We sat down with golf course architect Andrew Green to discuss his recent restoration of Donald Ross’s Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio. Famous for being the childhood home course of Jack Nicklaus, it was also the site of the 1931 Ryder Cup and Bobby Jones’s 1926 U.S. Open victory. A Dick Wilson ‘renovation’ in the 1960s moved the course away from its unique Ross design. Green’s restoration has brought back Ross’s complex green shapes and above-ground features laid cleverly across a piece of rolling terrain.
A huge thanks to Andrew Green and Scioto Country Club for historical and on-site construction photos.
Footage by Andy Johnson and Cameron Hurdus.
Produced by Cameron Hurdus.
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20 Comments
what construction company was partnered with for the projecrt?
Nicklaus’ golf design company is hot garbage
After photos last year I hoped an event would be here this year…hopefully next 😁
This is so well spoken & documented. All the editing work that went into this one was well worth it, great video!
Love these videos. Andrew did an amazing job
What a video. And what a redesign. The 8th whole is so unique.
Wow, very cool. Loved hearing about the ideas and inspiration behind this resto.
This is awesome. Renovation is not only much much better, but just flat out looks fantastic and fun to play
And we'll never get to play it.
Wow. I worked in the bag shop at Scioto for a few years while I was a student at Ohio State back in the mid-1990s (and of course played as much as I could in the evenings). These are some dramatic changes to the greensites, I have trouble recognizing the holes unless the view pans back.
Great work Andrew. A great dive into the history of the course, what makes and made it special. A true restoration that honours original ideals. Bring back the width and run on I say
Amazing video, I’d be curious if you could do a similar video about the Raynor in MN, Midland Hills. Here’s to hoping! Keep up the good work team.
This course is CHERISHED to be able to play here in Columbus. Next to Memorial this is probably the next most sought after round.
Looks like a completely unsustainable design
What a great video – jealous of people who get to play here every day…
This may be the best looking Donald Ross course anywhere. So unique. Not that rankings matter, but Scioto is top ten.
Brilliant, that is all.
I am going to remind my friends to watch this channel. It's superb
Played it twice. Speaking for myself, it literally was an eerie experience in that I could see Jack hitting shots on every hole. Just a magnificent place.
I caddied there in the ‘80s and wasn’t aware that it had been changed so significantly from the original Ross design. And didn’t appreciate how special it was to play there every Wednesday in the summers.