Hickory Sticks is on the south side of Van Wert in the country on relatively level former farmland.

There's three nine hole layouts, the Mounds, the Front, and the Back. The Front/Back is a parkland style design along old growth, tree lined fairways and a generous supply of sand traps with Town Creek traversing the course and a few ponds. The Mounds layout is the newest and is a wide open, links design along mounded fairways with several ponds, Town Creek, and a sprinkling of sand traps. The Front/Back is the Championship layout designed by William Spear and plays to 6,550 yards from the White tees, 70.8/118, course/slope ratings, the Mounds is at 3,008 yards, 34.6/118, designed by Don Childs.