The Woods at Possum Run (Mansfield, OH)

After playing several Top 100 golf courses, it’s nice to get back to a daily fee track that grows the game especially in a rural area such as Mansfield. 

(A beautiful view of the sunset with the sixteenth green in the foreground.)

I wish there were more courses like Possum Run, a little sub 6000 yarder. All the talk bout time and money are solved by it’s shorter yardage. People move quicker, less finances to maintain so lower green fees, and hopefully, better scores too! Better scores equal more fun. 

(The downhill ninth drops hard all the way to the green which is pushed up just short of the clubhouse.) 

Possum Run also reminds me a bit of Bunker Hill and Skyland Pines in Canton. The best part of the property is by the clubhouse. The land tumbles and several attractive tee shots are seen from it. The rest of the property is not much at all, but it sells itself from the road. 

(I love how the eleventh green is artfully placed atop a natural ridge. The view from the ladies tee highlights what could be a great par three, but is played as a 282 yard par four from the men’s tee instead.)  

Possum Run was designed in 1928. I’m very curious to learn who is the architect of record. I’m a fan of the holes that surround the clubhouse. It’s neat to me how the old courses had this feature. Not sure if it’s because players can watch all the action from the porch, or if it’s for some other reason. 

(The uphill twelfth climbs all the way to the green.) 

No reason to get worked up here. Possum Run does a nice job for the locals. It’s a fine day of golf. About six holes are in the 380 and up range, so plenty of challenge for those who play often. I give Possum Run a 3 (Average)(worth driving 15-30 mins.) It was super close to my girlfriend’s house, and was very convenient for us.