with courses needing at least two reviews to qualify. It said 189 courses were reviewed.

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“The elite private clubs around Columbus are the epicenter of Ohio golf, but there are plenty of really strong public golf courses spread throughout the state,” GolfPass writers Jason Scott Deegan and Drake Dunaway wrote in the report.

What are GolfPass’ Top 10 public golf courses in Ohio?

Here’s a look at the top 10 public golf courses in Ohio, according to GolfPass:

1. Chippewa Golf Club in Doylestown

2. Stillwater Valley Golf Club in Versailles

3. Pine Hills Golf Club in Hinckley

4. Snow Hill Country Club in New Vienna

5. River Greens Golf Course in West Lafayette

6. Quarry Golf Club in Canton

7. Turkeyfoot Lake Golf Links in Akron

8. Flying B Golf Course in Salem

9. Piqua Country Club in Piqua

10. Lakeside Golf Club in Beverly

To see the full list, go to: www.golfpass.com/travel-advisor/best-of.

Three Tuscarawas County golf courses ranked in top 25

Three Tuscarawas County golf courses are ranked in the top 25:

• Zoar Village Golf Course in Dover: No. 15

• Wilkshire Golf Course in Bolivar: No. 20

• Oak Shadows Golf Club in New Philadelphia: No. 25

What are GolfPass’ Top 10 public golf courses in the U.S.?

Here’s a list of the Top 10 public golf courses in the U.S., according to GolfPass:

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1. Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington

2. Brasstown Valley Resort Golf Course in Young Harris, Georgia

3. The Jewel Golf Club in Lake City, Minnesota

4. Glade Springs Village – Woodhaven Course in Daniels, West Virginia

5. Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline, Nevada

6. Monarch Beach Golf Links in Dana Point, California

7. Tyoga Golf Course in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania

8. TPC Louisiana in Avondale, Louisiana

9. Atkins Golf Club at the University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois

10. Branson Hills Golf Club in Branson, Missouri

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