Safari Golf Club
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About
Located adjacent to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Safari Golf Club was carefully carved from mature forests. This tight course is not particularly long, but it has a varied design that appeals to a number of different tastes and skill levels. The layout features tree-lined fairways and water hazards on several holes. There are also strategically placed bunkers lurking treacherously beside the greens. The golf course starts off with a challenging par 4 that features a dramatic drop from the tee to the green. It finishes with two demanding par 4s as well. The 17th and 18th holes both feature a slew of challenges including rolling, tree-lined fairways and tricky stream crossings. Although it presents a formidable test on some holes, Safari Golf Club's hazards are straightforward with no surprises.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6845 yards | 72.2 | 121 |
| White | 72 | 6144 yards | 68.8 | 114 |
| Gold | 72 | 5626 yards | 66.2 | 108 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4861 yards | 67.2 | 109 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.7/127 | 391 | 518 | 358 | 379 | 386 | 345 | 424 | 194 | 369 | 3364 | 446 | 194 | 467 | 522 | 391 | 520 | 148 | 373 | 420 | 3481 | 6845 |
| White M: 69.6/118 | 353 | 470 | 340 | 354 | 333 | 310 | 379 | 169 | 343 | 3051 | 393 | 166 | 433 | 471 | 331 | 474 | 135 | 320 | 370 | 3093 | 6144 |
| Gold M: 66.9/113 W: 71.8/120 | 320 | 393 | 320 | 317 | 320 | 255 | 330 | 155 | 340 | 2750 | 373 | 134 | 425 | 452 | 320 | 433 | 120 | 300 | 319 | 2876 | 5626 |
| Red M: 63.3/102 W: 67.7/114 | 280 | 380 | 226 | 268 | 261 | 240 | 294 | 134 | 258 | 2341 | 317 | 124 | 362 | 383 | 273 | 376 | 103 | 263 | 319 | 2520 | 4861 |
| Handicap | 6 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 5 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Hit’em straight
The course was green and plush and played nicely if you hit the fairways. If you miss the fairway, the rough is high and difficult to hit out of if you could find your ball at all. I normally play gold tees but was paired up with group that played white so I did also. Forced me to hit some mid-irons I haven’t hit in a while and scored a little higher because of that, but all in all a course I’ll play again when back in the area.
Good course
I played as hot deal and staff slowed me to play alone due to walking myself. Course condition was very good and clean and welll maintained.
Playing golf for the first time this year
The course is not long, you must hit the ball on the fairway as much as possible, it's not easy to find the ball in the rough.
Great course!
This course was maintained well. The greens were very nice and the pace of play excellent. Not a real difficult course. Excellent for a stress free day at the course
Should be better
Lived in Columbus for 30+ years, played here a handful of times. It’s always disappointing. Greens are really boring, layout is pretty boring and confused. Requires almost no intelligent golf play. You can get lost with the cart paths and layout. the conditions are average, but honestly it would be hard to make a more boring golf course with this land. There should be more trees. Greens should have some kind of variety to them. You can pretty much read them from the teebox and get it right. You only really need a few clubs all round. It has the same canvas as some of the nicest golf courses in the world and yet achieves a very forgetful experience. Sad to see they recently invested a lot of money into it and it’s still this lame. I don’t know who runs the columbus public golf courses but it’s amazing how mediocre they all are and always have been, despite the city growing so much and golf becoming so popular again. It’s a private course kind of city i guess. Idk, if I were them, I’d consider getting new passionate people, and consider a full restoration with totally new greens and maybe a whole new layout. Idk how you go back to the same designer that made the course boring in the first place. Oh wait, he’s probably friends with the guy who’s been running the show for the last 5 decades.
Very good maintenance. Specially March & April right after winter season.. Most of other courses have a bad green and fairway like having a lots of scars. Very good like our carpet.
I like to recommend one thing. Need some rough area with longer grass & weeds.
Great Course
Course was in great condition for March in Ohio. Very well maintained.
Wonderful winter golf
Excellent conditions for the time of year and finished round in 4 hours on a pretty busy day
Safari Sunday golf in March
Excellent conditions on the course, especially in early March. Forgiving for the casual golfer but challenging to score for the pro. It’s a fine line but Safari has done a nice job. Looking forward to my next round.
Good course and bear of my house
Beside Columbus Zoo
Near of my house
Last 2 holes difficult
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