Lakeside Course
Shaker Run Golf Club
About this course
Lakeside at Shaker Run Golf Club is an Arthur Hills design located in Lebanon, Ohio, approximately thirty miles northeast of Cincinnati. Opened in the mid-1990s as part of a 36-hole facility, the course takes its name from the water features that figure prominently in the routing. Hills, known for his work throughout the Midwest and his ability to shape dramatic landforms from relatively modest terrain, created a layout that incorporates both natural and constructed water hazards across several holes. The course plays through gently rolling Ohio countryside typical of the region, with mature tree lines framing fairways and elevation changes that provide strategic interest without extreme slopes. Hills employed his characteristic bunkering style—large, sculpted sand complexes with irregular edges—to define landing areas and green approaches. The greens themselves feature moderate undulation and are sized to accommodate the course's role as a public facility that hosts regular play from a range of skill levels. Shaker Run operates as a daily-fee facility and has developed a reputation within southwestern Ohio as a solid test of golf that balances challenge with playability. The Lakeside course shares the property with its companion layout, the Meadows, giving the club a substantial footprint and allowing for variety in course selection. The facility includes practice areas and a clubhouse that serves both courses, typical of the multi-course public golf complexes that became popular in the region during the 1990s development boom.
Quick facts
- Location
- Lebanon, OH, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1979
- Designer
- Arthur Hills
- Holes
- 9
- Par
- 36
- Length
- 3,387 yards
- Difficulty
- 37/135
Getting there
Most visitors to Shaker Run Golf Club arrive through Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, a straightforward forty-minute drive northeast into the rolling farmland of Warren County. The route follows Interstate 71 as it cuts through southwestern Ohio's patchwork of cornfields and horse pastures, gradually narrowing into quieter state roads that wind through Lebanon's historic downtown before opening onto the club's wooded entrance. This is classic Middle America golf country - no dramatic vistas or coastal flourishes, just honest Midwestern terrain where the landscape's subtlety reveals itself only upon arrival, and where Shaker Run's two championship layouts have quietly earned their reputation among those who know the region's hidden gems.

FAQ
Common questions about Lakeside at Shaker Run Golf Club
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Lakeside was designed by Arthur Hills.
Yes. Lakeside at Shaker Run Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Lakeside is 36.
Lakeside plays 3,387 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Lakeside is 135.
Lakeside is a 9-hole course.




