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Friday
Hickory Woods (click here for maps)
1240 Hickory Woods Drive
Loveland, Ohio 45140
513-575-3900
Architect: Denny Accomb
Par 71
Yardage/Rating/Slope:
Blue: 6,105/69/122
White: 5,760/67.5/118
Red: 5,115/69.4/113
Hickory Woods was the site of the very first RSG Cincinnati tournament back in 2001. It is a great course to walk though the back nine is a little bit hilly. It has a fun mix of par threes and a reachable par 5 in hole 18.
O'Bannon Creek Golf Club (click here for maps)
6842 State Route 48
Loveland, Ohio 45140
513-683-9100
Architect: Dennis Acomb
Year Opened: 1976
Par 70
Yardage/Rating/Slope:
Blue: 6,519/71.5/125
White: 6,026/69.3/120
Red: 5,460/70.7/120
I like to describe the course as six holes of pain followed
by twelve holes of challenging golf. Don't let that assessment
scare you away, though. This is an excellent course that is
always in great shape. Some local knowledge is important but
enough people in the outing will have played it before so that
should not be a problem. O'Bannon hosted the 2005 Ohio Senior
Classic.
Saturday
Lassing Pointe (click here for maps)
2266 Double Eagle Drive
Union, Kentucky 41091
Architect: Mike Hurdzan
859-384-2266
Year Opened: 1994
Par 71
Yardage/Rating/Slope:
Gold: 6,724/71.7/133
Black: 6,256/ 69/129 (tees used for the tournament)
White: 5,784/66.8/125
Gray: 5,153/63.9/119
Lassing Pointe is consistently rated as one of the top
courses in the entire state of Kentucky. Just this past year it was rated as one of the top 50 municipal courses in the US. It is an easily
walkable parkland design. The course is not near any housing
developments and a few holes run along some horse pastures so be
sure to bring along an apple or two. The greens are quite large
including the 18th green that is 100 yards from front to back.
Sunday
Stonelick Hills Golf Course (click here for maps)
3155 Sherilyn Lane
Batavia, OH 45103
(513) 735-4653
Par 72
Yardage/Rating/Slope:
Black: 7,145/73.9/133
Gold: 6,817/72.6/131
Blue: 6,483/70.8/129
White: 5,841/67.8/116
Red: 5,116/69.1/118
This course was founded and designed by a local restauranteur and avid golfer. It has quite a few interesting features that I've never seen anywhere else including a green that sits about five feet BELOW the level of the fairway. It has a great mix of holes including some reachable par 5s and a couple of brutal par 4s. It's a tough walk but the cart is included in the price for all the tired legs after the long weekend.
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