Virtues Golf Club

This course is always in great condition. A few tee boxes are beat up due to play (#5). Other than that minor problem, not much else negative can be said. Course is a nature lovers paradise, usually see a few deer running around. No houses anywhere on the course. A few tee boxes have a long forced carry to the fairway. Be sure to pick the right tees to match your game . Play this one when you get a chance

My first round at The Virtue's Club was on a BRUTALLY hot Friday the 13th.

I've played numerous top rated public courses in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Northern Rockies and Great Lakes region. With that said, while The Virtues Club was an extremely enjoyable track it didn't seem worthy of a #1 state ranking or a spot in the national Top 100. The layout is quite solid but there are some holes that could use a little tweaking. The par 5's were all dog legs to some varying degree. I feel like something more can be done with 8 and 18 as well. 8 has an awkward split fairway with a tree in the middle. The green is then perched out in a pond/swamp. 18 is a severe uphill par 4. The finishing hole's only redeeming quality is the constant view of the enormous clubhouse that looms behind the green

The course conditions were solid but certainly not spectacular. As others have mentioned the greens were showing "considerable" wear and tear. The numerous ball marks aren't a good look but there's only so much a course can do. There were a few areas that were thinning and could easily become bare spots as the summer carries on. That was certainly something I didn't expect to see. They also need to change the tee markers more often on par 3's. There were some ankle twisting divots about.

I paid $48 for a late afternoon round which was a great deal. At that price the course is worth playing 2 or 3 times a month as a local. However, if I dropped the full $100 I wouldn't have been nearly as satisfied.

1st time I played there this year. It is still one of the best public layouts in Ohio, but course conditions are starting to decline. Most noticeable was condition of bunkers. Lack of maintenance is evident. Grass and weeds starting to grow and they were very inconsistent. Tee boxes looked like they needed some TLC and unfixed divots on greens are going unaddressed and starting to see decline on some of the greens. No Longer 5 Stars.

Pro's- Great layout, scenic views with challenging play around the entire course.

Cons-It is a lengthy drive from Columbus and the price is high $$ in comparison to other non-private course's.
The day we played it was in the mid-upper 90s and there was no water and no drink service on the course. Playing on a holiday, one should expect some volume of play and staff accordingly. Will never play again when the weather is in extreme highs or lows as service was less than you get at a muni course for the fraction of a cost.

Scott

One of the best public courses one can play. Beautiful from start to finish

Booked round through 9 stars of golf, great trip and value.

This is 1 beautiful piece of land.played while visiting from florida.pace of play was little slow.i would still highly recommend

The course layout is great, and conditioning is good. The course lacks sufficient yardage markers, and I had trouble pulling it up on my gps because of the name change from Longabergers to Virtues. It is a very difficult course to play for the first time without knowing your yardages.

This is the sixth time playing this course this year. I can't get enough of it and it's so beautiful and peaceful great pace of play and awesome lay out! Would recommend to anyone any chance they can get.

The course is located remotely, but easily lives up to its reputation, making it worth the ~30 min trek from I-70/Zanesville to the south, and about 45-60 minutes the Columbus area.

I swung by after reading about it on a whim, and am very glad I did. The course has a fun mix of holes, with a lot of character and elevation change. The greens were fast, even after 5/6 PM. There is room to miss, but if you miss that, you're in for some ballooning scores. From tee to green it's in great shape.

Bottom line, if you have a reason to play it, do it. Look for discount times from the usual online suspects.

The course was in excellent condition - the staff was friendly and helpful. This is a must play course if you really like to play extremely good golf courses.

