Avalon Lakes Golf Club

Avalon Lakes opened in 1967 as one of Pete Dye's early public designs, a wooded, traditional layout in Warren in northeastern Ohio. From 1993 through 2000 the course hosted an LPGA Tour stop, known in its later years as the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic after the Pittsburgh grocery chain took over title sponsorship. Around 2000, after new owner Ron Klingle acquired the property, Dye returned and, working with longtime associate Tim Liddy, essentially rebuilt the course rather than simply refreshing it. The reworked design moved enormous quantities of earth, introduced dramatic elevation changes, and expanded the water and sand hazards, stretching the layout past 7,500 yards from the tips. The modernized course drew national recognition for its championship character and later hosted the 2023 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships.