Quarry Golf Club

Quarries have been used by a range of architects to make otherworldly locations for the game of golf, and indeed the aptly named Quarry Golf Club is unlike any other in Ohio. Local designer Brian Huntley used the pits of a former gravel-gathering property to create a significantly adventurous round of golf, open to the general public.

Among the highlights are No. 5, a sharp dogleg that challenges players to bite of as much as they dare...crossing a deep canyon while doing so; No. 8, a par four that requires multiple forced carries across trenches, and No. 17, a lengthy par three that sits on the brim of the water-filled crater at the north end of the property.

Not every shot at The Quarry is life or death, however. Several par fives feature tees set high above wide fairways so players of all stripes can swing for the fences and watch their ball fly out into space...without worrying about a splash at the bottom. There are of course hazards from which a player can recover without taking a penalty, as Huntley added several bunkers that mimic the mine’s craters in terms of their scope