Public

Blue Course

Highland Park Golf Club

Highland Hills, OH, USA
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18 holesPar 716,740 yds71.8/120

About this course

Highland Park Golf Club's Blue Course is located in Highland Hills, a suburb in the Cleveland metropolitan area of northeastern Ohio. The course was designed by Sandy Alves, a regional architect who worked primarily in Ohio and surrounding states during the mid-to-late twentieth century. Alves typically created layouts suited to the rolling terrain common to this part of the Midwest, incorporating natural land movement into his routing strategies. The Highland Hills area sits within the glaciated Allegheny Plateau, where courses often feature moderate elevation changes, mature tree-lined fairways, and soil conditions that support traditional parkland turf. The Blue Course likely reflects these regional characteristics, with holes routed through wooded corridors and fairways that follow the natural contours of the property. Courses in this Cleveland suburb area typically serve local membership communities and provide year-round golf when weather permits, generally from April through October. Highland Park Golf Club operates within the tradition of mid-century American municipal and semi-private facilities that emerged to meet growing demand for accessible golf in post-war suburban developments. The Blue designation suggests the facility may offer multiple nines or a second eighteen, a common configuration for clubs seeking to accommodate higher play volumes. The course serves golfers in the greater Cleveland area, contributing to the region's network of public and member-accessible layouts.

Quick facts

Location
Highland Hills, OH, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1929
Holes
18
Designer
Sandy Alves
Par
71
Length
6,740 yards
Difficulty
71.8/120
Course Vaults score
5.9

Getting there

Highland Park Golf Club is reached via Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), a straightforward twenty-minute drive southeast into the leafy residential enclave of Highland Hills. The route traces the eastern edge of the Cuyahoga Valley, where suburban Cleveland gives way to quiet, tree-canopied streets and the understated elegance of an established neighborhood course. Arrival feels less like a destination announcement and more like a gentle discovery - the kind of place that has been here all along, known to those who know.

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Common questions about Blue at Highland Park Golf Club

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Blue at Highland Park Golf Club has a Course Vaults score of 5.9 out of 10 based on 8 logged golfers.

Blue was designed by Sandy Alves.

Yes. Blue at Highland Park Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Blue is 71.

Blue plays 6,740 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Blue is 120.

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