Turnberry Golf Course in Pickerington, Ohio is a links style course designed by Arthur Hills. It also one of seven municipal courses maintained by the city of Columbus.
Layout
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The layout at Turnberry tested a lot of different shot types. On two holes I found myself having to hit something other than driver off the tee. The greens were very well protected, and often not easily accessible. The course was a bit on the short side though – I am not very long off the tee, and was still able to reach the par 5’s on my second shot with a 4-iron. For claiming to be a links course, I would like to have seen more heather and rolling terrain.
Fairways
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The fairways were in fairly good condition. They were cut at a good length, and provided a good amount of roll for a well struck tee shot. There were small amounts of crabgrass, but generally only grass. Unfortunately, divots and dead clumps of grass littered the fairway in places.
Greens
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The greens were the low point of the golf course. A lot of putts were unable to have a true roll because of the bumpiness of the greens. It was also hard sometimes to find my ball mark on the greens because there were so many old ones to choose from. I hate to penalize a golf course for having ball marks all over the greens, because for the most part they have no control over the number of discourteous golfers that play their course. But a bad green is still bad, regardless of the reason.
Condition Rating: 
Short of the greens, the course was in pretty good condition. The bunkers had fairly decent sand in them. Occasionally there were patches of dirt in the rough. The tee boxes were also average, an occasionally not level.
Overall Rating
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Overall, the course was mediocre. I can’t find a lot of negative things to say about the course, and I also can’t find a lot of positive things to say. For $39 with a cart on weekends, and $33 during the week, the course is an average value.
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