The best public-access and private golf courses in Ohio, ranked

Looking to play the best golf courses in Ohio? Welcome to our annual Golfweek’s Best ranking of public-access and private courses.

Following are the rankings for both types of courses, as judged by our nationwide network of raters. The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them on 10 criteria on a points basis of 1 through 10. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings are averaged to produce all our Golfweek’s Best course rankings.

The courses on the first list allow public access in some fashion, be it standard daily green fees, through a resort or by staying at an affiliated hotel. If there’s a will, there’s a tee time – no membership required.

KEY: (m) modern, built in 1960 or after; (c) classic, built before 1960. For courses with a number preceding the (m) or (c), that is where the course ranks on Golfweek’s Best lists for top 200 modern and classic courses in the U.S.

* indicates new or returning to the rankings

Best public-access courses in Ohio

Manakiki in Ohio (Kyle Lanzer/Cleveland Metroparks)

1. Firestone (South)
Akron (T165c)

2. Firestone (North)
Akron (m)

3. Fowler’s Mill (Lake & River)
Chesterland (m)

4. Manakiki
Willoughby (c)

T5. The Virtues
Nashport (m)

T5. Firestone (Fazio)
Akron (m)

7. Sleepy Hollow Brecksville (c)

8. Stonelick Hills
Batavia (m)

9. The Quarry
Canton (m)

10. Deer Ridge Golf Club*
Bellville (m)

Best private courses in Ohio

Muirfield Village in Ohio during the 2024 Memorial Tournament (Adam Cairns-USA TODAY Sports)

1. Muirfield Village
Dublin (10m)

2. Camargo Club
Indian Hill (T27c)

3. The Golf Club
New Albany (21m)

4. Inverness Club
Toledo (46c)

5. Scioto
Columbus (55c)

T6. Brookside
Canton (T71c)

T6. Moraine
Dayton (T71c)

8. Canterbury
Beachwood (87c)

9. Double Eagle
Galena (89m)

10. Kirtland
Willoughby (96c)

11. The Country Club
Pepper Pike (97c)

12. NCR CC (South)
Kettering (T100c)

13. Pepper Pike Club
Pepper Pike (c)

14. Sand Ridge
Chardon (T192m)

15. Coldstream
Cincinnati (cT198)