2008 Lima area golf guide

 Arrowhead Park

Course status: Public course

Address: Brandewie-Dirksen Road, Minster

Phone: 419-628-3111

Head Pro: Ashley Wilt

Golf facilities: 18 holes

Greens fees: Weekdays: $13 for nine holes and $21 for 18 holes. Weekends: $17 for nine holes and $25 for 18 holes. Senior specials (60 and over) available weekdays and after 2 p.m. on weekends. Junior rates available weekdays and after 2 p.m. weekends.

Bluffton Golf Club

Course status: Public course

Address: 8575 Dixie Highway, Bluffton

Phone: 419-358-6230

Head Pro: Floyd Young

Golf facilities: 18 holes, driving range

Greens fees: Weekdays: $12 for nine holes and $15 for 18 holes. Weekday special: $23 with cart. Weekends: $14 for nine holes and $18 for 18 holes.    

Cherokee Hills

Course status: Public course

Address: 4622 Logan County Road 49, Bellefontaine

Phone: 937-599-3221

Club manager: Mike Vieira

Golf facilities: 18 holes

Greens fees: Weekdays: $12 for nine holes and $15 for 18 holes. Weekends: $18 for nine holes and $22 for 18 holes.  Senior rates are available Monday-Friday with tee times.

Colonial

Golfers Club

Course status: Public course

Address: 10985 Harding Highway

Phone: 419-649-3350

Head Pro: Scott Richards

Golf facilities: 18 holes, driving range

Greens fees: Weekdays: $15 for 9 holes, $19 for 18 holes. Weekends: $20 for nine holes, $24 for 18 holes. Weekend specials available after 2 p.m. Student and senior rates offered Monday-Friday.

Country Acres

Course status: Public course

Address: SR-694, Ottawa

Phone: 419-532-3434

Head Pro: Greg Klausing

Golf facilities: 18 holes, driving range

Greens fees: Weekdays: $14 for nine holes and $19 for 18 holes. Weekends: $17 for nine holes and $24 for 18 holes. Weekdays all day and weekends after 1 p.m., 18 holes plus cart and lunch for $30. Senior special 18 holes for $15 and $10 for nine. Senior special with cart, $17 and $23.

Deerfield

Golf Club

Course status: Public course

Address: 5621 Shelley Road, Rockford

Phone: 419-363-9400

Golf facilities: nine holes

Greens fees: Weekdays: $11 for nine holes, $16 for 18. Weekends: $12 for nine holes, $18 for 18 holes.

Delphos

Country Club

Course status: Public

Address: 7055 Shenk Road

Phone: 419-453-3812

Course manager: Claude Rodgers

Golf facilities: 18 holes

Greens fees: Weekdays: $13 for nine holes and $20 for 18 holes. Weekends: $15 for nine holes and $25 for 18 holes. Monday $18 special and Tuesday-Friday $22 special before 2 p.m.

Fox's Den

Golf Club

Course status: Public course

Address: 1221 Irmscher Blvd., Celina

Phone: 419-586-3102

Head pro: Keith Vandeventer

Golf facilities: 18 holes, driving range

Greens fees: Monday-Friday: $15 for nine holes and $21 for 18 holes. Saturday-Sunday: $16 for nine holes and $27 for 18 holes. Senior and twilight specials available.

Golf at Sugar Creek

Course status: Public course

Address: 6245 Sugar Creek Road, Lima

Phone: 419-643-8562

Director of Golf: Terry Dunn

Golf facilities: 18 holes

Greens fees: Weekdays $12 for nine holes and $18 for 18 holes. Weekends before 1 p.m., $30 (ride only). After 1 p.m., $14 for nine holes and $20 for 18 holes. Junior and senior rates are available Monday through Friday. Twilight rates (after 4 p.m.) are available every day.

Golf Crest

Practice Range

Course status: Public facility

Address: 1706 W. Breese Road

Phone: 419-991-8809

Golf facilities: driving range, pro shop, lessons available

Fees: $4 for a small bucket, $7 for a large bucket, $13 for a jumbo bucket. Lighted tees, heated tees.

Hawthorne Hills

Course status: Public

Address: 1000 E. Fetter Road

Phone: 419-221-1891

Head pro: Matt Otto

Golf facilities: 27 holes, driving range

Greens fees: Weekdays: $16 for nine holes, $22 for 18 holes. Weekends before 11 a.m., $19 for nine holes and $25 for 18 holes; from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., $17 and $20; and after 3 p.m., $15 for nine holes or 18 holes. Inside nine, $11 for nine holes and $14 for 18 on weekdays. Weekends $12 for nine holes and $17 for 18 holes. Weekday junior and senior specials.  Friday evening specials and weekend family specials on the inside nine. 

Liberty Hills

Course status: Public course

Address: 65 Road 190-W, Bellefontaine

Phone: 937-592-4653

Golf facilities: 18 holes

Greens fees: $14 for nine holes every day, $19 for 18 holes weekdays, $22 for 18 holes weekend; $25 for breakfast, plus cart special Monday-Friday or lunch plus cart special. Same specials available for $33 on weekends.

