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Canterbury Golf Club
Beachwood, OH•Private
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Canterbury Golf Club
22000 S Woodland Rd
Beachwood, OH 44122-3061
United States
Overview
In doing golf course restoration work, golf architects have to be like ghost writers, doing the best work they can while burying their egos and desire for personal attention. Nobody does that better than Bruce Hepner, who has consistently enhanced other people’s architecture without complaint. Canterbury Golf Club had long been considered one of the greats, the site of several major championships, including the 1973 PGA Championship won by Jack Nicklaus. But when Hepner first toured the Herbert Strong design, he found it over-treed and overdue for a bunker renovation. The club continues to understand the wisdom of fine-tuning rather than revamping classical architecture and now works with Keith Rhebb and Riley Johns, two talented associates of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, who have assumed the role of Canterbury caretakers by continuing to selectively address tree issues and other restorative detailing.
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Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
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Reviews
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“A nice golf course in northeast Ohio with fine history. A wonderful place to have a round. However, the golf courses atThe Country Club and Kirtland are the elite courses in the Cleveland golf market."
Read More2025
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“Canterbury is an interesting and fun golf course in Cleveland, Ohio. the layout forces you to hit less than driver on a few holes, which adds to the strategic value of the golf course. It was in great condition. It had a fantastic variety of golf holes, requiring a wide variety of shots off the tee and into the challenging greens. The bunker placement forced you to play away from them, risking even greater hazard it you overcompensate."
Read More2024
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“Set in an unassuming location in Cleveland - all conversation around Canterbury starts and ends with it’s greens and green sites. Despite being unable to add significant length to the golf course, these greens constantly keep it playing difficult. The resistance to scoring lies on and around these greens. They are incredibly fast, true and pitched."
Read More2022
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“Beautiful layout, course in outstanding condition, lot of fun to play!"
Read More2022
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“Challenging parkland course"
Read More2021
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“Classic old course with lots of history. USGA tournaments."
Read More2021
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“Just an exceptional Herbert Strong design that is certainly held up well with its age, even the professional have a hard time with this one. The four finishing holes really hold your attention (and kick you in the teeth)."
Read More2021
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“Lots of history at this great course. Spend some time in the clubhouse before or after your round."
Read More2019
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“Good test of golf and a classic design layout. Lots of variety among the holes."
Read More2018
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“Fun, fascinating Golden Age design. Good variety of holes. Recent tree clearing program and work around some greens making it even better. Concerted effort to make it play firm and fast when permissible by northeast Ohio weather."
Read More2018
