THE GOLF CLUB AT STONELICK HILLS

The rolling terrain thirty miles east of Cincinnati delivers one of Ohio's most underrated public layouts, where elevation changes of 150 feet create natural drama rarely found in the Midwest. Michael Hurdzan's design threads fairways through mature hardwoods and around spring-fed ponds, demanding course management over raw distance on holes like the downhill par-4 seventh that tempts bombers into trouble. The bentgrass greens roll true and fast, rewarding precision approaches while punishing three-putts on the sloped putting surfaces that define this thinking player's track.