Shaker Run Golf Club

The rolling farmland thirty minutes northeast of Cincinnati yields one of Ohio's most underrated public challenges, where Arthur Hills crafted dramatic elevation changes that can fool even seasoned players. The signature par-3 17th plays downhill to a green guarded by water and steep bunkers, but it's the dogleg-left 6th hole that demands your best drive to set up an approach over Shaker Creek. This layout rewards course management over brute force, making it a thinking golfer's test that improves with each visit.