
Big Bend Course
Big Bend Golf Course
About this course
Big Bend Golf Course is a public-access layout located in Uhrichsville, a small town in eastern Ohio's Tuscarawas County. The course sits within the rolling terrain characteristic of the region, where glacial activity and river valleys create modest elevation changes and varied topography. As a public facility, it serves the local golfing community and regional players seeking accessible play in Ohio's eastern hill country. The course reflects the design sensibilities typical of mid-tier American public courses, with routing that works with the natural landscape rather than against it. The setting incorporates trees, water features, and the undulating ground to create interest across eighteen holes. Like many courses of its era and type, Big Bend balances playability for recreational golfers with enough strategic variety to engage more experienced players. The club maintains a straightforward operational model as a public course, welcoming daily-fee play and serving as a local gathering place for the sport. The facility typically offers standard amenities and a modest clubhouse operation. Big Bend represents the backbone of American golf infrastructure—courses that may not host major tournaments or rank among the nation's most celebrated designs, but that provide essential access to the game for golfers in their region and contribute to the sport's grassroots culture.
Quick facts
- Location
- Uhrichsville, OH, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1930
- Holes
- 9
- Par
- 33
- Length
- 2,506 yards
- Difficulty
- 31.4/94
Getting there
The journey to Big Bend Golf Course begins at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), roughly ninety minutes north, or alternatively from Pittsburgh International (PIT) to the east, each offering a straightforward drive into Ohio's rolling Tuscarawas County. The route south from Cleveland traces Interstate 77 through a landscape of gentle hills and farmland before peeling off into the quieter roads that wind toward Uhrichsville, a small town where the Stillwater Creek has carved its namesake valley. As the highway gives way to country lanes, the approach reveals the kind of unassuming, pastoral setting that defines heartland golf - a place where the game exists not as spectacle but as simple refuge, tucked into the bends and folds of the land itself.

FAQ
Common questions about Big Bend
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Yes. Big Bend is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Big Bend is 33.
Big Bend plays 2,506 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Big Bend is 94.
Big Bend is a 9-hole course.



