Public

Par 3 Course

Mill Creek Park Golf Club

Boardman, OH, USA
18 holesPar 541,540 yds70/113

About this course

The Par 3 course at Mill Creek Park Golf Club in Boardman, Ohio, represents a Donald Ross design from the early twentieth century, part of the prolific Scottish architect's extensive portfolio of American golf courses. Ross, who designed over 400 courses during his career, created layouts throughout the northeastern United States, and this short course reflects his attention to strategic design principles even in more modest formats. The course sits within Mill Creek Park, one of the largest metropolitan park systems in the United States, which spans several thousand acres across Youngstown and Boardman. The layout features holes that vary in length and challenge, with Ross's characteristic use of natural terrain and thoughtful green complexes. Even on a par-3 course, Ross typically incorporated his design philosophy of rewarding accurate iron play and penalizing wayward shots through strategic bunkering and green contours. The course serves both as a practice facility for golfers working on their short game and as an accessible introduction to the sport for beginners and families. Mill Creek Park itself provides a wooded, rolling landscape that frames the holes, with the course benefiting from the park's mature trees and natural water features. The facility operates as a public course within the municipal park system, making it accessible to the Youngstown-Boardman community and visitors to the region. The Par 3 course complements the park's other recreational offerings and maintains its role as an affordable golf option in northeastern Ohio.

Quick facts

Location
Boardman, OH, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1930
Designer
Donald Ross
Holes
18
Par
54
Length
1,540 yards
Difficulty
70/113

Getting there

The journey to Mill Creek Park Golf Club begins at Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (YNG), a compact regional hub just fifteen minutes north, or for those connecting through larger gateways, Pittsburgh International (PIT) lies roughly an hour south across the Pennsylvania line. The drive into Boardman traces the edge of Ohio's Mahoning Valley, where industrial heritage gives way to the rolling, wooded expanse of Mill Creek MetroParks - one of the nation's earliest and most gracefully designed urban park systems. The final approach winds through dense canopy and past stone bridges, the landscape softening into the kind of quiet, forested sanctuary that feels worlds removed from the nearby interstates, before arriving at the club's understated entrance tucked within the park's southern reaches.

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Common questions about Par 3 at Mill Creek Park Golf Club

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Par 3 was designed by Donald Ross.

Yes. Par 3 at Mill Creek Park Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Par 3 is 54.

Par 3 plays 1,540 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Par 3 is 113.

Par 3 is a 18-hole course.

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