Lost Creek

Country Club

Course status: Public

Address: 2409 Lost Creek Boulevard

Head pro: Matt Holtsberry

Phone: 419-229-2026

Golf facilities: 18 holes

Greens fees: $15 for nine holes, $19 for 18 holes weekdays. $20 for 18 holes and $24 for 18 holes weekends. Specials available after noon on weekends.

Memorial Park

Course status: Public

Address: 15906 SR-309, Kenton

Phone: 419-674-4573

Golf facilities: 18 holes

Greens fees: $12 for nine holes, $19 for 18 holes. Senior, high school student and college rates available.

Mercer County Elks

Course status: Private club with public access

Address: US-127, south of Celina

Phone: 419-925-4232

Head pro: Kirk Stucke

Golf facilities: 18 holes, driving range

Greens fees: Weekdays: $14 for nine holes, $22 for 18 holes. Weekends: $16 for nine holes, $27 for 18 holes.

Northmoor

Course status: Public course

Address: 8330 SR-703, Celina

Phone: 419-394-4896

Golf facilities: 18 holes, driving range

Greens fees: Weekdays: $10 for nine holes, $15 for 18 holes. Weekends: $13 for nine holes, $18 for 18 holes.

The Oaks

Course status: Public course

Address: 2425 Kemp Road

Phone: 419-999-2586

Golf facilities: 18 holes

Greens fees: Weekdays: $10 for nine holes, $15 for 18 holes. Weekends: $12 for nine holes, $18 for 18 holes. Senior rates available.

Pike Run

Course status: Public course

Address: 10807 County Road

H, Ottawa

Phone: 419-538-7000

Golf facilities: 18 holes

Greens fees: Weekdays: $13 for nine holes, $17 for 18 holes. Weekends: $15 for nine holes, $22 for 18 holes. Specials available on weekends, including children under 14 play free after 2 p.m. if accompanied by an adult. Specials available for all ages Monday-Thursday.

Prairie View

Course status: Public course

Address: SR-67, Waynesfield

Phone: 419-568-7888

Golf facilities: 18 holes, driving range, renovated clubhouse

Greens fees: Weekdays: $12 for nine holes, $16 for 18 holes. Weekends: $14 for nine holes, $20 for 18 holes. 

Pro's Practice Range

Course status: Public facility

Address: 820 S. Thayer Road

Phone: 419-225-9225

Fees: $4.25 for a regular bag of

balls, $8 for a large bag. Senior rates, $4 and $7.50. Season memberships for singles, couples, students and families available. Multi-play cards available.

Golf facilities: Driving range with grass tees, sand, chipping green, putting green, minature golf

Shawnee

Country Club

Course status: Private

Address: 1700 Shawnee Road

Phone: 419-229-4801

Head pro: Steve Mulcahy

Shelby Oaks

Course status: Public course

Address: 9900 Sidney-Freyburg Road

Phone: 937-492-2883

Head pro: Rob Fridley

Golf facilities: 27 holes, driving range

Greens fees: Weekdays: $13 for nine holes, $22 for 18 holes. Weekends: $15 for nine holes, $25 for 18 holes.

Springbrook

Course status: Public course

Address: 4200 Ottawa Road

Phone: 419-225-8037

Golf facilities: 18 holes

Greens fees: Weekdays: $12 for nine holes, $16 for 18 holes. Weekends: $13 for nine holes, $19 for 18 holes.

Swing-Rite

Practice Facility

Course status: Public

Address: 525 N. Stevick Road

Phone: 331-7483

Manager: Tom Bader

Golf facilities: Driving range, sand bunker, lighted tee, golf shop

Fees: $4 for a bucket of balls, $7 for a medium bucket, $14 for a jumbo bucket.

Tamarac

Course status: Public course

Address: 500 N. Stevick Road

Phone: 419-331-2951

Golf facilities: 27 holes

Greens fees: Weekdays: $14 for nine holes, $20 for 18 holes. Weekends: $17 for nine holes, $23 for 18 holes Par 3 course, $10 and $8 for juniors and seniors.

Tree Links

Course status: Public course

Address: 3482 County Road 10,

Bellefontaine

Phone: 937-592-7888 or 1-800-

215-7888

Golf facilities: 18 holes

Greens fees: Weekdays: $12 for nine holes, $18 for 18 holes. Weekends: $15 for nine holes, $23 for 18 holes.

Wapakoneta

Country Club

Course status: Private course

Address: SR-501, Wapakoneta

Phone: 419-657-2020

Willow Bend

Course status: Private

Address: 575 Hospital Drive,

Van Wert

Phone: 419-238-1041

Golf facilities: 9 holes

The Woods

Course status: Public course

Address: 12083 US-127, Van

Wert

Phone: 419-238-0441

Golf facilities: 27 holes

Greens fees: Weekdays: $10 for nine holes, $16 for 18 holes. Weekends: $12 for nine holes, $20 for 18 holes.