Vineyard Golf Course

Called "your hometown golf resort" by the Hamilton County Park District, the Vineyard golf course sits atop Woodland Mound, and offers a well-sculpted layout, with soft meadows that roll through thick woods. The Vineyard is laid out to test, with a trio of ponds and well-groomed tees and greens - in an area chockfull of exclusive country clubs, this is a public golf course that might lay just as well as many of them do. Accolades include a spot among Golf Digest's "Top 10 Public Golf Courses in Ohio," as well as four stars by the same publication.

The Vineyard's par-71 course measures 6,789 yards, and a round of golf kicks off on a par 4 that lays to 365 yards from the Blue tees; things get long on the second hole, which is one of three par-5 holes that come in at over 500 yards from the Blue tees. The golf course is also home to four short tricky par-3 holes, each measuring 215 yards from the Blue tees. A round of golf winds up on a par 4 that plays to 422 yards from the Blue tees.