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Bailey Ranch Golf Course in Owasso
LaFortune Park in the heart of Tulsa
Public golf options abound near tulsa Casino, though much of it has been rerouted has a second 18 called Pecan Valley. For public golf, many great adventures over time, including a major redesign by Tripp n town for the PGA Championship Davis of Norman. And Maxwell also had a await within a 40-mile radius. In town, Tulsa County Parks offers LaForand wanting to get in some tune Park in the center of town, golf yourself? an 18-hole public course designed If you’re fortunate enough to by 2021 Oklahoma Golf Hall of know someone at one of Tulsa’s GOLF COURSE CITY PHONE Fame inductee Floyd Farley along historic private clubs, you are in for Adams Golf Course Bartlesville 918-331-3900 with an 18-hole par-3 recently a treat. The routing genius of A.W. Bailey Ranch Golf Course Owasso 918-274-4653 renovated by Randy HeckenTillinghast is in evidence at both kemper, who also oversaw a resTulsa Country Club and The Oaks Battle Creek Golf Course Broken Arrow 918-355-4850 toration of the big course. Tulsa Country Club, both recently reBristow Golf Club Bristow 918-367-5157 County also offers South Lakes stored. Cedar Ridge Country Club Buffalo Rock, Cushing 918-225-0811 in Jenks, one of the most popular in Broken Arrow is fantastic and riCanyons at Blackjack Ridge Sand Springs 918-246-2606 public courses in the state, devals Southern Hills in difficulty. signed by Heckenkemper. Two of the best and most sceCherokee Hills Golf Club Catoosa 918-384-7600 Heckenkemper is also the arnic layouts in the state are at The Cherokee Springs GC Tahlequah 918-456-5100 chitect of one of Oklahoma’s finGolf Club of Oklahoma in BroForest Ridge Golf Club Broken Arrow 918-357-2443 est public courses in Forest Ridge ken Arrow, a Tom Fazio design, GolfSuites, Jenks 918-528-7717 Golf Club in Broken Arrow. Also and at The Patriot in Owasso, Heritage Hills Golf Course Claremore 918-341-0055 in Broken Arrow you will find Batdesigned by Jay Blasi and Robert tle Creek Golf Course, one of the Trent Jones Jr. LaFortune Park GC Tulsa 918-496-6200 18 holes and par-3 course state’s top municipal courses. Up The Club at Indian Springs has to the north in Owasso is Bailey two fine 18-hole courses, while the Links at Bixby Bixby 918-369-6035 Ranch Golf Course, which boasts Broken Arrow and Owasso Golf & Lit’l Links GC Broken Arrow 918-481-3673 new greens and is in excellent Athletic Clubs are also private but Meadowbrook CC Tulsa 918-252-4122 condition. Farther north, Adams may have some access that week. (limited outside play) Golf Course in Bartlesville, is a fun Meadowbrook Country Club in Mohawk Park Tulsa 918-425-6871 course, as is Heritage Hills in ClaTulsa has a private membership 2 18-hole courses remore and Pryor Creek in Pryor, but also offers some tee times to Page Belcher GC Tulsa 918-446-1529 all exceptional values for the price. the public and it is a winding tree2 18-hole courses Two of the best public course lined treat by George Fazio. Patricia Island Grove 918-786-3338 layouts in the state are Olde Just 40 minutes up Highway Peoria Ridge Miami 918-542-7878 Page and Stone Creek at the Page 75 there is a Perry Maxwell dePryor Creek Golf Course Pryor 918-825-3056 Belcher complex in west Tulsa. sign that many feel holds a lot A bit farther to the west is Rock of similarities to Southern Hills Rock Creek Golf Course Sapulpa 918-224-0287 Creek Golf Course in Sapulpa, a at Hillcrest Country Club in Shangri-La Resort Monkey Island 918-257-4204 popular spot on historic Route 66. Bartlesville. And another MaxSouth Lakes Golf Course Jenks 918-746-3760 If you have time, a visit to well design you may be able to Shangri-La Resort on Grand Lake play is Muskogee Golf Club. Maxwell also had a hand in two public hand in designing the Woodbine Course at is a must. Public or private, we hope you enjoy your courses in the area. He was the original de- Mohawk Park in North Tulsa, a delightful signer of Cherokee Hills at the Hard Rock romp around the Tulsa Zoo. That course also time on the links in this golf mad state. by ken macleod
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