Located on the southern edge of the Ohio University campus in Athens, Ohio, the course has an interesting layout that takes into account the local terrain and the Hocking river where four holes are located on the south bank. The third hole from the green tees, the drive challenges the player to "cut-off" as much of the hole as possible as the tee shot is across the river. The course has only 9 holes with one par 5 and the 9th hole ending with a par 3. Having gone to OU back in the late 90's and early 2000's, when there barely was a course, this design is a tremendous improvement.
Unfortunately this recent visit to the OU course has been disappointing from previous trips as the condition of the tees and fairways have diminished significantly. According to the course manager, maintenance has been an issue as the grounds crew is made up of mostly students and all costs to run the course come solely from greens fees. This coupled with a hot summer has been a recipe for the tees and fairways getting burnt out. Fortunately the greens are still rolling well, but care must be taken such that their condition is not ruined permanently.
The course is very walkable, if there is such a word. Green fees are also very affordable as I paid $10 on Thursday as an alum. Overall I rate this course 2.5 stars.
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