Delaware Golf Club

Delaware Golf Club, located in Delaware, Ohio, sits in the rolling terrain north of Columbus. The original nine holes were designed by Donald Ross, one of American golf's most prolific architects, whose work across the country in the early twentieth century established many of the design principles still valued today. The Ross routing takes advantage of the natural contours characteristic of central Ohio landscapes, with modest elevation changes and strategic bunkering that rewards thoughtful positioning over pure length. The course was later expanded to eighteen holes with a second nine designed by Michael Hurdzan, an Ohio native and accomplished architect known for his environmental sensitivity and understanding of regional golf traditions. Fuzzy Zoeller, the 1979 Masters and 1984 U.S. Open champion, also contributed to the second nine's design. This collaboration brought together classical Ross design philosophy with more contemporary thinking about playability and course management. The combination of Ross's original work with the later addition creates an interesting study in golf architecture across different eras. The club serves the Delaware community and the broader Columbus area, offering a mix of design styles on a single property. The course reflects both the strategic demands of Ross's golden age principles and the more modern considerations that Hurdzan brought to course design in the latter part of the twentieth century.