Reid Park Memorial Golf Course

Reid Park Memorial Golf Course's North Course is a public facility in Springfield, Ohio, designed by Jack Kidwell and later renovated by Dr. Michael Hurdzan. The course serves the local community as part of the city's municipal golf offerings, providing accessible golf in west-central Ohio's rolling terrain. Springfield's golf history dates to the early twentieth century, and Reid Park has long been part of that tradition. The North Course plays through typical southwestern Ohio landscape, with moderate elevation changes and mature tree-lined fairways characteristic of parkland designs in this region. Kidwell, an Ohio-based architect active in the mid-twentieth century, created numerous courses throughout the Midwest with practical, playable layouts suited to public golf. Hurdzan's involvement brought modern design principles and course conditioning improvements while maintaining the layout's fundamental character and accessibility. The course features the kind of straightforward hole variety common to municipal designs of its era—a mix of par threes, fours, and fives that test accuracy more than distance, with greens that reward solid approach play. Water and bunkers come into play on select holes, but the design emphasizes playability for golfers of varying skill levels. Reid Park serves both daily-fee players and league participants, functioning as a community golf hub in the Springfield area. The facility operates as a traditional public course with modest amenities, focused on providing affordable golf rather than resort-style services. Its role in Springfield's recreational landscape reflects the enduring importance of accessible municipal golf in mid-sized American cities.