North Olmsted Golf Club (North Olmsted, OH)

Home of Northern Ohio Golf Association, North Olmsted is a nine hole executive course. It's a very popular place located in the heart of the west side suburbs. 

(Backdropped by the Wharton Golf Center, the 380 yard ninth is a lovely finish.) 

Earl Yesberger designed North Olmsted in 1948, and Bill Amick remodeled it in 1973. Amick is an interesting character who helped popularize par-3 and executive courses. He was the first president of the American Modified Golf Association whose objective was to limit the distance of the golf ball. When the Cayman ball was introduced, he designed a course for it. All the things people talk about now from time to money to land, Amick was pushing. It's 2017, and the new slogan for the USGA is "play9", a reference to growing the game with less investment by players. Executive and par-3 courses completely fill this niche! 

(The course plays literally in people's backyards.)

(This tiny green is a fun target. Irons only on the executive length course makes this a challenging hole.) 

(The 100 yard seventh has a minuscule green. Holes such as this is why Amick referenced them as challenge courses.) 

North Olmsted Golf Club is a fine little course. I liken it to a dream I had once. In it, I was playing in my old neighborhood, hitting shots over houses and garages. Quite simply, it's bonus golf, and a great way to kill an hour. (No rating)

(This is a good looking tee box! Note the bench. It might be my imagination, but I don't see them as often as I used to anymore.)