Last stop on a 4 day golf trip with my wife thru PA/Ohio...Got a hot deal on golfnow for an 1pm tee time on a tuesday. We got there way early and enjoyed the ambience of a 1st class clubhouse along with a bag of warm up balls. The range was empty and we felt we had the place to ourselves. The starter indicated we could go whenever we were ready instead of waiting till 1..THANK YOU!! The weather was a chamber of commerce day!! sunny..light breeze...temps in low 80's..it does not get any better!!..We had a 4 some in front of us but they played at a good pace and we never had much of a wait on any of the holes...the scenery proved to be a nice distraction(nice rolling hills of SE ohio). The course will accommodate ALL skill levels...as a senior I played the whites and found them to match well to my skill level. This course is top shelf as conditions from tee to green (inc sand traps) was stellar!!!Great fairways and pristine greens made for a day that I wish I could replicate more often..Overall a first class operation including great food and beer that we decided to partake in so that we would not have to leave!!..If you are in the Zanesville area this is a Must do ...just wish it was not a 4 hour drive from my home in Michigan

A must play, especially for great golfers. Many different tees, so shorter, poor players can enjoy. But if you play from the tips, this course is tough!

No chance they are making enough money on golf to keep this place in the shape that we found it. There must be a fouondation behind it or something.

This course is in the middle of nowwhere, and is spectacular. For $75 each, including cart, it is a reasonable deal.

I played by myself and enjoyed the course very much. It's a really nice course but once again I was a bit disappointed in the layout. Not the course architect's fault really (aside from the subpar bunkers, which mostly seem like wide shallow depressions in the ground with not much sand in them, meaning one often doesn't feel comfortable attempting the kind of swing they would out of a good bunker).

It's just that based on the top 100 public course in the U.S. ranking I would have almost expected to be playing in a national park on every hole, and the par 3's (which really make a course stick out to me) are merely average. It's a really nice course, 4.5 stars normally no doubt. My opinion of the course is a bit of a victim of expectations, I suppose.

Anyways, on to the course. It was in pretty good shape really, other than the handful of fairways that they had aerated and left the plugs sitting in the fairway. I'm not sure why a fairway needs to be aerated OR the plugs left sitting there, but it definitely affects the way you hit and the way the ball rolls/bounces. I would not charge more than $30 (even for this course) if several fairways were in this condition. Otherwise the course was excellent. The greens were fine (even if they liked to have my par putts slide below the hole at the last second, or lip out) and I was pleasantly surprised at the lack of leaves. Can't blame the course for the low sun angle which made picking up the ball difficult to pick up off the club at times. I will definitely be back at some point. Just probably not this year. It's a great course, just not appreciably better than some other courses (Northstar, Ohio State Scarlet, Oglebay Klieves) that I could play for $40 or less, so I don't know that I'd go out of my way to play here if I had to pay more than that, but I'm not really a person who's into spending a lot of money on a golf round, so take that into consideration.

Longaberger/Virtues is definitely in my top 5 courses that I play, but as for the best? It's a strong candidate but it's not a shoo-in. I'd have to know what criteria they used to give it its top 100 in the U.S. status, because I've played other courses that overall I like just as much (such as the dearly departed Winding Hollow).

Do not hesitate to book and play this course.

Had heard about this course for a long time. My expectations were met and exceeded. Layout is great and very playable. Good challenge from the whites. Greens were true and quick. Each hole is secluded from the others. Nothing tricky, just great golf.

Not the course I remember.
In tne bar,area, I waited 10 minutes to order after I had to get my own menu. After food came asked for bbq sauce for my meal. 20 minutes waiting in that and when I said something my waitress laughed and said "at least I remembered ".

Coursewise it needs some tlc. For the price they charge maybe they should give outgreens repair tools. Every green was just spotted with unfixed ball marks
Park 3 tee blocks were a hit or miss on finding a patch of grass to stand on. Sand buckets on tne tees would help that

I'may glad I got a great price because I felt I was on a 30.00 course most of the day.

Beautiful course but unfortunately I'm not a long hitter of the golf ball. Didn't score well at all here. I should've played it from different Tee's

The layout of the course is wonderful. The pace of play, and staff were great. I was very disappointed in the condition of the bunkers and greens. Bought tee times on golf now and it was a great deal. Overall, except for course condition, it was a good experience.