Est. 1965 · George Cobb
Why we love this place
We love Sharon for its purist, no-frills devotion to the game. George Cobb's big greens and stout par-3s reward good ball-striking, and the conditioning, a legacy of Frank Dobie's decades of stewardship, is quietly outstanding. We love that it stays out of the spotlight, a small and understated club that lets the golf, and the greens, do all the talking.
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About Sharon Golf Club
The Sharon Golf Club opened in 1965 on rolling farmland in Sharon Center, southwest of Akron, to a design by George Cobb, the architect known for his work across the Southeast and for consulting at Augusta National. Cobb gave Sharon expansive greens and demanding par-3s, and the course stretches beyond 7,000 yards from the back tees, making it one of the longer and more exacting private layouts in the region. Much of its identity is tied to Frank Dobie, who served as general manager and agronomist from the club's earliest planning; during his long tenure he developed an early bunker liner in 1967 and installed what is described as Ohio's first double-row, fully automatic irrigation system. Deliberately low-profile, Sharon keeps a small membership of roughly 275 and remains one of the last all-male golf clubs in the United States.
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