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Firestone Country Club, South Course
452 E Warner Rd
Akron
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OH
44319
Phone:
330-644-8441
Fax:
330-645-2556
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Private Golf Course |
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Par: |
70 |
Yardage: |
7139 Yards |
Course Rating: |
75.1 |
Course Slope: |
128 |
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This club has 3 regulation 18 hole golf courses. The South golf course, which is a traditional design, annually hosts the PGA Tour's NEC World Series of Golf. Golf Digest rated this as the 11th Best in State golf course for 1995-96, and 12th best for 1997-98. In addition, GOLF Magazine ranked it 56th among the Top 100 golf courses in the U.S. for 1995, 63rd in 1997 and 91st in 1999. GOLFWEEK awarded it 56th in the category of America's 100 Best Classical golf courses for 1997, 57th for 1998 and 72nd for 1999. Robert Trent Jones redesigned the South golf course in 1959, followed by Jack Nicklaus in 1986. The North golf course has several water hazards and large, undulating greens. Golf Digest rated this as the 18th Best in State golf course for 1995-96, and 19th best for 1997-98. GOLFWEEK awarded the North golf course 66th among America's 100 Best Modern golf courses for 1997. The West golf course is tighter and has smaller greens than the other 2 golf courses. A separate 9 hole public golf course is listed elsewhere in the directory. |
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