Safari Golf Club

A lot of people don’t realize the course is owned by the zoo. That said, I have played at Safari several times and the staff make you feel like you are entering Cheers. Instead of “Norm”, it’s how is your morning. They make you feel like they are happy to see you.

The course and greens are kept at a very good level for the amount of play the course receives. Greens roll true .

The length can fool you.

The greens are hard to hit, and the staff keeps the rough deep enough that if you miss the fairways, it is hard to get any direction or speed on your ball.

Hands down. This course was an absolute blast, it was a great difficulty for any golfer out there and was a absolutely beautiful course. I was with another guy and we were stuck only on cart paths for the day and we still knocked out 18 in 3 and a half hours at our own pace!

Beautiful course and design. We will be coming back. Thank you for a great day out.

Safari is a great place to play for your average amateur. The course distance is not overwhelming but the tree lined fairways provide a challenging experience for most amateur levels. Greens a little slow but a definite thumbs up...

A true gem for the city. But.... American and state flags were a very poor reflection for our wonderful zoo and this great course and their respect of our country/ state. Fly ONLY new flags always in excellent condition. Honor our service members of today, yesterday and tomorrow!

Safari Golf Course is in fantastic condition. Get out for a round and enjoy it!

Love this well maintained, moderately challenging public course. The grounds crew does a fantastic job keeping the rough well groomed and clear, despite all the mature trees. Often see interesting wildlife, including deer, fox, hawks, herons and other interesting birds. Also, have occasionally heard the monkeys in the zoo hooting during the summer. The staff is friendly, and they continue to improve the traps and range. I consider this my home course.

Best public course in the Columbus area. Great layout, condition and challenges. Highly recommend!

I love the course, but it is always slow play. Today we actually had to follow a group of five and wait on every hole. Rangers never did anything about them so it was a long 18 holes.

The course was amazing except for a little bit of water from the previous storms but all in all me and my stepson had a wonderful time

I grew up playing this course. Safari has made tremendous strides. The scenery is beautiful. Lots of trees, but none that really get in the way. The back nine is much more fun than the front nine. Most of the holes on the front nine are just straight. A bit repetitive, but the back nine evens it out. The greens and fairways are in pretty great condition. I know its a bit early still, but the sand traps were in rough shape. I wasnt able to locate a scraper along any of the bunkers to try to clean them up/out. I recommend this play during the week and during hot deals. This place is packed on the weekends and a bit over priced. I think it has something to do with being called safari and next to the zoo. Very friendly staff. Also- great putting, chipping and range layout. That is a huge plus. I recommend this to anyone, but check for deals as its a bit over priced for the average golfer.

I really like playing at Safari and part of the reason is the staff is outstanding. Everyone is so friendly and goes out of their way to be helpful. Really can't say enough nice things about them, I've been to other courses where no one even talks to you let alone be nice. Cant say this about the staff at Safari, they are great. Keep up the great work and I'll be back many times again.

Golf course is just as nice, challenging but not too difficult.

The entire day we were playing behind a group of two older ladies. We had no one behind us and were not in a huge hurry. They did not ask us to play through but we didn't mind. On the 13th hole a older guy (not sure what his title there is) drove up from behind us as we were waiting at the tee box for the ladies to get far enough up. He told us we needed to hit and that we were taking too long. He then stayed at the tee box talking on his phone. Whoever he was talking to he was mocking us saying we wouldn't hit when the ladies were 300 yards up even though they were halfway up on a 320 yard hole. Needless to say we were frustrated at this point and didn't have the best tee shots. He then mocked us on the phone to whoever he was talking to. The course was a little expensive for what you get but after that we definitely will not come back.

greens on the slow side.i don't think they got cut due to rain the night before.cart path only.greens have lots of unrepaired ballmarks.perhaps starter and ranger should tell people to repair their ballmarks.and maybe some signage.overall nice fair layout.nice staff.