Ohio has a diverse geography and mix of cultures as it stretches from the rolling foothills of the Appalachians and the Ohio River along its border with West Virginia and Kentucky to a highly industrialized northern border on Lake Erie and rolling farmland in the middle. The entire state is very accessible due to the Interstate and 4-lane, state highway systems which connect most major population centers in the state and are convenient to travel in search of the best golf courses you can play.

The best public golf courses in Ohio in this directory are located near the major population centers of the three Cs, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland and their contiguous cities, but many under the radar gems lie in smaller communities. This guide features the best public golf courses in Ohio which range from Little Mountain anchoring the golf-rich northeast to Shaker Run in the Cincinnati area with the middle carried by the Virtues, Eaglesticks, Cooks Creek, and the Denison Golf Club, a Donald Ross classic.