
Meadowbrook Course
Meadowbrook Country Club

About this course
Meadowbrook Country Club in Clayton, Ohio, was designed by Alex Campbell and Bill Diddel. The course reflects the design sensibilities of its era and the architects' approach to routing and strategic play across the property's natural topography. Like many private clubs in the greater Cincinnati region, Meadowbrook has served as a home course for serious amateur golfers and has hosted regional competitions over its history. The layout moves through a landscape typical of southwestern Ohio, with rolling terrain and tree-lined fairways characteristic of courses built in this part of the Midwest. Campbell and Diddel's design emphasizes strategic bunkering and green complexes that reward accurate approach play. The course presents a mix of hole lengths and playing angles, creating variety across the round and requiring golfers to work through different clubs and shot shapes. As a private members' club, Meadowbrook maintains the traditions common to established country clubs in the region, combining golf with dining and social facilities. The course has evolved through maintenance and occasional updates while preserving the bones of the original design. For regional golfers, it represents a solid example of mid-century American club design, with the kind of straightforward, playable routing and strategic bunkering that defined many courses built during that period.
Quick facts
- Location
- Clayton, OH, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1924
- Designer(s)
- Alex Campbell, Bill Diddel
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,663 yards
- Difficulty
- 77/136
Getting there
Meadowbrook Country Club sits in the prosperous suburbs of greater Cincinnati, most readily accessed via Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), roughly thirty minutes south of Clayton. The drive north from CVG traces the gentle roll of southwestern Ohio's landscape, transitioning from interstate efficiency into the tree-lined residential corridors that define this established enclave. For those arriving by private aircraft, the nearby Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK) offers convenient proximity to the club's manicured grounds. The final miles unfold through the quiet, leafy neighborhoods of Clayton itself, where Meadowbrook's storied clubhouse emerges as the natural focal point of a community that has cultivated championship golf and gracious hospitality for generations.

FAQ
Common questions about Meadowbrook
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Meadowbrook was designed by Alex Campbell and Bill Diddel.
Yes. Meadowbrook is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Meadowbrook is 72.
Meadowbrook plays 6,663 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Meadowbrook is 136.
Meadowbrook is a 18-hole course.



