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Value
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Layout
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Friendliness
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Pace
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Amenities
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About

Holes 18
Type Private
Par 72
Length 6675 yards
Slope 129
Rating 72.4

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2018.

Oakhurst Country Club was designed by Ohio native Jack Kidwell, who took great care to preserve the beautiful natural terrain while still providing a premier championship course. Kidwell deftly utilized the rolling landscape covered with mature trees to create one of central Ohio's most challenging private golf courses. The layout features narrow fairways and small, sloped greens that demand both accuracy and careful strategy. There is also an abundance of water throughout the course that adds to both its challenging nature and scenic quality. The design has an interesting variety of holes with several holes that long hitters will enjoy and others that will test your short game skills. Although it offers a formidable test, Oakhurst Country Club is still approachable to all skill levels thanks to four sets of tees.

Course Details

Year Built 1959
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 12/01
Architect Jack Kidwell

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt required

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

Available Sports

Fitness

Reviews

4.2
66 Reviews (66)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 13
Bunkers 10
Undulating Greens 10
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 12
Locals 11
Seniors 8
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 12
Worth the Drive 10

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Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fun Course

This is a fun course. The conditions are not what you would expect for a country club but still decent. The staff is accommodating with free range balls before the round, tee's at every hole, cooler attached to the cart. and good food and drinks at the turn. Overall a great value with golf now prices.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice greens

The course was nice. Short but tough. The members were not welcoming and the pro was very rude. Pace of play was slow and members would not let you play through. Fun track but terrible experience. Will never go back.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Old School

The course was in excellent condition. Oakhurst is an older mature course with smaller greens and tree lined fairways. It's short in length although it demands accuracy in your shot making. The only downside was they had a members couple event going on at the time of our tee time, however the pro shop had us start on the 7th hole.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Private conditions public rate

Great course. Diverse holes. Beautiful tree lined fairways, almost no houses. Fair challenge. Best greens I played so far in Columbus. Free range balls. Really can't beat it

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Will play again and again.

One of the best courses in central Ohio. Played it on a Sunday so the rough was deep and the fairways were a bit fuzzy, but it didn't matter because I couldn't find them anyway. Greens were in great shape and fast. Bunkers were playable unlike most courses around.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Walked

Great Greens

I love playing Oakhurst! This is a great Kidwell design. Tiny greens make this a true" shot makers" course. I would definitely take a look at a possible membership. Staff and members were all great host to make this a great golfing experience.

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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very nice course !

Overall this course is very nice in good conditions ,quality n staff are excellent!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great course, unfriendly members

Oakhurst is still a "private" club, but they must be hurting for business so they occasionally open up tee times to the public. I got a great price, $24 for my foursome. The course is outstanding, some of the best greens around, but make sure you stay below the hole or a 3-putt is almost a certainty. The only problem with playing Oakhurst is that you never truly feel welcome, either by the staff and definitely by the members. We had one member be extremely rude to us. The rest were just able to tolerate us. We are all older, experience, well dressed golfers who understand and follow course rules and etiquette. There was no reason to be rude to us.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

golfnow Oakhurst

great course in superb condition............best greens I've played on this year, fast and rollin' true..........another Jack Kidwell gem!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great Course

Great course, pace of play would have been faster but there was a foursome in front of us (twosome). We played faster and they were constantly in the woods looking for balls. Courtesy golf would have been nice to let us play through. Good Food, nice staff, for the fairways and some greens just being aerated it was still in great shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Oakhurst

The fairways were just aerated and the greens were just recently done. Great weather to play but the mud and plugs made the course difficult. I know this is necessary to maintain conditions. The sand traps were wet and hard with little sand!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Tough but fair

First time playing this course. I really enjoyed it. If you have difficulty finding the fairway off the tee, it will be a long day for you. My only complaint was that the greens had been aerated recently, which made for poor putting. My advice to this course (and all others) is to aerate half of the green one week, leaving the other side puttable. Put the pin on the smooth side so golfers can have a good putting experience. After the holes heal, aerate the other side, and switch the pin placement. Cog Hill in Chicago does this and it works out great. All in all, I really enjoyed the course and plan to return.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Value

Course was in great shape. Free range balls. Hitting greens is a must.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Solid Layout Good Condition

The course is a solid Jack Kidwell design. Would not challenge a big hitter as the tips are less than 6500 yards. Good mixture of holes, with elevated greens. Course was in very good condition with greens that were a little slow but rolled true. The bunkers needed more sand but overall a fun test.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

What central ohio golf is supposed to be!

Great course, which from my round and with reputation is well irrigated and well maintained! Challenging greens and no let up is what I got from this gem just outside the outer belt. Would recommend to the members friend and lucky weekend foe alike

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Nice value

Nice value:
A couple of the tee boxes were a little scuffed up. Overall.. a nice play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

tough little greens

Oakhurst is in excellent condition all around. The greens rolled smoothly and quick.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Excelllent day

For a country club course was so so , but played at a great pace!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Great condition, a hidden gem

Columbus has a lot of good golf courses and I have played a lot of them. I have never paid any attention to oakhurst before, but it is now on my permanent radar. Great condition and a fun layout makes this course a must play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Kidwell's Toughest Test

Jack Kidwell built courses all over central Ohio with the guiding idea of making them accessible challenging and fun for the average golfer.
Oakhurst exceeds those specs and is a difficult but fair test for amateurs. Unless you hit shots a lot straighter than I do, you will hear a constant tattoo of balls hitting oak. The greens are well manicured and most of them include a disguised slope to deflect the unwary approach.
I like a challenge and I like Oakhurst.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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