Bunker Hill Golf Club (Medina,OH) [Updated]

I love that the owner of Bunker Hill is always looking to improve the golf course. My original post commented on the purchase of additional land where they designed the third and fourth holes. This time, they took the seventh, a mediocre drive and pitch par four, and extended it into what will be a fine par five. Unfortunately, in order to keep the course at par 72, they chopped the driveable par four second into a difficult par three. If they can elevate the tee box and expand the green then it’ll look more natural than what it is now. 

(The opening hole starts below the clubhouse and plays uphill to this plateau green.) 

The heart of the course is still the property by the clubhouse. The rolling land makes 1,9,18 all very attractive golf holes. While the new third, fourth, and seventh holes are huge improvements, they still need to tackle the two 90 degree dogleg left holes at six and fifteen. (Fifteen is an absolute dog) Bunker Hill has definitely shedded its mom n pop image, and it should be noted that they have taken two of their drive n pitch par fours, and made them into a legitimate length par three and par five. 

(The tough par four fourth hole was added ten years ago and has become one of the featured holes.) 

Bunker Hill has consistently improved every year, and the conditioning is first rate. This gives it a loyal following, and it seems to have adopted its cousin down the street, Shale Creek, and piggybacks on their high end green fees. I used to think it was a good bargain, but it slowly has become expensive. I guess someone has to pay for the new holes. I still feel the same about the place but it’s not far off being bumped up one. I give it a 4 (above average)(worth driving 30-45 minutes to play).

(The eighteenth is still my favorite hole. There’s a definitive advantage being over the creek in two shots and hitting a short iron third.)