Ohio Golf Journal December 2020

Classic Closer. When you play the 188-yard, par-three 9th hole on the Azalea Course at the Cleveland Heights Golf Club in Lakeland, proper club selection will be the key to your success. This par three features an uphill tee shot to a raised green with the clubhouse looming in the background. Closing with a par at the 9th on the Azalea Course is impressive, powerful, and pleasing. Memory Maker. ‘Fun’ and ‘beautiful’ are two words used to describe the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club. One of the ‘fun’ and ‘beautiful’ holes at the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club is its signature hole, the par-three 16th. The green is a peninsula with water in front, on the right, and behind the green. It’s not a long hole, but it requires an accurate tee shot. Helluva’ Hole. The most talked-about and most- photographed hole at the Miami Shores Country Club is the par-three 2nd. While standing on the tee, the green angles from right to left and the tee shot must clear the Biscayne Canal to avoid a watery grave. If your tee shot veers too far right it will find the sand bunker complex to the right of the green. Willie MacFarlane, the winner of the 1925 U.S. Open, referred to this short par three as “the hole.” For complete details on every hole among the 53 courses on the Florida Historic Golf Trail, visit: www.FloridaHistoricGolfTrail.com.