GRANTWOOD GOLF COURSE
🇺🇸 Solon, OH, USA
Designed by Deming, Grant Wilson, Harold Paddock

Grantwood Golf Course sits in Solon, a suburb southeast of Cleveland in Ohio's Cuyahoga County. The course was designed through the collaborative efforts of Grant Wilson, Deming, and Harold Paddock, though specific details about the design timeline and individual contributions of these architects are not widely documented in major golf architecture references. The course reflects the kind of mid-century municipal or daily-fee development common to the Cleveland suburbs during periods of regional growth.
The layout occupies rolling terrain typical of northeastern Ohio, where glacial activity shaped gentle elevation changes and natural drainage corridors. Mature tree growth frames many holes, and the property likely incorporates wooded edges and open playing corridors that characterize courses built in this region. The design would have been influenced by the practical considerations of public golf in the area—playability for a range of skill levels, maintainability within municipal or modest budgets, and routing that makes efficient use of available land.
Grantwood serves the local golfing community in Solon and the surrounding Cleveland suburbs. Courses of this type often function as neighborhood amenities where residents learn the game and play regularly throughout the season. The facility provides straightforward golf in a setting shaped by the natural landscape of the Western Reserve, without the tournament history or national recognition that attaches to Ohio's more prominent championship venues.
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Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Grantwood at Grantwood Golf Course has a Course Vaults score of 5.8 out of 10 based on 5 explicit golfer ratings.
Grantwood was designed by Deming, Grant Wilson, and Harold Paddock.
Yes. Grantwood at Grantwood Golf Course is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Grantwood is 71.
Grantwood plays 6,429 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Grantwood is 122.