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Best golf courses near Akron, OH

Below, you’ll find a list of courses near Akron, OH. There are 53 courses within a 15-mile radius of Akron, 41 of which are public courses and 12 are private courses. There are 36 18-hole courses and 17 nine-hole layouts.

The above has been curated through Golf Digest’s Places to Play course database, where we have collected star ratings and reviews from our 1,900 course-ranking panelists. Join our community by signing up for Golf Digest+ and rate the courses you’ve visited recently.

Firestone Country Club: South
Private
Firestone Country Club: South
Akron, OH
Golf design is about transforming land. Sometimes it’s a native piece of soil, and in other cases the subject is an existing course. In the late 1950s, Robert Trent Jones was hired to take a somewhat benign and toothless layout built in the 1920s for employees of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company and toughen it up for the 1960 PGA Championship, much like what he did in turning Oakland Hills South into a “monster” prior to the 1951 U.S. Open. At Firestone he added dozens of bunkers, closed off green fronts, lengthened it to over 7,000 yards and installed several new water hazards. If complaints from the pros about its difficulty was an indication, the remodel was a profound success. Over the decades the tree-lined South Course, still a demanding tournament venue, has gained the respect of the best players who appreciate its unambiguous demands and ability to identify the best ball-strikers. Now it’s accessible to the public, who can reserve rooms and rounds through new stay and play packages.
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Firestone Country Club: North
Private
Firestone Country Club: North
Akron, OH
4.2
44 Panelists
The North course at Firestone Country Club in Akron is one of the best courses in Ohio. Discover our experts' reviews and where Firestone ranks in our rankings
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Congress Lake Club
Private
Congress Lake Club
Hartville, OH
3.9
27 Panelists
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Briarwood Golf Club: Briarwood 1
Public
Briarwood Golf Club: Briarwood 1
Broadview Heights, OH
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