Devou Park GC: #5
A view of green #5 at Devou Park Golf Course, which overlooks the Cincinnati skyline.
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4.3
305 Reviews (305)
5 Stars
118
4 Stars
118
3 Stars
40
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
16
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.2
88.7%
Recommend this course
254 out of 305 reviews
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4.3
7 Reviews (7)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
7 out of 7 reviews
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4.3
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.8
89.5%
Recommend this course
17 out of 19 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 70
Length 6134 yards
Slope 114
Rating 66.2
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Course Details

Year Built 1922
Fairways Zoysia Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gene Bates (1995) Steve Wolfard (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $14
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge, Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Tennis

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4.3
305 Reviews (305)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Short but Sweet

Beautiful course where you never have to pull out a driver which makes you play and think differently. A nice change of pace.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
First Time Playing

The hills are insane!

Expect to lose a lot of balls to the slope. Fairway shots can roll out of bounds

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 103
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Wouldn't play it in the winter

Check the weather before playing here. It was a bit muddy with some wet spots on the fairways, and a few areas needed mowing. Had to stick to the cart path. Better to play when it's dry for a good round.

In my experience this course is not enjoyable in the winter.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wasn’t able to play because of weather. No communication from the staff

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Great course very challenging, also a very pretty round of golf, recommend if your friends want a relaxing and challenging game to come here

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not for the faint of heart

A well kept, challenging short course. The sheer design of this course adds to the challenge for the average golfer…you better be able to keep it in the fairway! I was constrained by time or I would’ve played 36 holes on this beautiful day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

First time

Great time for our foursome, awesome elevation changes, tight fairways, soft greens, nice clubhouse, friendly staff and atmosphere.

Some close tee boxes to fairways and greens, had two close calls with rouge tee shots almost hitting us.

Well worth the drive from Columbus to enjoy a challenging round of golf with spectacular views of the city

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Dry, rough fairways, so-so tee boxes

Firstly, the course is beautiful with the scenery.

However, the course was very dry, including the tee boxes which were hard and had lots of sand on them.

Fairways were cut terribly with the mower lines dug-in the ground in a lot of places on a handful of holes. Fairways were decent size but again, dirt showing in a lot of places.

Greens were browning in spots and were slow. Maybe they didn’t cut them low/normal due to the lack of rain recently so they wouldn’t burn them up?

The staff was extremely nice however during check in and during the turn when we grabbed a burger. Golf-carts are electric to that’s an added bonus for my liking.

I’d be curious to see what the course was like with some more water on it however in the future. I’ll be back at some point I’m sure but will ask a few friends who play here regularly first about the conditions prior to booking.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 75
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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