Est. 1903 · Tom Bendelow (original nine, 1907); redesigned and expanded by Donald Ross beginning 1914
Why we love this place
We love how much history lives in every corner here, an equestrian estate turned into central Ohio's first golf club, then shaped by Donald Ross himself. Walking ground that hosted a PGA Championship, with fairways recently opened up and restored, feels like a genuine connection to the game's Golden Age. It's a place that honors its past while playing beautifully today.
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About Columbus Country Club
Columbus Country Club traces to 1903, when Orlando A. Miller developed the grounds as an equestrian retreat, making it central Ohio's oldest golf club. Golf arrived in 1907 with a nine-hole layout by Tom Bendelow. Donald Ross added nine holes in 1914 and reworked the design across the following decades, giving the course its lasting character; C.H. Alison, Dick Wilson, and later Geoffrey Cornish and Brian Silva all touched the holes. Dick Wilson's revisions preceded the club's marquee moment, the 1964 PGA Championship, won by Bobby Nichols ahead of Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. A large-scale 2018 renovation by Kevin Hargrave rebuilt bunkers and removed more than 1,500 trees, restoring width and sightlines. Set on rolling terrain east of downtown Columbus, the parkland course blends Golden Age bones with modern restoration, remaining one of the region's most historically significant private clubs.
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