
Stone Water Course
Stone Water Golf Club

About this course
Stone Water Golf Club occupies a former stone quarry site in Highland Heights, a suburb east of Cleveland in northeastern Ohio. The course, designed by Dr. Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry, opened in the late 1990s and represents a distinctive reclamation project that transformed industrial land into a golf venue. The design team worked with dramatic elevation changes and exposed rock faces left from quarrying operations, creating a layout that differs markedly from typical parkland courses in the region. The routing makes extensive use of the quarry's topography, with holes playing across, around, and through areas of significant grade change. Water features and rock outcroppings figure prominently in the playing corridors, and several holes incorporate the steep walls and ledges that remain from the site's previous use. The design balances these bold natural elements with strategic bunkering and green complexes that reward thoughtful course management. Stone Water operates as a daily-fee facility, making the Hurdzan-Fry design accessible to public play in the Cleveland metropolitan area. The course has hosted various regional amateur competitions and qualifiers over the years. Its unusual setting and the architects' approach to integrating golf into a reclaimed landscape give Stone Water a character distinct from more conventional Ohio courses, offering golfers a round shaped by both natural geology and human industry.
Rankings
Ranked by CV ratings from golfers who've played this course. Positions are shown worldwide, by country, and by state; the Public column compares courses anyone can play.
Best in World
Best in USA
Best in OH
Quick facts
- Location
- Highland Heights, OH, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1996
- Holes
- 18
- Designer(s)
- Dr. Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry
- Par
- 71
- Length
- 7,060 yards
- Difficulty
- 74.5/137
- Course Vaults score
- 7.5
Getting there
Stone Water Golf Club sits in the rolling terrain of northeast Ohio, most conveniently accessed via Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), roughly 25 miles south of Highland Heights, with a straightforward 35-to-45-minute drive north through suburban Cleveland before the landscape opens into the club's secluded grounds. For those flying private, Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) offers a closer alternative just minutes from downtown Cleveland, though the club itself sits nestled in the Chagrin River Valley where the urban sprawl gradually yields to wooded ravines and manicured fairways. The final miles wind through the affluent neighborhoods of the Heights, where tree-lined streets and glimpses of the valley's natural topography signal your approach to this quietly prestigious destination tucked into one of Ohio's most coveted golf communities.

FAQ
Common questions about Stone Water
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Stone Water has a Course Vaults score of 7.5 out of 10 based on 19 logged golfers.
Stone Water was designed by Dr. Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry.
Yes. Stone Water is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Stone Water is 71.
Stone Water plays 7,060 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Stone Water is 137.




