Pinnacle Golf Club

While the north side of Columbus is dominated by championship-caliber clubs, the southern portion of the city is relatively lacking. This is not to say that Pinnacle Golf Club would struggle to make waves if it lived in the capital city’s other hemisphere. It’s a design from the pen of PGA Championship winner Lanny Wadkins, and its longest tees stretch to nearly 7,500 yards, making it one of the longest courses in the state.

Indeed, playing holes like No. 11 — a 240-yard par three with a green angled away from the tee — will separate the best from the rest.

The course is largely differentiated between the two nines, with the first taking place more in the open, much like the farmland that was previously present. The second nine winds through some woods, which grow around the property’s central creek. It will force numerous carries, but the most noticeable will be on No. 9, where big hitters can try to carry the creek in two on their way to an eagle putt, while those finished with their round watch from the clubhouse on the hill.

The club was built with the now-surrounding residential community in mind, however there are no homes in sight for the majority of the round.