Dayton

Accommodations:

Fairfield Inn

Location:

Dayton South. Spacious guest rooms at this new facility.  Free Hot Breakfast & Comfy Beds … what else could you ask for! Indoor pool and whirlpool to relax after golf … even better!  Double occupancy.   Includes breakfast, green fees, cart and taxes.

Yankee Trace
Designed by Gene Bates in 1994, this facility has an eighteen-hole regulation course, plus a three-hole practice course.  This track is a great challenge with large greens, water hazards on several holes and dogleg fairways that play from left to right.  Perfect for the faders in the crowd. The first hole is a par 5 that is reachable in two.  #8 is a difficult hole with a large lake on the left side and a fairway bunker to negotiate.  From the back tee it's 464 yards, so an approach shot with a long iron or fairway wood is necessary for most humans.  The course was home of the Buy.com Dayton Open.    

Beavercreek
Nestled amongst woods and meandering streams, the golf club has a feel of a private course.  Service, conditioning and design adds up to make this an outstanding facility.  With medium-sized fairways and rolling, contoured hills, you need to be accurate on all shots.  This Fuzzy Zoeller signature course was designed by architect Brian Huntley is also very wooded and streams run throughout the course.  3 lakes, 40 bunkers and many ravines add to the hazards.  Holes 11 thru 13 actually give the golfers a sense of being in a Carolina setting.  The carts are equipped with PROLINK for faster rounds, lower score and more enjoyment.

Heatherwoode
This course is a treat to play even with a few blind shots.  Designed by one of my Atlanta boys, Denis Griffiths in 1991, Heatherwoode was the former site for the Nike's Tour Miami Valley Open and has the fastest greens in the area.  With a well-preserved natural setting, you will encounter seven lakes and creeks that will make your round more interesting and requiring accurate tee and approach shots.  Houses are a little close on a few holes, and this issue appears to be getting worse with new construction, but the fact that it is limited to only a few holes makes it bearable. Staff has always been very courteous and accommodating.  Golf Digest gives this track 4 Stars and has been selected as one of the top manicured public courses in southern Ohio numerous times

Pipestone Golf Club
This course was originally a Christmas tree farm and many pine trees come into play throughout the course.  The terrain is hilly and the greens are undulating.  This Arthur Hills design is owned by the City of Miamisburg, but it has country club conditions.  If you're hungry, this place is said to have the best food in the county.  You don't have to settle for a hot dog.  PipeStone is regarded as one of the most beautiful and challenging layouts in the Miami Valley. The design offers rolling fairways, undulating greens, and beautiful views.   It was rated 4 stars in Golf Digest's 2004 places to play and quoted as "Best public course in Dayton area". Years ago the native Indians of this area made pottery and peace pipes from the blue clay soil deep in the ground which they called pipestone. In keeping with this history, the City of Miamisburg named this facility PipeStone.  The course hosted the Ohio Left Hander in 1994. The 2^nd hole is considered one of the most difficult holes in the area. This par five has two small water hazards on the right and a hole length pond on the left. The fairway slopes severely toward the pond. The narrow opening to the front of this green makes it difficult to reach in two shots. .  #15 is another watery grave hole featuring a lake also on the left side of the fairway, so stay right or listen for the splash. The 18^th is a classic finishing hole. Carry a tee shot to a plateau, which leaves a chance to reach the green in two. A stream runs the length of the left side of this sweeping dogleg left hole and lurks close by this long narrow two-tiered green. A fairway trap, left greenside bunker and severe slope right of the green adds to the difficulty and beauty of this hole.  What a way to finish!