Columbus Country Club

Columbus Country Club delivers an authentic experience rooted in his 1914 expansion to 18 holes and his 1920 remodel and lengthening. The Championship Course plays par 72 at about 7,000 yards (multiple tee sets scale it down into the mid-5,000s), with the routing moving off the clubhouse bluff into lowland corridors before climbing back to higher ground. A recent renovation built from a Keith Foster master plan and executed by Kevin Hargrave (2016–18) replaced every bunker, expanded fairway and green perimeters where evidence allowed, improved drainage, and removed more than 1,500–2,000 trees to reopen wind and sightlines—a return to Ross scale rather than a strict plan-for-plan “restoration.” The club’s golf campus also includes a nine-hole par-3 course and robust practice facilities—two large grass hitting areas with bent-grass target greens plus a dedicated chipping complex—supporting year-round player development. Columbus CC’s championship pedigree is highlighted by hosting the 1964 PGA Championship (won by Bobby Nichols); in the modern era it continues to stage state events and qualifiers (e.g., the 2020 Ohio Mid-Amateur. Access is private.