Description: The Golf Club at Stonelick Hills is a Jeff Osterfeld design, skilfully routed across heavily wooded terrain and around numerous ponds and lakes. Written by: Top100 Aggregated Rating Rating: 7.3 out of 10 Reviews: 3 With rolling hills and ponds, this makes for an excellent test of golf for any level of player.
Osterfeld made his money producing long sandwiches, but he finds more pleasure at Stonelick in short Par 4s. Both require the decision whether to take the long way around a hazard tracing the left of the fairway, or to bomb it over. On the more drivable of the two, No.
I can list at least three golf courses in Ohio that were founded and designed by entrepreneurs who had made their money in other industries. All three feature an island green.
Description: The Golf Club at Stonelick Hills is a Jeff Osterfeld design, skilfully routed across heavily wooded terrain and around numerous ponds and lakes. Written by: Top100 Aggregated Rating Rating: 7.3 out of 10 Reviews: 3
The difference at Stonelick Hills is owner (and designer) Jeff Osterfeld packaged his island at the end of a short Par 5, allowing those who play toward the center of the fairway to strike at the large putting area if they feel so bold, but also allowing the conservative player to continue down the fairway to the left, and take a shorter third to the green complex. In short, Osterfeld offers options...something other aspirational architects (and golf course architects in general) would do well to consider before moving ahead with the simple “Island” Par 3. Heroism is the simplest concept for amateur golf designers to appreciate. It gets the player’s pulse up, and generally creates an impressive aesthetic. Stonelick benefits both from the owner’s restraint but—as with the aforementioned No. 9—also from his occasional push for adrenaline.
Osterfeld was bold enough to design the course as well, and we use the word “bold” in a literal sense, as he was clearly influenced by some of the bolder courses around the country. Water is a frequent opponent, impacting just over half of the holes. There is also an ounce of restraint, however.
Osterfeld made his money producing long sandwiches, but he finds more pleasure at Stonelick in short Par 4s. Both require the decision whether to take the long way around a hazard tracing the left of the fairway, or to bomb it over.
Golf Course Design A Passion For Penn Station Founder. BATAVIA— 15 years ago, Jeff Osterfeld opened his first golf course. It came after two decades of operating a successful restaurant franchise. Jeff Osterfeld opened his first restaurant in the Dayton Mall in 1983. The first Penn Station opened in downtown Cincinnati in 1985.
It came after two decades of operating a successful restaurant franchise. Jeff Osterfeld opened his first restaurant in the Dayton Mall in 1983. The first Penn Station opened in downtown Cincinnati in 1985. Osterfeld's The Golf Club at Stonelick Hills opened in 2004.
Stonelick Hills will have a Guest Day each year that allows each Member to bring up to 3 guests and pay cart fees only. This will be a day selected in April.
Members may make tee times up to 14 days in advance.
The policy is more relaxed, “Open Dress” is acceptable. Products & Services. As a general rule, products and services that are offered by Stonelick Hills Golf Club will not be permitted to be brought on club property. Any exception to this rule must be approved by the General Manager.
But his creative side was still hungry. So after tackling the restaurant biz, Osterfeld bought a bunch of property in Stonelick Township and began reading about golf course design.
Osterfeld opened Jeffrey's Bagel and Deli in Dayton Mall a year after his college graduation.
One of the most famous behind-the-scenes men in golf, Jimmy Dunne, is the president of the club. He gets to play with Phil Mickelson at the annual Pro-Member. Of course, there are numerous members who aren’t world famous. Or those who we just haven’t deemed famous quite yet.
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PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh is a member, as are Pete Bevacqua and Mike Davis, to round out a trio of powerful executives who have decided the fate of the game here in the United States. You can add Mark Loomis to that bunch.